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Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION
69th Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain
Section, GSA
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
9–10 June 2017
www.geosociety.org/rm-mtg
Mount Allan—“The Claw” Three Sisters.
Join Us in the Heart of the Western
Canadian Sedimentary Basin, the
Gateway to the Canadian Rockies
LOCATION
Calgary is located in the heart of the Western Canadian
Sedimentary Basin within sight of the Canadian Rockies. Our
vibrant city is blessed with two of the largest urban parks in
North America, Fish Creek Provincial Park and Nose Hill, in
addition to the Weaselhead and Glenmore Reservoir, which are
walking distance from Mount Royal University. The technical
program explores much of the geological time scale and is
intended to bridge across the North American Rocky Mountains.
The field trips offer opportunities to explore our local UNESCO T9.
World Heritage sites, such as the bone beds at Dinosaur
Provincial Park and the Burgess Shale Trilobite beds in Yoho
National Park, the Royal Tyrell Museum of Palaeontology, as
well as the landscapes, geology, hot springs, and innovative
carbon capture facilities of Alberta.
www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract deadline: 21 Feb. 2017
Submit online at www.geosociety.org/gsa/rm-mtg.
Abstract submission fee: US$18 for students and US$30 for
all others.
For additional information, please contact the Technical
Program Chair, Jenni Scott, jescott@mtroyal.ca.
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Transition from Earthscope to EarthsCAN and the Canadian
Cordillera Array
T1. From Earthscope to EarthsCAN and the Canadian
Cordillera Array. Principal organizers: Dave Eaton,
University of Calgary, eatond@ucalgary.ca; Jeff
Freymueller, University of Alaska Fairbanks, jfreymueller@
alaska.edu.
Cross-Border Evolution of the Rocky Mountain Region
T2. Proterozoic Evolution of Western North America.
Principal organizer: Brian Pratt, University of Saskatchewan,
brian.pratt@usask.ca.
T3. The Cambrian of Western Laurentia. Principal organizer:
Paul Johnston, Mount Royal University, pajohnston@
mtroyal.ca.
T4. Cretaceous Stratigraphy of the North American
Foreland. Principal organizer: TBD; contact Jenni Scott,
Mount Royal University, jescott@mtroyal.ca.
T5. Tertiary and Quaternary Landscapes. Principle organizer:
Robert Young, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Campus, robert.young@ubc.ca.
Energy and Carbon Capture in The Rocky Mountain Region
T6. Carbon Capture and Storage. Principal organizer: Kirk
Osadetz, CMC Research Institutes, Inc., kirk.osadetz@
cmcghg.com.
T7. Geothermal Systems in the Thrust Belt and Adjacent
Areas. Principal organizer: Steve Grasby, Natural
Resources Canada, steve.grasby@canada.ca.
T8. Characterization of Fine-Grained Unconventional Plays.
Principal organizer: TBD; contact Jenni Scott, Mount Royal
University, jescott@mtroyal.ca.
Sedimentology, Paleontology, and Paleoecology
Revisiting Marginal Marine Environments through the
Integration of Paleontology, Paleoecology, and Process
Sedimentology. Principal organizer: TBD; contact Jenni
Scott, Mount Royal University, jescott@mtroyal.ca.
Geoscience Education
T10. Using the Rocky Mountains as a Natural Laboratory for
Teaching the “What” and the “How” of Geology.
Principal organizer: Glenn Dolpin, University of Calgary,
glenn.dolpin@uncalgary.ca.
Undergraduate Research
T11. Undergraduate Research in the Geosciences (Posters).
Principal organizer: Katherine Boggs, Mount Royal
University, kboggs@mtroyal.ca.
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