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GSA 2016 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
for Professionals, Students, Faculty, & K–12 Teachers
Early registration deadline: 22 August lunch. Limit: 30. CEUs: 1.6. Instructors: Bob Stewart,
ExxonMobil Exploration Co.; Tonya Brami, ExxonMobil
Registration after 22 August will cost an Exploration Co. Cosponsors: ExxonMobil Exploration Co.; GSA
additional US$30. Sedimentary Geology Division.
Cancellation deadline: 29 August 504. Advanced Sequence Stratigraphic Applications for
Exploration. Fri.–Sat., 23–24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m. US$ 322. Limit:
The following short courses are open to everyone. Early regis- 25. CEUs: 1.6. Instructor: Vitor Abreu, Consultant.
tration is highly recommended to ensure that courses will run.
Can I take a short course if I am not registered for the meeting? 505. GIS-Based Spatial Mathematical Modeling for Mineral
YES! You’re welcome to—just add the meeting nonregistrant fee Exploration. Fri.–Sat., 23–24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m. US$ 207. Limit:
(US$40) by 22 Aug. to your course enrollment cost. Should you 20. CEUs: 1.6. Instructors: Alok Porwal, Indian Institute of
then decide to attend the meeting, your payment will be applied Technology Bombay Mumbai; Bijal Chudasama, Indian Institute
toward meeting registration. of Technology Bombay Mumbai.
GSA K–12 teacher members: You are welcome to take short
courses without registering for the meeting or paying the non- 506. Facilitating Effective STEM Learning and Public
registrant fee. Engagement in Paleontology. Fri., 23 Sept., 1–5 p.m. US$25.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs): Most professional develop- Limit: 30. CEU: 0.4. Instructors: Bruce MacFadden, Florida
ment courses and workshops offer CEUs. One CEU comprises 10 Museum of Natural History; Kent Crippen, Univ. of Florida;
hours of participation in an organized continuing education expe- Ronny Leder, Florida Museum of Natural History; Eleanor
rience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and Gardner, Florida Museum of Natural History; Lisa Lundgren,
qualified instruction. Univ. of Florida; Victor Perez, Univ. of Florida. Cosponsor: The
FOSSIL Project.
See community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/science-careers/
courses or contact Jennifer Nocerino, jnocerino@geosociety.org,
for course abstracts and additional information.
GSA TODAY | JUNE 2016 501. Introduction to Terrestrial Laser Scanning (Ground-Based 507. Digital Technology across the Earth Science
LiDAR) for Earth Science Research and Education. Fri., 23 Sept., Curriculum—A Short Course for Preservice and In-Service
8 a.m.–5 p.m. US$50; lunch included. Limit: 20. CEU: 0.8. Teachers and Undergraduate Instructors. Sat., 24 Sept., 8
Instructors: Christopher Crosby, UNAVCO; Marianne Okal, a.m.–4 p.m. US$25. CEU: 0.7. Limit: 25. Instructors: Declan
UNAVCO. Cosponsor: UNAVCO. De Paor, Old Dominion Univ.; Steve Whitmeyer, James Madison
Univ.; Callan Bentley, Northern Virginia Community College;
502. Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students. Fri.–Sat., Bill Richards, North Idaho College; Kristen St. John, James
23–24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m. $US25. Limit: 55. CEUs: 1.6. Madison Univ.; Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College.
Instructors: Bret Dixon, Anadarko; Morgan Sullivan, Chevron. Cosponsors: GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Environmental
Cosponsor: Anadarko. and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division;
GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geophysics Division;
503. Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Basin GSA Geoscience Education; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA
Exploration. Fri.–Sat., 23–24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m. US$25, includes Karst Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and
Volcanology Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA
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