Thursday, 24 October 2013
8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Thu 24 October)
Friday, 25 October 2013
8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Fri 25 October)
SC505: Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Basin Exploration
Mineral Hall B-C (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
9:00 AM-5:00 PM (Fri 25 October)
SC507: Effective Strategies for Teaching Diverse College Students-CANCELLED
John Good Room (Auraria Campus)
12:00 PM-4:00 PM (Fri 25 October)
4:00 PM-7:00 PM (Fri 25 October)
Saturday, 26 October 2013
7:00 AM-8:00 AM (Sat 26 October)
8:00 AM-12:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
GSA Field Trip 411. Geological Photography: Capturing and Processing Geologic Images with Digital Camera and GigaPan (Classroom Portion)
Room 602 (Colorado Convention Center)
SC516: Introducing ImageRover: Free Software for the 3-D Visualization and Analysis of Mars Field Data Using MER Images
Burghardt Room (Auraria Campus)
SC517: Optical Properties of Minerals in Thin Section: Quantitative Methods in Birefringence
Mineral Hall D (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
SC518: Modernizing the Seismology in Your 100- and 200-Level Geoscience Courses.
Reitze (Auraria Campus)
SC519A: Teaching Geoscientific Thinking: What Does It Mean and How Do I Do It?
Room 703 (Colorado Convention Center)
SC519B: Teaching and Learning about Climate in Geoscience Classrooms
Room 705 (Colorado Convention Center)
SC520B: Yellowstone National Park as a Hotbed for Inquiry—For Teachers
John Good Room (Auraria Campus)
8:00 AM-4:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
SC508: Helping Students Succeed in Geoscience Courses at Two-Year Colleges
LoRaine Good Room (Auraria Campus)
8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
SC505: Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Basin Exploration
Mineral Hall B-C (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
SC511: Introduction to the Theory and Methods of (U-Th)/He Thermochronology **Transportation Provided from CCC**
University of Colorado Boulder
SC512: Using Laser Ablation Split Stream (LASS) Geochronology and Petrochronology to Address Tectonic and Petrologic Questions
Room 711 (Colorado Convention Center)
SC515: Fundamentals of Mudrock chemostratigraphy: Handheld XRF Analysis, Calibration, and Interpretation
Centennial Ballroom E (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
8:30 AM-12:30 PM (Sat 26 October)
International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Bureau Meeting **Invitation Only**
Mineral Hall E (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
8:30 AM-5:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
9:00 AM-5:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
Paleontological Society (PS) Short Course: Ecosystem Paleobiology and Geobiology
Room 207 (Colorado Convention Center)
SC507: Effective Strategies for Teaching Diverse College Students-CANCELLED
John Good Room (Auraria Campus)
SC521: U-Pb geochronology and Hf Isotope Geochemistry Applied to Detrital Minerals
Room 707 (Colorado Convention Center)
9:00 AM-6:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
American Geosciences Institute (AGI) GeoRef Advisory Committee Meeting
Granite C (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
10:00 AM-12:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
12:00 PM-4:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
12:00 PM-4:30 PM (Sat 26 October)
1:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Geoscience Policy Meeting
Mineral Hall F (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
GSA Careers in Geoscience: Preparing to Launch Your Job Search
Room 702/704 (Colorado Convention Center)
International Geological Congress Committee (IGCC) Meeting **Invitation Only**
Mineral Hall E (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
SC519D: Teaching Energy: Important, But Unfamiliar, Concepts, Emerging Themes & Grand Challenges
Room 705 (Colorado Convention Center)
SC520C: Teaching Controversial Issues 2: Evolution of Life and Earth
Senate Chambers (Auraria Campus)
SC523: Mars for Earthlings: Introductory Earth-Mars Teaching Resources for Higher Education
Burghardt Room (Auraria Campus)
SC524: Getting Started in Undergraduate Research for New, Future and Current Faculty
Room 604 (Colorado Convention Center)
SC526: Integrating GPS, LiDAR, InSAR, and Other Geodesy Data into Undergraduate Courses
John Good Room (Auraria Campus)
2:00 PM-3:30 PM (Sat 26 October)
Public Lecture: Dr. Scott Sampson: For the Love of Nature: Bridging the Human-Nature Divide in the 21st Century
Mile High Ballroom 2AB/3AB (Colorado Convention Center)
3:30 PM-4:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
4:00 PM-4:45 PM (Sat 26 October)
4:45 PM-5:15 PM (Sat 26 October)
5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
5:30 PM-7:30 PM (Sat 26 October)
