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Date: Jan 7 (Wed) AM – 9 (Fri) AM 2026
Venue: Campus Morgagni (Viale Morgagni 40-44 - Firenze, Italy)
WS style: In-person
Language: English
Optional Field Trips: Jan 10 (Sat) – 11 (Sun) to Elba Island, estimated cost: 300 euros
Important Dates: Registration and Abstract Submission deadline: Oct. 24
Organizers: Department of Earth Sciences (University of Florence), Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources (CNR-IGG)
Co-organizer: Science of Slow to Fast Earthquakes
Scientific Committee: Samuele Papeschi (CNR-IGG), Paola Vannucchi (University of Florence), Francesco Grigoli (University of Pisa) , Giulio Di Toro (University of Padua), Jason Phipps Morgan (CSIC, Barcelona), Yoshitaka Hashimoto (Kochi University), Asuka Yamaguchi (University of Tokyo), Yohei Hamada (JAMSTEC)
Organizing Committee: Samuele Papeschi, Paola Vannucchi, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Asuka Yamaguchi, Yohei Hamada
Access to the venue
Nearest airports: Firenze Peretola (FLR) (official site); Pisa Airport (PSA) (official site).
*Reaching Firenze from Firenze Peretola Airport*: The T2 Tram line links the Airport to downtown Florence (Alamanni - Stazione SM Novella stop). From there, hop on the T1 tram line bound for 'Careggi - Ospedale' and exit at 'Morgagni - Università' (Tram map). The ride to Florence is about 20 minutes. Tickets can be purchased online and on site (website). Alternatively it is possible to reach the city center via taxy or bus (website).
*Reaching Firenze from Pisa Airport*: There are various options to reach Firenze from Pisa. Either reach Pisa Centrale station using the Pisamover shuttle (link) and then change for Firenze Santa Maria Novella station or take a direct bus from Pisa airport to downtown Florence (website).
*Reaching Firenze from Rome Fiumicino Airport and Milan Malpensa airports*: Both airports are connected to Florence directly by the high-speed train network (approximately 2 hours from Milan and 1 hour and 30 minutes from Rome). From Rome Fiumicino take the Leonardo express (link) to Roma Termini station and then change for Firenze Santa Maria Novella station. From Milano Malpensa take the Malpensa express (link) to Milano Centrale, then take the train to Firenze Santa Maria Novella. Alternatively, domestic flights are also available.
Session Themes: geology, observation, experiments and modeling related to earthquakes. We also welcome presentations in various fields other than above three themes.
Presentation Styles
Oral (in-person)
Poster (in-person)
Registration/Abstract Submission (Deadline: 24 Oct.)
Registration form (Click here) *Upload link is in the form
Abstract template (Click here)
Post-meeting Field Trip
Date: Jan 10 (Sat) – 11 (Sun) (2 days)
Place: Elba Island
Theme: fossil accretionary wedge (Ligurian Units) involving sediments and slow-spreading type oceanic crust; subduction channel with associated sediments and serpentinites and tectonic mélange.
Participation fee: about 300 euros
Guides: Samuele Papeschi (CNR-IGG), Paola Vannucchi (University of Florence)
*Participants will be transported to Elba from downtown Florence. We plan to leave in the early morning of Saturday and return in the late evening of Sunday*
Due to the limited number of slots available, participants will be generally selected on a first comes/first serves basis and prioritize early career researchers.
In case of bad weather, we will offer an alternative field trip in Tuscany.
Contact (meeting organizers)
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