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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

Joint Cordilleran–

Rocky Mountain

Section

118th Annual Meeting of the Cordilleran Section,
GSA

72nd Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain
Section, GSA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | 15–17 March 2022

www.geosociety.org/cd-mtg Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, USA. Photo by Daniel Halseth on Unsplash.

Rendezvous at the Geologic Crossroads S2. Mesozoic–Cenozoic Tectonic History of Northwestern
Mexico and Southwestern USA: A Tribute to César
LOCATION Jacques-Ayala for His Career and Contributions to
The 2022 GSA Cordilleran and Rocky Mountain Joint Section Sonoran Geology. Arturo Barrón-Díaz, Universidad de
Meeting will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, for a Rendezvous Sonora, arturo.barron@unison.mx; Alexander Iriondo,
at the Geologic Crossroads of the Cordillera, Great Basin, and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, iriondo@
Colorado Plateau. The meeting will be held at the student union on geociencias.unam.mx; Felipe Escalona-Alcázar, Universidad
the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. This location provides Autónoma de Zacatecas, fescalona@uaz.edu.mx.
easy access to museums, restaurants, shopping, and the neon
metropolis of the Las Vegas strip. Las Vegas is pleasantly warm S3. The Tectono-Magmatic Evolution of the Basin and
and dry in March, and it’s a perfect time to explore the city, as well Range Province: A Session in Honor of Ernie Anderson.
as the world-class geology in nearby Red Rock Canyon National Paul J. Umhoefer, Northern Arizona Univ., paul.umhoefer@
Conservation Area, Valley of Fire State Park, Lake Mead National nau.edu; L. Sue Beard, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Recreation Area, the Mojave Preserve, and Death Valley National sbeard@usgs.gov; James E. Faulds, Nevada Bureau of
Park. A diverse array of technical sessions, field trips, and short Mines and Geology, Univ. of Nevada, Reno, jfaulds@unr.edu;
courses will highlight the exceptional regional geology, including David M. Miller, USGS, dmiller@usgs.gov.
the Neoproterozoic–Paleozoic rift to passive margin stratigraphy;
Mesozoic arc and retroarc histories and processes; and the mag- S4. Science at the Intersection of Soils, Weathering,
matic, sedimentologic, and tectonic record of large magnitude Geomorphology, Climate, Ecology and Wildfire—
Cenozoic extension. Additionally, current concerns of arid-zone A Tribute to the Careers of Les McFadden and Grant
hydrogeology, drought science and paleoclimatology, and emerging Meyer. Jennifer Pierce, Boise State, jenpierce@boisestate
technologies and mining demands for low CO energy solutions will .edu; Lyman Persico, Whitman College, persiclp@whitman
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be featured. Please join us in Las Vegas for all that a spring in-person .edu; Anne Tillery, USGS, actillery1@gmail.com; Jennifer
meeting in the Mojave Desert has to offer! Aldred, New Mexico Highlands Univ., jaldred@nmhu.edu.
CALL FOR PAPERS S5. Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Department
Abstracts deadline: 7 Dec. of Geoscience at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Submit online at https://www.geosociety.org/cd-mtg Eugene Smith, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, gene.smith@
Abstract submission fee: GSA members: professionals: US$30; stu- unlv.edu; Matthew Lachniet, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas,
dents: US$18. Non-members: professionals: US$60; students: US$36. matthew.lachniet@unlv.edu.
If you cannot submit an abstract online, please contact Heather
Clark, +1-303-357-1018, hclark@geosociety.org. Theme Sessions
T1. Late Paleozoic Stratigraphy and Tectonics of the
TECHNICAL PROGRAM Southwestern Cordillera and Rocky Mountain Region.
Symposia John Singleton, Colorado State Univ., john.singleton@
S1. Honorary Session for B. Clark Burchfiel and Gregory colostate.edu; Ryan Leary, New Mexico Institute of Mining
A. Davis for Their Seminal Contribution to the Modern and Technology, ryan.leary@nmt.edu; Dustin Sweet,
Understanding of the North America Cordilleran Texas Tech Univ., Dustin.Sweet@ttu.edu; Sven Egenhoff,
Orogen. An Yin, Univ. of California Los Angeles, yin@epss Colorado State Univ., Sven.Egenhoff@colostate.edu.
.ucla.edu; Brian Wernicke, Caltech, brian@gps.caltech.edu.

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