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Abstract Submission
Abstract Submission for oral and poster presentation
Guidelines for WEGENER 2026 abstract submission
We welcome proposals for abstracts that align with the congress theme or address significant issues related to “Seismo-geodesy” . Below are the detailed guidelines for submitting an abstract. Please read these carefully to ensure your submission meets the required standards.
- Oral presentations will focus on the latest research and developments in the field of seismo-geodesy. Presenters will have an opportunity to present their findings in structured, 90-minute sessions containing multiple presentations about a specific theme.
- Poster presentations are an excellent way to present research visually, and at the WEGENER 2026. Posters will be grouped by related topics and placed together to facilitate easier interaction with relevant research.
Language and Structure
Abstracts must be written in English.
The abstract should not exceed 1750 characters (including spaces), which is approximately 250 words.
Abbreviations: Spell out the full name or term the first time you use an abbreviation, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Use the abbreviation thereafter.
Content
Use the following sections:
Background: Provide a brief overview of the research topic and its significance.
Study Setup (Methods): Outline the methods used in your study or research.
Results: Summarize the key findings of the research. The results must be the original work of the authors listed.
Discussion: Offer an interpretation of the results and discuss their relevance or implications.
Sessions
The Mediterranean region is one of the most tectonically complex regions on Earth. It is an outstanding example of where subduction, continental collision, strike-slip faulting, and back-arc extension interact within a confined plate boundary system. Recent advances in geodesy, seismology, and active fault studies have greatly improved our ability to quantify present-day kinematics. However, the dynamic processes that drive these motions remain insufficiently understood, particularly the relative roles of gravitational forces, plate boundary stresses related to collision and subduction, and distributed internal deformation. The goal of this session is to examine how surface motions, strain distribution, and fault behavior can be interpreted within a unified geodynamic framework for the Mediterranean region, by bringing together multi-disciplinary insights. We welcome contributions presenting new geodetic, geological, or seismological observations, as well as geodynamic modeling over short (earthquake-cycle) and longer-term timescales, to decipher present- day kinematics and evaluate the fundamental processes driving deformation in the Mediterranean.
We seek contributions examining the geometry and kinematics of actively deforming plate boundaries and the buildup and release of elastic strain along major faults and in intraplate regions using space geodetic measurements (GNSS and InSAR). Also, we invite studies that merge geodetic data with geologic observations, seismicity, marine data, and other observables, as well as with geophysical modeling. Of particular interest are efforts towards monitoring strain transients, elastic strain buildup and earthquake chronologies along major faults to improve earthquake hazard assessments and the comparison of fault slip rates from neotectonics investigations (paleoseismology, quantification of active deformation using geomorphological markers) and geodetic data. In addition, contributions on monitoring of continental deformation related to continental block motions are welcome, i.e., studies quantifying what fraction is taken up by fault slip during earthquakes, and what fraction becomes part of distributed deformation off the major faults.
Over the past decades seismo-tectonic research evidence indicates that the earthquake deformation cycle extends beyond steady-state strain build-up terminated by instantaneous strain release. Dense seismo-geodetic instrumentation has revealed phenomena including supershear rupture, rupture segmentation, earthquake clustering, on- and off-fault damage, afterslip, postseismic relaxation and pore-fluid migration, fault creep, transient slip, tremor, slow slip and silent slip. These processes span multiple orders of magnitude in space and time, manifest both seismically and aseismically, and can contribute to permanent deformation and topography.This session invites contributions that integrate geodetic, seismic, geomorphic, geologic, gravimetric and/or archeological data to investigate earthquake cycle processes and their broader implications: Why, where and how faults are loaded and earthquakes occur, and how earthquake cycle deformation relates to long-term landscape evolution.
Geodetic and seismological observations have greatly improved our ability to quantify crustal deformation, strain accumulation and the physical conditions that lead to earthquakes. Modern geodetic techniques such as GPS/GNSS and InSAR now allow us to measure crustal movements across active faults, plate boundaries and broader deformation zones with high accuracy. When combined with seismic data, these observations provide strong constraints on important parameters such are locking depth, slip rates, aseismic slip, inter-seismic strain build-up, and the evolution of the earthquake cycle. This session focuses on linking geodetic measurements with seismic hazard assessment. We welcome studies that combine geodetic and seismic data to examine spatial-temporal distribution of strain and seismicity, stress transfer, earthquake triggering and time-dependent aspects of seismic hazard. Contributions showing how geodesy can improve hazard estimates, clarify deformation patterns or help understand the mechanical behavior of active tectonic areas are particularly encouraged.
Seismicity and Earth surface deformation are controlled at first order by plate tectonics related processes. However, seismicity can be modulated, and sometimes triggered, by external processes such as glacial (un)loads, erosion, aquifer behavior, slope instabilities, and human activities. These surface and anthropogenic processes modulate the long-term strain and stress states of the lithosphere on a seasonal and multi-annual basis, and can also have longer-term impacts. Geodetic and seismic data have reached the spatio- temporal resolution and signal/noise ratio to studying these transient signals and the processes governing them in detail. In particular, seismic and geodetic data now are used to monitor and understand the terrestrial water storage, the physics of aquifers, and the intensive use of resources (either water or oil/gas) for human activities, and other impacts of climate change. Therefore, this session invites contributions that observe and model deformation and seismicity associated with surface processes, hydrology and anthropogenic activities, and contributions proposing to quantify the respective contribution of tectonic versus external forcing.
The development of new analysis approaches and tools, new technologies, and new long-term observation geodetic/seismological infrastructure are all key to our ability to monitor Earth deformation with increasing spatial/temporal resolution. This session gathers research advancing the tools, data streams and infrastructure that are redefining how we observe and understand crustal deformation, and earthquake and volcano processes. We welcome contributions presenting the current status, challenges, and perspective of monitoring infrastructure such as continuous GNSS networks, seismo-geodetic instrumentation and data streams, or exploring the combination of GNSS observations with large-scale InSAR to derive high-resolution velocity field and strain-rate maps. The session also invites work on emerging technologies like Distributed Acoustic Sensing to capture high-resolution strain signals, the development of seafloor geodesy, low-cost sensors, and data fusion strategies integrating optical imagery, InSAR, GNSS, seismic/accelerometer records to document active deformation at multiple scales. We are further interested in the growing role of machine learning, deep learning and AI, especially when used for event detection, denoising, data assimilation and physical modelling. By bringing together observational innovation, methodological advances and new field deployments, this session aims to provide a forum for discussing both opportunities and challenges in the next generation of seismo-geodetic monitoring.
We seek contributions on interactions between active volcanism and tectonics based on space geodetic measurements (GNSS and InSAR) and/or other geodetic observations and merged geologic observations, seismicity, oceanographic data, and other observables. Inferences about the underlying processes using geophysical modeling and regional geological history – inheritance are encouraged. Topics include, but not limited to, volcanic activity triggered by large earthquakes, distribution and activity of submarine volcano-tectonic features, transient deformation of volcanic and/or tectonic origin, and seismic swarms activated by magmatic intrusions or related processes. Of particular interest are contributions related to recent volcano-tectonic unrests at Santorini, Campi Flegrei, Afar, and Reykjanes Peninsula.
