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FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Cordilleran Section

117th Annual Meeting of the Cordilleran Section, GSA
12–14 May 2021

www.geosociety.org/cd-mtg
Volcanic geology of the Virginia Mountains, Nevada, USA.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Philipp Ruprecht.

LOCATION Tikoff, University of Wisconsin–Madison, basil@geology.wisc.edu;
The 2021 GSA Cordilleran Section Meeting will be online to Sandra Wyld, MapTect, swyld2@gmail.com.
ensure everyone’s safety and health and to allow as many people
as possible to attend. The program includes a diverse range of The Blast, the Quake, and the Bomb: An Accessible, Virtual
technical sessions and field trips, and we hope you can join us for Tour of High-Energy Events in Western Nevada. Mon., 10 May.
an exciting online meeting in May! John Louie, University of Nevada–Reno, louie@unr.edu.
REGISTRATION Geologic, Geophysical, and Tectonic Field Trip across the Central
Early registration deadline: 5 Apr. Sierra Nevada along Highways 140 and 120. Tues., 11 May. Warren
Cancellation deadline: 12 Apr. J. Nokleberg, U.S. Geological Survey, wnokleberg@usgs.gov; Russell
For further information or if you need special accommodations, W. Graymer, U.S. Geological Survey, rgraymer@usgs.gov; Victoria
please contact the meeting general chair, Stacia Gordon, staciag@ E. Langenheim, U.S. Geological Survey, zulanger@usgs .gov; Matt
unr.edu. O’Neal, matt.oneal@conservation.ca.gov.

Hypogenic Karst of the Great Basin. Mon., 10 May.
REGISTRATION FEES (all fees are in U.S. dollars)
Louise D. Hose, University of Nevada–Reno, hose@drkarst.net;
Early Standard Gretchen Baker, National Park Service, Great Basin National
Park, Gretchen_Baker@nps.gov.
Professional Member $100 $125
Professional Member 70+ $75 $100
Virtual Roadside Geology of Northern Colorado. Sat., 15 May.
Professional Nonmember $125 $150 Barbara EchoHawk, Metropolitan State University of Denver,
Early Career Professional Member $75 $100 echohwk@msudenver.edu; Uwe R. Kackstaetter, Metropolitan
Student Member $25 $40 State University of Denver, kackstae@msudenver.edu.
Student Nonmember $35 $50
From Mantle to Mountain Top—Palinspastic Restoration of
K–12 Professional $40 $65
the Interstate 70 Transect, Colorado, USA. Sun., 16 May.
Ned Sterne, independent geologist, nedsterne@aol.com; Bob
TECHNICAL SESSIONS Raynolds, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, bobraynolds1@
You must be registered for the meeting in order to attend the gmail.com; Jim Granath, consulting structural geologist,
technical sessions. Technical sessions are scheduled for 12–14 May. jwgranath@q.com.
For additional information, contact the technical session co-chairs:
Wendy Calvin, wcalvin@unr.edu; Kait Keegan, kkeegan@unr.edu; SHORT COURSE
Philipp Ruprecht, pruprecht@unr.edu; or Matthieu Harlaux, There is no fee for this short course; the price is included in
mharlaux@unr.edu. registration cost. For additional information, please contact the
short course chair: Rich Koehler, rkoehler@unr.edu.
ONLINE FIELD TRIPS
There is no fee for these field trips; the price is included in Assessing Contaminant Sources/Release Ages and Aquifer
registration cost. For additional information, please contact the Continuity in Soil/Groundwater Systems Using Stable
field-trip co-chairs: Basil Tikoff, basil@geology.wisc.edu; David Radiogenic Isotopes of Strontium (Sr) and Lead (Pb).
Greene, greened@denison.edu; Andy Barth, ibsz100@iupui.edu; Tues., 11 May. Richard W. Hurst, California Lutheran University,
or Jim Faulds, jfaulds@unr.edu. rhurst@callutheran.edu.

Cretaceous Arc Granites and Dextral Shear Zones of VIRTUAL PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Northwestern Nevada. Sat., 15 May. Sarah Trevino, University MEET-UP/NETWORKING EVENT
of Wisconsin–Madison, sfshields@wisc.edu; Nick van Buer, Please stop by to meet or reunite with other paleontologists.
California State Polytechnic Pomona, vanbuer@gmail.com; Basil Students and anyone curious about paleontology are very much
encouraged to attend!

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