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2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Thursday, 2 October 2008

5:00 PM-9:00 PM

108
CANCELED: Short Course 510: Brittle Deformation of Crustal Rocks: Insights from Experimentation and Microstructural Studies

Friday, 3 October 2008

8:00 AM-4:30 PM

114
Short Course 533: More! Rocks in Your Head: Earth Science Professional Development for Teachers Grades 3-8 (K-12 welcome)

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

111
GSA Geology & Public Policy Committee
112
CANCELED: Short Course 510: Brittle Deformation of Crustal Rocks: Insights from Experimentation and Microstructural Studies
113
Short Course 512: Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students
115
Short Course 535: AAPG Short Course: Intro to Petroleum Geology for Students

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

116
GSA Audit Committee Lunch and Meeting
118
Short Course 534: Discovering Plate Boundaries for Middle and High School Teachers

3:00 PM-7:00 PM

117
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Executive Committee Meeting

Saturday, 4 October 2008

7:30 AM-8:00 AM

133
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Council Breakfast

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

130
GSA Council Meeting - Day 1

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

144
Short Course 513: Education Research I: Conducting Qualitative Geoscience Education Research
145
CANCELED: Short Course 514: Hands-on Tools for Earth Science Inquiry: The Learning with Data Workshop
147
Short Course 516: Using Authentic Earth and Planetary Science Data for Inquiry in Courses for Future Science Teachers (cosponsored by NASA)
156
CANCELED: Short Course 536: Epigenic and Hypogenic Karst: Recognizing Each and Their Implications in Research and Management (cosponsored by National Cave and Karst Research Institute)

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

129
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Advisory Council Meeting
134
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Council Meeting
136
Short Course 501: Estimating Rates of Groundwater Recharge
137
CANCELED: Short Course 502: Geopressure and Pore Pressure Prediction Fundamentals
138
CANCELED: Short Course 503: How to QC and Interpret What Your Petrophysicist Gives You
139
CANCELED: Short Course 504: Seismic Amplitude Interpretation
140
Short Course 505: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Using ArcGis for Geological and Environmental Science Applications
141
Short Course 506: Seal Analysis Workshop Day 1 (cosponsored by Gulf Coast Association of Geological Sciences)
143
Short Course 512: Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students
148
CANCELED: Short Course 517: Multi- and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Geologic Applications
149
Short Course 518: Starting out in Undergraduate Research and Education: A Professional Development Workshop for Young Faculty
150
Short Course 519: Teaching Petrology and Structural Geology in the 21st Century
155
CANCELED: Short Course 528: Introduction to the Petroleum Geology of Deepwater Settings
157
Short Course 537: Paleontological Society Centennial Short Course: From Evolution to Geobiology: Research Questions Driving Paleontology at the Start of a New Century Organized by Patricia H. Kelley and Richard K. Bambach
158
Short Course 538: AAPG Short Course Intro to Petroleum Geology for Faculty Day 1
159
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Council Meeting

8:30 AM-9:30 AM

135
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Executive Committee Meeting (Day 1)

8:30 AM-5:00 PM

131
GSA Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

146
Short Course 515: Teaching Darwin

9:00 AM-4:00 PM

127
American Geological Institute (AGI) Workforce Committee
128
Geoscience Information Network Workshop on System Requirements (cosponsored by U.S. Geological Survey and Arizona Geological Survey)
132
GSA Limnogeology Division Core Workshop: “Lake Cores: Climate Change and Tectonics (cosponsored by GSA Limnogeology Division and ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company)

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

126
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)/Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) Council & Executive Committee Meeting
142
CANCELED: Short Course 510: Brittle Deformation of Crustal Rocks: Insights from Experimentation and Microstructural Studies
151
CANCELED: Short Course 520: Beyond the Content: Teaching Scientific and Citizenship Literacies in the Geosciences
152
Short Course 521: Making the Case for Tenure: A Workshop for Early Career Faculty (cosponsored by GSA Geoscience Education Division and National Association for Geoscience Teachers)
153
Short Course 522: The Use of GPS, LiDAR, and InSAR Data to Learn about Plate Tectonics, Crustal Deformation, Isostasy, and Ice Flow: A Short Course for Faculty at Two- and Four-Year Institutions
154
Short Course 523: Writing and Evaluating Geoscience Concept Inventory Questions (cosponsored by the National Science Foundation)

9:45 AM-12:30 PM

National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Executive Committee, Council and Section Representatives Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

