2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

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8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Wed 15 October)

GSA Annual Meeting Office
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

Thursday, 16 October 2014

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5:30 AM-11:45 PM (Thu 16 October)

GSA Field Trip Check In Desk
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Thu 16 October)

GSA Annual Meeting Office
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon
GSA Council Office
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton

Friday, 17 October 2014

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1:00 AM-11:45 PM (Fri 17 October)

GSA Field Trip Check In Desk
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

7:00 AM-5:00 PM (Fri 17 October)

GSA Student Volunteer Office
Heather Clark and Heather Clark

8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Fri 17 October)

GSA Annual Meeting Office
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon
GSA Council Office
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton
GSA Short Course 501: Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 502: Field Safety Leadership
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 503: Introduction to Petroleum Structural Geology
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 504: Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Basin Exploration
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino

8:30 AM-5:30 PM (Fri 17 October)

GSA Short Course 527: Earthscope Institute: Geochronology and the Earth Sciences
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino

9:00 AM-5:00 PM (Fri 17 October)

GSA Short Course 505: Siliciclastic Core Logging for Graduate Students **Transportation Will Be Provided**
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Short Course: Applied Structural Geology in Exploration and Mining
Elizabeth A. Holley and Elizabeth A. Holley

9:00 AM-6:30 PM (Fri 17 October)

Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) Technology Transfer Workshop with the Mining and Aerospace & Defence Industries http://www.cangea.ca/events.html
Alison Thompson and Alison Thompson

12:00 PM-4:00 PM (Fri 17 October)

GSA Audit Committee Meeting
Thomas H. Haberthier and Becky Sundeen

1:00 PM-5:00 PM (Fri 17 October)

Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Board Meeting
Denise Cox and Denise Cox

2:00 PM-5:00 PM (Fri 17 October)

GSA Field Trip #416: "Full Access to the Geology of the Sea to Sky Highway" Pre-trip Meeting
Christopher L. Atchison and Christopher L. Atchison

3:00 PM-7:00 PM (Fri 17 October)

Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Executive Committee Meeting
J. Alexander Speer and J. Alexander Speer

Saturday, 18 October 2014

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1:00 AM-11:45 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Field Trip Check In Desk
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

6:30 AM-6:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Student Volunteer Office
Heather Clark and Heather Clark

7:00 AM-8:00 AM (Sat 18 October)

Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Council Breakfast
J. Alexander Speer and J. Alexander Speer

7:30 AM-6:30 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Coat & Luggage Check
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

8:00 AM-12:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

CANCELLED | GSA Short Course 518C: Crosscutting Earth Themes
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
CANCELLED | GSA Short Course 522: Developing an Effective Broader Impacts Plan for Engaging Undergraduate Researchers
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Council Meeting - Day 1
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton
GSA Short Course 517A: Teaching Geoscience in Society: Building Relevance and Interest in the Geosciences by adding InTeGrate resources to your class
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 517B: Improving Spatial Thinking in the Geological Sciences
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 518A: Teaching Controversial Issues 1: Climate and Energy
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 518B: The Crunching of Cascadia: Discovering Deformation with Data
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 519A: Digital Mapping and Data Collection for Field Environments
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 519B: GigaPan and GigaMacro for the Geosciences
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 520: Optical Properties of Minerals in Thin Section: Quantitative Methods in Birefringence
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 521: Making Digital Geologic Maps with the NCGMP09 Database Schema
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 528: Science Communications Workshop
Christa Stratton and Christa Stratton

8:00 AM-4:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

CANCELLED | GSA Short Course 511: Apple iPad and iPhone as Tools for Field Use
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino

8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Board Meeting
Denise Cox and Denise Cox
CANCELLED | GSA Short Course 508: The Water-Energy Nexus: Earth Science Research Questions
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
CANCELLED-National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) /Cutting Edge Review Camp
Erica Zweifel and Krista Herbstrith
GSA Annual Meeting Office
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon
GSA Council Office
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton
GSA Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting
Chris Tallackson and Chris Tallackson
GSA Short Course 501: Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 502: Field Safety Leadership
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 503: Introduction to Petroleum Structural Geology
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 504: Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Basin Exploration
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 506: Near-Surface Geophysics for Non-Geophysicists
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 507: Introduction to Terrestrial Laser Scanning (Ground-Based LiDAR) for Earth Science Research
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 509: Seismic Structural Interpretation for Academic Faculty
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 510: Wet Slimy Convecting Rockball: Geobiology, Earth/Life Coevolution and the Ubiquity of Biofilms **No Transportation Provided/Public Transportation Available**
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Council Meeting
J. Alexander Speer and J. Alexander Speer
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Council Meeting
Theresa Scott and Howard Harper
The Geological Association of Canada (GAC®) Council Meeting
Karen A. Johnston-Fowler and Karen A. Johnston-Fowler

