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Thursday, 2 October 2008
5:00 PM-9:00 PM
CANCELED: Short Course 510: Brittle Deformation of Crustal Rocks: Insights from Experimentation and Microstructural Studies
Friday, 3 October 2008
8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Short Course 533: More! Rocks in Your Head: Earth Science Professional Development for Teachers Grades 3-8 (K-12 welcome)
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
CANCELED: Short Course 510: Brittle Deformation of Crustal Rocks: Insights from Experimentation and Microstructural Studies
GSA Geology & Public Policy Committee
Short Course 512: Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students
Short Course 535: AAPG Short Course: Intro to Petroleum Geology for Students
12:00 PM-5:00 PM
GSA Audit Committee Lunch and Meeting
Short Course 534: Discovering Plate Boundaries for Middle and High School Teachers
3:00 PM-7:00 PM
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, 4 October 2008
7:30 AM-8:00 AM
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Council Breakfast
8:00 AM-11:00 AM
GSA Council Meeting - Day 1
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
CANCELED: Short Course 514: Hands-on Tools for Earth Science Inquiry: The Learning with Data Workshop
CANCELED: Short Course 536: Epigenic and Hypogenic Karst: Recognizing Each and Their Implications in Research and Management (cosponsored by National Cave and Karst Research Institute)
Short Course 513: Education Research I: Conducting Qualitative Geoscience Education Research
Short Course 516: Using Authentic Earth and Planetary Science Data for Inquiry in Courses for Future Science Teachers (cosponsored by NASA)
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
CANCELED: Short Course 502: Geopressure and Pore Pressure Prediction Fundamentals
CANCELED: Short Course 503: How to QC and Interpret What Your Petrophysicist Gives You
CANCELED: Short Course 504: Seismic Amplitude Interpretation
CANCELED: Short Course 517: Multi- and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Geologic Applications
CANCELED: Short Course 528: Introduction to the Petroleum Geology of Deepwater Settings
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Advisory Council Meeting
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Council Meeting
Short Course 501: Estimating Rates of Groundwater Recharge
Short Course 505: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Using ArcGis for Geological and Environmental Science Applications
Short Course 506: Seal Analysis Workshop Day 1 (cosponsored by Gulf Coast Association of Geological Sciences)
Short Course 512: Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students
Short Course 518: Starting out in Undergraduate Research and Education: A Professional Development Workshop for Young Faculty
Short Course 519: Teaching Petrology and Structural Geology in the 21st Century
Short Course 537: Paleontological Society Centennial Short Course: From Evolution to Geobiology: Research Questions Driving Paleontology at the Start of a New Century Organized by Patricia H. Kelley and Richard K. Bambach
Short Course 538: AAPG Short Course Intro to Petroleum Geology for Faculty Day 1
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Council Meeting
8:30 AM-9:30 AM
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Executive Committee Meeting (Day 1)
8:30 AM-5:00 PM
GSA Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Short Course 515: Teaching Darwin
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
American Geological Institute (AGI) Workforce Committee
GSA Limnogeology Division Core Workshop: “Lake Cores: Climate Change and Tectonics (cosponsored by GSA Limnogeology Division and ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company)
Geoscience Information Network Workshop on System Requirements (cosponsored by U.S. Geological Survey and Arizona Geological Survey)
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)/Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) Council & Executive Committee Meeting
CANCELED: Short Course 520: Beyond the Content: Teaching Scientific and Citizenship Literacies in the Geosciences
Short Course 510: Brittle Deformation of Crustal Rocks: Insights from Experimentation and Microstructural Studies
Short Course 521: Making the Case for Tenure: A Workshop for Early Career Faculty (cosponsored by GSA Geoscience Education Division and National Association for Geoscience Teachers)
Short Course 522: The Use of GPS, LiDAR, and InSAR Data to Learn about Plate Tectonics, Crustal Deformation, Isostasy, and Ice Flow: A Short Course for Faculty at Two- and Four-Year Institutions