7:00 PM-10:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Past Presidents Reception and Dinner
Centennial Ballroom A (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
7:00 PM-11:00 PM (Sat 26 October)
Sunday, 27 October 2013
7:00 AM-8:30 AM (Sun 27 October)
7:30 AM-11:30 AM (Sun 27 October)
8:00 AM-1:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Executive Committee Meeting
Centennial Ballroom B (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
8:00 AM-5:30 PM (Sun 27 October)
8:30 AM-9:30 AM (Sun 27 October)
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Executive Committee Meeting
Centennial Ballroom F (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
8:30 AM-11:30 AM (Sun 27 October)
9:00 AM-10:00 AM (Sun 27 October)
9:00 AM-10:30 AM (Sun 27 October)
9:00 AM-12:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
9:15 AM-3:45 PM (Sun 27 October)
9:30 AM-11:00 AM (Sun 27 October)
9:30 AM-12:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
9:45 AM-11:45 AM (Sun 27 October)
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Council Meeting
Centennial Ballroom F (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
10:30 AM-6:30 PM (Sun 27 October)
11:00 AM-1:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
11:30 AM-1:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
GSA Presidential Address and President's Medal Presentation
Mile High Ballroom 2AB/3AB (Colorado Convention Center)
12:15 PM-12:45 PM (Sun 27 October)
12:30 PM-1:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology (MGPV) Division Business Meeting
Room 205 (Colorado Convention Center)
1:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
1:00 PM-6:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
1:30 PM-4:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
2:00 PM-4:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
GSA President's Medal Lecture & Film: Edward Burtynsky
Mile High Ballroom 2AB/3AB (Colorado Convention Center)
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) and USGS Internship Meeting
Mineral Hall D (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM (Sun 27 October)
3:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Geoscience Business Meeting
Mineral Hall B (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
5:00 PM-6:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
GSA Geoscience Education Division and National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Research Interest Group Reception
Centennial Ballroom G (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
International Association of Hydrogeologists - US National Chapter Meeting
Limestone (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Geo2YC Division Business Meeting
Centennial Ballroom H (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
5:00 PM-6:30 PM (Sun 27 October)
5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
5:30 PM-7:30 PM (Sun 27 October)
6:00 PM-8:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
6:00 PM-10:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
6:30 PM-8:30 PM (Sun 27 October)
7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Sun 27 October)
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Board Meeting
Mineral Hall B (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
7:00 PM-9:30 PM (Sun 27 October)
Paleontological Society (PS) Reception Buffet and Awards Ceremony **Ticketed Event**
Upper Level Lobby D (Colorado Convention Center)
Monday, 28 October 2013
6:30 AM-8:00 AM (Mon 28 October)
GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division Management Board Meeting
Mineral Hall D (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
6:30 AM-8:30 AM (Mon 28 October)
Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Networking Breakfast & Awards Ceremony **Ticketed Event**
Four Seasons Ballroom 1 (Colorado Convention Center)
7:00 AM-8:30 AM (Mon 28 October)
GSA What's Your Problem; What's Your Point Workshop **Invitation Only**
Room 604 (Colorado Convention Center)
7:00 AM-9:00 AM (Mon 28 October)
7:15 AM-9:15 AM (Mon 28 October)
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Past Presidents Breakfast
Quartz A (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
7:30 AM-8:00 AM (Mon 28 October)
7:30 AM-5:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
8:00 AM-12:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
8:00 AM-5:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
9:00 AM-10:00 AM (Mon 28 October)
9:00 AM-10:30 AM (Mon 28 October)
9:00 AM-6:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
9:00 AM-6:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
11:30 AM-1:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
11:30 AM-1:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
12:00 PM-1:15 PM (Mon 28 October)
Paleontological Society (PS) Publications Discussion: What Changes Are Ahead?