8:00 AM-8:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Speaker Ready Room
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright

8:30 AM-11:00 AM (Sat 18 October)

GSA What's Your Problem; What's Your Point? Workshop
Jeanette Hammann and Jeanette Hammann

8:30 AM-5:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Short Course 512: Geobiodiversity Database and Quantitative Stratigraphy
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino

8:30 AM-5:30 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Short Course 527: Earthscope Institute: Geochronology and the Earth Sciences
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino

9:00 AM-4:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

CANCELLED | GSA Short Course 515: Subaqueous Paleoseismology Methods
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 516: An Introduction to POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) Using Climate Change Activities
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino

9:00 AM-5:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

CANCELLED | GSA Short Course 513: Introductory Remote Sensing for Geoscientists
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 505: Siliciclastic Core Logging for Graduate Students **Transportation Will Be Provided**
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 514: Deep Carbon through Deep Time
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 526: Detrital Mineral U-Pb Geochronology and Hf Isotope Geochemistry: Theory, Methodology, and Applications to Northern Cordilleran Research
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Short Course: Applied Structural Geology in Exploration and Mining
Elizabeth A. Holley and Elizabeth A. Holley

9:00 AM-6:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

American Geosciences Institute (AGI) GeoRef Advisory Committee Meeting
Sharon Tahirkheli and Leigh Sutherland
Paleontological Society (PS) Short Course: Reading and Writing of the Fossil Record: Preservational Pathways to Exceptional Fossilization
Mark A. Wilson and Thomas D. Olszewski

10:00 AM-12:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Science Editor Summit
Jeanette Hammann and Jeanette Hammann

12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Council Lunch
J. Alexander Speer and J. Alexander Speer

12:00 PM-4:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Publications Committee
Jeanette Hammann and Jeanette Hammann

12:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee
Kasey S. White and Susan Lofton

1:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

CANCELLED | GSA Short Course 518F: Introduction to Critical Zone Science and Observatories
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Division Chairs Business Meeting
Wesley Hill and Wesley Hill
GSA Short Course 517C: Student Learning Outcomes and Program Assessment
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 517D Extreme Makeover Geosciences Style - Infusing Existing Curricula with the Spirit of the New Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): Integrating Content, Scientific and Design Practices and Cross-Cutting Themes
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 518D: Teaching Controversial Issues 2: Evolution of Life and Earth
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 518E: Yellowstone National Park as a Hotbed for Inquiry
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 519C: Google Maps Engine, Earth Engine, and Big GeoData
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 519D: Using Google Earth to Teach Interpretation of Geologic Processes, Bedrock Structures, and Geologic History
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 523: Getting Started in Undergraduate Research for New, Future and Current Faculty
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 524: Hands-On Experiences with Stable Isotopes in the Geosciences Curriculum
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Short Course 525: Geoscience Career Workshop: Launch Your Job Search
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino

1:30 PM-4:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Best Practices and Community Standards for Including Field Data into our Current and Future Cyberinfrastructure
Matty Mookerjee and Basil Tikoff

3:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Newsroom
Christa Stratton and Christa Stratton

3:30 PM-4:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Session Chair Orientation
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright
GSA Student Volunteer Technical Program Orientation
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright

4:00 PM-4:45 PM (Sat 18 October)

First Time Attendee Orientation
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

4:45 PM-5:15 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA On To the Future Welcome Gathering
Tahlia Bear and Tahlia Bear

5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

GSA Vancouver Icebreaker
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

6:00 PM-9:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Past Presidents Reception and Dinner
Leigh Sutherland and Leigh Sutherland

7:00 PM-10:00 PM (Sat 18 October)

Keck Geology Consortium Business Meeting
Robert J. Varga and Carol Morgan

Sunday, 19 October 2014

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1:00 AM-11:45 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Field Trip Check In Desk
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

5:45 AM-8:15 AM (Sun 19 October)

