Ada Lovelace Workshops on Modelling Mantle and Lithosphere Dynamics

The goals of this conference series are:

• Encourage detailed discussion on scientific and technical aspects of geodynamic modeling,
• Foster interaction with neighbouring disciplines,
• Introduce students and postdocs in an informal setting to current geodynamic research,
• Support international collaboration.

The format of the workshop has invited keynote speeches concentrating on a number of select areas and all other presentations are by means of poster sessions. Workshops are usually held over five days in an isolated location, and are designed to optimise informal interactions between participants. The scientific agenda is focused on the outstanding questions in mantle and lithosphere dynamics and balances between identifying new research tools and using them to advance our fundamental understanding with creative techniques. Recent workshops have had around 120 participants. The aim is for two-thirds of the participants to be students.

The workshop series was initiated in 1987 in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany, and workshops usually take place every two years. They have been located throughout Europe, including France, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Italy and Switzerland.

The workshops, previously known as International Workshops on Mantle and Lithosphere Dynamics, were renamed in 2018 by the EGU Topical Events Committee in honour of the 19th century English mathematician Ada Lovelace.

• 2024 Ada Lovelace Workshop on Mantle and Lithosphere Dynamics
  Domaine du Lazaret, Sète, France
  1–6 September 2024
  

• 2022 Ada Lovelace Workshop on Mantle and Lithosphere Dynamics
  Hévíz, Hungary
  28 August – 2 September 2022
  

• 2019 Ada Lovelace Workshop on Modelling Mantle and Lithospheric Dynamics
  Certosa di Pontignano, Siena, Italy
  25–30 August 2019
  

• 15th International Workshop on Mantle and Lithosphere Dynamics
  Putten, The Netherlands
  27–30 August 2017
  

• 14th International Workshop on Modelling of Mantle and Lithosphere Dynamics
  Olerons, France
  31 August – 5 September 2015
  

• 13th International Workshop on Modelling of Mantle and Lithosphere Dynamics
  Hønefoss, Norway
  31 August – 5 September 2013
  

• 12th International Workshop on Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Dynamics
  Groß Dölln, Germany
  20–25 August 2011
  

• 11th International Workshop on Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Dynamics
  Braunwald, Switzerland
  28 June – 3 July 2009
  

• 10th International Workshop on Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Dynamics
  Carry-le-Rouet, France
  2–7 September 2007
  

• 9th International Workshop on Numerical Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Dynamics
  Erice, Italy
  8–14 September 2005
  

• 8th International Workshop on Numerical Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Dynamics
  Hruba Skala, Czech Republic
  13–18 September 2003
  

• 7th Workshop on Numerical Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Processes
  Aussois, France
  13–17 June 2001
  

• 6th European Workshop on the Numerical Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Dynamics
  Naurod, Germany
  14–16 August 1997
  

• 5th Workshop on numerical modelling of mantle convection and lithospheric dynamics
  Vlieland, Netherlands
  16–19 September 1995
  

• 4th Workshop on numerical modelling of mantle convection and lithospheric dynamics
  Pistina, Czech Republic
  28–31 July 1993