GSA Connection - GSA Associated Society Highlights

Friends of AGI Reception — Earth Rollout
Hilton, Lanier Grand Ballroom D, Tues., 7 Oct., 6-8 p.m.

Breakfast and Awards Presentation, Hilton, Lanier Grand Ballroom D., Mon., 6 Oct., 6:30-8:30 a.m.
Discussion: Issues facing women chairs, deans, and other academic leaders, Convention Center, Room 350C, Tues., 7 Oct., 12:15-1:15 p.m.
Generational Perspectives of Women Scientists Luncheon, Hilton, Lanier Grand Ballroom AB, Tues., 7 Oct., 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

2 cosponsored theme sessions:
Biologically Induced Dissolution and Precipitation of Minerals in Soils and Sediments
Soil Respiration: From Human to Geologic Time Scales
Visit the Clay Minerals Society booth in the Exhibit Hall to learn more about our small, vibrant group focused on phyllosilicates and nanoparticles in industry and research.

Awards Ceremony and Reception, Tues., 7 Oct., 7-11 p.m., Hilton, Lanier Grand Ballroom C

Stop by our booth in the Exhibit Hall
Joint Reception with the Mineralogical Society of America, Tues., 7 Oct.,
5:45-7:30 p.m., Hilton, Lanier Grand Ballroom A
2008 F. Earl Ingerson Lecture - Dr. John Morse, Wed., 8 Oct., 10:40 a.m., Convention Center, Room 350DEF

Awards Luncheon, Tues., 7 Oct., noon-1:30 p.m., Hilton, Room 337A
e-Resources Forum, Tues., 7 Oct., 9 a.m.-noon, Hilton, Lanier Grand Ballroom D
Reception, Awards, and Silent Auction, Tues., 7 Oct., 6-9 p.m., Hilton, Lanier Grand Ballroom J

Awards Lunch, Tues., 7 Oct., 12:30-2:30 p.m., Hilton, Lanier Grand Ballroom G
Awards Lectures, Presidential Address, and Annual Business Meeting, Tues., 7 Oct., 3-5:30 p.m., Convention Center, Room 371E. Includes the Roebling Medal Lecture by Bernard Evans and the MSA Presidential Address by Peter Heaney: "Making Crystallography Dynamic: Real-Time Studies of Mineral-Fluid Reactions using X-ray Diffraction."
Joint Reception with the Geochemical Society of America, Tues., 7 Oct.,
5:45-7:30 p.m., Hilton, Lanier Grand Ballroom A

Past President’s Breakfast, Mon., 6 Oct., 7:15-9 a.m., Hilton, Room 333
Geoscience Educator’s Social Reception, Tues., 7 Oct., 5-7 p.m.,
Hilton, Room 329

Join us at our double-sized booth in the Exhibit Hall for our Centennial Celebration!
Free Short Course — From Evolution to Geobiology: Research Questions Driving Paleontology at the Start of a New Century, Sat., 4 Oct., 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Convention Center, General Assembly Hall C
Centennial Celebration Reception and Dinner, Sat., 4 Oct., 6:30-11 p.m., Houston Museum of Natural Science
Centennial Symposium — Breakthroughs in Paleontology, Mon., 6 Oct.,
8 a.m.-noon, Convention Center, General Assembly Theater Hall A
Paleontological Society 2008 Awards Reception, Mon., 6 Oct., 4-6 p.m., Hilton, Ballroom of the Americas F

Nyle C. Brady Frontiers of Soil Science Lecture, "Biophysical Aspects of Soil Microbial Diversity — Lessons for Disciplinary Survival Strategies," by Dani Or, Ecole Polytechnique Federale, Mon., 6 Oct., 1:25-2:30 p.m.
Awards Reception and Program, Mon., 6 Oct., 5:30-7 p.m., Convention Center, Ballroom C
Leo M. Walsh Soil Fertility Distinguished Lecture, "Soil Testing for Improving Fertilizer Recommendations in China," by Dr. Li-Ping Yang, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tues., 7 Oct., 3-4 p.m., Convention Center, Room 360AB
The Opening: "Dig It! The Secrets of Soil" — Informational program about the Smithsonian Soils Exhibit, Wed., 8 Oct., 2:30-3:30 p.m., Convention Center, Room 381ABC