REGISTRATION FEES

The registration fees (in US Dollars):

• Regular Participants: $200 (early) / $300 (regular) / $400 (late) .
• Students: $50 
• Accompanying person: $100
• Fee will cover conference material, lunch, dinner, drinks and snacks during the conference.
• 15^th  October 2019: Deadline for Abstract Submission.
• 30^th October 2019: Notification of  abstract acceptance.
• 1^st   December 2019: Second Circular and Scientific Program.
• 15^th December 2019: Deadline for early registration.
• 30^th December 2019: Deadline for regular registration.
• 11^th January 2020: Reception 19:00 - 21:00, SQU Faculty Club.
• 12^th January 2020: Deadline for late registration. 

The Conference will be held at the Sultan Qaboos University for 3 days. The following activities are being planned:

• Pre- and post conference field excursions will be organized.
• Poster Presentations: A subordinate number of topics will be selected for presentation in poster format.
• Oral Presentations: The contributing participants will orally present their research in a diverse range of thematic sessions.

       Key note addresses: A few exceptionally qualified speakers will summarize recent developments in the geological understanding of ophiolite.

 Field Trip

**All meals will be provided on site by a catering company or local resturants.

1)  Igneous and metamorphic processes during formation and evolution of oceanic crust at spreading ridges

     Excursion Guide: Peter Kelemen, Juergen Koepke and Damon Teagle

     One day, Coast: 50 OR, 11^th January 2020.

2)  Accretion of the lower crust and initiation of hydrothermal cooling; locations are Samra, Wadi Wariyah, Wadi Gideah

     Excursion Guide: Juergen Koepke.

     One day, Coast: 50 OR, 15^th January 2020.

3)  Carbon mineralization and serpentinization in the Samail ophiolite

     Excursion Guide: Marguerite Godard, Peter Kelemen, Jürg Matter.

     Two day, Coast: 100 OR+ accommodation 15^th -16^th January 2020.

4)  The Northern Oman ophiolite : Oceanic crustal succession, ocean ridge segmentation,

      hydrothermal system and igneous  history of the Oman ophiolite
      Excursion Guide: Eiichi Tazazawa, Shoji Arai, Sumio Miyashita,Susumu Umino.

     2 days, Coast: 100 OR + accommodations, 15-16^th January 2020.

5)  Wadi Abiad Moho –Nakhal Massif and chromite ores

     Excursion Guide: Sobhi Nasir, Mohamed Al Kindi and Salah Khirbash

     One day, Coast: 50 OR, 11^th January 2020

 6)  Maqsad area of the Oman ophiolite -:Deep-seated tectonic,

      magmatic and hydrothermal processes in a mantle diapir and in the lower oceanic crust: 

       Excursion Guide: Georges Ceuleneer.

      one day, Coast: 50 OR, 15th January 2018.

IMPORTANT NOTE

In case of unexpected technical error during submission,kindly submit your abstract to the conference email address directly at:  sobhi@squ.edu.om

INVITATION

The Organizing Committee warmly invite your participation in the International Conference on Ophiolite and the Oceanic Lithosphere 2020 which will be held at the Sultan Qaboos University, from 12th-14th January 2020.