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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
Cordilleran Section

116th Annual Meeting of the Cordilleran Section, GSA
The Westin Pasadena
Pasadena, California, USA
12–14 May 2020
www.geosociety.org/cd-mtg
City Hall. Photo by Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau.

LOCATION +1-866-837-4181, or call the hotel directly at +1-626-304-1403.
Pasadena, California, USA—the Crown City—is one of When booking, please refer to our group as the Cordilleran
California’s iconic cities and is centered in a region defined by its Section of the Geological Society of America.
geology. The landscape surrounding Pasadena reflects many past
phases of geologic activity, all the while it continues to change CALL FOR PAPERS
through the slow motion of faults, the movement of water, the Abstract deadline: 11 Feb.
cycle of wind and fire and landslides, and many other processes. Submit abstracts online at https://www.geosociety.org/cd-mtg.
Its location affords access to world-famous faults, rugged moun- Submission fee: US$18 for students and US$30 for all others.
tains with an almost two-billion-year geologic history, well-known If you have questions about online submission, please contact
sedimentary basins with vast petroleum reserves, and legendary Heather Clark, +1-303-357-1018, hclark@geosociety.org.
earthquakes, landslides, and other geologic hazards. Building on In addition to the following Theme Sessions, we are soliciting
the extraordinary geological features of the surrounding region, abstracts for general discipline sessions. For additional information,
we have devised a diverse program reflecting fundamental and contact the Technical Session chair, Robinson Cecil, robinson.cecil@
applied aspects across earth-science disciplines. csun.edu.
REGISTRATION Theme Sessions
Early registration deadline: 6 Apr. T1. The Changing Face of Paleontology: In Honor of the Career
Cancellation deadline: 13 Apr. Contribution of Dr. Richard L. Squires. Linda A. Ritterbush,
For further information or if you need special accommodations, California Lutheran Univ., ritterbu@callutheran.edu; Mary
please contact the meeting general chair, Doug Yule, doug.yule@ McGann, U.S. Geological Survey, mmcgann@usgs.gov.
csun.edu.
T2. La Brea Tar Pits: Old Bones and New Insights. Donald R.
Prothero, Cal Poly Pomona, donaldprothero@att.net.
REGISTRATION FEES (all fees are in U.S. dollars)
Early Standard T3. Finding Fault: Slip Rates across the Southern California
Full Mtg. One Day Full Mtg. One day Plate Boundary. Richard Heermance, California State Univ.
Professional Member $305 $225 $335 $270 Northridge, richard.heermance@csun.edu; Kate Scharer,
Professional Member 70+ $205 $140 $230 $170 U.S. Geological Survey, kscharer@usgs.gov.
Professional Nonmember $355 $245 $390 $295
T4. The Kinematics, Dynamics, and Surface Expression of
Early Career Professional $205 $140 $230 $170 Faults in Eastern California—Improving Hazard
Member Forecasts and Long-Term Slip Histories. Elizabeth Haddon,
Student Member $125 $85 $140 $105 U.S. Geological Survey, ehaddon@usgs.gov; Scott Bennett,
Student Nonmember $150 $100 $165 $120 U.S. Geological Survey, sekbennett@usgs.gov; Janis
K–12 Professional $125 $85 $140 $105 Hernandez, California Geological Survey, janis.hernandez@
Guest or Spouse $135 n/a $135 n/a conservation.ca.gov; Katherine Kendrick, U.S. Geological
Survey, kendrick@usgs.gov; Dave Miller, U.S. Geological
Field Trip/Short Course $65 n/a $90 n/a
Only Survey, dmiller@usgs.gov.
T5. Paleoearthquake Records of the North American
ACCOMMODATIONS Cordillera. Sinan Akciz, California State Univ. Fullerton,
Deadline for group rate: 20 Apr. sakciz@fullerton.edu; Janis Hernandez, California
A block of rooms has been reserved at The Westin Pasadena, Geological Survey, Janis.Hernandez@conservation.ca.gov;
191 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101, USA, which is Brian Olson, California Geological Survey, Brian.Olson@
where the conference will be held. The meeting room rate is conservation.ca.gov.
US$179 per night plus tax. Make reservations by calling toll free,

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