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Second Announcement and Call for Papers REGISTRATION

NORTH-CENTRAL SECTION Early registration deadline: 13 April
Cancellation deadline: 20 April
49th Annual Meeting of North-Central Section, GSA REGISTRATION FEES (all fees are in U.S. dollars)
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
19–20 May 2015 Early Standard
www.geosociety.org/Sections/nc/2015mtg/
Full mtg. 1 day Full mtg. 1 day

Professional Member $185 $140 $210 $150

Professional Member 70+ $80 $65 $100 $75

Professional Nonmember $210 $150 $240 $170

Student Member $65 $40 $75 $50

Student Nonmember $80 $50 $100 $60

K–12 Professional $35 $25 $40 $30

Guest/Spouse $35 $35 $35 $35

Field Trip Only $35 n/a $35 n/a

Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.GSA TODAY | FEBRUARY 2015 ACCOMMODATIONS

From the Proterozoic to the A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Madison
Anthropocene: All the Right Stuff Monona Terrace, 9 East Wilson Street, Madison WI 53703, USA,
connected via a bridge to the Monona Terrace Community and
LOCATION Convention Center. Group room rates range from US$149 to
The 49th Annual Meeting of GSA’s North-Central Section will US$359 plus a room tax of 14.5% (waived for those with State of
Wisconsin tax exempt certificates). Reservations must be made by
be hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dept. of 21 April 2015 to qualify for the block rate. To make your reserva-
Geoscience and by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History tion, call +1-866-403-8838 or go to the Hilton Madison Monona
Survey. Technical sessions will take place in the Frank Lloyd Terrace website, www.hiltonmadison.com/index.asp. Use code
Wright–designed Monona Terrace Community and Convention “NCRC” when making your reservation to ensure that you are
Center overlooking beautiful Lake Mendota in Madison, booked into the specially priced GSA block.
Wisconsin. The meeting will feature theme sessions and field trips
that highlight the geologic diversity of the region, from the CALL FOR PAPERS
Precambrian Midcontinent Rift and the Baraboo Hills, to
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks exposed in the nearby Driftless Area, Abstract deadline: 17 Feb.
to new interpretations of the Cenozoic evolution of the Lower Submit your abstract online at www.geosociety.org/Sections/
Wisconsin River, to effects of recent human activities on Earth’s
water and mineral resources, and to new approaches to analysis of nc/2015mtg/techprog.htm. Abstract submission fees: US$10 for
geoscience data and educating the next generation of geoscientists. students; US$15 for all others. If you cannot submit an abstract
online, please contact Heather Clark, +1-303-357-1018, hclark@
Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Photo courtesy GMCVB. geosociety.org.

16 Theme Sessions

T1. Precambrian Geology of the Great Lakes Region.
T2. Shortening, Shearing and Stretching the Midcontinent:

Geologic and Geophysical Records of Proterozoic
Tectonics.
T3. Quantitative Approaches in Stratigraphy and
Paleontology: Where Are We Going, and How Will We
Get There?
T4. Bridging the Gap between Empirical and Model-Driven
Views of Geologic History: New Tools and Approaches.
T5. Coming Full Circle: From Diagenesis to Modern Aquifer
Chemistry—Exploring the Role of Water-Rock
Interactions over Time.
T6. A Centennial Celebration of USGS Monograph 53: Glacial
Geology of the Great Lakes Region.
T7. Quaternary Time Machine: Methods and Analyses of
Soils and Sediments Reveal Secrets of Past Environments.
T8. Non-Glacial Quaternary Research in the Great Lakes
Region.