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TIME TO THINK OF DENVER - ABSTRACTS NEEDED

DENVER GSA                      28-31 October 2007                          ABSTRACT DEADLINE JULY 10, 2007

Our Division Symposium is:

T147. Exemplars and Exceptions: Using Individual and Group Biography to Understand Critical Issues in the History of Geology. GSA History of Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; History of the Earth Sciences Society [HESS]. Julie R. Newell, Stephen M. Rowland. Biographical studies of individuals, groups, or institutions use the particular to make visible broader patterns such as the development of ideas, the practices of geology, and the cultural or political roles of geology. Oral.

And don't forget the General Discipline session if your paper does not seem to fit into T147. Please use this session to give us updates on your work in progress, a favorite idea you have, or even maybe something new and different.

REMEMBER THE ABSTRACT DEADLINE IS JULY 10 !!!! To submit your abstract, to register for the meeting, or to find more information, please go to http://rock.geosociety.org/meetings/2007.

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And, also, while your remembering cap is on, begin checking your bookshelves for extra or unwanted copies of suitable book and papers to donate for the door prizes at our reception. This is always a great success, thanks to the generosity of our members. As you come across items you can donate, please let the Secretary- Treasurer know (wbrice@pitt.du ) so he can keep a list of what is coming. Do not send him the item unless you will be unable to attend the Denver meeting. We would rather have you bring the item and attend the reception.

HOGG Newsletter: Dear All: I am pleased to inform you that Issue No 30 of the HOGG Newsletter is now available for downloading from the wonderful new HOGG web site: www.geolsoc.org.uk/hogg  Please note, however, you have to scroll down the page somewhat to find it. Also, it is an even larger file than last time, so please be patient while it downloads. Well worth the wait though - this issue looks really great and has some fascinating content - don't miss the photo competition.

Proceedings Available On-line:

Index to PYGS volumes 1 to 25 (1837-1946); Index to PYGS volumes 26 to 37 (1947-1970);
Index to PYGS volumes 38 to 50 (1970-1995).

Charles Crosby at ccrosby@princeton.edu . For more information about applying to Princeton please link to:
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/dof/ApplicantsInfo.htm
Candidates may choose to complete the “Invitation to Self-Identify” form at:
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/dof/forms/PSoftSelfID.pdf . Providing the self-identification information is completely voluntary and declining to submit the information will not adversely affect your candidacy. Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

This book includes chapters devoted to spontaneous combustion, greenhouse gases, mineralogy and petrology of coal fires, geophysics of coal fires, and public policy. It will be available in November or December 2007. Order forms for the book will be available at the 2007 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver.A Note from L�o Laporte: Dear Friends: I have recently put my Darwin course on an educational web site that can be found at http://campus.digication.com/darwin/Home/ .

BICENTENARY OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON

Conference: The conference will focus on the achievements of the Society, the founders, and some of its members and their activities over the past 200 years.

• Theme 1: The status of geology in comparison to other sciences in the UK and to geology in other countries around 1807
• Theme 2: The foundation and founders of the Society
• Theme 3: The first 100 years
• Theme 4: Towards the 21st Century

Register your interest: Anyone wishing to go on the mailing list to receive further information about this event should email cherry.lewis@bristol.ac.uk . Put ‘HOGG bicentenary event’ in the subject line. For information on this and other HOGG events, go to: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/HOGG .

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1) Division Officers: Please consider nominating someone, or doing a “self-nomination,” to be an officer in the Division. The commitment is for three years based on a sliding system where a person starts as Second Vice-Chair the first year, moves up to First Vice-Chair the second year, and in the third year becomes the Division Chair. The duties are varied, but basically the First and Second Vice-Chairs assist the Chair organizing and running our annual meeting activities. In this way a person gets to see how the system works and who to contact before having to do her/his own session. The Secretary-Treasurer-Editor position is a two-year (renewable) term. This person looks after the Division finances and prepares the Division Newsletter four times a year, with much able assistance from the current and past officers and Division members. Serving as an officer is a great way to get to know other members of the Division and to work with your colleagues to support and further our Division’s mission. Please consider serving as an officer or nominate someone to serve (with his/her knowledge and permission, of course) who you feel will make a good Division leader. Contact James Dawson, Nominating Committee Chair, at james.dawson@plattsburgh.edu  by August 31 with your suggestions. For 2008, the Committee is seeking both a Second Vice-Chair and a Secretary-Treasurer-Editor.

2) History of Geology Student Award: The History of Geology Division is soliciting proposals for a student award for the amount of $500, and the selected paper will be given at the annual national GSA meeting for that year. This award, established in 2004, is made possible by a bequest from the estate of Mary C. Rabbitt. Consideration will be given to both undergraduate and graduate students, provided the person is a student in good standing at the time of application; the presentation at the GSA Annual Meeting may take place after graduation. While both oral and poster presentations are acceptable, but oral presentations are preferred. Faculty advisor(s) may be listed as second author(s), but not as the lead author of the paper. The proposed paper may be, but not limited to: (1) A paper in the history of geology; or (2) A literature review of ideas for a technical work or thesis/dissertation; or (3) Some imaginative aspect of the history of geology we have not thought of before.

Proposal guidelines and application forms are available from the Division web site at http://www.gsahist.org , or if there are any questions about the award, please contact the Division Secretary-Treasurer. All applications and proposed abstracts should be forwarded to the Division Secretary-Treasurer, please see the address given in the Division Officers list.

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CHAIR: Julie Newell, Social & International Studies, Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060-2896; (678) 915-7481; Fax (678) 915-4949; jnewell@spsu.edu

SECOND VICE-CHAIR: Yildirim Dilek, Department of Geology, 116 Shideler Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056; 513-529-2212; Fax: 513-529-1542; dileky@muohio.edu

PAST CHAIR: Gary D. Rosenberg, Department of Geology, Indiana University-Purdue University, 723 W. Michigan Street, SL118, Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 274-7468 (Office); (317) 274-7484 (Department); Fax (317) 274-7966); grosenbe@iupui.edu

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