GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001
Boston, Massachusetts
Other Daily Events for Sunday, November 4, 2001
7:15 AM-7:00 PM
Field Trip #9 Geochronology and Geochemistry of the Shelburne Falls Arc and the Taconian Orogeny in Western New England
Hynes Convention Center Boylston Street Entrance
7:30 AM-12:00 AM
Field Trip #8: The Science Behind a Civil Action
Hynes Convention Center Boylston Street Entrance
7:30 AM-8:00 AM
Council Breakfast (Mineralogical Society of America)
Sheraton Boston Beacon G
7:30 AM-11:30 AM
Geology & Public Policy Committee Meeting
Sheraton Boston Berkeley
7:30 AM-6:00 PM
Field Trip #7: Avalonian Through Alleghanian Tectonism in Southeastern New England
Hynes Convention Center Boylston Street Entrance
Field Trip #11: Quaternary Environments and History of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts: In Memory of James V. O'Connor-A Walking T
Hynes Convention Center Boylston Street Entrance
8:00 AM-12:00 AM
Field Trip #10: N-Y-F Pegmatites in the Avalon Terrane of Southeastern New England
Hynes Convention Center Boylston Street Entrance
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Planning Meeting (National Association Geoscience Teachers)
Boston Park Plaza Exeter
Council Meeting - Day 1 (Geological Society of America)
Sheraton Boston Fairfax A
K-16: How to Get an Undergraduate Research Program Started (GSA;Council on Undergraduate Research) ()
Boston Park Plaza Clarendon
8:00 AM-3:00 PM
Executive Committee Meeting (American Geological Institute)
Beacon A
8:00 AM-3:45 PM
Geology, Public Lands, and YOU Workshop (Institute for Earth Science and the Environment; USDA Forest Service; National Park Service; and Bureau of Land Management)
Sheraton Boston Fairfax B
8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Special Workshop: Surviving Academia - From Getting the Job to Winning Tenure (Association for Women Geoscientists)
Sheraton Boston Independence West Ballroom
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Council Office (Geological Society of America)
Sheraton Boston Beacon D
Short Course #5: Management and Leadership Skills for Geoscience Department Chairs and Institute Directors
Hynes Convention Center 305
Earthquakes: A One Day Workshop for College Faculty (IRIS)
Boston Park Plaza Hancock
Short Course #4: Estimating Rates of Ground-Water Recharge
Hynes Convention Center 308
Short Course #3: Applications of Environmental Isotopes to Watershed Hydrology and Biochemistry
Hynes Convention Center 111
BP/ExxonMobil Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students (British Petroleum/ExxonMobil)
Sheraton Boston Commonwealth
Short Course: Brachiopod (Paleontological Society)
Hynes Convention Center 112
Council Meeting (Mineralogical Society of America)
Sheraton Boston Beacon H
Short Course #8: Tectonics and Topography: Crustal Deformation, Surficial Processes, and Landforms
Hynes Convention Center 110
8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Council Meeting (SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology])
Sheraton Boston Republic A
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Executive Board (Geoscience Information Society)
Sheraton Boston Hampton
9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Gender Equity Workshop (Scientists for Indigenous People; GSA Committee on Education; GSA CMWG; and NABGG)
Sheraton Boston Beacon E
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Student Volunteer Orientation Session
Hynes Convention Center 202
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Tenure and Promotion: Letting the Cat Out of the Bag (Association for Women Geoscientists)
Sheraton Boston Republic B Ballroom
GSA Hydrogeology Management Board Meeting
Sheraton Boston Beacon C
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Council Lunch (Mineralogical Society of America)
Sheraton Boston Beacon G
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Education and Outreach Committee (Paleontological Society)
Hynes Convention Center 105
12:00 PM-4:00 PM
GSA Engineering Geology Management Board Meeting
Sheraton Boston Kent
12:00 PM-5:00 PM
Employment Interview Service
Hynes Convention Center Ballroom C
12:15 PM-1:15 PM
Session Chair Orientation
Hynes Convention Center 202
1:00 PM-12:00 AM
Field Trip #12: Urban Geology of Beacon Hill and Vicinity, Boston, Massachusetts
Hynes Convention Center Boylston Street Entrance
1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Employment Opportunities in the Geological Sciences - Roundtable Discussions
Hynes Convention Center Ballroom C
Job Hunting and Career Development Workshop (Scientists for Indigenous People; NABGG; GSA CMWG; and GSA Committee on Education)
Sheraton Boston Gardner
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Committee Meetings (Geoscience Information Society)
Sheraton Boston Dalton
1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Council Meeting (National Association Geoscience Teachers)
Boston Park Plaza Berkeley
2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Committee on Minorities and Women Meeting
Sheraton Boston Berkeley B
4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Council on Undergraduate Research Business Meeting (Council on Undergraduate Research-Geoscience)
Sheraton Boston Beacon B
Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony
Hynes Convention Center Ballroom B Ballroom B
5:00 PM-6:00 PM
Council Dinner (Mineralogical Society of America)
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
GSA Welcoming Party/Exhibit Opening
Hynes Convention Center Exhibit Hall
6:30 PM-12:00 AM
Guest Activity: Birding in Eastern Massachusetts
Hynes Convention Center Suite 300
6:30 PM-11:00 PM
Keck Geology Consortium Representatives Meeting
Sheraton Boston Berkeley A
7:00 PM-10:00 PM
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Management Board Meeting
Sheraton Boston Clarendon
7:30 PM-8:30 PM
Past Presidents and Staff Reception (American Geological Institute)
Sheraton Boston Independence Ballroom
8:30 PM-12:00 AM
Outgoing Council (Paleontological Society)
Sheraton Boston Clarendon
8:30 PM-10:00 PM
Past Presidents and Staff Dinner (American Geological Institute)
Sheraton Boston Independence Ballroom