The workshop organizers were informed about the positive funding decision in October 2003. The initial announcement was distributed in January 2004 (Appendix 1).
The workshop met from June 21-23, 2004 at Granlibakken Resort and Conference Center, Tahoe City, California. The final agenda is shown in Appendix 2. Nearly 90 participants came to Granlibakken for all or part of the workshop (Figure 1). A participant list is given in Appendix 3. The workshop was timed to run back-to-back with the EarthScope Science and Education Committee (ESEC). Thus it became easier for members of ESEC to also attend GreatBREAK, and several took advantage of the opportunity.