Symposium and Field Trip Co-Hosted by South Texas Geological Society and Austin Geological Society

Friday, May 21, 2004: Oral & Poster Sessions, Omni Hotel, San Antonio, Texas

Saturday, May 22, 2004: Field Trip, Edwards Outcrops in San Antonio Area

Program and Registration Information

What: The Association of Engineering Geology is Sponsoring the Symposia in Conjunction with 38^th Annual South Central Section of GSA Meeting

When: Tuesday March 16, 2004

Where: Texas A&M University, Michael T Halbouty Building

College Station, Texas

Cost: Member/Non-Member - Full Meeting - $75/80, One Day - $40/45

Student Member/Non-Member - Full Meeting - $30/35, One Day - $30/35

K-12 Professional - Full Meeting - $25, One Day - $25

Guest or Spouse – Full Meeting/One Day $15

Pre-registration deadline: March 9, 2004. Actual Program for Growth Fault Symposium (here).

Details: For full details, see the http://Geosociety.org web site listed above. A brief summary of meeting highlights are listed below.

Field Trips

March 14, 7am-5pm, Tom Yancey, $35

• Post-Meeting - Lignite, Aluminum, and Bricks – Gulf Coast Mineral Resources

March 17, 7am-5pm, Chris Mathewson, $35

• Ground Penetrating Radar-New Techniques and Applications

March 14, 1 – 5pm, Carl Pierce, $10

• Immersive Visualization-New Tool in Geoscience Interpretation

March 15, Luke Ikelle, $10

• Texas Licensure of Geologists. W. Kevin Coleman

A session designed to present the history and development of the Geo licensure process, justification for licensure, the ASBOG examination and the general rules and expectations of licensed geologists.

• Gulf Coast Growth Faults

Active Gulf Coast growth faults present a serious geohazard. The symposium focus is on the controversies surrounding the causes of active faulting, areas most susceptible to faulting, and standards for evaluating and detecting the faults. On the speaker agenda is a cross section oftwelve geoscientists from universities, state agencies, and the environmental/engineering/petroleum communities. A panel discussion will conclude the all-day symposium. Speaker list: Robert Traylor, TCEQ; Kerry Campbell, Fugro; Roy K Dokka, LSU; Marc Edwards, Consultant; Carl Norman, Consultant; Sherwood Gagliano, Coastal Environments Inc; Ursula Hammes, UT BEG; Jordan Heltz, LSU; Juan Lorenzo, LSU; ; Michael D. Campbell, M. D. Campbell and Associates; Mustafa Saribudak, Environmental Geophysics Associates; Bill Elsbury, Fugro; and others. Actual Program for Growth Fault Symposium (here).

Shlemon Conference
Earth Fissures
April 1 - 3, 2004

Hosted by the Engineering Geology Foundation and the Association of Engineering Geologists, the first annual Shlemon Conference in El Paso, Texas, will evaluate the present state of knowledge of earth fissures.

For more information, contact either Bill Haneberg, bill@haneberg.com, 206-871-9359 or Jeff Keaton, jeff.keaton@amec.com, 714-779-2591 ext. 308. Please visit the conference web site for more information: http://www.haneberg.com/fissure

Contact: Julie C. Keaton
Meetings, Continuing Education, and Advertising Director
Association of Engineering Geologists
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5204, Blue Jay, CA 92317
Physical Address: 867 Jagerhorn Drive, Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
Phone: 909-337-0657
Fax: 909-337-6518
E-Mail: aegjuliek@aol.com
http://www.aegweb.org

Texas Section AEG Annual AEG Winter Symposium

When? January 10, 2004

Where? Hilton NASA Clear Lake
3000 NASA Road 1
Houston, Texas 77058
281.333.9300

What's on the Program? See (here)

RSVP? Yes, by January 5th to: Marie.Garsjo@ftw.nrcs.usda.gov or 817.509.3757 or bealc@campstanley.net or 210.295.7417