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6:00 AM-8:00 AM (Sun 19 October)

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Donna Marie Brousseau and Donna Marie Brousseau

6:30 AM-6:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Student Volunteer Office
Heather Clark and Heather Clark

6:30 AM-6:30 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Speaker Ready Room
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright

7:00 AM-8:30 AM (Sun 19 October)

GSA President's Student Breakfast
Jamie Recio and Jamie Recio

7:00 AM-9:00 AM (Sun 19 October)

GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division Management Board Meeting
Renee M. Clary and Renee M. Clary

7:00 AM-6:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Newsroom
Christa Stratton and Christa Stratton

7:30 AM-6:30 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Coat & Luggage Check
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

8:00 AM-12:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee
Kasey S. White and Susan Lofton
The Geological Association of Canada (GAC®) Council Meeting
Karen A. Johnston-Fowler and Karen A. Johnston-Fowler

8:00 AM-1:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Executive Committee Meeting
Leigh Sutherland and Leigh Sutherland

8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Annual Meeting Office
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon
GSA Council Office
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton

8:00 AM-5:30 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Penrose Guest Hospitality Suite
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

8:30 AM-11:00 AM (Sun 19 October)

CANCELLED | GSA Foundation Pardee Coterie **Invitation Only**
Chris Tallackson and Chris Tallackson

9:00 AM-10:30 AM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Coffee Break
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

9:00 AM-12:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Geoscience Careers in Industry: Student Research Highlight Session
Tahlia Bear and Tahlia Bear
GSA International Business Meeting
Wesley Hill and Nazrul I. Khandaker
Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Business Meeting
Emily C. Wild and Emily C. Wild

9:00 AM-4:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Field Trip #416: "Full Access to the Geology of the Sea to Sky Highway" Post-trip Meeting
Christopher L. Atchison and Christopher L. Atchison

9:30 AM-12:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

Micropaleontology Project Board Meeting
John Van Couvering and John Van Couvering

9:30 AM-4:30 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Local Tour #1: Vancouver's Cultural Mosaic
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

10:45 AM-11:45 AM (Sun 19 October)

GSA President's Luncheon **Invitation Only**
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton

11:00 AM-1:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Hydrogeology Division Management Board Meeting I
Eric W. Peterson and Alan E. Fryar

12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Lunchtime Lecture #1: Harry (Hap) McSween, GSA Presidential Address "Mapping the Planets-Geology Stakes Its Claim"
Jamie Recio and Jamie Recio

12:00 PM-1:30 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Geology in Industry Career Pathways Luncheon
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino

12:15 PM-12:45 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Session Chair Orientation
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright
GSA Student Volunteer Technical Program Orientation
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright

12:30 PM-1:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology (MGPV) Division Business Meeting
J. Alexander Speer and J. Alexander Speer

1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Guest Seminar #1: How to be a Vancouverite
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

1:00 PM-3:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Foundation Development Committee Meeting
Chris Tallackson and Chris Tallackson

1:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division Business Meeting
Matthew M. Crawford and William J. Burns

1:00 PM-6:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

Cushman Foundation (CF) for Foraminiferal Research Board Meeting
Loren Petruny and Loren Petruny

1:15 PM-2:45 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Smith Map Celebration Committee Meeting
Melissa Cummiskey and Melissa Cummiskey

1:30 PM-4:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Geoscience Careers in Industry: Professional Practice Session
Tahlia Bear and Tahlia Bear

2:00 PM-4:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

CANCELLED | GSA Education Committee Meeting
Gary Lewis and Davida I. Buehler

2:00 PM-4:30 PM (Sun 19 October)

Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Vendor Update/Information
Emily C. Wild and Emily C. Wild

2:00 PM-7:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Exhibits
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

3:00 PM-4:30 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Awards Ceremony
Jamie Recio and Jamie Recio

3:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Geosciences Division Meeting
Patricia Manley and Patricia Manley

4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) Annual Meeting
Brett H. Gilley and Christopher L. Atchison

4:30 PM-5:30 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Geoscience Careers in Industry: Evening Reception **Invitation Only**
Tahlia Bear and Tahlia Bear

5:00 PM-6:30 PM (Sun 19 October)

International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) U.S. National Committee Board Meeting
Andrew H. Manning and Andrew H. Manning
Women in Geology Career Pathways Reception
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino

