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FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Southeastern

Section

70th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section, GSA
1–2 April 2021

www.geosociety.org/se-mtg William J. Samford Hall, Auburn University. The George F. Landegger
Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith’s America,
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

THE ONLINE MEETING FOR SEGSA-2021 FIELD TRIPS
The GSA Southeastern Section Meeting will be hosted online There is no fee for these field trips; the price is included in the
by Auburn University. The theme of the meeting is “Advancing registration cost. For additional information, please contact the Field
knowledge in the geosciences to understand Earth’s past, Trip chair, David T. King, Auburn University, kingdat@auburn.edu.
present, and future.” In keeping with this theme, the technical
program will be exceptionally broad and diverse, with topics rang- FT1. CO Storage in Geological Formations in the
2
ing from planetary geology and Earth’s origins to resilience in the Southeastern USA. Tues., 30 Mar. Richard A. Esposito,
context of environmental hazards and future strategies to mitigate Southern Company, raesposi@southernco.com; Lauren
climate change. The online format will allow maximum participa- Beckingham, Auburn University, leb0071@auburn.edu.
tion of all registrants and our generous meeting sponsors while
increasing the scope of scientific content for symposia, technical FT2. A Late Cretaceous Paleodrainage System on the
sessions, and field trips while ensuring safety. The meeting will be Coastal Plain Unconformity of Alabama-Georgia.
exceptionally rich in its emphasis of geoscience education, with a Wed., 31 Mar. Clint Barineau, Columbus State University,
strong emphasis on field instruction and student safety, and it will barineau_clinton@ columbusstate.edu; Diana Ortega-
offer many opportunities for student participation and career men- Ariza, Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas,
toring. Registration fees for all participants include full access to dianalo@ku.edu.
all field trips and workshops.
FT3. Are There Any Rocks Here Other Than Mylonites?
REGISTRATION A Virtual Field Trip to Honor the Career of Dr. Mark
Early registration deadline: 22 Feb. Steltenpohl. Wed., 31 Mar. Joshua Poole, Wellborn Mining
.
Cancellation deadline: 1 Mar. Inc., pooleus@gmail com; Dane S. VanDervoort, Geological
For further information or if you need special accommodations, Survey of Alabama, dvandervoort@gsa.state.al.us; John
please contact the general chair, Willis (“Bill”) Hames, hameswe@ Whitmore, Geological Survey of Alabama, jwhitmore@
auburn.edu or the technical program co-chairs, Karen McNeal, gsa.state.al.us; Randy L. Kath, University of West Georgia,
ksm0041@auburn.edu, and Kathryn Brown, ksn0006@auburn.edu. rkath@westga.edu; Willis Hames, Auburn University,
hameswe@auburn.edu.
REGISTRATION FEES (all fees are in U.S. dollars)
FT4. Georgia’s Barrier Islands: Formation, Function, and
Early Standard
Future. Wed., 31 Mar. Robin McLachlan, College of Coastal
Professional Member $150 $200 Georgia, mclachlan.rl@gmail.com; James Deemy, College of
Professional Member 70+ $75 $100 Coastal Georgia, jdeemy@ccga.edu; Kimberly Takagi, College
of Coastal Georgia, ktakagi@ccga.edu; Damon Gannon,
Professional Nonmember $175 $225 University of Georgia Marine Institute, dgannon@uga.edu.
Early Career Professional Member $120 $160
Student Member $40 $60 FT5. Virtual Field Excursion to the Cretaceous–Paleogene
Student Nonmember $50 $70 Boundary Section, Moscow Landing, Western Alabama.
Fri., 2 Apr. Charles E. Savrda, Auburn University, savrdce@
K–12 Professional $40 $50
auburn.edu.
FT6. Transect across an Early Paleozoic, Laurentian
Suprasubduction System: Blue Ridge and Western Inner
Piedmont of Alabama-Georgia. Sat., 3 Apr. Clint Barineau,
Columbus State University, barineau_clinton@columbusstate
.edu; James Tull, Florida State University, jtull@fsu.edu;
Ben Davis, Florida State University, bld13c@my.fsu.edu.

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