This is my pleasure to announce you the 12-day field trip across the Western Alps this September (9-20 September 2013) organized by Grenoble University together with ETH Zürich and University Milano-Bicocca. The field course is open for participation by Masters and PhD students.

This field trip is designed to offer a high-level course in field geology, enabling students to improve their skills in data acquisition in the field, while learning about current research issues in Alpine geology and confronting different viewpoints on this topical mountain belt. Each day an internationally recognised specialist of the area considered will act as the field trip leader, allowing different points of view on the mountain belt to be considered and placed in the context of western Alpine orogenic evolution.

The courses will be in English and will allow validating credits (3 ECTS) for a Masters or PhD study programme.

Application will be possible by email until *July 26.* The number of participants will be limited to 20 students (priority will be given to students from the 3 organizing institutions). We welcome applications from Master or PhD students worldwide.

To apply, send a short cover letter and a one-page CV to jerome.nomade@ujf-grenoble.fr and Peter.Van-der-Beek@ujf-grenoble.fr

Notification of participation will be sent to you by email between August 1-4.

Total fee for the field course is EUR 500,- and includes transport (starting and ending in Grenoble), accommodation and dinner (except the first/last days in Grenoble, i.e. September 10 and 21) and field guide.
Fees do not include transport to and from Grenoble and lunches, which will be on your own charge (2 or 3 during the field trip). We may have funds available to sponsor students from less-developed countries.

Payment will be possible by credit card.
For more information, see http://www.osug.fr/alpine-field-trip

Download the flyer for the field trip here
<http://bfs.ujf-grenoble.fr/files/8c73a50ea5ea7dde5a07f6172ae5ade5/Flyer_Alpine_Field_Course_2013.jpg>.

For the organising committee,


Jean-Daniel Champagnac

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Dr. Jean-Daniel Champagnac
Geological Institute - Earth Surface Dynamics
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ)
Sonneggstrasse 5, NO E 45
CH-8092 Zürich
Cell: +41 79 234 72 80
Office: +41 44 632 07 43
http://www.esd.ethz.ch/people/postdocs/chjean