164
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Council Lunch
165
Short Course 507A: Ethics for Geoscientists (with lunch)
166
Short Course 507B: Ethics for Geoscientists (without lunch)

1:00 PM-4:00 PM

161
GSA Division Chairs Meeting

1:00 PM-4:30 PM

160
Evolution in the Classroom Teacher Forum

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

167
Short Course 524: An Introduction to Improving Your Teaching by Conducting Science Education Research in Your Classroom (cosponsored by NASA)
168
Short Course 525: Education Research II: Conducting Quantitative Geoscience Education Research
169
CANCELED: Short Course 526: Visualization in Geoscience Education: the Power of Immersive Environments (cosponsored by Experiential Learning in Environmental and Natural Sciences, GSA Geoscience Education Division and Higher Education Academy Subject Cent
170
CANCELED: Short Course 527: Your First Steps in the Profession and the Future (cosponsored by the American Institute of Professional Geologists and the Northeast Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists)

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Executive Committee and Council Meeting

2:00 PM-6:30 PM

162
GSA Editor Summit

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

172
Student Presentation Coordinator Training Session, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 1)
173
Technical Session Chair Orientation, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 1)

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

163
GSA Geoscience Educators' Social Reception (cosponsored by National Association of Geoscience Teachers and GSA Geoscience Education Division)

5:00 PM-9:00 PM

171
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Seds & Suds

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

174
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) Executive Board Meeting

6:30 PM-11:00 PM

178
Paleontological Society Centennial Reception and Dinner **Ticketed Event**

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

175
GSA Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony

7:00 PM-11:00 PM

177
Keck Geology Consortium Representatives Meeting

9:00 PM-10:00 PM

176
GSA Presidential Address and Awards Reception

Sunday, 5 October 2008

6:30 AM-8:30 AM

196
Presidents' Student Breakfast (cosponsored by ExxonMobil)

7:30 AM-9:00 AM

188
GSA History of Geology Division Executive Committee Meeting
190
GSA Leadership Training for Committees, Divisions and Sections

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

184
American Geological Institute (AGI) Executive Committee Meeting

8:00 AM-2:00 PM

193
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS) Board Meeting

8:00 AM-4:00 PM

198
Short Course 506: Seal Analysis Workshop Day 2 (cosponsored by Gulf Coast Association of Geological Sciences)

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

197
Short Course 505: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Using ArcGis for Geological and Environmental Science Applications
200
CANCELED: Short Course 528: Introduction to the Petroleum Geology of Deepwater Settings
201
Short Course 529: Teaching Field Methods in Geology Using Rugged Tablet Computers, GPS, and Digital Data
202
Short Course 538: AAPG Short Course Intro to Petroleum Geology for Faculty Day 2

8:30 AM-12:30 PM

199
CANCELED: Short Course 508: The WRB (World Reference Base for Soil Resources)--An International Soil Classification System

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

GSA Foundation's Pardee Coterie **By Invitation Only**
186
GSA Foundation's Pardee Coterie **By Invitation Only**
195
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Executive Committee Meeting (Day 2)

9:30 AM-12:30 PM

185
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) Business Meeting (cosponsored by Gemological Institute of America)

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

191
GSA Publications Committee Meeting
192
Guest/Destination Tour: 101. Motorcoach Orientation Tour: Downtown Houston and Gateway to the Museum District

11:00 AM-1:00 PM

189
GSA Hydrogeology Division Management Board Meeting I

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

194
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) and GSA Geoscience Education Division Awards Luncheon **Ticketed Event**

11:30 AM-3:00 PM

GCSSEPM Board Meeting

11:35 AM-1:15 PM

187
GSA Geology and Health Division Business Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

258
Paleontological Society Hosting Association of North American Paleontological Societies, Committee (ANAPS)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

263
Women in Geology Mentor Reception (sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc.)

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

251
GSA Bulletin and Geosphere Associate Editor Meeting
254
GSA Geology Editorial Board Meeting

12:00 PM-4:00 PM

244
American Geological Institute (AGI) Foundation Meeting

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

247
Communicating with Congress (cosponsored by GSA Geology & Society Division and GSA Geology & Public Policy Committee)
260
Student Presentation Coordinator Training Session, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 2)
261
Technical Session Chair Orientation, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 2)

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

253
GSA Engineering Geology Division Annual Board Meeting
259
Short Course 530: Teaching Introductory Geoscience Using Lecture Tutorials (cosponsored by GSA Geoscience Education Division)

