Workshop NMEM2015 - Smolenice castle

Workshop

Numerical Modeling of Earthquake Motions: Waves and Ruptures

July 5-9, 2015

Smolenice Castle near Bratislava, Slovakia

Recent earthquakes have provided unprecedented sets of seismic data which shed new light on the fault rupture process and on the resulting severe ground motions. Retrieving detailed information from these data is a challenge that requires the continuous development of numerical-modeling methods. The aim of the workshop is to share recent advances in the modeling of earthquake rupture and ground motion, and to investigate how the physical processes associated with earthquakes can be inferred from observations.

Topics and aspects

Main topics:

Earthquake source dynamics Earthquake ground motion

Main aspects:

Numerical methods for rupture propagation

Numerical methods for wave propagation in complex media in relation to earthquake motion and seismic noise

Analysis of earthquake source dynamics (data, theory) Analysis of earthquake ground motion (data, theory) Methods for predicting earthquake ground motion (validation)

Co-chairmen

Ralph Archuleta	University of California at Santa Barbara, USA
Pierre-Yves Bard	ISTerre, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
Hiroshi Kawase	DPRI, Kyoto University, Japan
Peter Moczo	Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia

Scientific Committee

Jean-Paul Ampuero	California Institute of Technology, USA
Greg Beroza	Stanford University, USA
Michel Bouchon	ISTerre, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
Michel Campillo	ISTerre, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
Xiaofei Chen	University of Science and Technology of China, China
Steven Day	San Diego State University, USA
Ruth Harris	USGS, USA
Jozef Kristek	Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Martin Mai	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Dates of the Workshop

Arrival at the Castle:	July	5	2015	(Sunday)
Workshop Sessions:	July	6 - 8	2015	(Monday - Wednesday)
Departure:	July	9	2015	(Thursday)

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)

Peter Moczo, Jozef Kristek, Miriam Kristeková, Lucia Fojtíková, Andrej Cipciar, Kristián Csicsay, Martin Gális, Róbert Kysel, Filip Kubina, Aneta Richterová, Svetlana Stripajová, Zuzana Margočová, Miroslav Srbecký, Erik Bystrický

Host Organizations

Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava and

Geophysical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava

Workshop Venue

The venue is the Smolenice Castle near Bratislava, Slovakia (50 km from downtown Bratislava, i.e., approximately 1 hour drive). The Castle, owned by the Slovak Academy of Sciences, was converted into a unique conference center. Because of its very nice setting, picturesque architecture, history-evoking interior and pleasant atmosphere, the Castle is a very popular conference venue.

The full capacity of the Castle is 80 participants. Additional accommodation capacity is available very near the Castle.

Map showing location of the Smolenice Castle and photos of the Castle are available.

Information about Bratislava: Bratislava Guide Service

Transportation

Participants may conveniently use the Bratislava Airport or Vienna International Airport (Austria), which is located only 46 km from Bratislava.

There is at least one bus connection each hour from the Vienna airport to the Bratislava. The bus stop at the airport is located directly in front of the arrival hall. For more details see:

-Slovaklines - timetables and online booking

-Blaguss - timetables and online booking

Alternatively participants may arrive in Vienna Railway Station (Südbanhof or Westbanhof). The participants may use one of many train connections from Vienna to Bratislava.

Transportation from Bratislava to the Smolenice Castle will be organized.

The bus pick-up places in Bratislava:

•Autobusová stanica Mlynske Nivy (AS or Mlynske Nivy bus station)

•Bratislava hlavná stanica (central railway station)

•Bratislava Petržalka (Petržalka railway station)

•Letisko Bratislava (the M. R. Štefánik Airport Bratislava, BTS)

Participants preferring individual transportation to the Smolenice Castle will be provided with detailed information on how to reach the Castle.

Registration Fee, Accommodation, and Food

Registration fee:

This includes transport Bratislava-Smolenice-Bratislava, full board (breakfasts, lunches, dinners) coffee breaks, workshop dinner, ice-breaker, garden party, social program, abstract book (including CD), conference badge, pen, (paper) notebook, Bratislava guide (cca 100 page book).

Registration fee	Rate per person
Participants	450 EUR
Accompanying Persons	300 EUR

Full board:

Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served in two dining halls in the Castle. Special requirements (e.g. vegetarian diet) can be met.

Cancellation and refund:

A written notification of cancellation must be received (by email or mail) from an applicant. Refund will be made through bank transfer.

Date of cancellation	Deducted amount
Before April 30, 2015	none
Before June 1, 2015	30% of the registration fee
After May 31, 2015	70% of the registration fee

Accommodation:

Accommodation will be paid directly in the Castle. Cash and VISA, MASTERCARD, EUROCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS credit cards are accepted.

Room	Rate per person per night
Single	66 EUR
2-bed	45 EUR
3-bed	29 EUR
4-bed	23 EUR

Students may apply for a 50% discount on accommodation fee. Acceptance of an abstract is the necessary condition for the discount. An application should be send by email with subject STUDENT’S DISCOUNT. The email should include the title of contribution and authors.

Due to the limited capacity of the Castle, 80 participants, and due to the configuration of the rooms (single, 2-bed, 3-bed, 4-bed), some participants may be required to share rooms. The type of room is a subject of confirmation by LOC.

Please use registration form for registration.

Call for Abstracts

Contributions to the workshop will be presented in oral and poster sessions. Deadline for receiving abstracts is April 30, 2015.

Abstracts will be accepted in English.

Accepted abstracts will be published in an abstract volume - printed and also on CD. Contributors will be notified of acceptance of abstracts by e-mail in May.

Abstract submission

Please use abstract form for submission.

The maximum number of characters in an abstract is 1800 including spaces.

If a figure is a part of an abstract, it should be uploaded in tiff, jpeg or eps format. Color figures will be on CD, the printed abstract book will have only greyscale figures. The maximum size of a figure: 10 cm wide and 5 cm high.

Further Information

http://www.nuquake.eu/NMEM2015

NMEM2015@nuquake.eu

The 4th announcement: end of May 2015