Conference
Sunday - 18 January 2026
Travel day for workshop participants
Monday - 19 January 2026
ECR Workshop: Experimental Design at EPFL Lausanne
09:15 - 15:30
Workshop Sessions
Instructors: Toshihiko Shimamoto & Thomas Mitchell
15:30
Departure for Les Diablerets
17:00
Welcome Event at Les Diablerets: Extreme Apero
19:00
Opening Dinner
Tuesday - 20 January 2026
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 09:30
Opening talk by Philip Meredith
09:30 - 12:00
Session 1: Extreme Geological Scales
Keynote: Christie Rowe & Elisabetta Mariani
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
Free Time: Ski, relax, build a snowman
15:00 - 17:00
Session 2: Extreme Pressures
Keynote: Sarah Incel & Alessio Ferrari
17:00 - 19:00
Poster Session
19:15 - 20:30
Dinner
Wednesday - 21 January 2026
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:30 - 12:00
Session 3: Extreme Temperatures
Keynote: Julian Mecklenburgh & David Prior
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
Swiss alps afternoon (ski, snow shoe, relax, network, family time)
Thursday - 22 January 2026
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:30 - 12:00
Session 5: Extreme Strain Rates
Keynote: Vito Rubino & Yoshitaka Nara
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
Free Time: Ski, luge, build a geological snowman
15:00 - 17:00
Session 4: Extreme Rock Fluid Interactions
Keynote: Linda Luquot
17:00 - 19:00
Poster Session
19:15 - 20:30
Dinner
Friday - 23 January 2026
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 11:30
Session 6: Extreme Strains
Keynotes: Beatriz Quintal & Giulio di Toro
11:30 - 12:00
Closing talk by Teng-fong Wong
12:00 - 13:00
Awards and close remarks
13:00
Lunch & Departure
