2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

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Sunday, 27 October 2002

7:00 AM-8:30 AM

GSA Audit Committee Meeting

GSA President's Student Breakfast

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

GSA Committee Chair Leadership Workshop

GSA Hydrogeology Division Management Board Meeting

SEG - 100th AV Committee Meeting

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

AGI Executive Committee Meeting

3

Carbonate Stratigraphy-Geochemistry-Diagenesis (Posters)

4

Coal Geology (Posters)

5

Geomicrobiology

6

Geophysics/Tectonophysics/Seismology

7

Hydrogeology (Posters) I: Physical Hydrogeology

8

Neotectonics/Paleoseismology (Posters)

9

Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography (Posters) I

10

Paleontology/Paleobotany I: Quantifying Morphology and Morphological Trends

11

Paleontology/Paleobotany II: Paleoecology and Preservational Bias

12

Planetary Geology (Posters)

13

Structural Geology: Faults, Folds, and Fabrics

14

Tectonics (Posters) I

15

P4. Geologic and Ecologic Responses to Landscape Disturbances

16

T13. Case Studies in Landslide Problem Solving, Landslide Monitoring, and Alarm Methodology: In Honor of David J. Varnes

17

T19. Groundwater and Hardrock Mining

18

T34. The Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility of Granitic Rocks: New Methodological Developments, Interpretations, and Challenges

19

T52. Denver Basin Bedrock Aquifers—Past, Present, and Future

20

T63. The Terrestrial-Aqueous Interface: Multidisciplinary Research and Opportunities

21

T68. Yucca Mountain Update: Recent Advances from Scientific Investigations of the Unsaturated Zone I

22

T72. Rocky Mountains I: Geologic Records of Paleoelevation

23

T75. Paleosols and Phanerozoic Climate: Geochemistry to Trace Fossils

24

T76. Three Billion Years of Reef Evolution I

25

T85. Microprobe Monazite Geochronology: New Developments and Applications

26

T88. Early Mars

27

T92. Effective Communication and/or Partnership Among Geoscientists, the Public, and Policy Makers: Case Studies

28

T99. Geology, Biogeochemistry, and Ecology: A New Synthesis for Arid Landscape Processes

29

T119. Nonconventional Fold-Thrust Belts: Assessing the Spectrum of Variation in a Structural Style

30

T120. Structure and Tectonics of the Midcontinent, North America

8:00 AM-4:00 PM

GSA Guest Tour: Vail Adventures

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

K-16 Workshop: Earthquakes -- A One Day Workshop for College Faculty

8:30 AM-11:30 AM

GIS Executive Board

8:30 AM-12:00 PM

GSA Investment Committee Meeting

8:30 AM-4:00 PM

K-16 Workshop: Proposal Writing Strategies for Faculty at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions

8:30 AM-4:30 PM

K-16: GIS for Earth Science Educators - Workshop II: Hands-on GIS Workshop: Intermediate ArcGIS using Spatial, 3-D and Geostatistics Extensions

9:00 AM-4:00 PM

K-16: Online and Interactive But Not Inefficient: Creating Low-Maintenance Interactive Web Resources

9:30 AM-12:00 PM

GSA Publications Committee

11:30 AM-2:00 PM

NAGT and GSA Geoscience Education Division Luncheon and Awards **Ticketed Event**

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

GSA Session Chair Orientation

GSA Student Presentation Coordinator Training Session

Hot Topic #1: Water Allocation in the West — How Much Do We Need, Where Should It Go?

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

NABGG Scholarship Awards Luncheon **Ticketed Event**

PS Education and Outreach Committee

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

SEG Publications Board Meeting

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

GSA Guest Tour: Antique and Design Market and Tattered Cover Book Store

1:00 PM-3:45 PM

31

Paleontology/Paleobotany III: Early Life

32

Planetary Geology

33

Tectonics I: Extensional Tectonics

34

T2. Nature, Effects, and Control of Groundwater at Archaeological Sites

35

T3. Obsidian Sources and the Distribution of Archaeological Sites from These Sources

36

T10. Role of Mafic Magmas in the Generation of Porphyry Copper Deposits

37

T15. Decay and Conservation of Stone Buildings and Monuments

38

T18. Geohazards and Transportation Routes

39

T37. Educational Issues in Teaching and Research at Two-Year Colleges

40

T43. Urbanizing Geoscience Education

41

T46. Contributions of American Geologists to Theoretical Tectonics on the Basis of Research Done West of the 100th W Meridian in the Latter Half of the 19th Century

42

T54. Flow and Transport in Fractured Aquifers—From Field Characterization to Model Construction

43

T58. Hydrogeology and Water Resources of the High Plains Aquifer: Issues for Public Policy Over the Next 50 Years

44

T62. The Role of Analytic Elements in Groundwater Modeling

45

T64. The What, When, Why, and How Much of Chemical (Nutrient) Supplements for Bioremediation

46

T77. Advances in the Fossil Record of Insects and Terrestrial Arthropods

47

T94. Injecting Geoscience Into Public Policy: Strategies That Work

48

T101. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Soil and Vadose Zone Hydrology of Saprolite: Integration of Hydrogeology, Sedimentology, Geomorphology, Pedology, and Biology

49

T123. Tectonic Modeling Applied to the Characterization and Evaluation of Yucca Mountain as a National Nuclear Waste Repository Site: Concepts, Methods, and Hazard Analyses at Local and Regional Scales

50

T124. Thermal and Mechanical Significance of Gneiss Domes in the Evolution of Orogens

1:00 PM-6:00 PM

North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature Meeting

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

GIS GeoRef Users Group

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

K-16 Workshop: Exploring Plate Tectonics: A Hands-on Approach

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

NABGG Business Meeting

2:00 PM-5:30 PM

SEG Executive Committee Meeting

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

GSA Photo Shoot for Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Discussion of the Future of Low-Temperature Geochemistry at NSF

GSA Penrose Conferences Committee Meeting

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Friends of Two-Year Colleges Social

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Northeastern Section Managment Board Meeting

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Council on Undergraduate Research Business Meeting

GSA Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony

4:00 PM-9:00 PM

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

GSA Welcoming Party/Exhibit Opening

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

Paleobiology Database Annual GSA Meeting

7:00 PM-10:00 PM

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Management Board Meeting

7:30 PM-8:30 PM

AGI Past Presidents and Guests Reception

8:00 PM-9:30 PM

PS Hosting ANAPS

8:30 PM-10:00 PM

AGI Past Presidents and Guests Dinner

8:30 PM-10:30 PM

St. Lawrence Geology Alumni Gathering