Mineral Hall C (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
12:00 PM-1:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
12:00 PM-2:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Student's Career Opportunities Lunch
Mineral Hall A (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
12:00 PM-2:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
12:00 PM-4:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
Optech Terrestrial Laser Scanning Workshop for Mining, Geological, and Geotechnical Applications
Quartz A (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
12:15 PM-12:45 PM (Mon 28 October)
12:30 PM-5:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
1:00 PM-2:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Luncheon **Ticketed Event**
Centennial Ballroom G (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
1:00 PM-5:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature (NACSN)
Centennial Ballroom H (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
2:00 PM-3:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
2:30 PM-4:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
Shored Up - When Human Nature and the Force of Nature Collide; A Film by Ben Kalina
Mile High Ballroom 1EF (Colorado Convention Center)
3:00 PM-4:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
3:00 PM-5:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Information Resources/Vendor Update
Mineral Hall E (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
5:00 PM-6:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
5:00 PM-6:15 PM (Mon 28 October)
Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Discussion of Issues Facing Women Chairs, Deans, and Other Academic Leaders
Room 604 (Colorado Convention Center)
5:00 PM-6:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
GSA Foundation Senior Fellows and Friends Reception **Invitation Only**
Upper Level Lobby D (Colorado Convention Center)
5:15 PM-7:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
GSA Archaeological Geology Division Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony
Room 406 (Colorado Convention Center)
5:30 PM-7:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
GSA International Participant's Reception and GSA International Section Awards Ceremony
Capitol Ballroom 4 (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) -Journal of Geoscience Education (JGE) Editorial Board Meeting
Centennial Ballroom C (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
5:30 PM-7:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
Colorado State University Geosciences Alumni Reception
Centennial Ballroom Foyer (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
Indiana University Department of Geological Sciences Alumni Reception
Capitol Ballroom 7 (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
5:45 PM-7:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
Seds and Suds Annual Icebreaker and Forum of Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) and the GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
Room 207 (Colorado Convention Center)
6:00 PM-7:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
6:00 PM-7:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
6:00 PM-8:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
6:30 PM-7:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
GSA Subaru Outdoor Life Lecture: Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger, NASA Astronaut
Room 205 (Colorado Convention Center)
6:30 PM-8:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
6:30 PM-8:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
6:30 PM-9:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
7:00 PM-8:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
Paleontological Society’s (PS) Schuchert Talk and Student Social
Room 201 (Colorado Convention Center)
7:00 PM-9:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
Princeton University/University of Pennsylvania/Yellowstone Bighorn Research Association (YBRA) Alumni Reception
Mt. Princeton (Grand Hyatt)
7:00 PM-10:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
7:30 PM-9:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
College of William and Mary, Univ. of Virginia, Virginia Tech, James Madison Univ., Ireland Field Course Joint Alumni Reception
Centennial Ballroom F (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
7:30 PM-10:30 PM (Mon 28 October)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM (Mon 28 October)
Ohio State University, School of Earth Sciences Alumni Reception
Mineral Hall B (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
7:00 AM-8:30 AM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Campus Representatives Appreciation Breakfast **By Invitation Only**
Mineral Hall A (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
7:00 AM-12:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
Association of American State Geologists (AASG) Mid-Year Business Meeting **Invitation Only**
Mineral Hall B (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
7:30 AM-8:00 AM (Tue 29 October)
7:30 AM-8:30 AM (Tue 29 October)
7:30 AM-6:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
8:00 AM-8:45 AM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Guest Program Presidents' Breakfast **For Registered Guests Only**
Mineral Hall Foyer (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
8:00 AM-10:00 AM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Geoscience Education Division Management Board Meeting
Centennial Ballroom C (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
8:00 AM-11:00 AM (Tue 29 October)
Late Breaking Session: The 2013 Colorado Flood Event—A Perfect Storm Hits a Dynamic Landscape, Causes, Processes, and Effects
Mile High Ballroom 2AB/3AB (Colorado Convention Center)
8:00 AM-5:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
9:00 AM-10:00 AM (Tue 29 October)
9:00 AM-10:30 AM (Tue 29 October)
American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Meeting
Limestone (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
9:00 AM-11:30 AM (Tue 29 October)
Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Professional Issues Roundtable
Centennial Ballroom H (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
9:00 AM-1:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
9:00 AM-6:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
10:00 AM-11:30 AM (Tue 29 October)