1:00 PM-5:30 PM

249
Cushman Foundation Board of Directors Meeting

1:30 PM-4:00 PM

245
American Geological Institute (AGI) Government Affairs Advisory Committee Meeting

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

255
CANCELED: GSA Lithosphere Editorial Board Meeting

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

250
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) Collection Development Forum

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

256
Guest Seminar #1 - Welcome to Houston by Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

252
GSA Education Committee Meeting

3:00 PM-5:30 PM

248
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Geoscience Division Fall Meeting and Reception (cosponsored by Council on Undergraduate Research)

4:00 PM-7:00 PM

257
Micropaleontology Project Board of Directors

4:30 PM-7:00 PM

246
American Geological Institute (AGI) Past Presidents Reception and Dinner

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

262
U.S. Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists - Annual Meeting

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

279
Albion College Geology Alumni Reception

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

280
GSA Bookstore Author Book Signing
281
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Board Meeting

7:00 PM-9:30 PM

282
Paleontological Society: Centennial Pardee Symposium Speakers' Reception

7:30 PM-10:00 PM

283
St. Lawrence University Geology Private Alumni Reception

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

278
Affiliation of Christian Geologists Reception and Discussion

Monday, 6 October 2008

6:30 AM-8:30 AM

290
Association for Women Geologists (AWG) Breakfast and Awards Presentation **Ticketed Event**

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

288
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Delegates Breakfast

7:00 AM-8:30 AM

292
GSA Archaeological Geology Division Management Board Meeting
293
GSA Campus Representatives Appreciation Breakfast (by Invitation only)
296
GSA JTPC Round Table Breakfast

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

301
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Presidents Breakfast

7:15 AM-9:00 AM

302
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Past President's Breakfast

8:00 AM-10:30 AM

297
GSA Sedimentary Geology Division Management Board Meeting

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

289
American Geological Institute (AGI) Member Society Council Meeting

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

303
Society Presidents' Guest Breakfast **For Registered Guests Only**

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

298
Guest Seminar #2 - Permaculture by Cas Vanwoerden

10:00 AM-12:30 PM

299
Guest/Destination Tour: 102. Up, Down, and All Around-Downtown Walking Tour

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

294
GSA Engineering Geology Division Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecture

11:00 AM-12:30 PM

295
GSA Geology and Society Division Management Board Meeting

11:00 AM-3:00 PM

300
Guest/Destination Tour: 103. Chinatown Dim Sum Lunch & Chinese Supermarket Tour

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

291
Geology in Government Mentor Program (sponsored by GSA Foundation)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Ad Hoc Committee on e-Communications
334
Earth Science Literacy Initiative Townhall (sponsored by the National Science Foundation)

12:00 PM-1:15 PM

329
All Convention Luncheon **Ticketed Event** (sponsored by American Shoreline; speaker hosted by the U.S. National Committee for IYPE)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

336
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Users Meeting: Tricks & Tips for Researchers & Students

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

347
GSA History of Geology Division Luncheon and Business Meeting **Ticketed Event**
353
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Associate Editors Lunch

12:00 PM-3:00 PM

330
American Quaternary Association Council Meeting

12:00 PM-3:30 PM

341
GSA Engineering Geology Division Annual Luncheon & Awards Ceremony **Ticketed Event**

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

342
GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division Business Meeting

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

352
Mid-Career Faculty: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
356
Student Presentation Coordinator Training Session, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 3)
357
Technical Session Chair Orientation, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 3)

1:00 PM-4:00 PM

American Geological Institute (AGI) Earth Science Week Planning Meeting
GSA International Division Management Board Meeting

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

354
North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature Annual Meeting

1:00 PM-6:00 PM

556
American Geological Institute (AGI) GeoRef Advisory Committee

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

360
Food for Thought: Educating the Public About Food, Water and Biofuels (cosponsored by the Council for Biotechnology Information)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM

345
GSA Geoscience Education Division Board Meeting

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

337
Getting into Geoscience Policy: Careers and Avocations (cosponsored by GSA Geology & Society Division and GSA Geology & Public Policy Committee)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

350
GSA Student Research Grant Award Ceremony (sponsored by the GSA Foundation)

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

346
GSA Geoscience Education Division Business Meeting
355
Paleontological Society 2008 Awards Reception

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

348
GSA Hydrogeology Division Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer (cosponsored by GSA Hydrogeology Division and National Ground Water Association)

5:00 PM-5:30 PM

361
2008 George P. Woollard Award Technical Lecture - Dr. Gene Humphreys - Delamination, Drips, and other forms of small-scale convection: What's going on down there?

