November 1—10, 2001 Annual Meeting and Exposition Premeeting Field Trips: November 1–4 Short Courses and Workshops: November 3–4 Deadlines: Preregistration: September 28 Presidential Address: November 4 Cancellation: October 5 Exhibits Open: November 4–7 Abstracts Submission, Paper: July 17 Abstracts Submission, Online: July 24 Technical Program: November 5–8 2001 GSA Annual Meeting Sponsors Postmeeting Field Trips: November 9–10 Subaru of America, Inc. ExxonMobil Exploration Corporation The Brunton Company Come One, Come All! Philips Analytical 2001 GSA Annual Meeting Host The Geological Society of America invites YOU to participate in its Annual Meeting in Boston this November. And what a meeting it will be! Superb science, great facilities, Boston College exciting field trips and workshops, and wonderful food and entertainment—all in a 2001 GSA Annual Meeting modern, vibrant city that retains an old-world flair. Local Committee This meeting has something for everyone. Note the breadth and quality of the Chairman proposed Pardee Symposia and Topical Sessions detailed on the following pages. J. Christopher Hepburn These reflect the cutting edge and diversity of our science at the beginning of the (617) 552-3642 third millennium. In addition, eight Hot Topic forums will cover current or controversial [email protected] issues and dozens of discipline sessions. Technical Program Co-Chairs Submit your abstract now! All the technical sessions will be held in the modern and David M. Bush recently renovated facilities of the Hynes Convention Center in the heart of downtown (770) 836-4597 Boston. Add in the numerous division and society meetings, alumni reunions, and the [email protected] opportunity to meet and network with old friends and new, and you have a meeting you can’t afford to miss. Robert Young (828) 227-7647 But wait, there is more! More than 25 diverse field trips, with excursions that will [email protected] appeal to every specialty, are planned. From the mountains of New England to the beaches of Maine and even to subterranean Boston, there is an excursion just for Field Trip Co-Chairs you. The meeting also includes short courses, workshops, and special forums. Dave West An exciting program for guests is planned, featuring history (Freedom Trail, Concord (802) 443-5029 and Lexington, Plymouth, Sturbridge) and natural history (birding). There will be [email protected] plenty for the nongeologist—as well as for the geologist who wants a break from the Richard (Dick) Bailey technical sessions—to do. (617) 373-3181 And, there’s Boston itself! Space doesn’t even begin to allow room for a list of the [email protected] things to do and see in this charming and modern, yet very historical, city. Museums, K–16 Education Co-Chairs shopping, fine dining, Irish pubs—you name it, Boston has it. The action this Alan Kafka November will be at GSA Boston. So submit your abstract, grab your slides and your (617) 552-3650 field gear, come, participate, and enjoy! [email protected] Catherine L. Summa J. Christopher Hepburn (507) 457-5269 [email protected] Chairman, 2001 GSAAnnual Meeting Local Committee GSA TODAY, JUNE 2001 15 PARDEE KEYNOTE Silver Spring, Md.; Yildirim Dilek, Miami of the geochemical and geological sciences. University, Oxford, Ohio. Mon., Nov. 5, ORAL SYMPOSIA 1:30–5:30 p.m. K7 The Watershed Within: Scientific and Invited Papers Ophiolites are an important and controversial Moral Reflections on Water in the 21st K1 Geobiology: Applications to topic in geology, strongly linked to many earth Century Sedimentary Geology processes of the seafloor, crust, and mantle. Studies of ophiolites have both reflected and Critical Issues Subcommittee of Geology and Nora Noffke and Andrew H. Knoll, Harvard advanced the methods and theories of geology Public Policy; GSA Quaternary Geology and University, Cambridge, Mass. Thurs., Nov. 8, for more than 200 years. This symposium will Geomorphology Division; Institute for Earth 8 a.m.–noon. provide a forum to discuss the history and Science and the Environment. George W. Fisher, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Microorganisms influence sedimentary development of ideas, principles, and theories Md. Wed., Nov. 7, 1:30–5:30 p.m. processes, and the geobiological signatures established in the geological sciences as a they impart provide potentially useful tools in result of the investigations of ophiolites and Water use and allocation are critical global reconstructions of paleoclimate and paleo- ophiolitic rocks through time. ORAL policy issues. One-third of the world lives in environment. This session explores microbial K5 The Emerging Discipline of Medical areas subject to water stress. Discussions of processes in recent sediments and the distri- water use must consider availability, human Geology bution of geobiological signatures