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GSA2015 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
Joseph Thomas Pardee (1871–1960) SCIENCE & CAREERS
Pardee Keynote Symposia
P1. Celebrating the Genius of William “Strata” Smith: together to showcase high-impact research, identify the frontiers
Bicentennial Anniversary of Smith’s Revolutionary Map. of current research, and present key questions to be addressed
about future prospects regarding the rise of animals across the
Sun., 1 Nov., 8–11 a.m. & 2–4 p.m.; Mon., 2 Nov., 8 a.m.–noon. Precambrian–Cambrian transition.
Advocates: George H. Davis, Renee M. Clary. P4. Similar Information, Different Results: Fracking from
State to State.
Smith’s 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales and Part of
Scotland stands as a milestone in the geological sciences. This Tues., 3 Nov., 1:30–5:30 p.m.
session will explore “Smith fundamentals” in relationship to our
science today. Advocates: R. Laurence Davis; Christopher P. Carlson.
P2. Savor the Cryosphere. During this session, geologists and policy makers representing
several states will outline their state’s policies and discuss how
Mon., 2 Nov., 1:30–5:30 p.m. they were developed. The presentations will be followed by a panel
discussion and time for Q&A.
Advocates: Patrick Burkhart; Greg Baker; Paul Baldauf.
P5. Appalachian Geomorphology.
This session will examine the retreat of Earth’s glaciers coupled
with the perturbation of other earth systems by an intensely Wed., 4 Nov., 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
warming climate. Three prestigious investigators, James Balog,
Richard Alley, and Lonnie Thompson, will seek to demonstrate Advocates: Frank J. Pazzaglia; Gregory S. Hancock;
that “seeing is believing.” The program includes a screening of Sean F. Gallen.
Chasing Ice.
This full-day session is dedicated to new research and synoptic
P3. Earth-Life Systems at the Dawn of Animals. presentations of geomorphic processes and rates as seen through
the lens of the Appalachian landscape.
Tues., 3 Nov., 8 a.m.–noon.
Advocates: James D. Schiffbauer; Marc Laflamme;
Simon A.F. Darroch.
Geobiologists, evolutionary biologists, paleontologists, sedi-
mentologists, geochemists, and earth-systems scientists will come
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