"Alluvial
Fans 2003" was a specialized meeting held at Sorbas, Spain, for
scientists interested in all aspects of alluvial fans. The nature
of the meeting - small, interdisciplinary, and focused - was
popular. (See Gary Nichols' reminiscence of the Sorbas 2003 meeting.) Two of the
four days were spent in the field on guided trips.
Previously, an SEPM International Research Conference on alluvial fans
was held at Death Valley, California, in 1995. |
1. The
meeting brought together people with a wide range of backgrounds, all
interested in alluvial fans (including modern fans, ancient fans,
applied studies of fans [engineering, forestry, hydrology, etc.]).
2. A scenic postglacial landscape (the Rocky Mountains) in a
humid, temperate environment with many active, forested, postglacial
fans to visit.
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A special
issue of Geomorphology has been published, with articles from authors who presented at Alluvial Fans 2007. Click here for details.
A volume of papers from
Alluvial Fans 2003 is also available. Click here for information.
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Date:
June 18-22 2007
Location: Banff Park Lodge, in Banff,
Alberta, Canada in
Banff National Park.
Location map
Final list
of presentation titles
Banff,
Alberta,
and Mount Rundle
(Image by Scott Rowed, courtesy of the
Banff Centre)

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A
number of organizations sponsored Alluvial Fans 2007. Please see
the list on the right.
Particular gratitude must be given to the International Association of
Sedimentologists (IAS) and the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
who provided significant funding for student travel and reduced student
registration fees. |