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GRANULITES AND GRANULITES 2013, HYDERABAD, INDIA The website for Granulites and Granulites 2013 (http://ggindia2013.com/) is now fully operational for on-line registration, accommodation booking, and abstract submission, and we invite everyone with an interest in high-temperature metamorphism to join us in India for an exciting program of events in the field and the conference hall. Schedule of Events 8-10 January 2013: THERMOCALC workshop on metamorphic phase diagrams, IIT-Kharagpur (http://ggindia2013.com/workshop.html) 11-15 January 2013: Pre-Conference Fieldtrip to the Eastern Ghats (http://ggindia2013.com/easternghats.html) 16-20 January 2013: Granulites and Granulites 2013, Hyderabad, including a special session in honour of Michael Brown (http://ggindia2013.com/themes.html) 21-25 January 2103: Post-Conference Fieldtrip to the Kerala Khondalite Belt (http://ggindia2013.com/keralakhondalite.html) We encourage registration by 15 November, particularly for the field trips, which will visit classic and controversial exposures of high-temperature metamorphic rock and both of which are filling up. Abstracts should be submitted by 1 December to be considered for a place in the conference program of oral presentations. We also wish to highlight the availability of sponsored places for Indian participants on the THERMOCALC workshop and the two field trips. Information on the application process is available on the web site (http://ggindia2013.com/workshop.html for the workshop and http://ggindia2013.com/fieldtrip.html for the field trips). Those delegates who registered for the conference before hotel information was available can now return to the registration portal and book accommodation if they wish to take advantage of the recommended hotel options close to the conference venue in Hyderabad. Also please remember that all international delegates will need to obtain a visa from their local Indian embassy (or equivalent) before travel to India (see http://ggindia2013.com/visa_guidelines.html for further information), and we recommend that you seek medical advice on vaccinations or travel medications well before you leave. Ian Fitzsimons and Chris Clark, Convenors, Granulites and Granulites 2013 Ian Fitzsimons Professor | Department of Applied Geology Western Australian School of Mines Curtin University Tel | +61 8 9266 2455 Fax | +61 8 9266 3153 Email | [log in to unmask] Web | geology.curtin.edu.au Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology CRICOS Provider Code 00301J (WA), 02637B (NSW)