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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
North-Central

Section

54th Annual Meeting of the North-Central Section, GSA
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
Duluth, Minnesota, USA
18–19 May 2020

www.geosociety.org/nc-mtg

Duluth 2020: Superior Rocks ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotel room registration deadline: 27 Apr.
LOCATION A block of rooms has been reserved at the Canal Park Lodge
We are excited to bring the GSA 2020 North-Central Section (+1-218-279-6000), a few blocks from the Duluth Entertainment
Annual Meeting up north to Duluth, Minnesota, USA. Perched on Convention Center (DECC), for US$119/room, and at the Holiday Inn
the western tip of Lake Superior, Duluth offers unparalleled beauty & Suites (+1-218-722-1202) in downtown Duluth for US$114/room.
and natural amenities. The meeting will be held at the Duluth The Holiday Inn is connected to the DECC via the downtown skyway
Entertainment Convention Center, within walking distance of the system. Please call hotels directly and reference the group code of
thriving Canal Park district and downtown Duluth. Field trip oppor- NCGSA20 when reserving a room. Dormitory rooms are also avail-
tunities let you explore a range of geologic history: step back into able at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) and can be
the Precambrian to the Duluth complex or Mesabi Iron Range, trek reserved online at https://forms.gle/95vF2LSh3kEszLVz9. UMD
up to the Gunflint Trail to see ejecta from the Sudbury impact, is a 10-minute drive or 30-minute bus ride from the DECC.
explore Quaternary history recorded in proglacial lake deposits,
investigate modern processes ranging from landslides to peatlands CALL FOR PAPERS
to environmental remediation, or learn more about the depths of Abstracts deadline: 18 Feb.
Lake Superior onboard the Research Vessel Blue Heron. Come Submit online at https://www.geosociety.org/nc-mtg.
north for a geologic adventure! Submission fee: US$18 for students and US$30 for all others.
If you cannot submit an abstract online, please contact Heather Clark,
REGISTRATION +1-303-357-1018, hclark@geosociety.org.
Early registration deadline: 13 Apr.
Cancellation deadline: 20 Apr. TECHNICAL PROGRAM
T1. Insights into Processes of Proterozoic Crustal Growth,
REGISTRATION FEES (all fees are in U.S. dollars) Modification, and Stabilization in the North-Central U.S.
Early Standard Continental Interior. Daniel Holm, Kent State Univ.,
Full Mtg. One Day Full Mtg. One day dholm@kent.edu; David Malone, Illinois State; John
Professional Member $195 $160 $240 $190 Craddock, Macalester College.
Professional Member 70+ $110 $80 $150 $110 T2. Intrusive Rocks of the Midcontinent Rift. Joshua Feinberg,
Professional Nonmember $245 $185 $295 $195 Univ. of Minnesota Twin Cities, feinberg@umn.edu;
Early Career Professional $130 $90 $180 $130 Nicholas Swanson-Hysell, Univ. of California Berkeley;
Member Mark Severson, Univ. of Minnesota Duluth Natural
Student Member $75 $50 $100 $75 Resources Research Institute.
Student Nonmember $115 $65 $135 $85
K–12 Professional $50 $40 $60 $45 T3. Precambrian Geology of the Lake Superior Region.
Robert Lodge, Univ. of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, lodgerw@
Guest or Spouse $50 n/a $60 n/a
uwec.edu; Mark Jirsa, Minnesota Geological Survey.
Field Trip/Short Course $40 n/a $40 n/a
Only
T4. Petrology, Mineralogy, and High-Temperature
Geochemistry. Fred Davis, Univ. of Minnesota Duluth,
Tribal and community college professional members: Professional fdavis@d.umn.edu.
members from tribal and community colleges should register at the
professional member rate but can apply to be reimbursed the differ- T5. Novel Approaches to Studying Earth’s Earliest Terrestrial
ence between the professional member and early career member early Ecosystems: From Biogeochemistry to Astrobiology. Erik
two-day registration rate after the meeting (US$65). Gulbranson, Gustavus Adolphus College, erikgulbranson@

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