RETREAT MEETING
Tectonics Workshop in Hvar, Croatia,
October 2-6, 2005

SUMMARY

The RTI Workshop is the third in a series of theme-focused RETREAT workshops, complementing the Geodynamic Modeling Workshop held at Coldigioco earlier this Spring, and the Seismology Workshop to be held at INGV-Rome this September.

Sunday 2 October
7:00 Arrive in Split
8:30 Depart to Stari Grad (North Hvar); arrive at Hotel Adriatic in Hvar at 11:30
12:30 Lunch at Hotel Adriatic
15:30 Visit Astronomical Observatory and set GPS antenna; set GPS antenna at Luki Dujmovich Zakarja site.
20:30 Dinner at Hotel Adriatic

Monday 3 October
8:30 Breakfast
Convener: MONTANARI
9:30-10:00 Welcome address by the Mayor of Hvar
10:00-10:30 Geology of Croatia (TOMLJENOVIC)
10:30-11:00 Geology of Croatia (MONTANARI)
11:00-11:10 Coffee break
11:10-11:40 Geodesy of Croatia (BASIC)
11:40-12:10 Geodesy and geology of Slovenia (STOPAR and VRABEC)
12:10-12:40 Adria and Croatia discussion
12:40 Lunch
15:00-15:30 Active shortening along the northern Apennine mountain front (PAZZAGLIA)
15:30-16:30 Shortening discussion
16:30-16:50 Coffee break
16:50-17:20 The Alpi Apuane core complex (CASALE)
17:20-18:20 Apuane discussion
18:20-19:30 General Discussion: Ingredients of a consensus tectonic model (Moderator: BRANDON)
20:30 Dinner

Tuesday 4 October
8:30 Breakfast
Convener: BENNETT
10:00-11:00 Modeling discussion
11:00-11:20 Coffee break
11:20-11:50 Geophysical constraints for RETREAT (PARK)
11:50-12:40 Geophysics discussion
12:40 Lunch
14:30 sea conditions permitting, boat ride to Borca beach and Zorace to see the thrust contact of Upper Cretaceous carbonate platform limestone over the Eocene flysch formation; returning to Hvar, circumnavigation of the Pakleni Islands checking the geomorphology of the islands. If sea conditions are bad, we will ride to Borca and Zorace with a bus, and hike to the outcrops along easy trails.
20:30 Dinner

Wednesday 5 October
8:30 Breakfast
Convener: WEGMANN
9:30-10:00 Dynamic topography (PYSKLYWEC)
10:00-11:00 Dynamic topography discussion
11:00-11:20 Coffee break
11:20-11:50 Evolution of the Adriatic carbonate platform (VLAHOVIC)
11:50-12:40 Adriatic discussion
12:40 Lunch
15:00-16:30 General discussion: RETREAT II (Moderator: BRANDON)
16:30-16:50 Coffee break
16:50-19:30 Summary and consensus (Moderator: BRANDON)
20:30 Good bye banquet

Thursday 6 October
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Guided visit to the Archaeological Museum of Hvar at Sv. Marko by Marinko Petrich and Dr. Branko Kirigin.
10:00 Bus ride to Stari Grad (bring luggage), visit the National Archaeological Museum and a few relevant archaeological sites with Branko Kirigin.
12:30 Lunch near the village of Humac
14:00 Walk through the ancient Humac village and reach the Grapceve Spilja cave after a 15 minute hike (Neolithic settlement); visit the cave. Drive to the ferry port of Stari Grad.
17:30 Depart from Starigrad (North Hvar) to Split
19:00 Arrive in Split: 21:00 depart to Ancona