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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

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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

7:00 AM-6:00 PM

441
CANCELED: Kirk Bryan Trip - Coastal Geomorphology and Change along the Upper Texas Coast

7:30 AM-12:00 PM

440
Come Look at the Rocks: The University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geologies Houston Research Center

7:30 AM-5:30 PM

442
Turf Grass Tour of Houston

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

807
GC6. The Geology of the GOM Coastal Plain: Insights into Offshore GOM Exploration

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

5
Pardee Keynote Symposia: River Restoration: Environmental Success or Strategic Failure?
63
J19. Soil Respiration: From Human to Geologic Time Scales
64
J21. Subsurface Fate and Transport of Agricultural Contaminants
222
Geochemistry; Geochemistry, Organic
223
Structural Geology / Tectonics / Neotectonics/Paleoseismology II
227
T7. The Mississippi River Delta as a Natural Laboratory for Evaluating Coastal Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise and Innovations in Transgressive Coastal Management: Shea Penland Memorial Session
228
T11. Global Warming Science: Implications for Geoscientists, Educators, and Policy Makers I
229
T30. River-Dominated Continental Margin Processes: Modern and Ancient
230
T35. Paleozoic Oceanographic and Climatic Changes: Evidence from Seawater Geochemistry and Sedimentology Records I
231
T40. After the Last Ammonite and before the First Horse: Patterns of Ecological and Climatic Change during the Paleocene
232
T42. Breaking the Curve: Historical Development, Current State, and Future Prospects for Understanding Local and Regional Processes Governing Global Diversity I
233
T59. EarthScope: Bringing Geology and Geophysics Together to Study the 4-D Evolution of the Lithosphere
234
T79. The Himalayan Orogen and Rise of the Tibetan Plateau: An Earth Systems Approach to the Tectonic and Landscape Evolution of Asia
235
T80. Antarctic Science in the International Polar Year—Geologic Evolution of the Antarctic Peninsula: Changes in Tectonics, Biota, and Climate over Time
236
T88. Evolution of Simple Granite Systems (Haplogranites) and Rhyolites: A 50th Anniversary Perspective of the Tuttle and Bowen Studies
237
T104. The Role of Field Geology and Geophysics in the Return to the Moon
238
T136. Sulfates in the Solar System
239
T139. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment I
240
T146. Hypogenic Karst: Shedding Light on Once Poorly Understood Hydrologic and Morphologic Features
241
T152. In Situ Approaches for Measuring Biodegradation Potential and Rates in Subsurface Environments
242
T162. Advances in Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Investigations of Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands
243
T184. Advances in Using Recent and Emerging Technologies to Facilitate Learning of the Geosciences in the Classroom, Laboratory, and Field
244
T187. Research on Geoscience Teaching and Learning in Experiential Environments
245
T207. Alpine Concepts in Geology and the Evolution of Geological Thought
335
T17. Integration of Soils and Geomorphology in Deserts: A Tribute to the 50 Years of Soil Research of Dan Yaalon
806
GC2. Applied Micropaleontology: Tools and Techniques for the 21st Century

8:00 AM-4:00 PM

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

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

65
J7. Digital Detection, Interpretation, and Mapping of Soil, Sediments and Bedrock (Posters)
66
J15. Organic Contaminants in Water, Soil and Sediments: Sources, Interactions and Ecological Impacts (Posters)
67
J21. Subsurface Fate and Transport of Agricultural Contaminants (Posters)
68
J22. U.S. Agriculture’s Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation (GRACEnet) (Posters)
246
Archaeological Geology (Posters)
247
Environmental Geoscience (Posters)
248
Geoscience Education (Posters)
249
Paleontology (Posters) II - Paleoecology, Taphonomy, and Traces
250
T37. The Western Interior Seaway (Posters)
251
T59. EarthScope: Bringing Geology and Geophysics Together to Study the 4-D Evolution of the Lithosphere (Posters)
252
T97. Terrestrial Impact Structures: Origin, Structure, and Evolution (Posters)
253
T147. Innovative Methods for Investigating Flow and Transport in Karst Systems (Posters)
254
T162. Advances in Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Investigations of Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands (Posters)

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
808
GC11. Old Fields-New Life: How New Technologies or New Ideas Have Made a Difference

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

1:00 PM-6:30 PM

492
Geological and Geophysical R&D in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Tour of ExxonMobil and Shell Research Labs

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

810
GC14. Risk Management and Uncertainty

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

6
Pardee Keynote Symposia: Reducing Vulnerability of Gulf Coast Communities to Hurricane Impacts and Sea-Level Rise: Are Large Scale Restoration and Engineering the Answer?
69
J7. Digital Detection, Interpretation, and Mapping of Soil, Sediments and Bedrock
70
J22. U.S. Agriculture’s Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation (GRACEnet)
71
J23. Urban Geochemistry and Associated Human and Ecological Health Issues
255
Archaeological Geology
256
Economic Geology
257
Environmental Geoscience II
258
Geoscience Education I: Learning Geoscience in the Outdoor Classroom
260
Paleontology II - Organismal and Morphological Paleontology
261
Sediments, Carbonates / Clastic
263
P4. Large Scale Continental Deformation at Plate Boundaries
264
T11. Global Warming Science: Implications for Geoscientists, Educators, and Policy Makers II
265
T24. Lakes in Extreme Environments: Earth and Beyond
266
T35. Paleozoic Oceanographic and Climatic Changes: Evidence from Seawater Geochemistry and Sedimentology Records II
267
T42. Breaking the Curve: Historical Development, Current State, and Future Prospects for Understanding Local and Regional Processes Governing Global Diversity II
268
T95. Mineralogic and Petrologic Mapping of Planetary Surfaces: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session
269
T97. Terrestrial Impact Structures: Origin, Structure, and Evolution
270
T111. Modeling and Simulation of Dangerous Phenomena, and Innovative Techniques for Hazard Evaluation, Mapping, and Mitigation
271
T133. Microbialites: A 3.5-Billion-Year Record of Microbe-Sediment Interactions
272
T139. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment II
273
T170. From San Salvador and Beyond: A Tribute to Don and Kathy Gerace and the Development of the Gerace Research Centre
274
T179. Geocognition: Researching Student Learning in the Geosciences
275
T182. Teaching Petrology and Structural Geology in the 21st Century
276
T208. History of the Influence of Religion on Geology and Geology on Religion
811
GC15. Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain Paleontology

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

259
MSA Awards Lectures, Presidential Address, and Annual Business Meeting
514
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Awards Lectures, Presidential Address, and Annual Business Meeting

3:15 PM-4:45 PM

809
GC3. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

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-5:30 PM

812
GC17. Environmental Geology II

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