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Sept. 23-26 — Technical Sessions, Field Trips, Poster Sessions, Social Events, networking opportunities and more! Register online or using this pdf form.
Presentation Titles and Presenters | Abstracts — Presentation and Posters | Exhibitor Information | Sponsor Information
Sept. 23 — Student Career Day — $15 for Students — pdf form
Hosted by American Institute of Professional Geologists and Association for Women Geoscientists.
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR STUDENT CAREER DAY EVENT
Support this event by making a donation to the Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, donations earmarked for this event. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3). Contributions are tax deductible.
Sept. 24 — Foundation of AIPG Silent Auction — Bring items to Nashville or ship them to Nashville.
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Extend your stay while attending the AIPG Annual Meeting to visit one of the most impressive water falls in the United States. Deep inside a cave in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is Ruby Falls, a 145-foot subterranean waterfall. Named for the wife of the man who discovered it, Ruby Falls has been dazzling visitors for over a century. Today the waterfall's beauty is enhanced by colorful rays that not only illuminate the falls, but light the way for visitors on cave tours.
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In this two-part workshop, 8 a.m.-noon, Sept. 25, staff from the American Geosciences Institute will help you develop practical strategies to effectively engage with audiences in public settings, mainly targeting students in grades 4-8. You will be re-introduced to the pleasure of discovery; learn how to integrate educational standards into school visits; and begin crafting a personalized story and hands-on activity about your work or research.
Part 1 of this workshop will introduce you to creating memorable experiences and understanding audiences' needs, including teachers' justification for having a scientist visit their classroom and curriculum standards. This part of the workshop will be hands-on and involve working closely with other participants.
Part 2 of this workshop consists of one-on-one or small-group consulting to help create your unique science story and begin developing a customized hands-on activity specifically about your work that you can share with classrooms or other public audiences. You will be able to sign up for appointments for this section at the conclusion of Part 1. If there is no more available space, or you would like to continue working with a facilitator after Part 2, you will be able to communicate with him or her through phone, or online communication.
While this workshop focuses on upper elementary and middle school audiences, the skills and practices learned are transferable to other audiences and settings including other grade levels, museums, nature centers, parks, the general public and more.
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AIPG Sections, please let AIPG National Headquarters know if you have comments or suggestions on other services and information you would like the National office to make available. Contact us at aipg@aipg.org or (303) 412-6205.
Go to the AIPG Section Resources page for more information.
Resources for Future Generations 2018
Resources for Future Generations 2018 anticipates attracting more than 4,000 participants to Vancouver, BC, from June 16-21, 2018. But who exactly IS RFG2018 for? General Chair Dr. John Thompson explains that fundamentally, RFG2018 is for anyone concerned about the Earth and the extraction and delivery of resources in a sustainable way.
The Energy Summit
 The Energy Summit proudly enters its 29th year with a focus on "Cleaner, Better, Further, Safer." Over three days, our speakers will explore the industry's commitment to a cleaner energy future, strategies employed to position companies for better success, technological advances that take us further to energy security, and continuing implementation of practices that keep our industry safer than ever before. Registration is now open. Make sure to take advantage of our COGA Member Discount and early registration pricing.
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Antlers Hotel
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sept. 10-17
Join us for a memorable meeting with an outstanding technical program, educational field trips and fun special events. Colorado Springs, also known as Olympic City USA, is home to beautiful landscapes, miles of hiking trails, rich history, the United States Olympic Training Center, Air Force Academy and the towering rock formations of the Garden of the Gods. One of the most defining features is Pikes Peak, which inspired the patriotic song "America the Beautiful." To submit an abstract and for complete details, visit www.aegannualmeeting.org.
The Geological Society of America
AGI Pardee Symposium — Earth Anatomy Revealed: Geologic Mapping for Our Future, 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Our need for information on earth materials, processes and history is escalating. Solving issues from public health to emergency preparedness, resource management and global hydrological and tectonic modeling require not only geologic maps at a full range of resolutions and formats, but also 3-D grids of physical properties from lithology to hydraulic conductivity. This session will highlight efforts to address these ongoing and urgent challenges, including innovative applications of geologic maps to social needs, new and evolving technologies and lessons from cutting-edge science such as extraterrestrial mapping.
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RE3 Conference 2017
More than 500 industry experts will come together Nov. 1-3, in Philadelphia, for the next important conference on remediation and redevelopment. It's the event you do not want to miss.
