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

MORAN-ZENTENO, Dante J.¹, KEPPIE, J. Duncan², MARTINY, Barbara M.³ and GONZÁLEZ-TORRES, Enrique A.¹, (1)Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México D.F, 04510, Mexico, (2)Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, 04510, (3)UNAM - Ciudad Univ, Deleg Coyoacan, Mexico City, DF 04510, Mexico, dantez@servidor.unam.mx, dantez@servidor.unam.mx

BLAIR, Karen D., Earth Science, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 and GANS, Phillip B., Geological Sciences, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, kblair@umail.ucsb.edu, kblair@umail.ucsb.edu

CONTRERAS, Juan, Departamento de Geologia, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), km 107 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensenada, 22860, Mexico, juanc@cicese.mx, juanc@cicese.mx

MICHAUD, François¹, WITT, Cesar², BOURGOIS, Jacques³, BUSTILLOS, Jorge⁴ and PENAFIEL, Lilia⁴, (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)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, Ecuador, (3)Geosciences Azur, Institut pour la Recherche et le Développement, Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, 17-01-2759, Ecuador, (4)Departamento de Geologia, Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Andalucia s/n, Quito, 17-01-2759, Ecuador, micho@geoazur.obs-vlfr.fr, micho@geoazur.obs-vlfr.fr

CARLOTTO, Victor, Dirección Geocientífica, INGEMMET, Av. Canada 1470 San Borja, Lima, 41, Peru and CARDENAS, Jose, Departamento de Geologia, UNSAAC, Av. de la Cultura 733, Cusco, Peru, vcarlotto@ingemmet.gob.pe, vcarlotto@ingemmet.gob.pe

TASSARA, Andres, Institute für Geologische Wissentschaften, Frei Universität Berlin, Berlin, D-12249, Germany, andres@geophysik.fu-berlin.de, andres@geophysik.fu-berlin.de

BROOKS, Benjamin A.¹, BEVIS, Michael G.², SMALLEY Jr, Robert³, KENDRICK, Eric⁴, COSTA, Carlos H.⁵, GARDINI, Carlos E.⁵, BARON, Jorge⁶, LAURIA, Eduardo⁷ and ARAUJO, Mario⁸, (1)Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii - Manoa, 1680 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, (2)Geological Sciences, Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval, Columbus, OH 43212, (3)Center for Earthquake Research and Information, University of Memphis, 3876 Central Ave, Suite 1, Memphis, TN 38152, (4)Geodetic Science, Ohio State University, 470 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, (5)Departamento de Geologia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, 5700, Argentina, (6)Instituto CEDIAC, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, 5500, Argentina, (7)Instituto Geografico Militar Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (8)Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica, Roger Balet 47 N, San Juan, 5400, Argentina, bbrooks@soest.hawaii.edu, bbrooks@soest.hawaii.edu

WAGNER, Lara¹, BECK, Susan L.², ZANDT, George², DUCEA, Mihai N.² and ANDERSON, Megan³, (1)Dtm, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Brad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015-1305, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Bldg, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, (3)U.S.G.S, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, wagner@dtm.ciw.edu, wagner@dtm.ciw.edu

MCGLASHAN, Neil A., Earth and Atmospheric Science, Cornell University, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, BROWN, Larry D., INSTOC, Cornell Univ, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Snee Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 and KAY, Suzanne Mahlburg, INSTOC, Cornell University, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Snee Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, nam36@cornell.edu, nam36@cornell.edu

FOCK, Andrés¹, CHARRIER, Reynaldo², MAKSAEV, Victor³ and FARÍAS, Marcelo³, (1)Departamento de Geologia Aplicada, Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineria (SERNAGEOMIN), Av. Santa María #0104, Providencia, Santiago, 753-0263, Chile, (2)Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 13518 Correo 21, Santiago, Chile, (3)Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 13518, Correo 21, Santiago, Santiago, Chile, afock@sernageomin.cl, afock@sernageomin.cl