Meeting Challenges with Geologic Maps presents 16 examples that show how geologic maps are helping to delineate fragile habitat and ecosystems, protect against natural hazards (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and sinkholes), and find needed resources (groundwater, metals, coal, and sand and gravel).
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Explore Earth Cycles (CD-ROM) provides middle/high school teachers with all the information, activities and data they need to excite students about the chemistry of the Earth. Content covers the National Standards for "Geochemical Cycles."
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Space
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Two billion years in two days
June 25-28, 2004

A front-range geology primer in Boulder, Colorado. For profes-sionals, rockhounds, and friends.

Geological excursion to Central and Northern Mongolia
July 24-August 11, 2004

Spend 19 days on a lifetime adventure amid magnificent central Asian geologic landscapes. Rough and remote—this trip is not for the faint of heart!

Summer School

NASA Planetary Sciences Summer School for grad students and post-docs. Application Deadline: June 4
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Poll of the Month

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Final results reported in May.

GSA is continually trying to contain Annual Meeting costs. In balancing the tradeoff between lower costs and greater variety, which scenario do you prefer?

A.	Rotate between only three cities (for example, Seattle, Denver and Boston - long term contracts can generate lower rates)
B.	I'd like to branch out from our typical American cities, regardless of the cost (for example, how about Honolulu?)
C.	I like meeting in different places. Don't limit me to just 1 or 3 cities.
D.	Hold the meeting in Denver every year (again, long term contracts generate lower rates).

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Meetings

Earth System Processes 2
Call for Theme Session Proposals

Hold the date for August 8-11, 2005 in Calgary, Alberta. ESP2 themes are: Ancient Earth Systems; Modern Earth System Processes; and Earth System Futures. GSA and the Geological Association of Canada are seeking Theme Session proposals now through September 15, 2004.
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Looking Ahead: Science at the 2004 Annual Meeting

This is the second of a four-part series highlighting the Pardee Keynote Symposia slated for "GEOSCIENCE in a Changing World," Nov. 7-10 in Denver.
Medical Geology [ summary & image ] Warning: very graphic image		Weathering, Slopes, Climate, and Late-Quaternary Geomorphic Change in Arid and Semi-Arid Landscapes [ summary & image ]
The Annual Meeting abstracts form is now live. [ view technical program ]

Section Meetings

The Rocky Mountain/Cordilleran Joint Section Meeting is happening May 3-5 in Boise, Idaho.
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Membership Matters

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Resources

If you are involved in educational materials development, adapation and implementation or national dissemination of geoscience materials, then consider submitting a proposal for NSF's Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program, by mid-June.

"Why Earth Science?" Download AGI's important case for strong Earth science education (1.7MB PDF).

Cold Regions Bibliography Project covers Antarctic research and exploration and cold regions engineering and physical science information.

CliC: Climate and Cryosphere is a core project of the World Climate Research Programme.

Communicating the Value of Geoscience

Government Affairs

Sarah Noble to be 2004-2005 GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellow.
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IEEE Scores First Amendment Victory for Scholarly Publishing.
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GSA In The News

Press Releases Issued by GSA

• NE/SE Section Meeting Tip Sheet (March 23)
• NC Section Meeting Media Advisory and Tip Sheet (March 31)
• April Geology and GSA Today Highlights (March 26)

Selected Press Releases Received by GSA

• From The National Academies


• Free Scientific Information to Developing Nations (April 5)
• 72 New Members Chosen by Academy (April 20)
• $20 Million Received from Gates Foundation (April 19)

Fun with Geoscience Trivia

1. What term is given to crystals that have grown in two or more different lattice orientations?
2. What term is used to describe the volcanoclastic material that has a size range of 4mm-3.2cm?
3. What is the term used for a small enclosed depression in a karst area?

If you enjoy playing trivia games, come and join in the first GSA Trivia Night at the Denver GSA Annual Meeting, Tuesday night, November 9.  For more details contact Gary Lewis.

ASLO 2005 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 20-25, 2005, Salt Lake City, UT. GSA is co-sponsoring the meeting in support of ASLO's objective to enhance cross-fertilization among related disciplines. GSA members are invited to submit symposia proposals (due April 30, 2004).
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International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology. GSA is cosponsoring the remote sensing sessions, August 2-8, Denver, Colorado.
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