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T17. Undergraduate Research (Posters). Daniel Horns, Utah +1-800-228-9290, or registering online at https://www .marriott
Valley University, hornsda@uvu.edu. .com/event-reservations/reservation-linkmi?id=1561663720563
&key=GRP&app=resvlink. Please be sure to identify yourself
FIELD TRIPS with the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Section
Trip registration opens in December. For additional informa- to ensure you receive the contracted rate. Complimentary park-
tion, please contact the Field Trip co-chairs Michael Stearns, ing is available on-site at the hotel.
mstearns@uvu.edu; Andra Chica, andrea.chica@icloud.com;
and Patricia Garcia, pgarcia@uvu.edu. OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND EARLY
CAREER PROFESSIONALS
The Gigantic Markagunt and Sevier Gravity Slides Career Mentoring Luncheons
Resulting from Mid-Cenozoic Catastrophic Mega-Scale Ask your career-related questions and learn about non-academic
Failure of the Marysvale Volcanic Field. Robert F. Biek, pathways in the geosciences while networking with professionals at
Utah Geological Survey, bobbiek@utah.gov. the Roy J. Shlemon and John Mann Mentor Luncheons. Students
and early career professionals are welcome.
Tracking Dinosaurs in Canyon County (Moab). ReBecca
Hunt-Foster, National Park Service, Dinosaur National Career Workshop Series
Monument, rebecca_hunt-foster@nps.gov. This three-part series will feature career development plan-
ning, an exploration of geoscience job sectors, and information
Dinosaur National Monument and Other Mesozoic Sites of on best practices for crafting a résumé and cover letter. Non-
Northeastern Utah. ReBecca Hunt-Foster, National Park Service, technical skills and workforce statistics will be reviewed. No
Dinosaur National Monument, rebecca_hunt-foster@nps.gov. registration is required, and everyone is welcome.
Tectonic Evolution of the Sevier and Laramide Belts in To learn more about mentors and career workshops, go to
Northern Utah. Adolph Yonkee, Weber State University, www.geosociety.org/mentors/ or contact Jennifer Nocerino at
ayonkee@weber.edu. jnocerino@geosociety.org.
Geology of Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks. Student Volunteers
Grant Willis, Utah Geological Survey, grantwillis@utah.gov. Take advantage of work opportunities to earn free meeting
registration. Students interested in helping with the various
Lake Bonneville and Great Salt Lake. Jack Oviatt, Kansas aspects of the meeting should contact Wilma B. Aleman
State University, joviatt@ksu.edu. Gonzalez, U.S. Geological Survey, waleman@usgs.gov.
The Integrated Contact Metamorphic and Magmatic Record PROFESSIONALS
from the Alta–Little Cottonwood Stock System. Michael If you would like to share your interest, enthusiasm, and expe-
Stearns, Utah Valley University, mstearns@uvu.edu. rience in applied geology, consider being a GSA mentor at the
meeting. Being a mentor is a rewarding experience. To learn
REGISTRATION more, contact Jennifer Nocerino at jnocerino@geosociety.org.
Early registration deadline: 30 March This meeting also offers an excellent opportunity to earn CEUs
Cancellation deadline: 6 April toward your continuing education requirements for your employer,
Registration opens in February. For further information or if K–12 school, or professional registration. The CEU certificate can
you need special accommodations, please contact the general be downloaded from the meeting website after the meeting.
chair, Daniel Horns, hornsda@uvu.edu.
LOCAL COMMITTEE
ACCOMMODATIONS General Co-Chair: Daniel Horns, hornsda@uvu.edu
Hotel registration deadline: 13 April Technical Program Co-Chairs: Nathan Toke, nathan.toke@
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Provo Marriott uvu.edu; Michael Bunds, bundsmi@uvu.edu
Hotel & Conference Center, 101 West 100 North, Provo, Utah Field Trip Co-Chairs: Michael Stearns, mstearns@uvu.edu;
84601, USA, located in the heart of vibrant Provo. The meeting Andra Chica, andrea.chica@icloud.com; Patricia Garcia,
rate is US$134 per night plus tax. The hotel offers many ameni- pgarcia@uvu.edu
ties (restaurants, bar, pool, Wi-Fi), and the Convention Center Student Volunteer Chair: Justin White
is just steps away. Reservations can be made by calling
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