GeoSpectrum

During the 2008 Joint Assembly of the Geological Society of America and other organizations celebrating The International Year of Planet Earth, we will convene Topical Session Number 192 with a focus on "Professional Society, Organization, Institution, and Federal Agency Achievements Supporting K–12 Teachers and Students."

National Earthquake Conference: Understanding Earthquakes, From Research to Resilience.

Hundreds of geoscientists, engineers, insurance regulators, building officials and emergency managers will converge in Seattle to take part in the National Earthquake Conference, 22-26 April 2008

Inter/Micro is an internationally recognized professional meeting hosted by McCrone Research Institute (McRI) dedicated to applied microscopy. This year, the meeting will return to the historic Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel located in the heart of Chicago’s ‘Magnificent Mile’.

Dam removal is gaining popularity across the country and the March issue of Geotimes explores this new trend, and what happens when the dams come down.

The American Geological Institute announces that applications are now being accepted for the 2008-2009 AGI Minority Geoscience Scholarships. Please forward this announcement to any African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native American students who are declared majors in your geoscience department.

For the first time, the American Geological Institute (AGI) will be exhibiting at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. The largest geographic conference in the world will feature more than 6,000 geographers and 54 exhibitors.

In the February issue of Geotimes magazine, now available on newsstands and online at http://www.geotimes.org, Geotimes examines the complicated issues surrounding Iraq’s oil exploration and production.

Draft 1 of the Atmospheric Science Literacy Framework is now available for comment from the scientific, education, and policy community, at http://eo.ucar.edu/asl/feedback.html.

With oil hovering around $90 a barrel, Geotimes magazine examines emerging trends and issues in several obvious, and some not-so-obvious locations, in this month’s cover story “Oil Around the World.”

“Stones from the Sky: Landscapes of Geology” the exhibit featuring the stunning aerial photography of Michael Collier, is currently on display in the U.S. Geological Survey Art Hallway. As part of this showing, photographer and author Michael Collier will present an illustrated reading at the USGS Visitors Center on January 16, 2008 at 3:00 PM.