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Energy and Climate

October 8-10, Jackson, Wyoming

Bringing together high-level decision-makers, experts in the field of energy and climate, and other interested parties from across the U.S. and beyond to share information and find common ground on balancing energy needs with climate considerations.

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Hot Off The Press

Special Paper 421:
Advances in High-Pressure Mineralogy

Special Paper 423:
The Evolution of the Rheic Ocean: From Avalonian-Cadomian Active Margin to Alleghenian-Variscan Collision

Special Paper 429:
The Pennsylvanian–Early Permian Bird Spring Carbonate Shelf, Southeastern California: Fusulinid Biostratigraphy, Paleogeographic Evolution, and Tectonic Implications

2008 Section Meetings

CALL FOR PAPERS

The abstracts form is now open for all of the 2008 Section Meetings.

Get the latest information and check abstract deadlines.

Joint Meeting
Cordilleran / Rocky Mountain

19-21 March, Las Vegas, NV

Northeastern

27-29 March, Buffalo, NY

South-Central

30 March-1 April, Hot Springs, AR

Southeastern

10-11 April, Charlotte, NC

North-Central

24-25 April, Evansville, IN

2008 Annual Meeting

This is a Joint Meeting
5-9 October, Houston, Texas

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Deadline: 4 December

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Make a commitment to share your unique knowledge and experience with peers, students, and others in GSA’s dynamic annual eeting setting.

Especially for Students

Don’t Miss these Mentor Programs at the GSA Annual Meeting:
• Women in Geology
• Geology in Government
• Geology in Industry
• John Mann Mentors in Applied Hydrogeology
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding Opportunity
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) program offers U.S. science and engineering graduate students the opportunity to study abroad with international researchers for eight weeks during the summer. $5,000 stipend plus travel allowance - foreign co-sponsoring organizations will provide additional support.
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Fun with Geoscience Trivia
1. Of what does a marigram record the rise and fall?
2. How many periods are there in the Paleozoic Era, if the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian are rolled into the one Carboniferous period?
3. What term is given to the needle-like siliceous objects found in the tissues of some animals, such as sponges, and common in the recent fossil record?


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In This Issue:
• 2007 Annual Meeting
• Hot Off The Press
• 2008 Section Meetings
• 2008 Annual Meeting
• Especially for Students
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• Resources
• Communicating the Value of Geoscience
• Classifed Ads & GeoMart
• Stay Informed
• Fun with Geoscience Trivia
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Science Highlights:
  • Special Session —
    A Dialogue on Field Safety in Memory of Alyssa Heberton-Morimoto
    [ details ]
  • Pardee Keynote Symposia
    • New Eyes and Ears on Mars:
      Recent Advances in Understanding the Red Planet
      Herbert Frey, Davis Williams
      (cosponsored by GSA Planetary Geology Division)
      [ read more ]
    • Pulse of the Earth: Geochronology and Paleomagnetism of Large Igneous Provinces—The Key to Reconstructing Precambrian Supercontinents
      David A.D. Evans and Joseph G. Meert
      (Cosponsored by Precambrian [At Large]; International Geological Correlations Program Project 509, Paleoproterozoic Supercontinents and Global Evolution)
      [ read more ]
  • Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony
    Join GSA President John M. (Jack) Sharp Jr. on Saturday night to honor the 2007 medal and award winners.
    [ details ]
Important Deadlines & Planning Reminders:
Exhibit Hall:
  • There are few exhibit booths remaining.
    [ reserve space ]
  • Stop by “NSF Street” in the exhibit hall to learn about projects that the National Science Foundation is funding.
    [ more info ]
  • New Books: See who will be in the GSA Bookstore Members’ Corner display.
    [ view titles ]


Get ready — can't wait to see you in Denver!

 


Resources

After more than 30 years, NASA is poised to release high-resolution scans of the original Apollo flight films for both researchers and the general public. Johnson Space Center and Arizona State University are creating an online digital archive of 35,000 original photos with better clarity, color, and contrast than has previously been available.
[ check it out ]

 


Communicating the Value of Geoscience

Government Affairs

Earth Scientists on Capitol Hill:
Workshop on Communicating with Congress
Sunday, 28 October at the Annual Meeting in Denver.
FREE - registration not required but space is limited.
[ more ]

Heads Up!
2008–2009 Congressional Science Fellowship applications are due 1 February 2008.
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A Sampling of GSA in the News

The Geology and Climatology of Yucca Mountain and Vicinity, Southern Nevada and California (Memoir 199, 2007) received coverage in the AAPG Explorer.
[ book overview | AAPG Explorer article ]

A study by Ong et al. of bends in large folds of Appalachian crust (GSA BULLETIN, July 2007) received coverage in Science.
[ abstract ]

Research by Pufahl et al. on discovery of Sudbury impact debris in Michigan (GEOLOGY, September 2007) was widely reported in the Canadian press and by the Discovery Channel. Outlets included Ottawa Citizen, Edmonton Journal, Ontario Global TV, and Canada.com.
[ abstract | Ottawa Citizen article ]

A study by Gani et al. on the possibility that climate change drove early humans out of Africa (GSA TODAY, September 2007) was reported in New Scientist.

Research by Poulsen et al. on Pangea's global warming in the late Paleozoic (GEOLOGY, September 2007) was reported by Discovery Channel
[ abstract | Discovery Channel article ]

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