11:30 AM-1:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) and GSA Geoscience Education Division Awards Luncheon **Ticketed Event**
Centennial Ballroom A (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
11:30 AM-1:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Management Board Meeting
Limestone (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
11:30 AM-3:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Hydrogeology Division Luncheon, Awards, and Business Meeting **Ticketed Event**
Centennial Ballroom E (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
11:45 AM-12:45 PM (Tue 29 October)
12:00 PM-12:45 PM (Tue 29 October)
"Symphony No. 1-Formations: A Geologic Symphony", A Lecture by Jeffrey Nytch, Composer
Room 607 (Colorado Convention Center)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Lunchtime Lecture #3: Governor John W. Hickenlooper, 2013 Michel T. Halbouty Lecturer
Mile High Ballroom 2AB/3AB (Colorado Convention Center)
12:00 PM-1:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
12:00 PM-2:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division Luncheon, Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony **Ticketed Event**
Mineral Hall A (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
12:15 PM-12:45 PM (Tue 29 October)
12:15 PM-2:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Awards Lunch **Ticketed Event**
Centennial Ballroom F (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
1:00 PM-4:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
1:00 PM-5:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
2:00 PM-3:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
2:00 PM-5:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
USNC-GS Committee Meeting (U.S. National Committee for Geological Sciences)
Sandstone (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
2:30 PM-5:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Awards Lecturers, Presidential Address, and Annual Business Meeting
Room 205 (Colorado Convention Center)
4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Hydrogeology Division Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture
Mile High Ballroom 2AB/3AB (Colorado Convention Center)
4:45 PM-6:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Geology and Society Division Distinguished Lecture - NPR Science Reporter Richard Harris
Room 401 (Colorado Convention Center)
5:00 PM-6:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
5:00 PM-6:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
5:15 PM-6:45 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Coal Geology Division Business Meeting and Awards Reception
Room 601 (Colorado Convention Center)
5:30 PM-6:45 PM (Tue 29 October)
35th International Geological Congress Promotional Presentation
Room 201 (Colorado Convention Center)
5:30 PM-7:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
5:30 PM-7:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division Reception party-prizes, snacks, beer and wine
Centennial Ballroom A (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
5:30 PM-8:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
5:30 PM-9:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Business and Awards Meeting
Room 505 (Colorado Convention Center)
5:45 PM-7:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
Joint Reception with GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology and Volcanology Division (MGPV), Mineralogical Society of America (MSA), and Geochemical Society (GS) **Ticketed Event**
Upper Level Lobby D (Colorado Convention Center)
6:00 PM-7:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
6:00 PM-8:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Sedimentary Geology Division, GSA Limnogeology Division and Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM): Joint Annual Business Meetings and Awards Ceremony with free food and cash bar
Mile High Ballroom 1AB (Colorado Convention Center)
Joint Reception of Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) and GSA Geoinformatics Division
Mineral Hall B (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
6:00 PM-9:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
6:00 PM-11:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
6:30 PM-9:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Planetary Geology Division Annual Banquet and G.K. Gilbert Awardee Celebration **Ticketed Event**
Element Ballroom (Hilton Garden Inn Denver Downtown)
6:30 PM-10:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
7:00 PM-9:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Night at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (Students Only) **Ticketed Event**
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
7:00 PM-11:00 PM (Tue 29 October)
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Awards Ceremony
Mile High Ballroom 4CD (Colorado Convention Center)
8:00 PM-9:30 PM (Tue 29 October)
9:00 PM-1:00 AM (Tue 29 October)
MIT/CalTech Alumni Reception (Massachusetts Institute of Technology/California Institute of Technology)
Centennial Ballroom B (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
7:00 AM-9:00 AM (Wed 30 October)
7:30 AM-8:00 AM (Wed 30 October)
7:30 AM-2:00 PM (Wed 30 October)
8:00 AM-12:00 PM (Wed 30 October)
8:00 AM-5:30 PM (Wed 30 October)
9:00 AM-10:30 AM (Wed 30 October)
9:00 AM-2:00 PM (Wed 30 October)
9:00 AM-3:00 PM (Wed 30 October)
9:30 AM-12:00 PM (Wed 30 October)
11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Wed 30 October)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Wed 30 October)
GSA Lunchtime Lecture #4: Brad Udall, "Colorado River Management: The Economy, Environment and Science Disconnect"
Mile High Ballroom 2AB/3AB (Colorado Convention Center)
1:00 PM-3:00 PM (Wed 30 October)
1:00 PM-5:30 PM (Wed 30 October)
National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) Board of Directors Meeting
Mineral Hall F (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
5:00 PM-6:30 PM (Wed 30 October)
Thursday, 31 October 2013
8:30 AM-4:30 PM (Thu 31 October)
SC527: High Relief Clinoforms in the Colville Foreland Basin, Arctic Alaska-CANCELLED
USGS Core Research Center
8:30 AM-6:00 PM (Thu 31 October)
Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI) Council Meeting
Marble (Hyatt Regency at CCC)
Friday, 1 November 2013
8:30 AM-2:00 PM (Fri 1 November)
Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI) Council Meeting
Marble (Hyatt Regency at CCC)