The 4th International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences will be hosted by the Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences on the Pickle Research Campus of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, on 7-12 November 2009. Please see the symposium website at:

The main objective of this event is to bring a world perspective of submarine mass movements and their consequences by assembling outstanding contributions from active international researchers, academic institutions, and the energy industry. This approach provides full coverage of the many scientific and engineering aspects that are currently being undertaken in the study of submarine mass movements.

Registration will include:

Register as soon as possible to assure your participation in the symposium. Walk-up registrations at the door will be $750 USD. Register by credit card at:

More than 60 technical contributions will be published in the Springer volume, covering the conference themes. Eight keynote speakers have indicated participation in the symposium:

Rick Beaubouef, Hess Corporation, USA -Thoughts on the sequence stratigraphy of mass-transport deposits and their possible roles in shaping hydrocarbon traps: mass-transport deposits of the Brazos-Trinity slope system

Jose Frey-Martinez, Repsol-YPF, Libya - 3D seismic interpretation of mass-transport deposits: implications for basin analysis and geohazard evaluation

Mary C. Nodine, GEI Consultants, Inc., USA - Risk analysis for hurricane wave-induced submarine mudslides

Jocelyn L.H.Grozic, University of Calgary, Canada - Interplay between gas hydrates ansd submarine slope failure

Patrick Lynett, Texas A&M University, USA - Hydrodynamic modeling of tsunamis generated by submarine landslides: Generation, propagation, and shoreline impact

Doug Masson, National Oceanography Center, UK - Large landslides on continental margins: Process, hypotheses, and outstanding questions

Charles Paull, MBARI, USA - Submarine mass transport within Monterey Canyon: benthic disturbance controls on the distribution of chemosynthetic biological communities

David Tappin, British Geological Survey, UK - Mass-transport events and their tsunamigenic hazard

For list of speakers and oral presentation titles that will be presented at the symposium, see the preliminary program at the symposium website at:

For the symposium, we have negotiated the reduced rate of $85 USD/night for a one-bedroom suite and $115 USD/night for a two-bedroom suite at the Northcross Suites, just 1.8 km southwest of the symposium venue. Northcross Suites has agreed to provide a shuttle service to and from the symposium in the morning and late afternoon. There are only a limited number of reservations at this low rate, so register early. For more information about this hotel and other options, see the conference website at:

Alternatively, go directly to the Northcross Suites website for complete details. Make sure you mention that you are participating in the Submarine Mass Movement Symposium:

http://www.northcrosssuites.com/

Other accommodations are available on your own in the greater Austin area near the symposium venue and in downtown Austin, approximately 8 km to the south of the symposium venue.