Short Course 523: Writing and Evaluating Geoscience Concept Inventory Questions (cosponsored by the National Science Foundation)
9:45 AM-12:30 PM
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Executive Committee, Council and Section Representatives Meeting
(2008am_ode)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Council Lunch
Short Course 507A: Ethics for Geoscientists (with lunch)
Short Course 507B: Ethics for Geoscientists (without lunch)
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
GSA Division Chairs Meeting
1:00 PM-4:30 PM
Evolution in the Classroom Teacher Forum
1:00 PM-5:00 PM
CANCELED: Short Course 526: Visualization in Geoscience Education: the Power of Immersive Environments (cosponsored by Experiential Learning in Environmental and Natural Sciences, GSA Geoscience Education Division and Higher Education Academy Subject Cent
CANCELED: Short Course 527: Your First Steps in the Profession and the Future (cosponsored by the American Institute of Professional Geologists and the Northeast Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists)
Short Course 524: An Introduction to Improving Your Teaching by Conducting Science Education Research in Your Classroom (cosponsored by NASA)
Short Course 525: Education Research II: Conducting Quantitative Geoscience Education Research
1:30 PM-4:30 PM
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Executive Committee and Council Meeting
(2008am_ode)
2:00 PM-6:30 PM
GSA Editor Summit
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
Student Presentation Coordinator Training Session, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 1)
Technical Session Chair Orientation, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 1)
5:00 PM-7:00 PM
GSA Geoscience Educators' Social Reception (cosponsored by National Association of Geoscience Teachers and GSA Geoscience Education Division)
5:00 PM-9:00 PM
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Seds & Suds
6:00 PM-9:00 PM
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) Executive Board Meeting
6:30 PM-11:00 PM
Paleontological Society Centennial Reception and Dinner **Ticketed Event**
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
GSA Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony
7:00 PM-11:00 PM
Keck Geology Consortium Representatives Meeting
9:00 PM-10:00 PM
GSA Presidential Address and Awards Reception
Sunday, 5 October 2008
6:30 AM-8:30 AM
Presidents' Student Breakfast (cosponsored by ExxonMobil)
7:30 AM-9:00 AM
GSA History of Geology Division Executive Committee Meeting
GSA Leadership Training for Committees, Divisions and Sections
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
American Geological Institute (AGI) Executive Committee Meeting
8:00 AM-2:00 PM
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS) Board Meeting
8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Short Course 506: Seal Analysis Workshop Day 2 (cosponsored by Gulf Coast Association of Geological Sciences)
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
CANCELED: Short Course 528: Introduction to the Petroleum Geology of Deepwater Settings
Short Course 505: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Using ArcGis for Geological and Environmental Science Applications
Short Course 529: Teaching Field Methods in Geology Using Rugged Tablet Computers, GPS, and Digital Data
Short Course 538: AAPG Short Course Intro to Petroleum Geology for Faculty Day 2
8:30 AM-12:30 PM
CANCELED: Short Course 508: The WRB (World Reference Base for Soil Resources)--An International Soil Classification System
9:00 AM-11:00 AM
GSA Foundation's Pardee Coterie **By Invitation Only**
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Executive Committee Meeting (Day 2)
9:30 AM-12:30 PM
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) Business Meeting (cosponsored by Gemological Institute of America)
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
GSA Publications Committee Meeting
Guest/Destination Tour: 101. Motorcoach Orientation Tour: Downtown Houston and Gateway to the Museum District
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
GSA Hydrogeology Division Management Board Meeting I
11:30 AM-1:00 PM
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) and GSA Geoscience Education Division Awards Luncheon **Ticketed Event**
11:30 AM-3:00 PM
GCSSEPM Board Meeting
(2008am_ode)
11:35 AM-1:15 PM
GSA Geology and Health Division Business Meeting
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Paleontological Society Hosting Association of North American Paleontological Societies, Committee (ANAPS)
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Women in Geology Mentor Reception (sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc.)
