Save the date: 2026 SZ4D Science Community Meeting

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Join us for a 3-day, in-person meeting designed to innovate, break down disciplinary silos, and foster collaborative connections across the community studying geohazards that converge at subduction zones. A primary goal of this event is to catalyze new collaborations and stimulate proposal development aligned with the SZ4D implementation plan.

The meeting will be held in Long Beach, California, April 20-22, 2026, and will accommodate 150 participants. An Early-Career Researcher event will take place immediately preceding the meeting, on April 19.

This event emphasizes crossing traditional boundaries in magmatism, tectonism, and landscape research to build a multihazard understanding. Come prepared to share ideas, form new collaborations within and outside your discipline, and actively participate in shaping the future of interdisciplinary geoscience.

The meeting will focus on subduction zone geohazards, emphasizing interactions between earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, catastrophic mass flow, and tsunamis. The multihazard science will be supported by:

• Active Participation | Come ready to engage, collaborate, and connect
• Pre-workshop Networking & Preparation Opportunities | Make new contacts via science matchmaking, share your research story, and submit extended abstracts prior to the meeting
• Interdisciplinary Proposal Brainstorming | Participate in breakout groups to discuss ideas and develop new projects

Key Details

• Open to all career stages and international participants
• No registration cost
• Travel grants available (application details to follow)
• In-person only - keynotes and select materials will be recorded and shared on our YouTube channel
• Extended abstract and/or abstract with figure encouraged for all presentations
• Participants traveling from outside the United States: Please note current U.S. visa processing timelines and plan accordingly.

More details, including the full program, registration, and travel grant applications, will be available in October.

Meeting Organizers

    Sean Gallen (Colorado State University) - Program Co-Chair

    Jeffrey Johnson (Boise State University) - Program Co-Chair

    Hiroko Kitajima (Texas A&M University) - Program Co-Chair

    Behrooz Ferdowsi (University of Houston)

    Anaïs Férot (SZ4D, UC Santa Cruz)

    Kristin Morell (UC Santa Barbara)

    Madison Myers (Montana State University)

    Demian Saffer (UTIG)

ECR Organizers:

    Behrooz Ferdowsi (University of Houston)

    Jeff Beeson (Oregon State University)

This meeting is supported by the National Science Foundation under awards 2301732 (SZNet) and 2221947 (Catalyst).

Questions? Contact the SZ4D Office at: con...@sz4d.org

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