Dear all, The following message is posted on behalf of the VMSG committee: The Volcanic & Magmatic Studies Group annual conference will be held in Glasgow from the 4th-6th January 2010. "Early bird" registration & abstract submission deadline: Friday 30th October On-line registration is now open. More information can be found at the conference website: http://web2.ges.gla.ac.uk/VMSG/ VMSG are a joint special interest group of the Mineralogical Society and the Geological Society of London. The group provides a focus for U.K. study of magmatic processes and volcanology through organisation and sponsorship of scientific meetings and field trips. In particular, we organise an annual meeting, hosted at a U.K. university. This annual conference brings together postgraduates and academics from all fields of volcanic and magmatic research.. This years thematic sessions will include: * Magma transport versus magma storage * Geochronology of igneous processes * Isotopes as records of magmatic processes * Transport, dispersion and deposition during volcanic eruptions * Volcano-tectonics: lessons from the field and laboratory * Research in Progress Many thanks VMSG committee Secretary Kate Dobson ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) www.vmsg.org.uk<http://www.vmsg.org.uk> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Carl Stevenson Lecturer in Geology School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Birmingham, UK B15 2TT [log in to unmask] http://www.gees.bham.ac.uk/staff/stevensonct.shtml tel: +44 (0) 121 4146136