12:00 PM-2:00 PM
GSA Bulletin and Geosphere Associate Editor Meeting
GSA Geology Editorial Board Meeting
12:00 PM-4:00 PM
American Geological Institute (AGI) Foundation Meeting
12:15 PM-1:15 PM
Communicating with Congress (cosponsored by GSA Geology & Society Division and GSA Geology & Public Policy Committee)
Student Presentation Coordinator Training Session, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 2)
Technical Session Chair Orientation, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 2)
1:00 PM-5:00 PM
GSA Engineering Geology Division Annual Board Meeting
Short Course 530: Teaching Introductory Geoscience Using Lecture Tutorials (cosponsored by GSA Geoscience Education Division)
1:00 PM-5:30 PM
Cushman Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
1:30 PM-4:00 PM
American Geological Institute (AGI) Government Affairs Advisory Committee Meeting
2:00 PM-4:00 PM
CANCELED: GSA Lithosphere Editorial Board Meeting
2:00 PM-5:00 PM
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) Collection Development Forum
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
Guest Seminar #1 - Welcome to Houston by Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau
3:00 PM-5:00 PM
GSA Education Committee Meeting
3:00 PM-5:30 PM
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Geoscience Division Fall Meeting and Reception (cosponsored by Council on Undergraduate Research)
3:30 PM-5:00 PM
GCAGS/GCSSEPM Opening Session and Awards Presentation
(2008am_ode)
4:00 PM-7:00 PM
Micropaleontology Project Board of Directors
4:30 PM-7:00 PM
American Geological Institute (AGI) Past Presidents Reception and Dinner
5:00 PM-6:00 PM
U.S. Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists - Annual Meeting
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Albion College Geology Alumni Reception
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
GSA Bookstore Author Book Signing
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Board Meeting
GSA and SSSA-ASA-CSSA Bookstore Author Book Signing
(2008am_ode)
7:00 PM-9:30 PM
Paleontological Society: Centennial Pardee Symposium Speakers' Reception
7:30 PM-10:00 PM
St. Lawrence University Geology Private Alumni Reception
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
Affiliation of Christian Geologists Reception and Discussion
Monday, 6 October 2008
6:30 AM-8:30 AM
Association for Women Geologists (AWG) Breakfast and Awards Presentation **Ticketed Event**
7:00 AM-8:00 AM
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Delegates Breakfast
7:00 AM-8:30 AM
GSA Archaeological Geology Division Management Board Meeting
GSA Campus Representatives Appreciation Breakfast (by Invitation only)
GSA JTPC Round Table Breakfast
7:00 AM-9:00 AM
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Presidents Breakfast
7:15 AM-9:00 AM
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Past President's Breakfast
8:00 AM-10:30 AM
GSA Sedimentary Geology Division Management Board Meeting
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
American Geological Institute (AGI) Member Society Council Meeting
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Society Presidents' Guest Breakfast **For Registered Guests Only**
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Guest Seminar #2 - Permaculture by Cas Vanwoerden
10:00 AM-12:30 PM
Guest/Destination Tour: 102. Up, Down, and All Around-Downtown Walking Tour
10:30 AM-11:30 AM
GSA Engineering Geology Division Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecture
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
GSA Geology and Society Division Management Board Meeting
11:00 AM-3:00 PM
Guest/Destination Tour: 103. Chinatown Dim Sum Lunch & Chinese Supermarket Tour
11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Geology in Government Mentor Program (sponsored by GSA Foundation)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Earth Science Literacy Initiative Townhall (sponsored by the National Science Foundation)
12:00 PM-1:15 PM
All Convention Luncheon **Ticketed Event** (sponsored by American Shoreline; speaker hosted by the U.S. National Committee for IYPE)
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Users Meeting: Tricks & Tips for Researchers & Students
12:00 PM-2:00 PM
GSA History of Geology Division Luncheon and Business Meeting **Ticketed Event**
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Associate Editors Lunch
12:00 PM-3:00 PM
American Quaternary Association Council Meeting
12:00 PM-3:30 PM
GSA Engineering Geology Division Annual Luncheon & Awards Ceremony **Ticketed Event**
12:15 PM-1:00 PM
GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division Business Meeting
12:15 PM-1:15 PM
Mid-Career Faculty: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
Student Presentation Coordinator Training Session, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 3)
Technical Session Chair Orientation, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 3)
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
American Geological Institute (AGI) Earth Science Week Planning Meeting
(2008am_ode)
GSA International Division Management Board Meeting
(2008am_ode)
1:00 PM-5:00 PM
North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature Annual Meeting
1:30 PM-4:30 PM
Food for Thought: Educating the Public About Food, Water and Biofuels (cosponsored by the Council for Biotechnology Information)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM
GSA Geoscience Education Division Board Meeting
3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Getting into Geoscience Policy: Careers and Avocations (cosponsored by GSA Geology & Society Division and GSA Geology & Public Policy Committee)
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
GSA Student Research Grant Award Ceremony (sponsored by the GSA Foundation)
4:00 PM-6:00 PM
GSA Geoscience Education Division Business Meeting
Paleontological Society 2008 Awards Reception
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
GSA Hydrogeology Division Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer (cosponsored by GSA Hydrogeology Division and National Ground Water Association)
5:00 PM-5:30 PM
2008 George P. Woollard Award Technical Lecture - Dr. Gene Humphreys - Delamination, Drips, and other forms of small-scale convection: What's going on down there?
