Backbone of the Americas—Patagonia to Alaska, (3–7 April 2006)

APPLEBEE, Gina M. and BEUTEL, Erin K., Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424, ginacofc@hotmail.com, ginacofc@hotmail.com

LAGABRIELLE, Yves, CNRS-UMR Dynamique de la Lithosphère, Université de Montpellier 2, CC 60, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier Cedex5, 34095, France, BELLON, Hervé, UMR 6538, Domaines Océaniques, UBO/IUEM-CNRS, 6, Av. Le Gorgeu, Brest, 29285, France, ESPINOZA, Felipe, Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, 13518-21, Chile, GUIVEL, Christele, UMR CNRS 6112, Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, B.P. 92208, Nantes, 44322, MALAVIEILLE, Jacques, CNRS-UMR Dynamique de la Lithosphère, Université de Montpellier 2, CC 60, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier Cedex5, 34O95, France, MAURY, René, UMR 6538, Domaines Océaniques, IUEM, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 6, Av. Le Gorgeu, Brest, 29285 Cedex, France, MORATA, Diego, Departamento de Geología, UNiversidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, 13518-21, Chile, POLVÉ, Mireille, LMTG - UMR 5563, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, 14, avenue Edouard Belin, Toulouse, 31400, France, ROSSELLO, Eduardo, Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, CONICET - Area Geología Económica, UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES, Pabellón II, Piso 1°, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos-Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina and SUAREZ, Manuel, Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, Avenida Santa María 0104, Providencia, Santiago, 13518-21, Chile, feespino@ing.uchile.cl, feespino@ing.uchile.cl

FORSYTHE, Randall D., 3011 East Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28205 and DIEMER, John A., Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, jadiemer@uncc.edu, jadiemer@uncc.edu

GHIGLIONE, Matías C. and RAMOS, Victor A., Laboratorio de Tectónica Andina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, FCEyN, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina, mghiglione@hotmail.com, mghiglione@hotmail.com

GHIGLIONE, Matías C., Laboratorio de Tectónica Andina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, FCEyN, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina and CRISTALLINI, Ernesto O., Lamoge - Laboratorio de Modelado Geológico, Universidad de Buenos Aires, FCEyN, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina, mghiglione@hotmail.com, mghiglione@hotmail.com

DASILVA, Michael, Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, GORRING, Matthew L., Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, SINGER, Bradley, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706 and BROWN, Laurie, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, 233 Morrill Science Center, 611 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, dasilvam2@mail.montclair.edu, dasilvam2@mail.montclair.edu

DREHER, Scott T., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Durham, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom and RABBIA, Osvaldo M., Instituto GEA, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-c, Concepción, 3, Chile, rabbia@udec.cl, rabbia@udec.cl

MICHEL, Juergen, Institute of Mineralogy, University of Lausanne, Bâtiment Humense, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, BAUMGARTNER, Lukas P., Institut of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, BUSSY, François, Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne, Humense, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland and PUTLITZ, Benita, Institute for Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne, Bâtiment Humense, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, juergen.michel@unil.ch, juergen.michel@unil.ch

BAUMGARTNER, Lukas P., Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne, BFSH2, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland, MICHEL, Juergen, Institute of Mineralogy, University of Lausanne, Bâtiment Humense, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, DARBELLAY, Bastian, Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne, Humense, Lausanne, CH-1020, Switzerland, PUTLITZ, Benita, Institute for Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne, Bâtiment Humense, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland and ROBYR, Martin, Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, lukas.baumgartner@unil.ch, lukas.baumgartner@unil.ch

