**************************************************************** From: JH Gottsmann <J.Gottsmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> **************************************************************** For your information: IAVCEI Commission on Collapse Calderas (CoCC) In early March 2008, the creation of the new IAVCEI Commission on Collapse Calderas (CoCC) was approved by the Executive Committee and Secretary General of IAVCEI. The idea to file for a commission emerged in 2005, during a workshop on Caldera Volcanism, at which the Collapse Calderas Work Group (CCWG) was formed. The commission is currently led by Jo Gottsmann (Univ. Bristol, UK) and Gerardo Aguirre-Diaz (UNAM, Mexico). Scope of the CoCC: The commission covers a wide spectrum of research topics and fosters common interests in research on collapse calderas such as geology, geophysics, numerical and analogue modeling, magma chamber processes, hazard assessment and risk management as well as economic and environmental aspects. The commission epitomizes the spirit of the original workgroup and provides a platform for interdisciplinary interaction to solve the many outstanding questions regarding the formation of collapse calderas, their evolution and behavior, and for knowledge transfer to a wider audience. At the same time, there is room for incorporation of additional lines of research in the future and these are more than welcome to add their flavor to the commission. CoCC membership : Current commission members include renowned scientists as well as a number of young emerging researchers and recent graduates. More than 25 members formed the start-up commission and we are encouraging those interested in caldera research to join the commission. Services: The commission runs a website including a blog, reference list, list of members, list of commission outputs, etc. Please visit <http://eis.bris.ac.uk/~gljhg/CoCC/Welcome.html> for further details. With best regards J. Gottsmann G. Aguirre-Diaz ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