5:00 PM-6:00 PM
GSA Academic and Applied Geoscience Relations Committee
5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Amherst College Geology Alumni Reception
Yale University Private Alumni Reception
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
GSA Coal Geology Division Business Meeting and Awards Reception
GSA Geophysics Division Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony
5:30 PM-7:30 PM
CANCELED: Baylor Geology Department Private Alumni Reception
(2008am_ode)
Colorado State University, Department of Geosciences Private Alumni Reception
GSA Archaeological Geology Division Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony
Louisiana State University (LSU) Geology Alumni & Friends Reception
University of Illinois Crop Sciences/Geology Reception
University of Oklahoma, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics Private Alumni Reception
University of Utah/Utah State University Alumni Event (cosponsored by University of Utah, Dept. of Geology and Utah State University, Dept. of Geology)
5:45 PM-7:45 PM
Colgate University Geology Alumni/James McLelland Reception (cosponsored by Colgate University)
5:45 PM-8:00 PM
GSA Joint Sedimentary Geology and Limnogeology Divisions Business Meeting and Award Reception
5:45 PM-8:45 PM
GSA Geology and Society Division Distinguished Lecture, Reception and Business Meeting
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Subaru Outdoor Life Keynote Alexander Klimchouk: In a Search for the Deepest Cave on Earth: The Blend of Exploration, Adventure and Science
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Friends of PRI Reception
Sigma Gamma Epsilon Members Reception
University of Houston Geosciences Private Alumni Reception
University of Michigan Private Alumni Event
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Geological Sciences Alumni
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Alumni Reception
6:00 PM-10:00 PM
Western Michigan University, Department of Geosciences Private Alumni Reception
6:30 PM-7:30 PM
Duke University Nicholas School Private Alumni Reception
6:30 PM-8:30 PM
College of William and Mary-Department of Geology Private Alumni Reception
7:00 PM-8:30 PM
Stanford Earth Sciences Private Alumni Reception
University of Kentucky Geological Alumni Private Reception
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
BYU Geological Sciences Private Alumni Reception
(2008am_ode)
CANCELED: Johns Hopkins University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Alumni Reception
Centenary College of Louisiana
University of Idaho/Washington State University Joint Reception
(2008am_ode)
University of Wisconsin Private Alumni Reception
7:00 PM-9:30 PM
Bowling Green State University Group Alumni Reception
(2008am_ode)
Bucknell University
Colby College - Geology Alumni
Dhaka University (Bangladesh) Geology Group Alumni Reception
Franklin & Marshall College
Hamilton College Group Alumni Reunion
(2008am_ode)
Hartwick College Group Alumni Reception
(2008am_ode)
James Madison University & Ireland Field Camp Alumni Group Reception
Keck Geology Consortium
Mackay School of Earth Sciences & Engineering Group Alumni
(2008am_ode)
Miami University
Middlebury College
Missouri University of Science and Technology Group Alumni Reception
Montana, The University of
Northern Illinois University Group Alumni Reception
Oberlin College Group Alumni Reception
Ohio Wesleyan University
Oklahoma State University
Penn State University - Reception for the Alumni of the Department of Geosciences and the Department of Crop & Soil Sciences (cosponsored by Penn State Geosciences and Penn State Crop & Soil Sciences)
Purdue Univ -Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) Alumni & Friends Reception
Rice University Department of Earth Science Group Alumni Reception
San Diego State University Group Alumni Reception
Smith College Group Alumni Reception
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Dept. of Geology Alumni Reception
(2008am_ode)
Texas A&M University Department of Geology and Geophysics Private Alumni Reception
The College of Wooster Group Alumni Reception
Trinity University
(2008am_ode)
Tufts University
U.S. Geological Survey Group Alumni Reception
(2008am_ode)
University at Buffalo (SUNY) Department of Geology Alumni Event
University of Arkansas Geosciences Alumni Reception
University of Cincinnati Alumni Reception (cosponsored by University of Cincinnati Dept. of Geology)
University of Connecticut
(2008am_ode)
University of Iowa
University of Maine Group Alumni Event
University of Missouri Group Alumni Reception
University of Nebraska Alumni Group Reception
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Group Alumni Reception
(2008am_ode)
University of Southern California (USC) Department of Earth Sciences Alumni Reception
University of Washington
University of Wyoming - Geology & Geophysics Department
Vanderbilt University
(2008am_ode)
Williams College
7:00 PM-10:00 PM
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS) President's Reception
Rio Grande Universities Private Alumni Reception (cosponsored by University of New Mexico, New Mexico Tech, New Mexico State and University of Texas El Paso)
Syracuse University Private Alumni Reception
University of Alabama Private Alumni Reception (cosponsored by The University of Alabama, Geological Sciences)
University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences Alumni Reception
University of Minnesota - Alumni Reception (all campuses)
7:00 PM-11:00 PM
University of Nevada Las Vegas-Geoscience Department Alumni Reception (cosponsored by UNLV Geoscience Dept.)