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

338
GSA Academic and Applied Geoscience Relations Committee

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

331
Amherst College Geology Alumni Reception
437
Yale University Private Alumni Reception

5:30 PM-6:30 PM

340
GSA Coal Geology Division Business Meeting and Awards Reception
344
GSA Geophysics Division Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony

5:30 PM-7:30 PM

CANCELED: Baylor Geology Department Private Alumni Reception
University of Illinois Crop Sciences/Geology Reception
333
Colorado State University, Department of Geosciences Private Alumni Reception
339
GSA Archaeological Geology Division Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony
351
Louisiana State University (LSU) Geology Alumni & Friends Reception
359
University of Oklahoma, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics Private Alumni Reception
431
University of Utah/Utah State University Alumni Event (cosponsored by University of Utah, Dept. of Geology and Utah State University, Dept. of Geology)

5:45 PM-7:45 PM

332
Colgate University Geology Alumni/James McLelland Reception (cosponsored by Colgate University)

5:45 PM-8:00 PM

349
GSA Joint Sedimentary Geology and Limnogeology Divisions Business Meeting and Award Reception

5:45 PM-8:45 PM

343
GSA Geology and Society Division Distinguished Lecture, Reception and Business Meeting

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

406
Subaru Outdoor Life Keynote Alexander Klimchouk: In a Search for the Deepest Cave on Earth: The Blend of Exploration, Adventure and Science

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

335
Friends of PRI Reception
403
Sigma Gamma Epsilon Members Reception
418
University of Houston Geosciences Private Alumni Reception
423
University of Michigan Private Alumni Event
428
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Geological Sciences Alumni
430
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Alumni Reception

6:00 PM-10:00 PM

435
Western Michigan University, Department of Geosciences Private Alumni Reception

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

383
Duke University Nicholas School Private Alumni Reception

6:30 PM-8:30 PM

381
College of William and Mary-Department of Geology Private Alumni Reception

7:00 PM-8:30 PM

405
Stanford Earth Sciences Private Alumni Reception
420
University of Kentucky Geological Alumni Private Reception

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

BYU Geological Sciences Private Alumni Reception
Michigan State University - Spartan Reception (cosponsored by Dept. of Crop & Soil Sciences and Dept. of Geological Sciences)
University of Idaho/Washington State Joint Reception
379
Centenary College of Louisiana
387
CANCELED: Johns Hopkins University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Alumni Reception
433
University of Wisconsin Private Alumni Reception

7:00 PM-9:30 PM

Bowling Green State University Group Alumni Reception
Hamilton College Group Alumni Reunion
Hartwick College Group Alumni Reception
Mackay School of Earth Sciences & Engineering Group Alumni
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Dept. of Geology Alumni Reception
U.S. Geological Survey Group Alumni Reception
University of Connecticut
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Group Alumni Reception
378
Bucknell University
380
Colby College - Geology Alumni
382
Dhaka University (Bangladesh) Geology Group Alumni Reception
384
Franklin & Marshall College
386
James Madison University & Ireland Field Camp Alumni Group Reception
388
Keck Geology Consortium
389
Miami University
390
Middlebury College
391
Missouri University of Science and Technology Group Alumni Reception
392
Montana, The University of
393
Northern Illinois University Group Alumni Reception
395
Oberlin College Group Alumni Reception
396
Ohio Wesleyan University
397
Oklahoma State University
398
Penn State University - Reception for the Alumni of the Department of Geosciences and the Department of Crop & Soil Sciences (cosponsored by Penn State Geosciences and Penn State Crop & Soil Sciences)
399
Purdue Univ -Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) Alumni & Friends Reception
400
Rice University Department of Earth Science Group Alumni Reception
402
San Diego State University Group Alumni Reception
404
Smith College Group Alumni Reception
408
Texas A&M University Department of Geology and Geophysics Private Alumni Reception
409
The College of Wooster Group Alumni Reception
412
Tufts University
413
University at Buffalo (SUNY) Department of Geology Alumni Event
416
University of Arkansas Geosciences Alumni Reception
417
University of Cincinnati Alumni Reception (cosponsored by University of Cincinnati Dept. of Geology)
419
University of Iowa
421
University of Maine Group Alumni Event
425
University of Missouri Group Alumni Reception
426
University of Nebraska Alumni Group Reception
429
University of Southern California (USC) Department of Earth Sciences Alumni Reception
432
University of Washington
434
University of Wyoming - Geology & Geophysics Department
436
Williams College

