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Final Announcement REGISTRATION

Joint Meeting Early Registration Deadline: 13 February

NORTHEASTERN and Cancellation Deadline: 21 February
NORTH-CENTRAL SECTIONS
Registration Fees (in U.S. dollars)
52nd Northeastern Section Annual Meeting
51st North-Central Section Annual Meeting Early On-Site
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
19–21 March 2017 Full One-Day Full One-Day

www.geosociety.org/ne-mtg Professional Member $195 $150 $235 $180

Professional Member (70+) $100 $80 $130 $100

Professional Non-member $230 $180 $275 $195

Early Career Professional $135 $100 $168 $125

Student Member $75 $50 $100 $70

Student Non-member $100 $60 $120 $80

K–12 Professional $65 $50 $85 $60

Guest or Spouse $50 $45 $60 $50

Field Trip/Workshop Only $40 n/a $40 n/a

ACCOMMODATIONS
A block of rooms has been reserved at the historic Omni

William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh at US$159/night single or dou-
ble, with US$10 extra for the third and the fourth occupants. This
convention rate is guaranteed until 24 Feb. 2017. Parking in adja-
cent lots is US$9–US$15 per day for self-park.

FIELD TRIPS

Field trip coordinators: Joe Hannibal (NC), jhannibal@cmnh.

org, and Kyle Fredrick (NE), fredrick@calu.edu.

1. Abandoned Mine Drainage in the Pittsburgh Area:

Occurrence and Passive Treatment. Bob Hedin, Hedin

Environmental, info@hedinenv.com. When: 8 a.m., Sat.,

18 March. Cost: US$70; includes lunch. Min. 7; max. 20.

2. Induced Seismicity and Other Environmental Impacts of

Shale Gas Development in Northeast Ohio. Raymond

Beiersdorfer, Youngstown State Univ., rebeiersdorfer@ysu

.edu; John Williams, Buckeye Forest Council; Susan

Beiersdorfer, Youngstown State Univ. When: 8 a.m., Sat.,

18 March. Cost: US$35. Min. 6; max. 15.

3. New Insights and Lessons Learned from the Johnstown

(Pennsylvania) Flood of 1889. Cosponsored by the GSA

Environmental & Engineering Division. Carrie Davis Todd,

Baldwin-Wallace Univ., cdavisto@bw.edu; Steve Lindberg,

Univ. of Pittsburgh–Johnstown. When: 8 a.m., Sat., 18 March.

Downtown Pittsburgh from Duquesne Incline. Cost: US$90. Min. 12; max. 23.
4. Pleistocene Features of the Laurel Highlands and Upper

Shale Gas Production: Views from Youghiogheny Basin. Rebecca Kavage Adams, Maryland
Geological Survey, rebecca.adams@maryland.gov; David K.

the Energy Roller Coaster Brezinski, Maryland Geological Survey. When: 8 a.m., Sat.,
18 March. Cost: US$80. Min. 7, max. 15.

LOCATION 5. The Old, the Crude, and the Muddy: Oil History in
Western Pennsylvania. Kristin M. Carter, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is a thriving city with a vibrant community, great Geological Survey, krcarter@pa.gov; Kathy J. Flaherty.
restaurants, and many museums. The meeting area offers a vari- When: 8 a.m., Sat., 18 March. Cost: US$98. Min. 25; max. 50.
ety of geologically interesting venues—excellent examples of the 6. From Fort Pitt to Coal Hill: Geological, Archaeological,
Allegheny Front separating the Valley and Ridge and Appalachian and Historical Aspects of Downtown Pittsburgh and
Plateaus Provinces, including terminal Laurentide moraines, as Mount Washington. Joe Hannibal, Cleveland Museum of
well as oil, gas, coal, aggregates, and a wealth of additional natu- Natural History, jhannibal@cmnh.org; Albert Kollar,
ral resources, overprinted with myriad geotechnical hazards. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. When: 1–5:30 p.m.,
Mon., 20 March. Cost: US$28. Min. 5; max. 25.

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