7:30 PM-9:30 PM
The University of Kansas Department of Geology Alumni Reception
7:30 PM-10:00 PM
Northwestern University/University of Chicago Private Alumni Reception
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
The Ohio State Univ. - School of Earth Sciences Private Alumni Reception
8:00 PM-11:00 PM
University of Massachusetts Private Alumni Reception
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
7:00 AM-8:00 AM
GSA Annual Program Committee (APC) Breakfast
7:00 AM-8:30 AM
National Academy of Sciences, Sections 15 and 16, Breakfast Meeting
7:00 AM-9:00 AM
GSA Associated Societies Breakfast Meeting
7:00 AM-12:00 PM
Association of American State Geologists (AASG) Mid Year Meeting
8:00 AM-4:00 PM
CANCELED: Guest/Destination Tour: 104. Religious Diversity in Multi-Cultural Houston-Hindu & Buddhist Temples, Islamic Mosque
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
American Geological Institute (AGI) Environment Geoscience Advisory Committee
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) E-Resources Forum
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Guest Seminar #3 - The Power of Reading People by Alice Weiser
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) U.S. National Committee
11:00 AM-2:00 PM
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)/Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) Lunch **Ticketed Event**
11:15 AM-12:00 PM
GSA Division Secretary, Treasurer, Editor, & Webmaster Reception
11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Generational Perspectives of Women Scientists Committee **Ticketed Event** (cosponsored by SSSA-ASA-CSSA Women in Agronomy, Crops, Soils, and Environmental Sciences Luncheon and GSA Minorities and Women in the Geosciences Committee)
(2008am_ode)
Geology in Industry Mentor Program (cosponsored by Chevron, Foundation Coal and ExxonMobil)
11:30 AM-1:30 PM
Gulf Coast Society of Society for Sedimentary Geology (GCSSEPM) Luncheon **Ticketed Event**
11:30 AM-2:00 PM
GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Management Board Meeting
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
GSA Research Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
12:00 PM-1:15 PM
Paleontological Society, Education and Outreach Committee
Special Lecture: Dr. James E. Hansen Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim? (sponsored by Geological Society of America)
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) Luncheon **Ticketed Event**
12:00 PM-2:00 PM
Using Online Databases for Research and Teaching
(2008am_ode)
12:00 PM-3:00 PM
GSA Hydrogeology Division Luncheon, Awards, and Business Meeting **Ticketed Event**
12:15 PM-1:15 PM
Association for Women Geologists (AWG) Discussion: Issues Facing Women Chairs, Deans, and other Academic Leaders
GSA Planetary Geology Division Business Meeting
Student Presentation Coordinator Training Session, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 4)
Technical Session Chair Orientation, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 4)
12:30 PM-2:30 PM
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Awards Lunch **Ticketed Event**
1:00 PM-3:00 PM
AGI/NAGT Leadership Meeting
1:00 PM-4:30 PM
Guest/Destination Tour: 105. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens--Plus the Grand Homes of River Oaks
1:00 PM-5:00 PM
International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) Board of Officers - Day 1
1:30 PM-7:00 PM
Paleontological Society, Council Meeting
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
GSA Section Meeting Chairs Meeting
2:00 PM-5:00 PM
Minorities and Women in the Geosciences Committee Meeting
3:00 PM-5:00 PM
NAGT/USGS Summer Internship Meeting
3:00 PM-5:30 PM
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Awards Lectures, Presidential Address, and Annual Business Meeting
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
GSA Hydrogeology Division Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
NSF Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology Program Towne Hall
(2008am_ode)
5:00 PM-7:00 PM
GSA History of Geology Division Student and Friends Reception
Geoscience Education Research and Geocognition Interest Group (cosponsored by GSA Geoscience Education Division and National Association of Geoscience Teachers)
5:15 PM-6:30 PM
Field Exploration Analysis Team (FEAT) Meeting
5:30 PM-7:00 PM
GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Business Meeting & Awards Presentation
5:30 PM-7:30 PM
Congressional Science Fellows Panel Discussion and Reception (cosponsored by GSA Geology & Society Division and GSA Geology & Public Policy Committee)
