The Commission on Tephrochronology is sponsoring three sessions with partners Tephra Hazard Modelling Commission, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, and the Tephra Information Portal. Together they cover everything even slightly tephra related:
From the COT-THM-INTIMATE meeting in Sicily 2024, we present a GeoHorizon special issue – Tephra: from reconstructing past volcanic eruptions to modelling and forecasting future hazards, edited by A. Hodgetts, T. Aubry, P. Jarvis, B. Jensen, F. Beckett, E. Lebas. For more details and to learn how to contribute to this volume please email Alastair Hodgetts (alastair.hodgetts@ed.ac.uk). The submission deadline is 31st August 2026.
Also sponsored by COT is a tephra special issue in the Journal of Quaternary Science – Beyond the Eruption: Advances and applications in distal tephra analysis across the Geosciences, edited by D. McLean, K. Pank, and R. Kearney. To learn more about the theme of the volume and contribute, please visit the website here. Submission deadline: 2nd January 2026 (may be extended).
Four candidates have been nominated to run for two ECR Representative positions on the CoT Executive. Below is a short biography for each candidate, and why they would like to be appointed as a ECR representative. Please follow the Link…
23-25th April 2025 – GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany The Commission on Tephrochronology (COT) was pleased to co-sponsor the Tephra Workshop: Stronger Together in the Mediterranean, held at GEOMAR, Kiel Germany. The April 2025 workshop was organised by Julie Belo (GEOMAR), Steffen…
Tephra 2024: Chronology, Stratigraphy, Hazards, & Climate (Catania, Italy) This past September, the Commission on Tephrochronology (COT), with the Commission on Tephra Hazard Modelling (THM) and the INTegration of Ice-core, MArine, and TErrestrial palaeoclimate records (INTIMATE) network of the International…
Commission on Tephrochronology Call for nominations – EDI Executive Positiondue: December 5th 2025 We are adding an additional executive position to the COT team: An Officer for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. You will join our team of Co-Chairs, an Officer…
We are pleased to invite contributions to a forthcoming Special Issue of the Journal of Quaternary Science, entitled: Beyond the Eruption: Advances and Applications in Distal Tephra Analysis Across the Geosciences This special issue is also supported by the IAVCEI Commission…
Nominations due: April 30th 2025 Elections are coming up for the COT executive and we are looking for people interested to run. Positions are Chair, Officer of Communications, Officer of Membership, Officer of Meetings and Early Career Researcher Representative. Descriptions…
23th – 25th April 2025 held at GEOMAR, Kiel Dear colleagues, Please find below the second circular and details relating to the “Tephrochronostratigraphy and associated research of the Mediterranean” meeting to be held in Kiel April 2025. Follow the links…
23th – 25th April 2025 held at GEOMAR, Kiel Dear colleagues, Please find below the first circular and details relating to the “Tephrochronostratigraphy and associated research of the Mediterranean” meeting to be held in Kiel next April.
Dear all, For those attending the upcoming COT-INTIMATE-THM 2024 International Conference “Tephra: Chronology, Stratigraphy, Hazards, & Climate” 8-15 September 2024, Catania, Sicily, Italy, please find below the Abstract Volume and Conference schedule. Abstract Volume: Conference Schedule:
Abstract Deadline Extended – “Tephra: Chronology, Stratigraphy, Hazards, & Climate” 8-16th September 2024, Catania, Sicily, Italy ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENSION for Tephra: Chronology, Stratigraphy, Hazards, & Climate in Catania, Sicily, from September 8th-16th. Due to many requests, we have decided to extend the…