GSA 2007 Annual Meeting

For more information on the technical program visit http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2007/techProg.htm Additional detail will be available following the abstract submittal deadline of 10 July 2007.

FIELD TRIPS

Trips of national and regional interest range from one to four days in duration and some are physically rigorous. Topics include:

• Volcanism and tectonism in the Yellowstone hot spot
• The richest oil shale deposits in the world
• Geoarchaeology of paleoindian sites
• Bedrock aquifers of the Denver Basin
• West Bijou Creek exposure of the K-T boundary
• A walk through a late-Jurassic ecosystem
• GeoMystery trip to the Anton Escarpment
• Walking with dinosaurs (includes the only known ceratopsian trackways)
• Bicycle trip exploring hydrology of the Boulder Creek watershed

For more information on field trips visit http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2007/fieldTrips.htm

II. Media Participation

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 2006 or 2007.
• PIOs of scientific societies, educational institutions, and government agencies.

Journalists and PIOs must pay for any short courses or field trips in which they wish to 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.

To access media registration, visit http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2007/rMedia.htm. Pre-registration deadline for media is Monday, 22 October 2007.