Workshop Announcement: GEOTRACES Synthesis Preparation Workshop – Hybrid Format

📢 Workshop Announcement
🎯 GEOTRACES Synthesis Preparation Workshop
🗓️ 3-4 July 2025
🌍 Format: Hybrid (On-site + Remote access)
📍 Location: Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Institute for Advanced Study (HWK), Delmenhorst (Germany) and online

Background

The originally anticipated full-week synthesis workshop in Delmenhorst cannot take place, but the reserved meeting place, back to back with the subsequent Goldschmidt conference in Prague, offers a unique and timely opportunity to prepare synthesis activities and to explore funding opportunities and partner networks.

Much has been learned and accomplished since the launch of GEOTRACES in 2010, but more can be revealed by combining results and exploring different approaches to synthesize data. Since the GEOTRACES Science Plan was originally developed, new tools for synthesis, outreach, collaboration and societal impact have become available- in addition to the anticipated tools like workshops, modelling and publication in manuscripts and databases. The GEOTRACES Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) has sharpened its ideas regarding synthesis and formulated recommendations, which wait to be implemented. At the same time, funding of future activities for GEOTRACES is essential now to keep the momentum and realize the potential impact of the new wealth of knowledge on trace elements and their isotopes.

Given this background, the aims of our two-day workshop are two-fold:

(A) We would like to take this opportunity to explore and compile the various aspects of synthesis including novel approaches, based on existing SSC recommendations and beyond. Based on these aspects, we will form one or several groups of authors/contributors. The aim for this group is to provide a synthesis preparation document draft that can be circulated to the SSC, and that can be approved or modified during the annual SSC meeting in Goa later this year. Eventually, this document is supposed to be published and might form a key resource for planning coming synthesis activities.

(B) The conceptualization of coming synthesis activities -including outreach, societal impact and filling in research gaps in future research- is tightly linked to possible proposals for funding. During our workshop, participants can present promising funding opportunities for GEOTRACES research, identify possible partners and start building consortia- to be continued during the following week in Prague.

💻 Pre-registration & Info:

Deadline for pre-registration is 15 May 2025. The total number of participants is limited to 55 as follows: 25 in person and 30 online. Participants must indicate the type of participation they wish in the pre-registration form.

For more information and pre-registration please visit the Workshop website:
https://www.geotraces.org/event/2025-synthesis-preparation/