Conference 2012
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 11th-13th January 2012
Ararat Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The 2010 Eyafjallajökull eruption demonstrated that active volcanism on magmatic rifts can have a considerable impact on society, even well beyond its immediate location. In the past decade, new findings from active magmatic rifts on the continents, rifted margins and mid-ocean ridges have shown the importance of magmatism in governing the style of continental rifting and seafloor spreading. The meeting was held to mark the end of the 5-year Afar Rift Consortium project and brought together people investigating the causes and impact of magmatic rifting and active volcanism in a variety of tectonic settings to share their latest findings.
Conference Programme (PDF) is available here.
Abstract Volume (PDF) is available here.
Talks PDFs are available here.
The conference covered the following themes:
- Active Magmatic Rifting
- Mid-Ocean Ridge Processes
- Rifted Continental Margins
- Mantle-Lithosphere Interactions and the Causes of Breakup
- Natural Hazards
- Rifting and Climate
- Resources from Magmatic Rifts (Geothermal, Petroleum, etc.)
Keynote speakers included Suzanne Carbotte, Kathy Cashman, Andy Cohen, Getahun Demissie, Carolina Lithgow-Bertolloni, Gianreto Manatschal and Freysteinn Sigmundsson.
Conference Scientific Committee Members
Conference Local Organizing Committee Members
Conference sponsors
The generous sponsorship of the conference by the following companies has allowed us to provide some support for scientists from less-economically developed countries within Africa.
IASPEI
For further information please email: addis2012@see.leeds.ac.uk