MEETINGS
AEG's 2008 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana — September 15-20
(technical sessions on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 17, 18 and 19).
Field Trips planned:
1) Slope Stability — Mississippi River Bluffs;
2) Hurricane Katrina Devastation Area;
3) Avery Island Salt Dome and Tobasco Tour;
4) Civil War Military Geology — Vicksburg Campaign;
5) Coastal Geology — Barrier Islands; and 6) NASA — Stennis Space Center.
Symposia planned:
1) Hurricane Katrina and Mechanism of Failure;
2) New Madrid Earthquakes;
3) Coastal Geology;
4) Coastal Hazards;
5) Tunneling; and
6) Coastal Protection — New Orleans.
A very special event is planned — Mardi Gras Parade and Reception. Enjoy a procession through the French Quarter witha N'awlin jazz groupand experience Cajun and Creole taste delights.
The meeting hotel, the JW Marriott, is located along historic Canal Street (formerly the old Le Meridien Hotel).
Guest Tours through New Orleans are planned, with a River Road Journey — Antebellum Life; Honey Island Swamp Tour; and Garden District Tour with Lunch at Commander's Palace.
Abstracts are currently being accepted. Please submit to Julie Keaton at aegjuliek@aol.com. Deadline for abstracts is May 1, 2008.
Check AEG's web page — www.aegweb.org — for updates on events for this meeting you will not want to miss!
If you have any questions, be sure to contact the General Chairs: James May (jmay1942@bellsouth.net) and Darrel Schmitz (schmitz@ra.msstate.edu).
Julie Keaton, Meetings Manager, 951-789-0271, aegjuliek@aol.com
Big News About Big Bend National Park!
The AEG Texas Section, in conjunction with the Houston Geological Society, is organizing a guided geology field trip through Big Bend National Park April 24-26, 2008.
Please find attached the official announcement and registration form (PDF). Register soon. Space is limited!
Arrive by Amtrak train and spend 3 days observing the spectacular geology of the Big Bend area!
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