MICHAUD, François¹, ROYER, Jean Yves², BOURGOIS, Jacques³, DYMENT, Jérôme⁴, CALMUS, Thierry⁵, BANDY, William⁶, MORTERA, Carlos⁶, SOSSON, M.⁷, BIGOT-CORMIER, Florence⁷ and SICHLER, Bertrand⁸, (1)UPMC-IRD-CNRS-UNSA- UMR 6526, Géosciences Azur and Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Departamento de Geologia, (Ecuador), B.P. 48 - Port de la Darse, Villefranche sur Mer, 06235, France, (2)UMR 6538, Domaines Océaniques, UBO/IUEM-CNRS, place Nicolas Copernic, Plouzane, 29280, France, (3)Geosciences Azur, Institut pour la Recherche et le Développement, Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, 17-01-2759, Ecuador, (4)CNRS UMR 7097, Laboratoire de Géosciences Marines, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France, (5)Instituto de Geología, ERNO, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, PO Box 1039, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, (6)Instituto de Geofisica, UNAM, Circuitio exterior, ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, C.P. 04510, Mexico, (7)UNSA-UPMC-CNRS-IRD UMR 6526, Géosciences Azur, Bât 4, 250 rue Albert Einstein, Les Lucioles 1, Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, 06560, France, (8)Ifremer, BP 70, Plouzané, 29280, France, micho@geoazur.obs-vlfr.fr, micho@geoazur.obs-vlfr.fr

TILL, Christy, Dept. of Geological Sciences, UCSB, Dept. of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, GANS, Phillip B., Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630 and SPERA, Frank, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, till@umail.ucsb.edu, till@umail.ucsb.edu

RUEDA-GAXIOLA, Jaime, Geology, Unidad de Ciencias de la Tierra-ESIA.IPN, Calzada Ticomán # 600. Del. Gultavo A. Madero. Col. San José Ticomán, México, D.F, 07330, Mexico, jaimerueda@compuserve.com.mx, jaimerueda@compuserve.com.mx

DI LUCCIO, Francesca, Seismology and Tectonophysics, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, via di Vigna Murata 605, Rome, 00143, Italy and CLAYTON, Robert W., Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, diluccio@ingv.it, diluccio@ingv.it

KARL, S.M.¹, HAEUSSLER, P.J.¹, FRIEDMAN, Richard M.², LAYER, P.W.³, ZUMSTEG, C.L.⁴ and WHITE, Tim S.⁵, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508, (2)PCIGR, Dept. Earth and Ocean Sciences, Univ. British Columbia, 6339 Stores Rd, Vancouver, BC BCV6T1Z4, Canada, (3)Geochronology Lab, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (4)Dept. of Geology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, (5)EMS Environment Institute, The Pennsylvania State Univ, 2217 EES Building, University Park, PA 16802, rfriedma@eos.ubc.ca, rfriedma@eos.ubc.ca

O'DRISCOLL, Leland James, Geological Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, ljo_geo@yahoo.com, ljo_geo@yahoo.com

LOWE, Lindsay A.¹, GULICK, Sean PS.¹, MANN, Paul², FREYMUELLER, Jeffrey T.³ and PAVLIS, Terry⁴, (1)Jackson School of Geosciences, Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas, Austin, 4412 Spicewood Springs Rd, Bldg 600, Austin, TX 78759, (2)Institute for Geophysics, Univ of Texas at Austin, 4412 Spicewood Springs Road #600, Austin, TX 78759-8500, (3)Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, 903 Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, (4)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, lindsay@ig.utexas.edu, lindsay@ig.utexas.edu

CHADWICK, John¹, PERFIT, Michael² and CHADWICK, Claire¹, (1)Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC 28215, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, djchadwi@email.uncc.edu, djchadwi@email.uncc.edu

DÍAZ AZPIROZ, Manuel, Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Crtra. Utrera, km 1, Seville, 41013, Spain, FERNÁNDEZ, Carlos, Departamento de Geodinámica y Paleontología, Universidad de Huelva, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Campus de El Carmen, Huelva, 21071, Spain and CASTRO, Antonio, Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Huelva, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Campus del El Carmen, Huelva, 21071, Spain, dorado@uhu.es, dorado@uhu.es