The European Union's Alpine Space programme held its first-ever workshop last month focusing on the dynamics of the Alps and the potential for earthquakes in the Mediterranean. The workshop -- and subsequent three-year euro 2 million initiative -- will be coordinated by Giuliano F. Panza, head of ICTP's Structure and Non-Linear Dynamics of the Earth (SAND) group, and Karim Aoudia, a SAND group scientist, who will be working in cooperation with the University of Trieste's Department of Earth Sciences. For additional information, contact aoudia@ictp.it.