I think that I have already replied. If not, I will attend the conference 
but not the post-conference field trip.

Ed Ghent





At 12:33 AM 12/18/2006, you wrote:
>Eclogite 2007 schrieb:
>>Dear Colleagues
>>
>>This is to extend a cordial invitation to attend the International 
>>Eclogite Field Symposium in Scotland next summer. This is the next in
>>the biennial series of Eclogite Conferences that have run since 1982. The 
>>meeting will run from Friday 29th June - Saturday 7th July, and will be 
>>followed by an optional post-conference excursion in Brittany and Vendee, 
>>France from Monday 9th - Thursday 13th July. The meeting immediately 
>>follows the joint MSA/MinSoc/MAC Frontiers in Mineral Sciences conference 
>>in Cambridge, so if you come to the UK for the Frontiers meeting it 
>>should be possible to stay on for the Eclogite Symposium.
>>
>>The Symposium will commemorate the life and work of Tony Carswell, who 
>>died in June this year. Tony made a huge contribution to studies of 
>>eclogite facies terrains during a period of over forty years, and we wish 
>>the meeting to celebrate his achievements and reflect the breadth, rigour 
>>and insight of his work.
>>
>>The meeting incorporates the next Workshop for the International 
>>Lithosphere programme Task Group IV "Ultradeep Continental Crust
>>Subduction". We look forward to welcoming members of the Task Group and 
>>all those working on UHP rocks (we haven't found any UHP rocks in Glenelg 
>>yet, but we're working on it!).
>>
>>Essential details of the meeting are set out below. If you are interested 
>>in attending and have not replied to previous announcements,
>>we would ask at this stage that you indicate your interest in attending 
>>both the main meeting in Scotland, and the post conference field trip 
>>(please indicate for each "Definite", "Likely" or "Possible"). Full 
>>details of costs, registration, financial support and abstract submission 
>>will be published shortly on a conference website.
>>
>>The Eclogite Field Symposium will comprise a mix of short conference 
>>sessions and field visits. The field work will focus on the
>>Glenelg-Attadale Inlier, that exposes Grenville-age eclogites, garnet 
>>peridotites, felsic eclogite-facies rocks and some unusual high-pressure 
>>lithologies including Fe-Mn-rich eulysites. This will be a rare 
>>opportunity to visit an accessible and well-exposed example of Grenville 
>>eclogites, and will be the first of the Eclogite Conferences to visit an 
>>area of Precambrian eclogite-facies metamorphic rocks. In addition to 
>>being the first place in which eclogite-facies rocks were discovered in 
>>Great Britain (by Clough, a colleague of the great duo Peach and Horne), 
>>it is also the area in which Ramsay began to develop his seminal work on 
>>fold patterns and mechanisms.  Set in Glenelg and Loch Duich, among the 
>>mountains and sea-lochs of the north-west Highlands of Scotland, the 
>>field area is one of outstanding natural beauty, and is of great cultural 
>>interest. We have the option to visit further field sites in the 
>>Dalradian of the Grampian Highlands terrane en-route to the Symposium 
>>base, and a one-day trip to see garnetiferous ultramafic rocks in the 
>>sole to the Ballantrae ophiolite to the south of Glasgow. The Symposium 
>>will include some social events - suffice it to say at this stage that 
>>they will involve drinking a good deal of Scotch Whisky! We anticipate 
>>that, depending on the number of delegates and accommodation preferences, 
>>the cost for travel, accommodation, meals, publications and 
>>administration during the main Symposium will be similar to other, recent 
>>Eclogite Field Symposia, i.e. less than £800 or Euro1200 (this excludes 
>>travel to the meeting and some social activities). Some bursaries will be 
>>available to support participation, on application to the organising committee.
>>
>>The base for the Symposium will be the Cuillin Hills Hotel in Portree on 
>>the beautiful Isle of Skye, adjacent to the field area. There is a range 
>>of accommodation options available in Portree from low cost hostels to 
>>luxury hotels, including the conference centre itself. Two
>>days of the Symposium will be set aside for conference sessions. 
>>Suggested themes are Proterozoic and Archaean eclogites, micro- and 
>>macro-structures associated with eclogite-facies rocks, unusual bulk 
>>compositions, kinetics of metamorphism and preservation, novel analytical 
>>methods in HP and UHP metamorphic petrology, and high-pressure 
>>metamorphism in the British Isles. However, the meeting is open to all 
>>subjects relevant to the geology of eclogite and related rocks.
>>
>>The post-conference trip will depart from Glasgow airport on Mon 9th July 
>>and will start in Lorient, Brittany. The excursion focuses on the 
>>high-pressure rocks of the Armorican Massif, which form part of the 
>>Moldanubian Zone in the Variscan orogen. We will visit the spectacular, 
>>transitional blueschist-eclogite rocks on the Isle de Groix (led by 
>>Michel Ballevre from Rennes). We then move on to the Vendee area 
>>near  Nantes (led by Gaston Godard and Gisella Rebay), where we also have 
>>the opportunity to see a variety of different eclogite types, including a 
>>superb 3-dimensional exposure inside a large eclogite pod that is 
>>currently being quarried, plus high-pressure schists and cordierite 
>>gneisses overprinted by high-pressure kyanite-garnet assemblages. 
>>Participants will no doubt enjoy the relaxed atmosphere after the rigours 
>>of the Scottish mountains, and the good food and wine of this attractive 
>>region. The trip finishes on 13th July in Nantes, which has connections 
>>from its airport to several European locations, and a fast rail link to 
>>Paris and its airports. The full cost of the post-conference field trip, 
>>including flight from Glasgow, accommodation, food and travel in the 
>>field area should be about Euro600.
>>
>>Please note that your indication of interest does not imply any financial 
>>commitment on your part or that of the University of Paisley
>>or other participating institutions at this stage.
>>
>>If you have any queries about the meeting, please don't hesitate to 
>>contact me at this e-mail address.
>>
>>Looking forward to meeting you in Scotland and France in 2007.
>>Sincerely,
>>Simon Cuthbert
>>(on behalf of the Organising Committee)
>Hello!
>
>I plan to attend the Eclogite 2007 meeting in Scotland.
>
>Main conference in Scotland: 'likely'
>post conference field trip: NO
>
>best regards
>
>Benjamin Kaeser
>
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