Organising committee

Chris Ballentine (University of Manchester)
Convenor and Science Committee Chair
Chris is Professor of Isotope Geochemistry at Manchester University, and is the overall organiser of Goldschmidt2009, with particular responsibility for ensuring an excellent science program at the meeting.

Judy McKenzie (ETH Zurich)
Co-convenor and Local Organiser
Judy is Full Professor of Earth System Sciences in the Institute of Geology at the ETH Zurich, and is in charge of the field trips and social program at Goldschmidt2009.

Eric Oelkers (CNRS Toulouse)
Co-convenor and EAG vice-President
Eric is a CNRS Research Director and the Chair of the Experimental Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Department in Toulouse, France. As Vice-President of EAG, the main sponsoring society of Goldschmidt2009, Eric is involved in the major decisions.

Alex Halliday (University of Oxford)
EAG President
Alex is Dean of Science at Oxford University, as well as EAG president, which involves him in the decision making for all European Goldschmidt conferences.

Steve Banwart (University of Sheffield)
EAG Sectretary
The EAG is one of the two main sponsors of all Goldschmidt meetings.

Crista Gopel (IPGP Paris)
EAG Treasurer
The EAG is one of the two main sponsors of all Goldschmidt meetings.

Paul Beattie (Cambridge Publications)
Organising Company
Paul has been involved in organising Goldschmidt conferences for 10 years. Cambridge Publications are looking after abstract submission and publishing, the program volume, registration, website, delegate communication and exhibitors for Goldschmidt2009.

Janet Hering (EAWAG, Zurich)
Science Committee
Janet is director of Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) and one of the science committee chairs, ensuring that Goldschmidt2009 is full of great science.

Philippe Van Cappellen (University of Utrecht)
Science Committee
Philippe is Professor of Geochemistry at Utrecht University and one of the chairs of the science committee for Goldschmidt2009, overseeing the theme co-ordinators and session convenors to ensure a first class science program.