5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Exhibit Opening Reception
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) -Geo2YC: Two-Year College Division Business Meeting
Erica Zweifel and Krista Herbstrith
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) -Geoscience Education Research Division Business Meeting
Erica Zweifel and Krista Herbstrith
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) -Teacher Education Division Business Meeting
Erica Zweifel and Krista Herbstrith

6:00 PM-8:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Canadian National Chapter Annual General Meeting
Grant Ferguson and Grant Ferguson

6:30 PM-8:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Archaeological Geology Division Executive Committee Meeting
Christopher Hill and Christopher Hill
GSA President's Reception **Invitation Only**
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton

6:30 PM-9:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

Paleontological Society (PS) Business Meeting and Awards Reception **Ticketed Event**
Mark A. Wilson and Mark A. Wilson

7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Geology and Society Division Rocks and Hops Soiree
Bruce R. Clark and Bruce R. Clark
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Board Meeting
Scott Burns and Scott Burns
Geoscience Educators' Reception
Elizabeth A. Heise and Elizabeth A. Heise

8:00 PM-10:00 PM (Sun 19 October)

GSA Big Horn Basin Alumni Reception
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino

Monday, 20 October 2014

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1:00 AM-11:45 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Field Trip Check In Desk
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

6:30 AM-8:30 AM (Mon 20 October)

Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Networking Breakfast & Awards Ceremony **Ticketed Event**
Denise Cox and Sara Welna

6:30 AM-6:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Student Volunteer Office
Heather Clark and Heather Clark

6:30 AM-6:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Speaker Ready Room
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright

7:00 AM-9:00 AM (Mon 20 October)

Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) President's Breakfast
J. Alexander Speer and J. Alexander Speer

7:30 AM-8:00 AM (Mon 20 October)

GSA On To the Future Gathering
Tahlia Bear and Tahlia Bear

7:30 AM-6:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Newsroom
Christa Stratton and Christa Stratton

7:30 AM-6:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Coat & Luggage Check
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

8:00 AM-12:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Joint AGI/GSA Societies Meeting
Leigh Sutherland and Leigh Sutherland

8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Annual Meeting Office
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon
GSA Council Office
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton

8:00 AM-5:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Penrose Guest Hospitality Suite
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

9:00 AM-10:00 AM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Guest Seminar #2: First Nations Encounter
Beth Engle and Beth Engle
GSA Professional Development Committee Meeting
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino

9:00 AM-10:30 AM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Coffee Break
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

9:00 AM-6:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Employment Service Center
Tahlia Bear and Tahlia Bear

9:00 AM-6:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Exhibits
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

10:00 AM-2:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Local Tour #2: Tastes of the Far East
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

11:30 AM-1:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Geology in Government Career Pathways Luncheon
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Interdisciplinary Interest Group (IIG) Meeting: Soils and Soil Processes
Michael Young and Steven G. Driese

11:30 AM-1:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Management Board Meeting
Yvette D. Kuiper and Yvette D. Kuiper

11:45 AM-12:45 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Geology and Health Division Business Meeting
Kevin E. Nick and Kevin E. Nick

12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Earth Science Editors Roundtable
Jeanette Hammann and Jeanette Hammann
GSA Lunchtime Lecture #2: Panel Discussion: "Rails, Trucks, and Pipelines: What Are the Issues in Transporting Crude Oil?"
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

12:00 PM-1:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

American Quaternary Association (AMQUA) Business Meeting
E. Arthur Bettis III and Colin J. Long
GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division Luncheon and Awards Reception
James D. Schiffbauer and Marc Laflamme

12:00 PM-2:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Associated Editors Lunch
Rachel Russell and J. Alexander Speer

12:00 PM-2:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Student Advisory Group Meeting **Invitation Only**
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton

12:15 PM-12:45 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Session Chair Orientation
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright
GSA Student Volunteer Technical Program Orientation
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright

1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA President's Medal Lecture: Thomas H. Jordan, "Prediction Problems of Earthquake System Science"
Jamie Recio and Jamie Recio

1:00 PM-2:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Diversity in the Geosciences Committee Meeting
Tahlia Bear and Tahlia Bear

1:00 PM-5:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature (NACSN) Annual Meeting
Richard Fluegeman and Richard Fluegeman

2:00 PM-3:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Gold Medal Lectures
Jamie Recio and Jamie Recio

