Dear Colleagues, This is the second announcement for GeoMod2008, An international conference on geological modelling (analogue and numerical) to be held in Florence, Italy from 22 to 24 Sept. 2008. We have now defined the list of invited speakers and a provisional program, which is reported below. Updates and details can be found on the website of the meeting: www.geomod2008.org The second circular of the conference can be downloaded from the above website. Note that on-line abstract submission will start on March 1st. Day 1 -- Modelling large-scale processes Rheology & large-scale deformation *Luigi Burlini *(ETH Zurich) *Evgene Burov* (Université P. & M. Curie, Paris) James Jackson (Bullard Labs, Cambridge) Subudction zones & mantle dynamics Francesca Funiciello (Università RomaTre) Taras Gerya (ETH Zurich) Cesar Ranero (CSIC, Barcelona) Day 2: Development of orogens and rift zones Mountain Building and Thrust Systems *Jean-Pierre Burg* (ETH Zurich) *Onno Oncken* (GFZ Potsdam) *Adrian Pfiffner* (Universität Bern) Lithospheric Extension Jean-Pierre Brun (Géosciences Rennes) Roger Buck (Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades) *Luc Lavier *(University of Texas, Austin) Day 3: Sedimentary budget & surface processes Basins & sedimentary budget *Roy Gabrielsen* (University of Oslo) Paola Ronchi (ENI-AGIP) *Bruno Vendeville *(Université de Lille) Surface Processes Stephane Bonnet (Géosciences Rennes) *Jean Braun* (Géosciences Rennes) Sean Willet (ETH Zurich) SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: Roger Buck (Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades) Alexander Cruden (University of Toronto) Jean-Marc Daniel (Institut Français du Pétrole, Rueil-Malmaison) Claudio Faccenna (Università di RomaTre) Manel Fernandez (CSIC, Barcelona) Luca Ferrari (UNAM, Queretaro) Gianreto Manatschal (Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg) Luc Lavier (University of Texas, Austin) Onno Oncken (GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam) Giorgio Ranalli (Carleton University, Ottawa) Dimitrios Sokoutis (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam) Basil Tikoff (University of Wisconsin, Madison) ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Giacomo Corti (CNR-IGG, Firenze) Marco Bonini (CNR-IGG, Firenze) Piero Manetti (Universita' di Firenze) Giovanna Moratti (CNR-IGG, Firenze) Federico Sani (Universita' di Firenze) IMPORTANT DATES: 1st MARCH 2008 - Start of abstract submission and on-line payment 15th APRIL 2008 - Deadline for submission of extended abstract 1st MAY 2008 - Notification of acceptance/refusal of abstract 30th MAY 2008 - Deadline for early conference registration 21st SEPTEMBER 2008 - Pre-conference workshop 22nd/24th SEPTEMBER 2008 - GeoMod2008 conference 25th/26th SEPTEMBER 2008 - Post-conference field trip Location: Villa La Pietra, Florence, Italy. Website: http://www.lapietracorporation.com For any other information, do not hesitate to contact us. The organizing committee looks forward to welcoming you to Florence for the GeoMod2008 Conference! Giacomo Corti on behalf of the Organizing Committee PS: Apologies for multiple postings!! -- Dr. Giacomo Corti Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse UO Firenze Via G. La Pira, 4 50121 Firenze Italia Tel: +39 055 2757528 Fax: +39 055 290312 e-mail: [log in to unmask] GeoMod2008: www.geomod2008.org web page CNR-IGG: www.igg.cnr.it web page Tectonic Modelling Lab: www.geo.unifi.it/ricerca/strutturale/tgpmlindex.htm