AIPG members can take advantage of a special registration discounted rate only for you book now to save $75 on single registrations using this code AIPG57 to obtain the dicounted rate.
- Brownfield Redevelopment
- Industrial & Office Park Redevelopment
- Financing
- Economic & Community Development
- Urban Renewal
- In-Situ and Ex-Situ Treatment
- Biological Treatment
- Chemical Treatment
- Stabilization/Solidification
- Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Now in its fourth year, the RE3 Conference brings together the technical expertise and the concentration of decision-makers and thought-leaders you come to expect. Don't miss out!
Register now at www.RE3Conference.com to guarantee your spot and your savings. Looking forward to seeing you in Philadelphia.
IMPORTANT: The RE3 Conference's Continuing Education program offers technical professionals the opportunity to obtain Professional Development Hours (PDHs) and Continuing Education Credits (CECs) through attendance at the technical program sessions during the conference. Click here for more details.
INTRAW
INTRAW takes you back to the Future
The H2020-funded INTRAW project aims at establishing a long-term collaboration between the EU and other technologically advanced countries such as Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa and the United States and, together, to share knowledge that will be used as a baseline to launch the International Raw Materials Observatory as a definitive raw materials knowledge management infrastructure, on Nov. 7. The Observatory will work on the future of Europe, supported by a sustainable use of its resources and, today, INTRAW has already come up with three scenarios for the state of raw materials management in the EU in the year 2050. Discover more and enjoy this journey back to the Future!
Focused Remediation Seminars
Join us at our new series where recognized industry leaders have joined together to offer detailed technical information on best-available remedial technologies, modern advances in process chemistries, design and selection criteria, remedial construction/implementation strategies, and field monitoring. Our sponsors from Carus Corporation, EnviroBlend, FEI, FRx, Inc., Geo-Cleanse and Provectus Environmental are hosting this seminar at no cost to attendees (registration is limited). Complimentary lunch and coffee breaks throughout the day will be provided. You will also receive a certificate for 4 CEU credits. For more information regarding speakers and their presentations, please visit http://focusedremediationseminars.com.
Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research at Virginia Tech
The Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research at Virginia Tech (CGPR) in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) seeks interested volunteers to participate in a unique research opportunity to advance the state of practice in subsurface characterization. The purpose of this project is to assess the capability of currently available non-invasive geophysical methods to identify the sizes and locations of subsurface anomalies.
VDOT has developed a geophysical field test site located in Lexington, Virginia in which subsurface anomalies of various sizes are present within engineered fill soil. Anomalies are located within 5 to 30 feet below grade and within an area of approximately 0.5 acre. The surveyed locations of the anomalies will not be released until the end of the project. The site is available for field work from August 15, 2017 to January 1, 2018 (tentative). Participants are responsible for their own costs.
Each participant will perform geophysical studies at the site using one or more methods believed to be appropriate. Then each participant will provide a report containing their interpretations for the locations and sizes of the anomalies for each method or combinations of methods used. Participants are asked to provide their reduced data for each method in digital form for possible later post-processing.
A CGPR report will be issued at the conclusion of the project that provides a synthesis of the results. All participants will be acknowledged in this report but will not be associated with their data sets or interpretations.
Those wishing to participate should send an email message to geoanomaly1@gmail.com containing a brief statement of interest, contact information, and a preliminary list of the non-invasive geophysical methods proposed. An information package will be sent within two weeks of responding to this invitation but no sooner than mid-July 2017. The information package will include details on the site, site access procedures, and a description of the information requested for the reports.
American Geosciences Institute
The American Geosciences Institute is extending its 50 percent off sale on all print publications and promotional items currently in stock. From now until Aug. 4, you can get 50 percent off on most items, including:
We encourage you to explore these offerings on our new online store, store.americangeosciences.org. Alternatively, a printable PDF version of the catalog is available here.
Looking for apparel? Now you can sport the AGI or "I'm a geoscientist" logo on a wide selection of Lands' End products. Check out our new storefront.
Restrictions: Limit 5 items per customer; no other discounts apply; this offer does not apply to Lands' End apparel, shipping/handling costs, any advertised bulk pricing or to EARTH Magazine subscriptions. Offer good until Aug. 4 or as supplies last.
Questions? Contact John Rasanen or call (703) 379-2480, ext. 224.
