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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
Joint Cordilleran–

Rocky Mountain Section

118th Annual Meeting of the Cordilleran Section, GSA

72nd Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain
Section, GSA

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | 15–17 March 2022
www.geosociety.org/cd-mtg Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, USA. Photo by Daniel Halseth on Unsplash.

Rendezvous at the Geologic Crossroads

LOCATION ACCOMMODATIONS
Join us in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, for a Rendezvous at the Hotel registration deadline: 21 Feb.
Geologic Crossroads of the Cordillera, Great Basin, and Colorado A block of rooms has been reserved at the Embassy Suites,
Plateau. The meeting will be held on the University of Nevada 4315 S. University Center Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, USA,
Las Vegas campus, with easy access to museums, restaurants, shop- which is within walking distance of the University of Nevada
ping, and the neon metropolis of the Las Vegas strip. Las Vegas is Las Vegas campus. The meeting rate is US$120 per night plus tax.
pleasantly warm and dry in March, and it’s a perfect time to explore Reservations can be made by calling +1-800-362-2779. Please be
the city, as well as the world-class geology in nearby Red Rock sure to identify yourself with the group code CORD/RMGSA22
Canyon Nation Conservation Area, Valley of Fire State Park, Lake and that you are attending the Joint GSA Cordilleran and Rocky
Mead National Recreation Area, the Mojave Preserve, and Death Mountain Section Meeting. Hotel booking can also be made
Valley National Park. A diverse array of technical sessions, field trips, online at https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?
and short courses highlight the exceptional regional geology includ- &ctyhocn=LASESES&groupCode=CESCOR&arrival=20220310
ing the Neoproterozoic-Paleozoic rift to passive margin stratigraphy; &departure=20220322&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,en,Direct
Mesozoic arc and retroarc histories and processes; and the magmatic, Link&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT.
sedimentologic, and tectonic record of large magnitude Cenozoic
extension. Additionally, current concerns of arid zone hydrogeology, TECHNICAL PROGRAM
drought science, paleoclimatology, and emerging technologies and Symposia
mining demands for low CO energy solutions will be featured. S1. Honorary Session for B. Clark Burchfiel and Gregory
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We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas for all that a spring, A. Davis for their Seminal Contribution to the Modern
in-person meeting in the Mojave Desert has to offer! Understanding of the North America Cordilleran Orogen.
An Yin, University of California Los Angeles, yin@epss
REGISTRATION .ucla.edu; Brian Wernicke, Caltech, brian@ gps.caltech.edu.
Early registration deadline: 7 Feb.
Cancellation deadline: 14 Feb. S2. Mesozoic-Cenozoic Tectonic History of Northwestern
For further information or if you need special accommodations, Mexico and Southwestern USA: A Tribute to César
please contact one of the general co-chairs, Alexis Ault, alexis.ault@ Jacques-Ayala for His Career and Contributions to
usu.edu, or Michael Wells, michael.wells@unlv.edu Sonoran Geology. Alexander Iriondo, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de Mexico, iriondo@geociencias.unam.mx;
REGISTRATION FEES (all fees are in U.S. dollars) Arturo Barrón-Díaz, Universidad de Sonora, arturo.barron@
Early Standard unison.mx; Felipe Escalona-Alcázar, Universidad Autónoma
Member Type de Zacatecas, fescalona@uaz.edu.mx.
Full Mtg. One Day Full Mtg. One Day
S3. The Tectono-Magmatic Evolution of the Basin and
Professional Member $305 $225 $335 $270 Range Province: A Session in Honor of Ernie Anderson.
Professional Member 70+ $205 $140 $230 $170
Endorsed by the GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics
Professional Nonmember $335 $245 $390 $285 Division. Paul J. Umhoefer, Northern Arizona University;
Early Career Professional $275 $195 $300 $240 paul.umhoefer@nau.edu; L. Sue Beard, U.S. Geological
Student Member $125 $90 $140 $110 Survey, Flagstaff; sbeard@usgs.gov; James E. Faulds,
Student Nonmember $150 $100 $175 $120 Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of
Nevada Reno; jfaulds@unr.edu; David M. Miller, U.S.
K–12 Professional $135 $65 $135 $90
Geological Survey, Moffet Field, dmiller@usgs.gov.
Guest or Spouse $75 $70 $80 $75
Field Trip/Short Course Only $25 n/a $25 n/a