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2016 CIG All Hands Meeting

Davis, California

CIG  ‘16  

INTERDISCIPLINARY DIRECTIONS IN COMPUTATIONAL GEOPHYSICS

Plenary: June  20-22
Tutorials: June 17-19, 23-24
UC Davis
Davis, California

#CIG16UCD

This workshop will focus on the nexus of computational geophysics.  Plenary sessions will focus on the interdisciplinary nature of the research questions driving our science. Through panel discussions and forums, the community is invited to engage in discussion on topics that both connect and are common to the domains.  Researchers are also invited to present current work through lightning talks and poster sessions.

Tutorials will be held both before and after the plenary sessions will include PyLith, Rayleigh, ASPECT, SPECFEM, SW4, ObsPy, Python and Underworld!

Workshop Organizers

Brad Aagaard, USGS
Katie Cooper, WSU
Omar Ghattas, UT Austin
Lorraine Hwang, UC Davis
Louise Kellogg, UC Davis
Louis Moresi,  U. Melbourne 

Important Dates

Travel Support Request: March 11, 2016   CLOSED
Support Notifications: March 21, 2016   CLOSED
Confirmation of Attendance: May 2, 2016 completed
Plenary Registration Closes: May 16, 2016 limited availability

Registrations will continue to be accepted until the venue is full.  

AGENDA

JUNE

17-19
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20-22
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22
23

24

 

PyLith Tutorial
Rayleigh Tutorial (afternoonFULL
Plenary Sessions (adjourns noon Wednesday)
Introduction to Python (evening)
Field trip - Coast Range (afternoon) (40/40 participants) FULL*
ObsPy (all day)
Underworld (morning), ASPECT Tutorial (afternoon)
River Cats Baseball (evening depart @5:30p)
SPECFEM (morning), SW4 (afternoon)
ASPECT Hackathon begins FULL

last updated 01 April 2016
*additional participants will be accomodated on a space available basis
 

TUTORIALS  ****NEW

Software for the tutorials will be available for download and/or be distribute to all attendees via usb drive.  It is expected that tutorial participants will have installed all software prior to their session. We will hold a short session to walk through the vritual machine install on Monday. Technical help will also be available during the breaks of the Plenary Sessions.

PLEASE INSTALL VIRTUALBOX prior to coming to UC Davis.  Full instructions to install VirtualBox and the VM distributed via usb at the plenary registration desk can be found on our wiki.

Tutorials will be available virtually and recorded for later viewing. Please check back for instructions.

POSTERS

Posters will be available throughout the Plenary Session and should be displayed by noon on Monday. Lightning talks by subject matter will be held on Monday and Tuesday prior to the afternoon poster sessions.  

Register your poster and sign-up for lightning talks

Poster size is 4'H x 8'W landscape (usable space)

LOGISTICS

Please see Logistics page for more details and the latest information.

Location               

The workshop and all tutorials will be held on the campus of the University of California Davis in Davis, California

Housing        

On campus housing in primarily single occupancy rooms will be provided to all participants. A hotel room block will be secured for those wishing to stay off campus at their own expense. Rate is no longer guaranteed. See Logistics for more details.

*** CAMPUS HOUSING IS FULL

Transportation   

Transportation options to the UC Davis campus can be found here.

Participant Support                   

We anticipate that support will be available to cover local costs  (lodging and registration fees) and partial support for transportation for most participants.  Support of transportation is no longer available. Campus housing on an "as available basis" only.

Registration        

Registration is closed.

 

Please check back periodically as the website will be updated as plans develop.

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