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This new Port Authority® Ladies Silk Touch™ Performance Polo wicks moisture, resists snags and thanks to PosiCharge™ technology, holds onto its color for a professional look that lasts. There's just no higher performing polo at this price! AIPG Members price is $24 plus shipping. Available colors: black, bright purple, brilliant blue, Carolina blue, dark green, lime, maroon, navy, neon orange, neon yellow, pink raspberry, red, royal blue, steel grey, tea green and white.
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This blue, AIPG sport bottle/water bottle is 27 oz. in size with a comfort grip and flip lid.
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AIPG's lightweight essential jacket is perfect for spring and summer. It is 100 percent polyester with a locker loop, dyed-to-match zipper, front pouch pockets and elastic cuffs and hem. Available colors: black, red, lime, blue and navy. Available in small-3XL.
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U.S. Geological Survey
A new U.S. Geological Survey-led study suggests that earthquake-related deformation just below the Earth's surface can be quite different from how it is expressed at the surface. Scientists using laser images of grapevine rows deformed by the 2014 South Napa earthquake have found that the amount of surface displacement caused by the earthquake could be significantly less than estimates of the actual slip across the fault plane. The laser images show the amount that the portion of a vine row on one side of the fault was shifted horizontally with respect to the portion on the other side.
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Eos
For hydrologists, everything begins with water. This essential resource drastically alters the land surface and powers the basic cellular respiration underlying all living things.
When water falls on land and begins its slow passage to the ocean, its path almost invariably includes rivers, the most visible veins through which our planet's lifeblood courses. To best study freshwater systems, we need a fairly precise idea of how much water flows in Earth's rivers. You might think that we have this precise idea, right? Wrong.
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In 2009, federal legislation was passed to protect fossil resources during ground-disturbing efforts. Are you managing a construction project that requires fossil resource protection? ZGC can provide desktop analyses, pedestrian survey and on-site monitoring and appropriate language for the project EA, EIS or Resource Report.
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Syngene's G:BOX Chemi range offers high performance, all-in-one imaging for multi-label fluorescence, including near IR, and DNA, RNA and protein gels. Choose between 5 different multi-functional models to image a wide variety of applications.
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Syracuse University via Phys.org
A study by a researcher in the Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences offers new clues to what may have triggered the world's most catastrophic extinction, nearly 252 million years ago. The findings suggest that the formation of intrusive igneous rock, known as sills, sparked a chain of events that brought the Permian geological period to a close. In the process, more than 95 percent of marine species and 70 percent of land species vanished.
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Forbes
In 1902, Daniel Barringer, a lawyer-turned-geologist and successful businessman, heard about a large crater located forty miles east of Flagstaff, in the desert of Arizona. Around this strange crater of unknown origins, chunks of iron had been found. Since 1871, nearly 2,000 fragments of an almost pure iron-nickel alloy had been recovered, which are now referred to today as Canyon Diablo iron. Hoping to find a larger mass of iron underground, Barringer acquired the mining rights for the land.
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The New York Times
It's about half the size of the United States, and it's been hiding under everyone's noses — or more precisely, under the waves — for millions of years. Now, scientists are setting sail to finally help solve the mystery of Zealandia, the lost undersea landmass being billed as the world's eighth continent.
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Cosmos
An enormous reservoir of partially molten rock, described by scientists as a "blob" and located deep underground, might be the fuel and substance that caused Iceland.
The blob, 15 km high, 800 km in diameter, and located roughly 2,800 km below ground, at the Earth's core-mantle boundary, sits directly beneath the Iceland Plume, a massive upwelling of molten rock that, over millions of years, created Iceland (as well as parts of Scotland and Norway).
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The Associated Press via St. Cloud Times
Geologists are searching for rare earth elements in the eastern part of North Dakota in an attempt to end foreign dependence on the valuable materials used in several forms of modern technology.
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Atlas Obscura
Any well-lived life comes with wear and tear. Spend enough time out and about, and you're going to pick up a few scars, and maybe a mole or two you should keep an eye on. The same is true for Preikestolen, a massive, square-edged cliff that rises 604 meters above Lysefjorden in Norway. After a long existence of hosting tourists, picnickers and BASE jumpers, the geologic wonder is suffering a bit — enough that local scientists have decided to keep a closer watch on the foot-and-a-half wide crack that runs along its length.
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