Go Texas—Recent Geological Advances of the Gulf and South-Central
Region
The Geological Society of America’s South-Central Section to Meet in
Fort Worth, Texas
Boulder, Colo., USA: On 8–10 March 2020, geoscientists from the
South-Central region of the U.S. and beyond will convene in Fort Worth,
Texas, to discuss new science, expand on existing science, and explore the
unique geologic features of the region and beyond.
The meeting will host a broad diversity of technical sessions, reflecting
contributions from the South-Central regional section of GSA. “There are
sessions related to igneous processes, tectonics, sedimentary rocks,
geochemistry, paleoclimate, geochronology, landscape evolution, hydrology
and water resources, geoscience education, environmental change, and more,”
said South-Central organizing Chairs Arne Winguth, University of Texas
Arlington, and Omar Harvey of Texas Christian University. Arne also points
out that the meeting will include “technical sessions on topics of great
societal interest with sessions on water and energy resources and diversity
and education.”
The meeting will provide several opportunities to engage in conversations
about diversity and inclusion, including the keynote presentation by Dr.
Cin-Ty Lee about the environmental impacts of electrification of society on
Sunday, 9 March, at 5 p.m., Forth Worth Convention Center Room 202A.
The meeting will also provide an opportunity for science education,
including a short course, “Dig It: Introduction to a Soil Science Education
Toolkit for High School Teachers,” and a field trip to West Texas called
“Wanderings in the Pangaean Wastelands of Permo-Triassic West Texas.”
Selected Highlights of the Scientific Program
Monday, 9 March, 8 a.m.:
Recent Progress in Granites, Rhyolites, and Associated Magmatism:
https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2020SC/meetingapp.cgi/Session/48793
Monday, 9 March, 1:30 p.m.:
Mass Extinction in Earth History: New Insights from Paleobiological,
Geochemical, and Modeling Studies of Mass Extinction Events:
https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2020SC/meetingapp.cgi/Session/48821
Monday, 9 March, 1:30 p.m.:
Unresolved Issues in Integrating Pennsylvanian Stratigraphy,
Depositional Systems, and Tectonics in the Eastern Shelf of the Permian
Basin:
https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2020SC/meetingapp.cgi/Session/48794
Monday, 9 March, 1:30 p.m.:
Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Chemostratigraphy, and Geomechanics of
Mudrock Systems:
https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2020SC/meetingapp.cgi/Session/48828
Tuesday, 10 March, 8 a.m.:
Open Versus Closed Systems in Diagenesis and Hydrothermal Alteration:
https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2020SC/meetingapp.cgi/Session/48791
Tuesday, 10 March, 8 a.m.:
Recent Advances in Geoscience Research of Northeastern Mexico:
https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2020SC/meetingapp.cgi/Session/48815
Tuesday, 10 March, 8 a.m.:
The Role of Geochronology in Constraining the Development of Earth’s
Lithosphere: Focus on the U.S. South-Central Region, Mexico, and
Beyond:
https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2020SC/meetingapp.cgi/Session/48826
View the complete session schedule by day or search the program by keywords
at
https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2020SC/meetingapp.cgi/TechnicalPrograms/0
Meeting website:
https://www.geosociety.org/sc-mtg
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MEDIA REGISTRATION
Eligibility for media registration is as follows:
• Working press representing bona fide, recognized news media with a press
card, letter, or business card from the publication.
• Freelance science writers, presenting a current membership card from
NASW, ISWA, regional affiliates of NASW, ISWA, CSWA, ACS, ABSW, EUSJA, or
evidence of work pertaining to science published in 2019 or 2020.
• PIOs of scientific societies, educational institutions, and government
agencies.
Present media credentials to Audrey Heun or William Cox onsite at the GSA
registration desk to obtain a badge for media access. Complimentary meeting
registration covers attendance at all technical sessions and access to the
exhibit hall. Journalists and PIOs must pay regular fees for paid luncheons
and any short courses or field trips in which they participate.
Representatives of the business side of news media, publishing houses, and
for-profit corporations must register at the main registration desk and pay
the appropriate fees.
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