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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

Cordilleran Section

116th Annual Meeting of the Cordilleran Section, GSA
Pasadena, California, USA
12–14 May 2020

www.geosociety.org/cd-mtg

City Hall. Photo by Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau.

LOCATION U.S. Geological Survey, sekbennett@usgs.gov; Janis
Pasadena, California, USA—the Crown City—is one of Hernandez, California Geological Survey, janis.hernandez@
California’s iconic cities and is centered in a region defined by its conservation.ca.gov; Katherine Kendrick, U.S. Geological
geology. The landscape surrounding Pasadena reflects many past Survey, kendrick@usgs.gov; Dave Miller, U.S. Geological
phases of geologic activity, all the while it continues to change Survey, dmiller@usgs.gov.
through the slow motion of faults, the movement of water, the
cycle of wind and fire and landslides, and many other processes. T5. Paleoearthquake Records of the North American
Its location affords access to world-famous faults, rugged moun- Cordillera. Sinan Akciz, California State University Ful-
tains with an almost two-billion-year geologic history, well- lerton, sakciz@fullerton.edu; Janis Hernandez, California
known sedimentary basins with vast petroleum reserves, and Geological Survey, Janis.Hernandez@conservation.ca.gov;
legendary earthquakes, landslides, and other geologic hazards. Brian Olson, California Geological Survey, Brian.Olson@
Building on the extraordinary geological features of the surround- conservation.ca.gov.
ing region, we have devised a diverse program reflecting funda-
mental and applied aspects across earth-science disciplines. T6. New Constraints on the Evolution of the Southern Cali-
fornia Bight: Understanding Diffuse Plate Boundaries
CALL FOR PAPERS across Multiple Scales from Laboratory and Numerical
Abstract deadline: 11 Feb. 2020 Models to Field Observations. Drake Singleton, San Diego
Submit abstracts online at www.geosociety.org/cd-mtg. State University & Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
Abstract submission fee: US$18 for students and US$30 for all dsinglet@ucsd.edu; Boe Derosier, Scripps Institution of
others. If you have questions about online submission, please Oceanography, bderosie@ucsd.edu.
contact Heather Clark, +1-303-357-1018, hclark@geosociety.org.
In addition to the following Theme Sessions, we are soliciting T7. Integrated Subduction Zone Systems: Advances in
abstracts for general discipline sessions. For more information, Understanding Landscape Evolution, Deformation, and
contact the Technical Session chair, Robinson Cecil, robinson Tectonics. Melanie Michalak, Humboldt State University,
.cecil@csun.edu. melanie.michalak@humboldt.edu; Francis Sousa, Oregon
State University, francis.sousa@oregonstate.edu; Rebecca
TECHNICAL PROGRAM Dorsey, University of Oregon, rdorsey@uoregon.edu.
Theme Sessions
T1. The Changing Face of Paleontology: In Honor of the T8. Exhumation and Uplift of the Sierra Nevada and
Career Contribution of Dr. Richard L. Squires. Linda Tehachapi Mountains. Ann Blythe, Occidental College,
A. Ritterbush, California Lutheran University, ritterbu@ ablythe@oxy.edu; Jeffrey Lee, Central Washington Univer-
callutheran.edu; Mary McGann, U.S. Geological Survey, sity, jeff@geology.cwu.edu.
mmcgann@usgs.gov.
T9. The Enigmatic Late Cretaceous–Paleogene Tectonic
T2. La Brea Tar Pits: Old Bones and New Insights. Donald R. Evolution of the Southwestern USA. Richard V. Heer-
Prothero, Cal Poly Pomona, donaldprothero@att.net. mance, California State University Northridge, richard
.heermance@csun.edu; Scott Johnston, Cal Poly San Luis
T3. Finding Fault: Slip Rates across the Southern Califor- Obispo, scjohnst@calpoly.edu; John Singleton, Colorado
nia Plate Boundary. Richard Heermance, California State State University, John.Singleton@colostate.edu.
University Northridge, richard.heermance@csun.edu; Kate
Scharer, U.S. Geological Survey, kscharer@usgs.gov. T10. Quaternary Volcanism in California. Seth Burgess, U.S.
Geological Survey, sburgess@usgs.gov; Jorge Vazquez, U.S.
T4. The Kinematics, Dynamics, and Surface Expression of Geological Survey, jvazquez@usgs.gov; Andrew Calvert,
Faults in Eastern California—Improving Hazard Fore- acalvert@usgs.gov, U.S. Geological Survey.
casts and Long-Term Slip Histories. Elizabeth Haddon,
U.S. Geological Survey, ehaddon@usgs.gov; Scott Bennett,

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