3:00 PM-4:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA and ExxonMobil Student Research Grant Award Poster Session
Jamie Recio and Jamie Recio

4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Student Awards Ceremony **Invitation Only**
Jamie Recio and Jamie Recio

4:00 PM-5:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Geology and Society Division Management Board Meeting
Jonathan Goodwin and Jonathan Goodwin

4:30 PM-6:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Environmental & Engineering Geoscience Journal Editorial Board Meeting
Jerome V. De Graff and Jerome V. De Graff

5:00 PM-6:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Academic & Applied Geoscience Relations Committee Meeting
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
GSA Geophysics Division Social and Business Meeting
Samantha E. Hansen and Audrey D. Huerta
Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecture
Eric W. Peterson and Alan E. Fryar

5:00 PM-6:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

Friends of the Ordovician
Stephen A. Leslie and Daniel Goldman
GSA Afternoon Beer Receptions
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon
GSA GeoCorps America and Mosaics in Science Reception for Alumni and Friends
Matthew Dawson and Elizabeth Norby

5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Amherst College Geology Alumni Reception
Tekla Harms and Diane Hutton
Friends of American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Reception
Leigh Sutherland and Leigh Sutherland

5:15 PM-6:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Discussion: Issues Facing Women Chairs, Deans, and Other Academic Leaders
Heather Macdonald and Heather Macdonald

5:15 PM-7:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Archaeological Geology Division Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony
Christopher Hill and Christopher Hill

5:30 PM-7:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Seds and Suds Annual Icebreaker and Forum: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division and Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Marjorie Chan and Katherine A. Giles

5:30 PM-7:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

Friends of the Cambrian
Mark Webster and Mark Webster
GSA Foundation Senior Fellows and Friends Reception **Invitation Only**
Chris Tallackson and Chris Tallackson
Indiana University Alumni Reception
Lisa M. Pratt and Karla Lewis
Stanford School of Earth Sciences Alumni Reception
Astrid Thompson and Heather Sammons
Williams College Alumni Reception
Reinhard A. Wobus and Reinhard A. Wobus

6:00 PM-7:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

Friends of Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) Reception
Warren D. Allmon and Andrew Matthiessen
GSA Congressional Science Fellowship and Public Policy Reception
Kasey S. White and Kasey S. White

6:00 PM-8:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Jackson School of Geosciences Friends and Alumni Reception
Kristen Tucek and Kristen Tucek
University of Arizona Geosciences Department Alumni and Friends Reception
Peter W. Reiners and Alicia A. Saposnik
University of Kansas Alumni Reception
Cari Alfers and Cari Alfers
University of Michigan Alumni Reception
Anne Hudon and Chris Malvica
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Department of Geological Sciences
Kevin Stewart and Elizabeth Brownell Mullane

6:00 PM-11:45 PM (Mon 20 October)

University of Alberta Reception
Shyra Craig and Shyra Craig

6:30 PM-8:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Frontiers Abroad Alumni Reception
Alison Jolley and Darren Gravley

6:30 PM-8:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

Carleton College Alumni Reception
Sarah Titus and Ellen Haberoth

6:30 PM-9:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Oregon State University and University of Oregon Geology Alumni Reception
Roy Haggerty and Lori Hartline
University of Cincinnati Alumni Reception
Warren D. Huff and Warren D. Huff

6:30 PM-10:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

USC Department of Earth Sciences Alumni Gathering
Frank A. Corsetti and Frank A. Corsetti

6:45 PM-7:45 PM (Mon 20 October)

GSA Subaru Outdoor Life Lecture: David Gallo, Ph.D.
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Colgate University Alumni Reception
Bruce Selleck and Bruce Selleck
Idaho Universities Joint Alumni Reception
Thomas J. Williams and Thomas J. Williams
Purdue EAPS Alumni & Friends Reception
Amy Cooper and Amy Cooper
Western Washington University Geology Alumni Reception
Bernard A. Housen and Chris Sutton

