GSA Special Paper 374, Tectonic Evolution of Northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern United States, presents an extensive overview of our present under-standing of the geology of Baja California, addresses several controversial issues, and provides a framework for more detailed discussions.
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GSA Special Paper 372, Evolution and Dynamics of the Australian Plate, presents recent datasets and the application of new inter-pretation techniques to yield a vastly improved under-standing of the evolution and dynamics of the Australian Plate.
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EPIC Image Collection on CD: Thousands of air and ground photos of geologic features. Spectacular color satellite images of classic geologic areas and photogenic geologic scenes.
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Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part E (revised), Volume 2. Introductory material with chapters on general features of the Porifera.
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GSA Annual Meeting attendees are home from Seattle, and we'd like to share some of their post-meeting evaluation results with you.
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Experience some of Earth's most spectacular scenery!

Iceland - Students Only
July 11-25, 2004

Don't miss this incomparable trip!

Rio Colorado -
Grand Canyon Raft Trip

A geologic exploration of the Colorado River and its Grand Canyon. Hurry - Trip is filling fast! Registration deadline Feb. 15.

GeoMart -
Geoscience Directory

GSA's print and online venue for bringing together buyers and sellers of geoscience-related products and services.
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Poll of the Month

Results tallied instantly.
Final results reported in February.

What is the deepest lake in the world?

• Lake Tanganyika
• Caspian Sea
• Lake Baikal
• Lake Nyasa

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How would you characterize the discovery of hominid footprints in volcanic deposits at Laetoli in East Africa?

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by Vance T. Holliday.

Membership Matters

2004 Renewal

Communicating the Value of Geoscience

Government Affairs

Reminder! If you are working on a 2004-2005 Congressional Science Fellow application, the deadline is Friday, January 23.
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Take your story to Washington! Join other scientists and engineers for Congressional Visits Day, March 3-4, 2004. Tell congressional decision makers why federally funded research is the nation's foundation for the future. Want to be part of GSA’s group? Contact Jack Hess, GSA Executive Director, to RSVP.
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GSA and six other geoscience organizations have sent a joint letter to the Superintendent of the Grand Canyon National Park highlighting the need for clear distinctions between scientific and creationist literature sold there.
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GSA In The News

• The 2003 Annual Meeting in Seattle was covered in the December 12th issue of SCIENCE. It features William Dickinson's work on geological keys to early human migrations across the Pacific, and contradictory data offered by Brian Mahoney and Randolph Enkin, surrounding the travels of scraps of tectonic plate along the western margin of North America.
• Research by Claire Belcher, et al., arguing that previous estimates of thermal radiation released by the K-T impact are too high (Dec. GEOLOGY) was reported in NATURE "News and Views in Brief" (December 11).
• Regional press reported on the work of Brenda Beitler, et al. (Dec. GEOLOGY) on bleaching of the Navajo Sandstone and a possible link between climate and its hydrocarbon reservoir.

Press Releases Issued by GSA

• GeoScienceWorld to Launch - Online Access to Leading Journals in the Earth Sciences
  A cooperative electronic research resource unprecedented in the earth sciences. (January 21)
• January Journal Highlights
  GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY (January 6)
  GSA BULLETIN (January 8)

Selected Press Releases Received by GSA

• Cosmic Rays Are Not the Cause of Climate Change, Scientists Say (January 21)
• National Academies News: Academy Honors 16 for Major Contributions to Science (January 16)
• Study of Erosion and Precipitation in the Himalayas Presents Surprising Fundings, Scholars Say (December 10)

Get back in the field with GeoCorps America™

Tired of sitting in the office all day? Would you like to spend your summer conducting a paleontological survey or doing interpretive geoscience work at the Grand Canyon?

Apply for a position with GSA's GeoCorps AmericaT Program. Geoscience students, teachers, professors, career professionals, and retirees are welcome to apply. All that is required membership in GSA.

Provide valuable geoscience expertise that will benefit our nation's public lands . and enjoy your summer. Application deadline is February 9.
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Calendar Close-Ups

Dynamic Earth: Past, Present and Future, 17th Australian Geological Convention, Hobart, Tasmania. February 8-13
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Shlemon Conference-Earth Fissures, hosted by the Association of Engineering Geologists and Engineering Geology Foundation, El Paso, TX, April 1-3, 2004
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Regional Geology and Hydrocarbon Systems of European & Russian Basins: Looking for Sweet Spots, AAPG European Region Conference with GSA, Prague, Czech Republic, October 10-13, 2004. Abstracts due March 31.
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Resources

Need a job? Be sure to check the GSA Online Classified Ads each month.
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Check out this new site for finding and applying for competitive grants from all Federal grant-making agencies.
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Web site in progress: Deep Time GeoClimate
This new NSF-funded site will evolve as a resource for Deep-Time climate studies. Comments are invited.
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Help Shape the Future of Sedimentary Geology,
April 16, 2004, Dallas, TX
Open workshop cosponsored by NSF, SEPM and NCED. Help develop a rationale for a strong national research program in sedimentary geology.
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