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21 Sept., Day 5: Gravitational spreading of volcanic fields; newly
discovered Sevier gravity slide.

22 Sept., Day 6: Wrap-up discussions and plans for future
research and collaboration.

ATTENDEES AND ESTIMATED COSTS

The registration fee will cover hotel lodging for six nights
(double occupancy), breakfast, lunch, and snacks for six days,
handouts, and transportation for the field trip. Airfare is not
included and participants must make their own travel arrange-
ments. Registration fees have not been finalized. Please check the
GSA website for updates at www.geosociety.org/fieldforums.

APPLICATION & REGISTRATION

Application deadline: 31 Jan. 2017

Registration deadline: 31 March 2017

Participants will have to commit to attending the full six days
of the field conference. Group size will be limited to 40 partici-
pants. To apply, please contact the conveners through bobbiek@
utah.gov with a letter of intent that includes a statement of inter-
ests, the relevance of your recent work to the themes of the field
conference, the subject of a proposed presentation, and contact
information. Interested graduate students and early career faculty
are strongly encouraged to apply. Once you have been selected to
participate, you will be sent registration information. Please check
the conference website for updates.

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Propose a Thompson Field Forum

GSA TODAY | NOVEMBER 2016 These forums are designed to capture the essence Figure 2. Pseudotachylyte dike sourced from an internal MGS shear surface
of discoveries or controversial topics via on-the- (A). Photomicrographs of two different samples show (B) isotropic nature of
spot discussion of a particular geologic feature via glass with few remaining partially melted plagioclase phenocrysts (crossed-
an exchange of current knowledge and exciting polarized light) and (C) attendant flow structures visible in plain-polarized
ideas. Forums stimulate individual and collaborative light. Photos by Bob Biek.
research and are field-trip oriented.

Go to www.geosociety.org/fieldforums/
to learn more.

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