7:00 PM-9:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

Albion College
Thomas I. Wilch and Beth Z. Lincoln
Bucknell University
Jeffrey M. Trop and Carilee Dill
Colby College
Bruce F. Rueger and Bruce F. Rueger
Colorado State University Geosciences Reception
Roberta Brouwer and Roberta Brouwer
Denison University
EW Klemetti and David Goodwin
Franklin & Marshall College
Christopher J. Williams and Roger D.K. Thomas
Grand Valley State University
Ginny Peterson and Ginny Peterson
Group Alumni Reception
Becky Sundeen and Becky Sundeen
Hamilton College
Barbara Tewksbury and Barbara Tewksbury
Miami University Dept. of Geology & Environmental Earth Sciences
William K. Hart and Cathy Edwards
Middlebury College
Jeff Munroe and Jeffrey S. Munroe
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe and Patricia L. Adams
Northern Arizona University Alumni Reception
Paul J. Umhoefer and Paul J. Umhoefer
Oberlin College
Karla Parsons-Hubbard and Karla Parsons-Hubbard
Princeton University | University of Pennsylvania | Yellowstone Bighorn Association Joint Alumni Reception
Laurel P. Goodell and Laurel P. Goodell
Smith College
Bosiljka Glumac and Bosiljka Glumac
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Steve Esling and Rich Black
The College of Wooster
Mark Wilson and Gregory C. Wiles
Trinity University
Diane R. Smith and Denise Wilson
Tufts University
John C. Ridge and Anne F. Gardulski
University of Illinois
Stephen Marshak and Marilyn Whalen
University of Iowa - Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Alumni Reception
Bradley D. Cramer and Bradley D. Cramer
University of Missouri
Kevin L. Shelton and Kevin L. Shelton
University of Montana
Christine Foster and Christine Foster
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tracy D. Frank and Tina Gray
University of Washington Reception for Alumni and Friends
Darrel S. Cowan and Darrel S. Cowan
Whitman College
Robert J. Carson and Jason Arp
Yale | Harvard Joint Alumni Reception
Emma Rose Locatelli and Peter Schrader

7:00 PM-10:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

Pennsylvania State University Alumni Reception (Supported by and Honoring David M. Diodato)
TIna Vancas and Karen Liddick
Rio Grande Universities Alumni Reception
Gary S. Weissmann and Paula Pascetti
Simon Fraser University Alumni Reception
Nathan Hayward and Nathan Hayward
Syracuse University Private Alumni Reception
Julie J. Neri and Julie J. Neri
University of Minnesota Alumni Reception
Sharon Kressler and Sharon Kressler

7:30 PM-9:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

Joint Alumni Reception: College of William and Mary | Virginia Tech | James Madison University | University of Virginia | Ireland Field Course
Christopher Bailey and Carol Roe
Paleontological Society (PS) Education and Outreach Committee Meeting
Margaret M. Yacobucci and Mark A. Wilson

7:30 PM-10:30 PM (Mon 20 October)

University of Massachusetts-Amherst Geosciences Reception
Julie Brigham-Grette and Julie Brigham-Grette

8:00 PM-10:00 PM (Mon 20 October)

The Ohio State University
W. Berry Lyons and Jackie Hartzell

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

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1:00 AM-11:45 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Field Trip Check In Desk
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

6:30 AM-6:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Student Volunteer Office
Heather Clark and Heather Clark

6:30 AM-6:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Speaker Ready Room
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright

7:00 AM-8:30 AM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Campus Representatives Appreciation Breakfast **Invitation Only**
Pat Kilner and Sharon G. Hollister
GSA Leadership Training
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton

7:00 AM-12:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

Association of American State Geologists (AASG) Mid-Year Business Meeting **Invitation Only**
Derric L. Iles and Derric L. Iles

7:30 AM-8:00 AM (Tue 21 October)

GSA On To the Future Gathering
Tahlia Bear and Tahlia Bear

7:30 AM-6:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Newsroom
Christa Stratton and Christa Stratton

7:30 AM-6:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Coat & Luggage Check
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

8:00 AM-10:00 AM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Geosciences Education Division Officers Meeting
Elizabeth A. Heise and Elizabeth A. Heise

8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Annual Meeting Office
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon
GSA Council Office
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton

8:00 AM-5:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Penrose Guest Hospitality Suite
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

9:00 AM-10:30 AM (Tue 21 October)

American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Meeting
Leigh Sutherland and Leigh Sutherland
GSA Coffee Break
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

9:00 AM-11:30 AM (Tue 21 October)

Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Professional Issues Roundtable
Emily C. Wild and Emily C. Wild

9:00 AM-1:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

Employment Service Center
Tahlia Bear and Tahlia Bear
Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) Women in Paleontology Interviews
Beth Stricker and Beth Stricker

