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Second Announcement and Call for Papers REGISTRATION
JOINT MEETING Early registration deadline: 9 April
70th Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Cancellation deadline: 16 April
Section, GSA
114th Annual Meeting of the Cordilleran Registration opens in early February. For further information,
Section, GSA
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA or if you need special accommodations, please contact one of the
15–17 May 2018
conference chairs, Paul Umhoefer, paul.umhoefer@nau.edu, or
www.geosociety.org/rm-mtg/
Dennis Newell, dennis.newell@usu.edu.
Sunset Crater is a cinder cone located north of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
Registration fees (all fees are in U.S. dollars)
LOCATION
Flagstaff lies at 7000 feet (~2100 m) elevation on the southern Early Standard
edge of the geologically world-class Colorado Plateau, near the Full Mtg. One Day Full Mtg. One day
southern margin of the young and active San Francisco volcanic
field. The city is located just north of the Transition Zone and Professional Member $275 $195 $315 $235
Basin-and-Range provinces, including the tourist destination of
Sedona, one hour away. The Grand Canyon is a 1.5-hour drive Professional Member 70+ $165 $135 $215 $175
north of Flagstaff, and numerous geologically significant national
parks and monuments are scattered across the region. We have Professional Nonmember $325 $230 $365 $270
devised a diverse technical program and field trips that explore
the geology of the Southwest and span from modern to ancient Early Career Professional Member $190 $140 $220 $170
processes, and from environmental problems to tectonics, geo-
physics, paleontology, climate, education, and more. We include Student Member $105 $65 $130 $90
sessions on planetary geology and Southwest rivers that build on
the strong legacy and current expertise of the local U.S. Geological Student Nonmember $130 $80 $155 $105
Survey. Flagstaff is home to Northern Arizona University (NAU)
and its School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability. K–12 Professional $105 $65 $130 $90
We are holding the meeting in mid-May immediately after the
NAU school year, while the weather is good on the plateau and in Guest or Spouse $105 n/a $130 n/a
the Transition Zone.
Field Trip/Workshop Only $65 n/a $85 n/a
ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotel reservation deadline: 26 April
A block of rooms has been reserved at the DoubleTree by Hilton
at 1175 West Route 66, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, USA, the site of
the meeting. The meeting rate is US$159 per night plus tax for
single and double occupancy, US$143 for the government rate.
Reservations should be made by calling the DoubleTree directly at
+1-928-773-8888 (local). Attendees should reference the group
code of “Geological Society of America.”
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract deadline: 20 Feb.
Submit online at www.geosociety.org/rm-mtg
Abstract submission fee: US$18 for students and US$30 for all
others. If you have any questions regarding the online abstracts
submission form, please contact Heather Clark, +1-303-357-1018,
hclark@geosociety.org.
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Symposia
S1. Tectonics of the Death Valley Region: A Tribute to
Bennie Troxel and Lauren Wright. Cosponsored by GSA
Geophysics Division; GSA Structural Geology and
Tectonics Division. Terry Pavlis, Univ. of Texas–El Paso,
tlpavlis@utep.edu; Laura Serpa, Univ. of Texas–El Paso,
lfserpa@utep.edu; James Calzia, USGS, jcalzia@usgs.gov;
Darrel Cowan, Univ. of Washington, darrel@u.washington.
edu; Marli Miller, Univ. of Oregon, millerm@uoregon.edu.
S2. Cordilleran Tectonics, Metamorphic Core Complexes,
Geologic Mapping, and Arizona Geology: A Celebration
of Jon Spencer’s Career. Cosponsored by GSA Structural
Geology and Tectonics Division. John Singleton, Colorado
State University, john.singleton@colostate.edu; Stephen
Reynolds, Arizona State Univ., sreynolds@asu.edu; Kurt
Constenius, Univ. of Arizona, kconstenius@comcast.net.
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