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Second Announcement REGISTRATION
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION Early registration deadline: 1 May
Cancellation deadline: 8 May
69th Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Please register online at www.geosociety.org/rm-mtg
Section, GSA Registration fees (all fees are in U.S. dollars). Fees for onsite
Calgary, Alberta, Canada registration will be collected in U.S. dollars and credit cards only
9–10 June 2017 (no checks).
www.geosociety.org/rm-mtg
Standard
Full Mtg. One day
Professional Member $335 $175
Professional Member 70+ $175 $90
Professional Nonmember $375 $205
Prof. Low-Income Countries $152 $77
Early Career Professionals $175 $95
Student Member $125 $80
Student Nonmember $140 $100
Student Low-Income Countries $52 $27
K–12 Professional $125 $80
Guest or Spouse $55 n/a
Field Trip/Workshop Only $55 n/a
Mount Allan—“The Claw” Three Sisters. ACCOMMODATIONS
Join Us in the Heart of the Western Hotel registration deadline: 25 May
Canadian Sedimentary Basin, the A block of rooms has been reserved at Grey Eagles Hotel; 3777
Gateway to the Canadian Rockies
Grey Eagle Drive, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The meeting rate is
CDN$149.00 per night plus tax, which includes breakfast and a
shuttle to campus. Reservations should be made by calling Grey
Eagles Resort and Casino at +1-844-719-8777. Please mention that
you are attending the GSA Rocky Mountain Section Meeting to
get the discount.
Residences deadline: 1 May
A block of rooms has been reserved at Mount Royal University
residences (West Residence Front Desk for check-in; 200 Mount
Royal Circle SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada). The meeting rate is
CDN$49.05 per night plus tax. Reservations should be made by
calling Mount Royal University Residences at +1-866-264-7875 or
local +1-403-440-6275. Please mention that you are attending the
GSA Rocky Mountain Section Meeting to get the discount.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
The technical program is online at https://gsa.confex.com/
gsa/2017RM/webprogram/start.html.
LOCATION FIELD TRIPS
Calgary is located in the heart of the Western Canadian For additional information, please contact the Field Trip Chair,
Sedimentary Basin within sight of the Canadian Rockies. Our Jean Hsieh, jhsieh@repsol.com.
technical program explores much of the geological time scale and
is intended to bridge across the North American Rocky Pre-Meeting
Mountains. The field trips offer opportunities to explore our local
UNESCO World Heritage sites, such as the bone beds at Dinosaur FT1. Hot and Cold Running Water in the Canadian Rockies.
Provincial Park and the Burgess Shale trilobite beds in Yoho Thurs., 8 June. Cost: US$100. Steve Grasby, Natural Resources
National Park, the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, as Canada, steve.grasby@canada.ca.
well as the landscapes, geology, hot springs, and innovative
carbon capture facilities of Alberta. FT3. Effects of Sedimentology and Facies on Structural Styles
in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Fold and Thrust Belt. Wed.–
Thurs., 7–8 June. Cost: US$315. Byron Veilleux, Repsol Oil &
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