9:00 AM-6:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Exhibits
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

10:15 AM-11:45 AM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Geosciences Education Division Business Meeting - Open to all members
Elizabeth A. Heise and Elizabeth A. Heise

11:30 AM-1:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

Geoscience Careers Student Networking Lunch
Jennifer Nocerino and Jennifer Nocerino
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) and GSA Geoscience Education Division Awards Luncheon **Ticketed Event**
Erica Zweifel and Krista Herbstrith

11:30 AM-1:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Journals Editorial Meeting
Jeanette Hammann and Jeanette Hammann

11:30 AM-3:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Hydrogeology Division Luncheon, Awards, and Business Meeting **Ticketed Event**
Eric W. Peterson and Eric W. Peterson

12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Lunchtime Lecture #3: Kevin Krajick, 2014 Michel T. Halbouty Lecturer
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

12:00 PM-1:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

Town Hall Meeting: Challenges and Opportunities in U.S. Geochronology
Mark Harrison and Mark Harrison

12:00 PM-2:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division Luncheon, Business Meeting, and Awards Ceremony **Ticketed Event**
Renee M. Clary and Renee M. Clary

12:15 PM-12:45 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Session Chair Orientation
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright
GSA Student Volunteer Technical Program Orientation
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright

12:15 PM-2:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Awards Luncheon **Ticketed Event**
J. Alexander Speer and J. Alexander Speer

12:30 PM-1:45 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Student Research Grant Writing Workshop
Jamie Recio and Jamie Recio

1:00 PM-5:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Local Tour #3: First Nations Heritage Tour
Beth Engle and Beth Engle
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) eBook Publishers Meeting **Invitation Only**
Angie Anderson and Angie Anderson
Paleontological Society (PS) Council Meeting
Mark A. Wilson and Steven M. Holland

2:00 PM-3:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Local Section Meeting Chairs Round Table Meeting
Nancy Wright and Nancy Wright

2:00 PM-5:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

Cyberinfrastructure Resources in Paleobiology and Paleoecology
Dena M. Smith and Dena M. Smith

3:00 PM-5:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Awards Lecturers, Presidential Address, and Annual Business Meeting
J. Alexander Speer and J. Alexander Speer

4:30 PM-5:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Hydrogeology Division Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture
Eric W. Peterson and Alan E. Fryar

4:45 PM-5:45 PM (Tue 21 October)

Town Hall: The Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education Summit Outcomes
Sharon Mosher and Sharon Mosher

5:00 PM-6:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Geoinformatics Division Business Meeting and EarthCube Town Hall
Kerstin A. Lehnert and Tiffany A. Rivera

5:00 PM-6:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

Annual Best Student Geologic Map Competition
Melissa Cummiskey and Melissa Cummiskey
GSA Afternoon Beer Receptions
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

Honoring the Diverse Career of Eric S. Cheney Reception
George H. Shaw and K. Brock Riedell

5:15 PM-6:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

SAGE 2YC: Undergraduate Research with Students at Two-Year Colleges
Heather Macdonald and Heather Macdonald

5:30 PM-6:45 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Geology and Society Division Distinguished Lecture, William W. Shilts, '50 Years as a Survey Geologist: Targeted Research Projects with Unanticipated Societal Applications'
Jonathan Goodwin and Jonathan Goodwin

5:30 PM-7:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

Belmont Forum E-Infrastructure & Data Management Town Hall
Kimberly Patten and Genevieve Pearthree
GSA Diversity in the Geosciences and On To the Future Alumni Reception
Tahlia Bear and Tahlia Bear

5:30 PM-7:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Coal Geology Division Business Meeting and Awards Reception
Mark A. Engle and Jen O'Keefe
GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division Reception with Prizes, Beer, Wine, Snacks
Renee M. Clary and Renee M. Clary

5:30 PM-8:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Hydrogeology Division Student Reception
Eric W. Peterson and Alan E. Fryar

5:30 PM-9:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Reception, Awards, and Business Meeting
Yvette D. Kuiper and Yvette D. Kuiper

5:45 PM-7:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

Joint Reception with GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology and Volcanology Division (MGPV), Mineralogical Society of America (MSA), and Geochemical Society (GS) **Ticketed Event**
J. Alexander Speer and J. Alexander Speer

6:00 PM-7:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA International Sponsored Welcoming Reception
Wesley Hill and Nazrul I. Khandaker