Friends of the Corals and Sponges
GSA Foundation Sr. Fellow's Reception **By Invitation Only**
Texas A&M University Mixer, Soil and Crop Sciences Department
5:30 PM-8:00 PM
University of North Dakota School of Engineering and Mines/Geology and Geological Engineering Private Alumni Reception
(2008am_ode)
5:30 PM-8:30 PM
Reception in Honor of H. Allen Curran and Don and Kathy Gerace (cosponsored by Smith College, Gerace Research Centre, Eastern Section of the Society of Sedimentary Geology)
5:45 PM-7:00 PM
GSA Hydrogeology Division Student Reception
GSA Planetary Geology Division Awards Reception
5:45 PM-7:30 PM
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA)-Geochemical Society (GS) Joint Reception **Ticketed Event**
5:45 PM-8:45 PM
GSA International Division Business Meeting and Reception
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division Reception
NSF EarthScope Reception (cosponsored by EarthScope National Office)
6:00 PM-7:30 PM
Friends of the Cambrian
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
American Geological Institute (AGI) Friends of AGI Awards Reception
6:00 PM-9:00 PM
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) Reception, Awards, and Silent Auction (cosponsored by ProQuest/CSA)
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
Enhanced Geothermal Systems, the Earth's Non-fossil-fuel Energy Bounty by Doone Wyborn
(2008am_ode)
GSA Structural Geology & Tectonics Division and GSA Geophysics Division Joint Reception
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
Understanding Evolution: A Public Forum (sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc.)
7:00 PM-11:00 PM
Cushman Foundation Awards Ceremony and Reception
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Annual Awards Ceremony
7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Friends of the Cephalopods
7:30 PM-10:30 PM
Dartmouth Earth Sciences
9:00 PM-11:55 PM
MIT/CalTech Cocktail Party
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
7:00 AM-9:00 AM
GSA Hydrogeology Division Management Board Meeting II
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
GSA Council Meeting - Day 2
International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) Board of Officers - Day 2
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
GSA Committee on Professional Development
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
American Geological Institute (AGI) GeoRef Advisory Committee
CANCELED: Guest/Destination Tour: 107. Galveston Tour--Ocean Star, The Strand, and Haak Vineyards
1:00 PM-5:00 PM
CANCELED: Guest/Destination Tour: 106. Art Tour Extraordinaire--Rice University Gallery and the Menil Complex
2:00 PM-5:00 PM
International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) National Committees
2:30 PM-5:00 PM
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Audit Committee Meeting
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
GSA Geoinformatics Division Business Meeting
5:30 PM-10:30 PM
National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) Board Meeting
Thursday, 9 October 2008
7:30 AM-4:00 PM
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Executive Committee Meeting
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Board of Directors Meeting
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Short Course 531: Fundamentals of Seismic Structural Analysis and Hydrocarbon Entrapment Analysis for Graduate Students Day 1 (cosponsored by ExxonMobile, Conoco Phillips and GSA Structural and Tectonics Division)
Short Course 532: Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Basin Exploration Day 1 (cosponsored by ExxonMobil Exploration Corp.)
11:45 AM-1:00 PM
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Executive Committee Lunch
1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Middle-Late Pennsylvanian Working Group (Day 1 of 2)
(2008am_ode)
Friday, 10 October 2008
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Middle-Late Pennsylvanian Working Group (Day 2 of 2)
(2008am_ode)
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
CANCELED: Short Course 511: 3-D Visualization in Teaching and Research
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Short Course 531: Fundamentals of Seismic Structural Analysis and Hydrocarbon Entrapment Analysis for Graduate Students Day 2 (cosponsored by ExxonMobile, Conoco Phillips and GSA Structural and Tectonics Division)
Short Course 532: Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Basin Exploration Day 2 (cosponsored by ExxonMobil Exploration Corp.)
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