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| 6,366 | Preliminary attendance figure |
| 249 | Number of sessions |
| 3,521 | Number of papers submitted |
| 173 | Number of exhibiting companies |
| ~ 900-1000 | Number of attendees at Beer and Geology |
| ~ 600 | Number attending the Public Forum on Mars |
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2005 SECTION MEETINGS
The Call for Papers is out for all of the 2005 Section Meetings. Get the latest meeting information and check on the abstracts deadline for your meeting.
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The GSA North-Central Section has adopted a much sought-after digital elevation map as their flagship graphic.
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Membership Matters
Special Journal Offer
GSA members can subscribe to the Australian Journal of Earth Sciences at Geological Society of Australia member rates.
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Resources
Dinosaur Illustrations. This site links to illustrations of more than 70 kinds of dinosaurs and ancient reptiles. Some of the images are available at no cost for educational use.
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Communicating the Value of Geoscience
GSA IN THE NEWS
Research by Douglas Robertson, et al., on Chixculub's immediate aftermath (published in GSA Bulletin, May 2004) was the second most frequently e-mailed article on Yahoo! News 28 October.
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| Media coverage of the 2004 Annual Meeting is just beginning to come through GSA's tracking service. Here's a small sampling from local/regional, science press, and international media: | |
| • | Molly Miller, Vanderbilt University, "Antarctic Forests Reveal Ancient Trees" (Discovery Channel Online, 5 Nov) |
| • | Jacqueline Kozisek, University of New Orleans, "The Buzz on the K-T Extinction" (Astronomy Magazine Online, 11 Nov) |
| • | Daniel Hyslop, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "T.rex Fancied Ribs, Scientist Says" (Yahoo! News via Reuters, 9 Nov) |
| • | Dana Ulmer-Scholle, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, "Tumbleweed Connection" (The Guardian, UK, 11 Nov) |
| • | Spencer Lucas, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, "Earliest Tracks of 4-Legged Stroll" (Innovations Report, Germany, 7 Nov) |
| • | Robert Essenhigh, Ohio State University, "Titanic Disaster: New Theory Fingers Coal Fire" (Science Daily, 11 Nov) |
| • | Gregory McCabe, U.S. Geological Survey, "West Warned of Longer Drought" (Rocky Mountain News, 9 Nov) |
| • | Steven Boand, Douglas County (Colorado) Commission, "Groundwater System Sure to Fail, Warns Hydrologist" (Rocky Mountain News, 8 Nov) |
| • | Tuesday's Public Forum on Mars: The Latest (Red) Dirt from the Mission Makers, "Mars Finally Shows it has a Wonder all its Own" (Denver Post, 10 Nov) |
| • | Wednesday's Hot Topic, Earth Sciences in Homeland Security, "Geologists Tout Abilities as Emergency Responders" (Rocky Mountain News, 11 Nov) |
Press Releases Issued by GSA
- Top Mars Exploration Scientists to Speak in Denver Tuesday, 9 Nov. 2004 (21 Oct)
- Journal Highlights:
» November GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY (2 Nov)
» November-December BULLETIN (3 Nov) - GSA Press Releases on science presented at the Annual Meeting, Rel. 04-29 through Rel. 04-33 (5 Nov)
Selected Press Releases received by GSA
- Keeping Minority College and Graduate Students in Engineering and Science: E-Mentoring Succeeds (28 Oct)
- Scripps Oceanography Geophysicist to Receive Award from Geological Society of America (2 Nov)
Fun with Geoscience Trivia
What term is given to an accumulation of minerals that presently can't be extracted for a profit, but may in the near future?- What is the term used to describe the luster of diamonds?
- What term is given to crystals that have grown in two or more different lattice orientations?
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