7:00 PM-10:00 PM

385
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS) President's Reception
394
Northwestern University/University of Chicago Private Alumni Reception
401
Rio Grande Universities Private Alumni Reception (cosponsored by University of New Mexico, New Mexico Tech, New Mexico State and University of Texas El Paso)
407
Syracuse University Private Alumni Reception
414
University of Alabama Private Alumni Reception (cosponsored by The University of Alabama, Geological Sciences)
415
University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences Alumni Reception
424
University of Minnesota - Alumni Reception (all campuses)

7:00 PM-11:00 PM

427
University of Nevada Las Vegas-Geoscience Department Alumni Reception (cosponsored by UNLV Geoscience Dept.)

7:30 PM-9:30 PM

411
The University of Kansas Department of Geology Alumni Reception

7:30 PM-10:00 PM

Northern Arizona University

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

410
The Ohio State Univ. - School of Earth Sciences Private Alumni Reception

8:00 PM-11:00 PM

422
University of Massachusetts Private Alumni Reception

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

448
GSA Annual Program Committee (APC) Breakfast

7:00 AM-8:30 AM

456
National Academy of Sciences, Sections 15 and 16, Breakfast Meeting

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

449
GSA Associated Societies Breakfast Meeting

7:00 AM-12:00 PM

445
Association of American State Geologists (AASG) Mid Year Meeting

8:00 AM-4:00 PM

453
CANCELED: Guest/Destination Tour: 104. Religious Diversity in Multi-Cultural Houston-Hindu & Buddhist Temples, Islamic Mosque

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

444
American Geological Institute (AGI) Environment Geoscience Advisory Committee
447
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) E-Resources Forum

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

452
Guest Seminar #3 - The Power of Reading People by Alice Weiser

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

455
International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) U.S. National Committee

11:00 AM-2:00 PM

443
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)/Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) Lunch **Ticketed Event**

11:15 AM-12:00 PM

450
GSA Division Secretary, Treasurer, Editor, & Webmaster Reception

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Generational Perspectives of Women Scientists Luncheon **Ticketed Event** (cosponsored by SSSA-ASA-CSSA Women in Agronomy, Crops, Soils, and Environmental Sciences Luncheon and GSA Minorities and Women in the Geosciences Committee)
446
Geology in Industry Mentor Program (cosponsored by Chevron, Foundation Coal and ExxonMobil)

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

454
Gulf Coast Society of Society for Sedimentary Geology (GCSSEPM) Luncheon **Ticketed Event**

11:30 AM-2:00 PM

451
GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Management Board Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

509
GSA Research Grant Proposal Writing Workshop

12:00 PM-1:15 PM

520
Paleontological Society, Education and Outreach Committee
522
Special Lecture: Dr. James E. Hansen Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim? (sponsored by Geological Society of America)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

500
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) Luncheon **Ticketed Event**

12:00 PM-3:00 PM

504
GSA Hydrogeology Division Luncheon, Awards, and Business Meeting **Ticketed Event**

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

495
Association for Women Geologists (AWG) Discussion: Issues Facing Women Chairs, Deans, and other Academic Leaders
508
GSA Planetary Geology Division Business Meeting
523
Student Presentation Coordinator Training Session, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 4)
524
Technical Session Chair Orientation, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (Day 4)

12:30 PM-2:30 PM

515
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Awards Lunch **Ticketed Event**

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

494
AGI/NAGT Leadership Meeting

1:00 PM-4:30 PM

512
Guest/Destination Tour: 105. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens--Plus the Grand Homes of River Oaks

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

513
International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) Board of Officers - Day 1

1:30 PM-7:00 PM

519
Paleontological Society, Council Meeting

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

510
GSA Section Meeting Chairs Meeting

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

517
Minorities and Women in the Geosciences Committee Meeting

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

518
NAGT/USGS Summer Internship Meeting

3:00 PM-5:30 PM

514
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Awards Lectures, Presidential Address, and Annual Business Meeting

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

503
GSA Hydrogeology Division Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture

4:30 PM-6:00 PM

NSF Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology Program Towne Hall

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

499
Geoscience Education Research and Geocognition Interest Group (cosponsored by GSA Geoscience Education Division and National Association of Geoscience Teachers)
502
GSA History of Geology Division Student and Friends Reception

