<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Plan to attend this pre-<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://community.geosociety.org/gsa2022/home" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">GSA</a></span></span> in-person workshop to provide input on the physical and human infrastructure resources that the field geoscience community needs to be able to address the biggest research questions in subduction zone science. We hope for participation from all disciplines that collect or use field geoscience data in their subduction-related research.</font></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Applications for this in-person workshop are due September 9. Applicants will be notified of the results by mid September. Funding will be available to offset the costs of lodging and travel, with priority given to early career scientists. </font></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"></font></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">**<a href="https://forms.gle/58jVKhqD2Xc9Cqr5A" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Apply here</a>**</font></span></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><br></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><font size="4">When</font></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">Saturday, 8 October 2022 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Coffee, snacks, and lunch provided.</span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><br></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><font size="4">Where</font></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/colorado/hyatt-regency-denver-at-colorado-convention-center/dencc?src=adm_sem_crp_chico_crp_ppc_NAM-UnitedStates-CO-Denver-HR-DENCC_google_Evergreen2022_e_hyatt%20regency%20denver%20colorado%20convention%20center&gclid=CjwKCAjwu5yYBhAjEiwAKXk_eDLzKCZUfZ2zxCvM8m1UrgKYqlEo0ImITyepx7xIFNCPLAvAnpqtOhoCwP0QAvD_BwE" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">Hyatt Regency Denver at CCC</a></span>, <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://assets.hyatt.com/content/dam/hyatt/hyattdam/documents/2019/07/10/1527/Hyatt-Regency-Denver-Floor-Plan-English.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">Centennial Ballroom H.</a></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">  (Hotel associated with the GSA conference)</span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><br></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><font size="4">Motivation </font></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">There is limited infrastructure to support field data collection. Such support is required to collect the large-scale data needed to answer</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sz4d.org/projects-3" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">SZ4D research questions</a></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">, to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, to engage effectively and respectfully with local groups and scientists, and to accelerate the pace of research reliant on field data. The community has expressed needs for: 1) Support for logistical coordination, travel, and instrumentation. 2) Facilities and support for local sample processing and analysis. 3) Management of hazardous activities and emergency situations. 4) Support for the collection, archiving, and distribution of publicly available data and samples. 5) Facilitation of respectful communication and interaction with local stakeholders. </span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><br></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><font size="4">What to expect</font></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">At this pre-GSA workshop, SZ4D seeks input from the scientific community to discuss the needs, opportunities, and challenges in developing a community-based field program, and the infrastructure needed to support such a program.</span><br></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><br></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">Be prepared to discuss and provide input on questions such as:</span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></p><ul><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;letter-spacing:0em">What logistical challenges have you had while collecting field data, or while trying to begin field work in a new area?</span><br></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;letter-spacing:0em">What types of physical or human resources do field geoscientists need to collect data more efficiently, or need to be able to collect “big data” sets?</span><br></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;letter-spacing:0em">How well do you integrate your field-based science into the work of others in your own discipline or across disciplines? What are the existing barriers to doing this?</span><br></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;letter-spacing:0em">If resources were available to help you with the above items via a community research program, what would you be willing to give back to help support that program and its scientific objectives?</span></li></ul><span style="letter-spacing:0em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">Apply</font></span><p></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">Click</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://forms.gle/58jVKhqD2Xc9Cqr5A" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">here</a></span> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">to apply. Applications are due September 9</span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><br></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">Organizing<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Committee</font></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">Christine Regalla (Northern Arizona University)</span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">Nathan Niemi (University of Michigan)</span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">Adam Kent (Oregon State University)</span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em">Heather Savage (UC Santa Cruz)</span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><br></span></p><p style="letter-spacing:0em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0em"><a href="https://www.sz4d.org/workshop-field-deployment" target="_blank">> Visit the workshop website</a></span></p></div></div></div>