Convened by: Patty Fryer (Univ. of Hawaii), Shuichi Kodaira (IFREE/JAMSTEC), Jeff Ryan (Univ. of South Florida), Bob Stern (Univ. of Texas at Dallas), Yoshiyuki Tatsumi (IFREE/JAMSTEC), and Doug Wiens (Washington Univ. in St. Louis)

A workshop on Izu-Bonin-Mariana (IBM) arc subduction studies will be held in Honolulu HI, Nov. 7-10, 2007, co-sponsored by MARGINS and IFREE (Japan).   Objectives of the workshop are to: 1) learn what we have discovered about how the IBM subduction factory operates; 2) synthesize results in the context of the MARGINS Subduction Factory Initiative, and 3) integrate MARGINS-SubFac-IBM and IFREE science goals with the objectives of the other research programs, including IODP, studies stimulated by Law of the Sea, and NOAA’s Submarine Ring of Fire efforts.  The workshop will also address subduction-related problems articulated in the IODP Initial Science Plan (ISP). Speakers will be asked to address the extent to which their research helps to answer the central “Subduction Factory” questions, and a day will be spent considering additional efforts needed to answer these questions.  There will be a session on the development and testing of curricular materials for use in college-level geosciences courses, as part of a MARGINS educational project.

Participants chosen from applicants to this announcement will be provided with full or partial funding of their costs of travel, accommodation and meals.  We encourage applications from those interested in this scientific endeavor, including those from outside the USA, and especially encourage applications from young investigators and under-represented groups. Present or previous MARGINS/IFREE funding is not a prerequisite for attendance.  Applicants should prepare a brief (no more than two pages) resume, and a brief (half-page) statement of why they are interested in participating in the meeting, and an abstract of what they hope to contribute to it. Please keep in mind that limited funding is available for non-US participants, and that the usual NSF restrictions apply to financial support of U.S. Government Employees. Detailed instructions are included on the web application form.

Applications for travel support close on July 22, 2007