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GSA2016 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION

Short Courses

GSA-sponsored professional development short courses will be held immediately before and during the
annual meeting and are open to members and nonmembers. A course-only registration fee is required if you
are not attending the meeting. This fee may be applied toward meeting registration if you decide to attend.
On-site registration is based on availability and costs an additional US$30. All prices listed below reflect
this increased fee. CCC—Colorado Convention Center.

FAQs 506. Facilitating Effective STEM Learning and Public GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
Engagement in Paleontology
• Can I take a short course if I am not registered for the meeting? When: Fri., 23 Sept., 1–5 p.m.
YES! You’re welcome to—just add the meeting nonregistrant Where: CCC, Room 104
fee of US$40 when you pay for the course. Should you then Cost: US$55
decide to attend the meeting, your payment will be applied
toward meeting registration. 507. Digital Technology across the Earth Science
Curriculum—A Short Course for Preservice and In-Service
• GSA K–12 teacher member? You’re welcome to take short Teachers and Undergraduate Instructors
courses without registering for the meeting or paying the When: Sat., 24 Sept., 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
US$40 nonregistrant fee. Where: CCC, Room 701
Cost: US$55
• Do you offer CEUs? Yes. You can earn continuing education
credits (CEUs) for technical sessions, short courses, and field 508. Ground-Penetrating Radar: Principles, Practice,
trips. Ten contact hours are required for one CEU; for example, and Processing
one day (8 hours) of technical sessions = 0.8 CEUs. When your When: Sat., 24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
course ends, fill out the online course evaluation, then down- Where: CCC, Room 112
load your CEU certificate. Cost: US$100

• More questions? See community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/ 509. Using Laser Ablation Split Stream (LASS)
science-careers/courses or contact Jennifer Nocerino, Geochronology and Petrochronology to Address
jnocerino@geosociety.org, for course abstracts and information. Tectonic & Petrologic Questions
When: Sat., 24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
501. Introduction to Terrestrial Laser Scanning (Ground-Based Where: CCC, Room 709
LiDAR) for Earth Science Research and Education Cost: US$80, includes lunch
When: Fri., 23 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Where: UNAVCO, Boulder 510. Geochemical Applications of pXRF: Environmental,
Cost: US$80, includes lunch Exploration, and Geology
When: Sat., 24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
502. Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students Where: CCC, Room 105
When: Fri.–Sat., 23–24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Cost: US$70, includes lunch
Where: CCC, Room 708/710
Cost: US$55 511. Practical Techniques for Using Temperature as a Tracer
in Hydrological Research
503. Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts Applied When: Sat., 24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
to Basin Exploration Where: CCC, Room 711
When: Fri.–Sat., 23–24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Cost: US$180
Where: CCC, Room 102
Cost: US$55, includes lunch 512. Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) Characterization: A Critical
Component of Life Cycle Planning and Management of
504. Advanced Sequence Stratigraphic Applications Metal Mines
for Exploration When: Sat., 24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
When: Fri.–Sat., 23–24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Where: CCC, Room 712
Where: CCC, Room 101 Cost: US$155
Cost: US$352
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505. GIS-Based Spatial Mathematical Modeling
for Mineral Exploration
When: Fri.–Sat., 23–24 Sept., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Where: CCC, Room 103
Cost: US$237

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