Membership Matters
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GSA thanks all of its members who have already renewed their membership and journal subscriptions for 2005.  A special thanks to those who also have made contributions to the GSA Foundation with their renewal.
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 Have you Renewed
your Membership for 2005?
Renew your membership by 15 Dec. and save 15% on annual dues!
Professional members save $10
and Student members save $5.
Take advantage of these lower rates today.
[ renew now ]
2004 Annual Meeting
 Special Presentation!
Recent Activities at Mount St. Helens: 1980 and Today
Tom Casadevall, Regional Director, USGS
Monday, 8 November, 12:15-1:15 p.m.
Colorado Convention Center Room 709/711
Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony:
"Paleomagnetism, Oroclines, and Growth of the Continental Crust"
New Day, New Time, New Location, New Format!
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Title Sponsor of the
2004 Annual Meeting |
GSA's Inaugural Hall of Fame
As you are hustling between tech sessions, please be sure to take a minute to peruse "Denver's 2004 Hall of Fame — Geoscientists Who Are Changing the World."
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Grant Writing Workshop
Graduate Students! Improve your chances of receiving a GSA student research grant and get tips to improve your proposal writing for future funding. Come join GSA's first proposal-writing workshop specifically for YOU. No registration required.
[ more info ]
Especially for Students
NSF Graduate Research Summer Institutes in Asia and Australia.
Application Deadline for 2005 program: 10 December 2004
[ get info & apply | additional info & links ]
National Academies' Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program Accepting Applications for 2005.
Are you interested in the creation of science and technology policy? If so, consider this fellowship program. Deadlines for applications are:
• 1 November for the January program
• 1 March for the June program
• 1 June for the September program
[ read more ]
Visit www.biogeosciences.org for information on degree programs, funding, internships, and job searches in the biogeosiences.
[ view site ]
Communicating the Value of Geoscience
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Be Part of the 10% Solution
With the election only two weeks away, now is the best time to contact elected officials and others running for office about science issues. CSSP President and GSA Past President Sharon Mosher challenges you to participate in a special pre-election initiative!
[ learn more ]
GSA IN THE NEWS
Space.com reported on research by David Ferrill et al., published in the October issue of GSA TODAY, describing Marsquakes.
[ GSA TODAY article | Space.com article ]
A study of methane emission from mud volcanoes in eastern Azerbaijan by G. Etiope et al. in the July issue of GEOLOGY was covered by World Oil.
[ GEOLOGY abstract ]
[ WORLD OIL article - scroll to "Methane Outgassing" ]
Two earthquake-related articles from the August issue of GEOLOGY were reported by Science: research by Lillemor Claesson et al. on hydrogeochemical changes before and after a major earthquake; and a study by Simon Dadson et al. on earthquake-triggered increase in sediment delivery from an active mountain belt.
[ Claesson abstract | Dadson abstract ]
Press Releases Issued by GSA
Selected Press Releases received by GSA
Resources
Discovery Network's Science Channel to Initiate Great Discovery Series.
On 8 December, the Science Channel (part of the Discovery Channel network) will begin airing a series called The 100 Greatest Discoveries in Science, hosted by Bill Nye ("The Science Guy"). In most areas the Science Channel is a premium cable channel, but the series may air later in the year on the main Discovery Channel.
Visit Map-a-Planet from the USGS Astrogeology Research Program where you can customize and download maps of the Moon, Mars, Venus, and other celestial bodies. The site also offers Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter topographic data.
[ take a look ]
Fun with Geoscience Trivia
 What term is given to groundwater that will flow through to the surface under its own pressure in a bore? - Where would you find the breccia that is known as the Megaregolith?
- What is the official gemstone of Australia?
Many people picked up an error in our September trivia question stemming from the difference between metamorphic grade and metamorphic rock names. We stand corrected, and invite you all to attend the First GSA Trivia Night, Tuesday, 9 November at the Annual Meeting. To register a team, please e-mail Glewis@geosociety.org
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