5:15 PM-6:30 PM

497
Field Exploration Analysis Team (FEAT) Meeting

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

511
GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Business Meeting & Awards Presentation

5:30 PM-7:30 PM

496
Congressional Science Fellows Panel Discussion and Reception (cosponsored by GSA Geology & Society Division and GSA Geology & Public Policy Committee)
498
Friends of the Corals and Sponges
501
GSA Foundation Sr. Fellow's Reception **By Invitation Only**
525
Texas A&M University Mixer, Soil and Crop Sciences Department

5:30 PM-8:00 PM

University of North Dakota School of Engineering and Mines/Geology and Geological Engineering Private Alumni Reception

5:30 PM-8:30 PM

521
Reception in Honor of H. Allen Curran and Don and Kathy Gerace (cosponsored by Smith College, Gerace Research Centre, Eastern Section of the Society of Sedimentary Geology)

5:45 PM-7:00 PM

505
GSA Hydrogeology Division Student Reception
507
GSA Planetary Geology Division Awards Reception

5:45 PM-7:30 PM

516
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA)-Geochemical Society (GS) Joint Reception **Ticketed Event**

5:45 PM-8:45 PM

506
GSA International Division Business Meeting and Reception

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

545
GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division Reception
549
NSF EarthScope Reception (cosponsored by EarthScope National Office)

6:00 PM-7:30 PM

542
Friends of the Cambrian

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

539
American Geological Institute (AGI) Friends of AGI Awards Reception

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

544
GeoScience Information Society (GSIS) Reception, Awards, and Silent Auction (cosponsored by ProQuest/CSA)

7:00 PM-8:00 PM

Enhanced Geothermal Systems, the Earth's Non-fossil-fuel Energy Bounty by Doone Wyborn
547
GSA Structural Geology & Tectonics Division and GSA Geophysics Division Joint Reception

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

550
Understanding Evolution: A Public Forum (sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc.)

7:00 PM-11:00 PM

540
Cushman Foundation Awards Ceremony and Reception
546
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Annual Awards Ceremony

7:30 PM-9:30 PM

543
Friends of the Cephalopods

7:30 PM-10:30 PM

541
Dartmouth Earth Sciences

9:00 PM-1:00 AM

548
MIT/CalTech Cocktail Party

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

559
GSA Hydrogeology Division Management Board Meeting II

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

558
GSA Council Meeting - Day 2
561
International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) Board of Officers - Day 2

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

557
GSA Committee on Professional Development

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

560
CANCELED: Guest/Destination Tour: 107. Galveston Tour--Ocean Star, The Strand, and Haak Vineyards

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

599
CANCELED: Guest/Destination Tour: 106. Art Tour Extraordinaire--Rice University Gallery and the Menil Complex

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

600
International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) National Committees

2:30 PM-5:00 PM

597
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Audit Committee Meeting

5:30 PM-6:30 PM

598
GSA Geoinformatics Division Business Meeting

5:30 PM-10:30 PM

601
National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) Board Meeting

Thursday, 9 October 2008

7:30 AM-4:00 PM

621
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Executive Committee Meeting

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

622
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Board of Directors Meeting

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

623
Short Course 531: Fundamentals of Seismic Structural Analysis and Hydrocarbon Entrapment Analysis for Graduate Students Day 1 (cosponsored by ExxonMobil, Conoco Phillips and GSA Structural and Tectonics Division)
624
Short Course 532: Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Basin Exploration Day 1 (cosponsored by ExxonMobil Exploration Corp.)

11:45 AM-1:00 PM

620
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Executive Committee Lunch

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Middle-Late Pennsylvanian Working Group (Day 1 of 2)

5:00 PM-9:00 PM

640
CANCELED: Short Course 509: Parameter Estimation and Uncertainty Analysis Course Day 1 (cosponsored by California Groundwater Resources Association)

Friday, 10 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Middle-Late Pennsylvanian Working Group (Day 2 of 2)

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

643
CANCELED: Short Course 509: Parameter Estimation and Uncertainty Analysis Course Day 2 (cosponsored by California Groundwater Resources Association)
644
CANCELED: Short Course 511: 3-D Visualization in Teaching and Research

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

645
Short Course 531: Fundamentals of Seismic Structural Analysis and Hydrocarbon Entrapment Analysis for Graduate Students Day 2 (cosponsored by ExxonMobil, Conoco Phillips and GSA Structural and Tectonics Division)
646
Short Course 532: Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Basin Exploration Day 2 (cosponsored by ExxonMobil Exploration Corp.)