IGCP Project short title: Caribbean Plate Tectonics Duration and ...

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for Geophysics of the University of Texas at Austin
(www.ig.utexas.edu/CaribPlate/Forum)
Maresch, W. V., 2000, Pressure-temperature evolution of metamorphic rocks: records of a
dynamic earth: (www.humboldt- foundation.de/de/aktuelles/index.htm).
2.7. Activities involving other IGCP projects or the IUGS
N/A
3. Activities planned
3.1. General goals.
In the year 2002 we plan to continue the debate over the issues concerning the origin and
evolution of the Caribbean plate (Boston meeting Nov. 2001), with special emphasis in the
plate boundaries in Central America (Guatemala meeting) and the Lesser Antilles Barbados
meeting).
3.2. Specific meetings and field trips (please indicate participation from developing
countries)
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Novenber 1-10, 2001. At the
request of the IGCP and the GSA, we shall participate in the Annual Geological Society of
America Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. We have been invited to present papers at the
GSA Topical Session “Focus on IGCP: Modern and Ancient Plate Boundaries and
Orogens”. Participation of Cuban, American, and other delegates will be partially supported
by the project.
Motagua Fault Zone, Guatemala. January 28-31, 2002. The project will hold a
Workshop and Field Trip to the Motagua Suture Zone of Guatemala. This event is being
organized by the Italian-Caribbean Group, with the kind co-operation of the Sociedad
Geologica de Guatemala and other Guatemalan institutions. Motagua suture zone in
Guatemala is part of the northwestern boundary of the Caribbean plate and an important onshore
segment of the Caribbean plate boundary. The project will partially support the field
transportation and the participation of delegates from Cuba, Guatemala, Costa Rica,
Venezuela and USA.
16 th Caribbean Geological Conference. June 16-21, 2002. The project will hold a
Workshop and Field Trip during the 16 th Caribbean Geological Conference, in Barbados,
BWI. The purpose of this Workshop and Field Trip is to study and evaluate further the
Lesser Antilles island arc, the easternmost boundary of the Caribbean plate. The project will
support the field trip by covering the transportation expenses, and will support participants
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