International Year of Planet Earth

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IYPE Highlights at the 2008 Joint Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas

 During the Meeting

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** Sunday, 5 October **

Climate Change through Time: Evidence in the Geologic Record
10:00 am - 12:00 pm, George R. Brown Convention Center, Ballroom C

The Impending Global Water Crisis: Geology, Soils, Agronomy, and International Security
E.T. & Vam York Distinguished ASA Lectureship
5:00 - 7:00 pm, George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly Theater ABC
Link to Live Webcast

IYPE booth opens in Exhibit Hall (#1018)

** Monday, 6 October **

Energy and the Global Market
Betty Klepper CSSA Lectureship & GSA Michel T. Halbouty Distinguished Lecturer
8:00 - 10:00 am, George R. Brown Convention Center, Ballroom C

All Conference Luncheon (Ticketed Event)
Speaker: Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, Former Apollo Astronaut and U.S. Senator
"Questions about the Moon told us to ask about the Earth"
12:00 - 1:15 pm, Hilton Ballroom of Americas ABC

Globalization of Biogeochemical Cycles
1:30 - 3:30 pm, George R. Brown Convention Center, Ballroom C

** Tuesday, 7 October **

5K Fun Run/Walk to Celebrate Planet Earth
6:45am Sabine Park, Houston

River Restoration: Environmental Success or Strategic Failure?
GSA Pardee Keynote Symposium
8:00 am - 12 pm, George R. Brown Convention Center, Ballroom C

Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?
James E. Hansen, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
12:00 - 1:15 pm, George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly Theater B
Link to Live Webcast

Reducing Vulnerability of Gulf Coast Communities to Hurricane Impacts and Sea-Level Rise: Are Large Scale Restoration and Engineering the Answer?
1:30 - 5:30 pm, George R. Brown Convention Center, Ballroom C

Understanding Evolution: A Public Forum
7:00 - 9:00 pm, George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly Theater B
Link to Live Webcast

** Wednesday, 8 October **

Geobiology and Biomineralization: From the Origins of Life to the Origins of Cities
8:00 - 10:00 am, George R. Brown Convention Center, Ballroom C

Emerging Trace Contaminants in Surface and Ground Water Generated from Waste Water and Solid Waste Application
1:30 - 3:30 pm, George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly Theater Hall A

Carbon Sequestration: Methods, Markets and Policy
GSA Pardee Keynote Symposium
3:00 - 5:00 pm, George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly Theater Hall

** Thursday, 9 October **

Human Influences on the Stratigraphic Record
GSA Pardee Keynote Symposium
8:00-10:00 am, George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly Theater Hall A

 Post-Meeting Events

** Saturday, 11 October **

Earth Science Week: Family Energy Festival
11:00 am- 4:00 pm, Houston Museum of Natural Science

** Saturday, 18 October **

Earth Science Week: Geology Field Trip to High Island, TX
10:00 am-3:00 pm, Houston Museum of Natural Science

See flyer for details.