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| 125th ANNIVERSARY: CELEBRATING ADVANCES IN GEOSCIENCE |
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GSA invites members, Divisions, Sections & Associated Societies to help celebrate its 125 Anniversary in 2013 with a yearlong series of events. Please send your ideas and suggestions to centered on the theme: Our Science, Societal Impact, and Unique Thought Processes. The celebration will focus on how far the Society has come in advancing geoscience and its impact on society over the past 50 years — and what predictions we have for the future. |
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| EDUCATION & OUTREACH |
Students & Early Career Scientists — 34th International Geological Congress (IGC) Travel Grants
Application deadline: 17 Feb.
GSA travel grants are available for the 34th International Geological Congress (IGC) in Brisbane, Australia, 5–10 Aug. 2012.
[ apply now ]
GeoCorps™ America
The application period for summer 2012 GeoCorps positions is now officially closed, but some opportunities are still available.
GSA-ExxonMobil Field Awards
Applications are now being accepted for the GSA-ExxonMobil Field Awards. You may receive a $2,000 scholarship toward your field camp, a $10,000 award to help operate your field camp, or a one-week all-expenses–paid field seminar in the Bighorn Basin of north-central Wyoming.
[ learn more ]
First International EarthCache Event
2 Sept. 2012
This event will bring EarthCachers from across the nation and around the world together just north of Portland, Maine, USA, to participate in seminars and activities about this exciting earth-science outreach program. It is expected that more than 500 people will attend. Registration opens 15 Feb.
[ learn more ]
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| MEETINGS |
| 2012 SECTION MEETINGS |
Town Hall Meetings
Your input is needed as we update GSA's five-year strategic plan. GSA Council and the GSA Executive Committee invite all members to attend a Town Hall meeting to discuss the Society's future. Town Hall events will be held during the following Section Meetings. |
South-Central
8–9 March, Alpine, Texas
Chair: Kevin Urbanczyk
[ register | technical program ] |
Northeastern
18–20 March, Hartford, Connecticut
Chair: Jean Crespi
[ register | technical program ] |
Cordilleran
29–31 March, Queretaro, Mexico (posters will be on display the evening of 28 March)
Chair: Luca Ferrari
Early registration deadline: 27 February
[ register | technical program ] |
Southeastern
1–2 April, Asheville, North Carolina
Co-chairs: Blair Tormey;
Cheryl Waters-Tormey
Early registration deadline: 27 February
[ register | technical program ] |
North-Central
23–24 April, Dayton, Ohio
Chair: Charles Ciampaglio
Early registration deadline: 19 March
[ register | technical program ] |
Rocky Mountain
9–11 May, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chair: Laura Crossey
Early registration deadline: 9 April
[ register | technical program ] |
Mentor Programs
Impact the future — Become a mentor! Wherever you are in your career, someone with an interest in the geoscience profession can benefit from your advice. Mentors are needed at this year's Section Meetings for both the Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program in Applied Geology and the John Mann Mentors in Applied Hydrogeology Program. |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
GSA Bookstore
Map and Chart 101
Geologic Map of the San Emigdio Mountains, Southern California
By Alan D. Chapman and Jason B. Saleeby
New and existing geologic mapping and geochronology are compiled in this 1:40,000-scale map, establishing the framework for studies of Cretaceous assemblages belonging to the Sierra Nevada batholith and the Late Cretaceous San Emigdio Schist. Printed in color at approx. 36" × 62."
February Special
Purchase Plates vs Plumes, A Geological Controversy and get a CD-ROM of Special Paper 388, Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms, for only $5.00 more. Pairing this newer volume from Wiley-Blackwell with GSA's best-selling 2006 volume gives you the complete picture on the plate and plume hypotheses.
[ learn more ]
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| GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS |
GSA Participates in Climate Science Day on Capitol Hill
GSA joined a dozen scientific societies on 1 Feb. for Climate Science Day on Capitol Hill. GSA Executive Director Jack Hess and GSA Director for Geoscience Policy Kasey White were part of a contingent of scientists visiting Members of Congress and their staff to discuss climate science. Interdisciplinary teams that included geoscientists, statisticians, atmospheric scientists, and crop and soil scientists held more than 100 meetings on Capitol Hill. A related Climate Science Day briefing by Columbia University's Earth Institute attracted a standing-room only crowd.
[ learn more ]
NEW! Keep up with the latest news from the Hill. Subscribe to GSA's Geology & Public Policy RSS feed.
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| INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS |
U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy
This new U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) workshop report, requested by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and developed by the Committee on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy and the National Research Council has now been released online.
[ learn more ]
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| CALENDAR CLOSEUPS: ASSOCIATED SOCIETY EVENTS |
 Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS)
25–29 March 2012, Tucson, Arizona, USA
25th Anniversary Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering & Environmental Problems: "Making Waves: Geophysical Innovations for a Thirsty World."
[ more info ]
American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
26–28 March 2012, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
AWRA Spring Specialty Conference — Geographic Information Systems and Water Resources VII.
[ learn more ]
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
22–25 April 2012, Long Beach, California, USA
Annual Convention & Exposition: Directing the Future of E&P: Starring Creative Ideas and New Technology.
[ learn more ]
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| OF NOTE |
AGI Announces Earth Science Week 2012 Theme
AGI's 2012 Earth Science Week (12–20 Oct.) encourages young people and the general public to learn how geoscientists gather & interpret data about Earth and other planets. This year's theme is Discovering Careers in the Earth Sciences.
[ learn more ]
Call For Entries: SSSA Awards & Scholarships
The Soil Science Society of America is accepting nominations for its 2012 awards, which honor researchers, educators, professionals, and students. Nominate yourself or a colleague for one (or more) of the dozens of awards & scholarships offered by this GSA Associated Society.
[ learn more ]
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| ON THE WIRE … |
A SAMPLING OF GSA IN THE NEWS |
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The Jan. 2012 Geology article by UNAVCO scientist H.T. Berglund and colleagues, "Distributed deformation across the Rio Grande Rift, Great Plains, and Colorado Plateau," is highlighted in a 22 Jan. Time NewsFeed Science article, "New Mexico Is Stretching, Slowly but Surely."
[ Berglund et al. abstract | Time NewsFeed Science ]
A 1 Feb. 2012 Vancouver Sun article, "Yukon bison bone provides clue to adaptation," includes discussion of the Aug. 2009 GSA Today science article by D.G. Froese of the University of Alberta and colleagues, "The Klondike goldfields and Pleistocene environments of Beringia."
[ Froese et al. article | Vancouver Sun ]
A 7 Feb. 2012 Vancouver Sun article, "Event that wiped out much of Earth's biology happened slowly: Study," covers a GSA Bulletin article by T. Algeo of the University of Cincinnati and colleagues (published ahead of print on 6 Feb. 2012), "Evidence for a diachronous Late Permian marine crisis from the Canadian Arctic region." The paper was also picked up by various Canada.com outlets as well as The Guardian Nigeria.
[ Algeo et al. abstract | Vancouver Sun | Guardian Nigeria ]
The 10 Feb. issue of Science includes an article, "More Than One Way for Invaders to Wreak Havoc," detailing the Jan. 2012 GSA Today science article, "Speciation collapse and invasive species dynamics during the Late Devonian 'Mass Extinction'," by A.L. Stigall of Ohio University.
[ GSA Today article | Science ] |
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| GEOSCIENCE TRIVIA |
- The first issue of GSA Bulletin was issued in what month and year?
- What is the name of the newest GSA journal first printed in February 2009?
- What was the first name of the Society newsletter that finally developed into GSA Today?
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