in time and equity, and needs of both ecosystems and space. ORAL Institute for Earth Science and the future generations. They require both a scien- Environment; Armed Forces Institute of tific understanding of water resources and a K2 Melt in the Crust and Upper Mantle: Pathology; International Union of Geological moral sense of how stakeholders value water How Much, Where, for How Long, and Sciences; U.S. Geological Survey; and understand equity. This symposium will What Significance for Geodynamics? COGENENVIRONMENT; IGCP #454; Swedish explore both the scientific and moral dimen- GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Geological Survey; Institute for Metal Biology. sions of global water issues. ORAL Division; Geochemical Society; Mineralogical Dennis Goldman, Geological Society of Society of America. Tracy Rushmer, University America, Boulder, Colo.; José A. Centeno, K8 Water’s Many Forms in the Solar of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.; Michael Brown, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, System: Implications for Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, Md.; Washington, D.C.; Peter T. Bobrowsky, Exploration, and Life George Bergantz, University of Washington, International Union of Geological Sciences, GSA Planetary Geology Division. Susan E.H. Seattle, Wash.; Greg Hirth, Woods Hole Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; H. Sakimoto, University of Maryland, Baltimore Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, Mass. Catherine W. Skinner, Yale University, New County, Goddard Earth Science and Tech- Tues., Nov. 6, 8 a.m.–noon. Haven, Conn. Mon., Nov. 5, 8 a.m.–noon. nology Center, Greenbelt, Md.; Tracy K.P. Gregg, The University at Buffalo, State This symposium brings together innovative The emerging discipline of medical geology University of New York, Buffalo, N.Y. Wed., scientists with backgrounds in petrology, assesses the effects of static and dynamic Nov. 7, 8 a.m.–noon. geochemistry, rock properties, and tectonics to earth science factors—natural and anthro- consider melt-related processes in the litho- pogenic—on ecological and human health. Our recent discoveries of the role of water in sphere. Speakers will address these processes Health issues related to earth science factors the solar system and our expanding under- at a variety of length scales, involving estab- will likely affect each of us within our lifetime. standing of environmental ranges conducive to lished and new techniques to give new insights More geoscientists need to become aware of life on Earth promise to drive planetary explor- into the role of melt during orogenesis. ORAL the field and involved in research. This sym- ation and research in the coming decades. posium will bring together geoscientists and This session explores our current under- K3 Nanogeology: The Application of medical professionals to increase the aware- standing of solar system water, recent solar Nanotechnology in Earth Sciences ness of these impacts and the need/potential system discoveries revolutionizing our under- Jaakko K. Putkonen, University of Washington, for research. ORAL standing of the role of water, their implications Seattle, Wash. Thurs., Nov. 8, 1:30–5:30 p.m. K6 The Future of Biogeochemistry: for environments amenable to life, and our A Symposium in Honor of Harold C. capabilities and motivations for continued Emerging nanotechnology allows manufac- exploration. ORAL turing of miniature devices that compute, move, Helgeson sense their environment, and repair them- Geochemical Society. Dimitri A. Sverjensky, selves. Potential applications for nanogeology Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.; Jan include: ultra-small sensors and devices, Amend and Everett L. Shock, Washington including transducers for force, pressure, and University, St. Louis, Mo.; Eric H. Oelkers, chemical compounds; and molecular gears, University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France. motors, and actuators. Now is the time to plan Tue., Nov. 6, 1:30–5:30 p.m. for applications and shape the future with groundbreaking innovations. ORAL We wish to honor and celebrate Hal Helgeson’s achievements in theoretical K4 Ophiolites as Problem and Solution in geochemistry, and particularly his current goals the Evolution of Geological Thinking and projects bearing on the origin of petro- GSA History of Geology Division; GSA leum, the biogeochemistry of proteins, and Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; enzymes at high temperatures with this sym- International Geology Division; Society of posium. We hope to draw as many research- Economic Geologists; History of Earth ers as possible to the exciting research Massachusetts coastline. Sciences Society. Sally Newcomb, retired, possibilities in areas that cross the boundaries 16