6:00 PM-8:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Geoinformatics Division and Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Joint Reception
Kerstin A. Lehnert and Tiffany A. Rivera
Joint Annual Business Meeting & Awards Reception of GSA Sedimentary Geology Division, GSA Limnogeology Division and Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM): Free Food and Cash Bar
Marjorie Chan and Katherine A. Giles

6:00 PM-11:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division Dinner & Awards Reception **Ticketed Event**
William J. Burns and William J. Burns

6:30 PM-9:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Planetary Geology Division Annual Banquet and G.K. Gilbert Awardee Celebration **Ticketed Event**
James J. Wray and James J. Wray

6:30 PM-11:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

GLBT Social
Patrick R. Getty and Patrick R. Getty

6:45 PM-7:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

GSA Geology and Society Division Annual Business Meeting
Jonathan Goodwin and Jonathan Goodwin

7:00 PM-8:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

InTeGrate Reception
Erica Zweifel and Krista Herbstrith

7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

Paleontological Society’s (PS) Schuchert Talk and Student Social
Max Christie and Mark A. Wilson

7:00 PM-10:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

Geologize and Socialize: A Reception for Students and Recent Grads **Ticketed Event**
Melissa Cummiskey and Nancy Wright

7:00 PM-11:00 PM (Tue 21 October)

Cushman Foundation (CF) for Foraminiferal Research Reception and Awards Ceremony **Ticketed Event**
Loren Petruny and Loren Petruny
Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Awards Ceremony
Scott Burns and Scott Burns

8:00 PM-9:30 PM (Tue 21 October)

Friends of the Cephalopods
Margaret M. Yacobucci and Margaret M. Yacobucci

9:00 PM-1:00 AM (Tue 21 October)

MIT | Cal Tech Joint Alumni Reception
B. Clark Burchfiel and Heather Queyrouze

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

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1:00 AM-11:45 PM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Field Trip Check In Desk
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

6:30 AM-6:00 PM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Student Volunteer Office
Heather Clark and Heather Clark

7:00 AM-9:00 AM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Hydrogeology Division Management Board Meeting II
Eric W. Peterson and Alan E. Fryar

7:00 AM-12:30 PM (Wed 22 October)

GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Board of Directors Meeting **Invitation Only**
Angie Anderson and Angie Anderson

7:30 AM-8:00 AM (Wed 22 October)

GSA On To the Future Gathering
Tahlia Bear and Tahlia Bear

7:30 AM-5:30 PM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Newsroom
Christa Stratton and Christa Stratton

7:30 AM-6:30 PM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Coat & Luggage Check
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

8:00 AM-12:00 PM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Council Meeting - Day 2
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton

8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Annual Meeting Office
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon
GSA Council Office
Susan Lofton and Susan Lofton

8:00 AM-5:30 PM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Penrose Guest Hospitality Suite
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

8:30 AM-12:30 PM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Local Tour #4: Rainforest Nature Walk
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

9:00 AM-10:30 AM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Coffee Break
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

9:00 AM-2:00 PM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Exhibits
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Lunchtime Lecture #4: Matt Golombek, "How to Select a Landing Site on Mars"
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

12:00 PM-5:30 PM (Wed 22 October)

National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) Board of Directors Meeting
George Veni and Debbie Herr

12:30 PM-5:30 PM (Wed 22 October)

GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Advisory Council Meeting **Invitation Only**
Angie Anderson and Laura Fitzgerald Fitzgerald

1:00 PM-3:00 PM (Wed 22 October)

STEPPE Board of Directors Meeting **Invitation Only**
Dena M. Smith and Dena M. Smith

5:00 PM-6:30 PM (Wed 22 October)

GSA Afternoon Beer Receptions
Nicole Dillon and Nicole Dillon

7:00 PM-10:00 PM (Wed 22 October)

Friends of Sherlock Holmes
Peter Blau and Peter Blau

Thursday, 23 October 2014

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1:00 AM-9:00 AM (Thu 23 October)

GSA Field Trip Check In Desk
Beth Engle and Beth Engle

7:00 AM-5:00 PM (Thu 23 October)

GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Board of Directors Meeting **Invitation Only**
Angie Anderson and Angie Anderson

8:30 AM-8:30 PM (Thu 23 October)

GSA Local Tour #5: Enchanting Victoria
Beth Engle and Beth Engle