Five invited talks of about 60' (including 15-10' for questions) have been already scheduled for the congress, which will cover the following themes:
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Dr. I. Nick McCave (Cambridge, Univ., UK) "Construction of contourite drifts by the deep ocean circulation". |
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Dr. Jean Claude Faugères (Univ. Bordeaux, France) "Contourites: from large drift to facies model". |
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Dr. Michael Sarnthein (Univ. Kiel, Germany) "14C - based circulation changes of glacial-to-deglacial ocean overturning circulation". |
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Dr. Adriano R. Viana (Petrobras, Brazil) "Economic relevance of contourites". |
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Dr. Craig S. Fulthorpe(University of Texas, USA) "Contourite deposition at intermediate water depths: sediment drifts of the Canterbury Basin, eastern South Island, New Zealand". |





