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Schatzalp Workshop 2025

The 4th Schatzalp Workshop on Induced Seismicity will take place in Davos (Switzerland) from March 18 to 21, 2025. Over the past editions, many participants have shared the enthusiasm for the scientific discussions and unique atmosphere of previous workshops, encouraging us to organize another edition. After a longer pause, we'd like to reconvene and reflect on the latest scientific progress and challenges in the field of induced seismicity and earthquake fault activation-related science.

Registration is open now until it’s booked out. Register here.

Find the preliminary programme here.

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Sessions & keynote speakers

1. Physics of induced earthquakes

2. Modelling of induced seismicity

3. Fault activation and fault zone structures

4. & 5. Advances in techniques for monitoring induced seismicity

6. & 7. Case studies

8. Ground shaking hazard, risk assessment and mitigation

9. Induced seismicity research infrastructures, governance & communication

See the preliminary programme for more details and the list of confirmed speakers.

Fees & fellowships

Regular registration: 550 CHF
Students: 350 CHF
Partners: 200 CHF

Fellowships:

Doctoral and Master students without a funding source are invited to apply for one of four fellowships, which will cover the conference fee, accommodation, and travel support. Before registering, please submit your CV, a cover letter outlining your motivation to participate in the workshop (maximum of 500 words), and an abstract (see a link to the abstract template below) as a PDF file to schatzalp@sed.ethz.ch.
We will review all applications, and if yours is ranked within the top four, you will receive a voucher to register for free and you are guaranteed a room at the Schatzalp Hotel.

Fellowship application deadline: 2 December 2024
You will receive feedback by 16 December regarding your selection status.

Abstracts

Abstracts will be accepted starting from now until 16 December. Please send your abstract as PDF file to schatzalp@sed.ethz.ch.

Download the abstract template here.

Registration & important dates

Registration:

Registration is open now. Past experience shows that the workshop fills up quickly. We expect about 170 participants and 120 spaces are available for registration on a first-come, first-served basis. Once booked out, we will open a waitlist.
Register here.

Important dates:

Abstract submission: open from now until 16 December
Registration: open now. Ends once the conference is booked out
Workshop: March 18 – 21, 2025
Special Symposium: On March 17, 2025, the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at ETH Zurich will host a special symposium to honour the career achievements of Prof. Domenico Giardini. Attendees of the workshop are welcome to combine both events. A public announcement for the symposium will follow.

Accommodation

Hotel Schatzalp

A limited number of rooms with double occupancy is available at Hotel Schatzalp, which is the conference venue. Whenever suitable, please share a room with a colleague allowing more participants to stay at Schatzalp.

Costs incl. breakfast:

single room (only 5 available): 130 – 160 CHF
Double room with single occupancy: 190 – 280 CHF

To book a room, send an email to info@schatzalp.ch using the code "CH Erdbebendienst". The rooms at Hotel Schatzalp are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

Hotel Europe

Additional rooms in the same price range are available at Hotel Europe in case the Schatzalp hotel is already sold out or if you would want to stay at Davos town.
To book a room, send an email to info@europe-davos.ch using the code “ETH Event Schatzalp”.

Conference venue & travel information

The workshop takes place at the Swiss historical hotel Schatzalp in Davos. Davos is located within the beautiful Swiss Alpine mountains of the Grisons. It's a city of culture, sports, and nature. It takes a 2:45 hours train ride from Zurich airport to get to Davos.

The conference venue “Schatzalp” is 300 m above Davos, at an altitude of 1861 m. A funicular takes you there in four minutes from Davos-Platz. The nostalgic Art Nouveau building with its Belle Époque atmosphere opened its doors in 1900 as a luxury sanatorium. The soul of the house, its architecture, has been preserved in its original form until today. A night-lighted sledge trail down to Davos, and the skiing region Schatzalp-Strela are nearby.