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Dear All Just a quick reminder for those interested in the session below, the abstract deadline is fast approaching (6th August)! For abstract submission and registration, please go to the following site, http://community.geosociety.org/2013AnnualMeeting/Sessions. Kind regards, Penelope Wilson PhD student - Kingston University London, UK *T206. Magma Transport, Emplacement, and Accommodation: Morphology, Mechanisms, and Models* *This session covers various aspects of igneous emplacement. Topics may include duration of assembly, petrologic/geochemical processes, space-making mechanisms, seismic imaging, internal structures and fabrics, and the role of crustal structures/tectonic strain in ascent and emplacement.* High level intrusion complexes comprise an important part of sub-volcanic plumbing systems. Field descriptions of sills, dykes and laccoliths, and models for their emplacement, reach back to the classic work of Gilbert (1877). With many of the type examples described in Gilbert’s work being just a few hours’ drive from Denver (e.g. Henry Mountains, Utah), we felt it fitting to have a session at this year’s GSA meeting. Numerous processes govern the ascent, emplacement, accommodation and storage of magma within these systems (inc. rates of ascent, depth/ overburden, magma and host-rock rheology, pre-existing structures, regional tectonics, etc.). The interaction between magmas and host-rock sediments is an important process in high level intrusive complexes, while the deformation they record can provide us with important information on the style, mode and mechanism of emplacement. For this session we invite participants from a variety of disciplines and fields to discuss various aspects of magma transport, emplacement, and accommodation in the subsurface. *Session conveners:* Penelope Wilson (Kingston University London, UK); Eric Horsman (East Carolina University, USA); Ken McCaffrey (Durham University, UK); Nick Schofield (University of Birmingham, UK) *Invited Speakers:* Alexander (Sandy) Cruden (Monash University, Australia); Allen Glazner (University of North Carolina, USA); Craig Magee (Imperial College London, UK)