%0 Generic %D 2008 %T Introduction and CZEN Overview (presented at 2008 Goldschmidt) %A Brantley, Susan %X About forty scientists from the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere convened at the Goldschmidt meeting in Vancouver, Canada, to discuss Critical Zone science. Remarks were made by S Brantley, Jun Abrajano (NSF) and Enriqueta Barrera (NSF). Discussions centered around the development of the Critical Zone Exploration Network of sites and how activities can be increased to include more sites around the world.