EarthScope Workshop for Informal Educators in the Central U.S.

Applications are being accepted for a free EarthScope workshop for interpretive rangers and museum educators in the Central United States. The workshop coincides with the 200th Anniversary of large earthquakes that struck near New Madrid, Missouri, as well as arrival of the USArray of seismometers in the central U.S. Participants will work with scientists to develop interpretive programs focused on how society benefits from earthquake monitoring and knowledge of continental development.  The workshop will be held March 17-20, 2011 at the Fogelman Executive Conference Center in Memphis, Tennessee.  The EarthScope National Office will cover participant expenses while at the workshop, including shared lodging, food, materials, and field trip travel. Participants or their organizations are expected to pay their own travel costs to and from the workshop site.  Details and an online application form at: http://www.earthscope.org/workshops/new_madrid