GEOLOGIC PROBLEM SOLVING WITH MICROFOSSILS II

 

 

An International Conference in Memory of Brian O’Neill

March 14-19, 2009

University of Houston

campus

Houston, Texas, USA

 


Organizing Societies for the Microfossils II Conference

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SUMMARY OF PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE

MEETING LOGISTICS INFORMATION
(Registration, Hotel, and Transportation Information)

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PRESENTATION SCHEDULE

DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHOPS

 


 

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE

UH University of Houston
UH Conference Center conf center
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Saturday, 14 March

8:00 am – 8:00 pm Pre-Conference Field Trip (NOW FULL)

Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary and Fossiliferous Late Cretaceous and Paleogene Outcrops Along the Brazos River, Texas

Trip Leaders:  Don Van Nieuwenhuise and others

trip

Sunday, 15 March

3:00-7:00 pm  Conference Registration Check-In:  University of Houston

Hilton Hotel – 2nd Floor Mezzanine

7:00-9:00 pm Ice-Breaker:  Hilton Hotel – 2nd Floor Mezzanine

hotel

Monday, 16 March

7:15 am           Coffee, University of Houston Campus – SEC Lecture Hall 100         

8:00 am           Oral Sessions, Welcome                    

9:45 am           Break with Coffee     

11:45 am – 1:15 pm   Poster Session with Lunch, Conrad Hilton Ballroom – Poster Exhibit Area

1:30 pm          Oral Sessions (continued), SEC Lecture Hall 100     

2:55 pm          Break with Coffee

5:00 pm          End of Monday Oral Sessions

SPECIAL EVENING PROGRAM

7:00 pm -10:30 pm    Evening Program, Houston Museum of Natural Science

Plenary Dinner with the Dinosaurs, followed by Lecture in the Planetarium:

museum

Jurassic Jackpot:  Burpee Museum’s Dinosaur Discoveries in Southwestern Montana and Southern Utah

Guest Speaker: Michael Henderson, Burpee Museum of Natural History

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, 17 March

7:15 am           Coffee, University of Houston Campus – SEC Lecture Hall 100         

8:00 am           Oral Sessions, Welcome                    

9:45 am           Break with Coffee

11:45 am – 1:15 pm   Poster Session with Lunch, Conrad Hilton Ballroom – Poster Exhibit Area

1:30 pm          Oral Sessions (continued), SEC Lecture Hall 100     

2:55 pm          Break with Coffee

POSTER SESSION

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm      Poster Session and Mini Ice-Breaker

Conrad Hilton Ballroom – Poster Exhibit Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, 18 March

7:15 am           Coffee, University of Houston Campus – SEC Lecture Hall 100         

8:00 am           Oral Sessions, Welcome                    

 9:45 am          Break with Coffee

11:30 am – 1:00 pm   End of Oral and Poster Sessions, free time prior to workshops

 

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm     Workshop 1 – Chronos Online

Discussion Facilitators:  Brian Huber and Mark Leckie 

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Computer Lab

Description here

Thursday, 19 March

8:30 am – 11:30 am   Workshop 2 – TsCreator and TsCreator Pro

Discussion Facilitators:  Felix Gradstein, Jim Ogg, and Adam Lugowski

 Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Computer Lab

Description here

 

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm     Workshop 3 – Multivariate Analysis of Microfossil Data

Discussion Facilitator:  Anthony Gary

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Computer Lab

Description here


FEE INFORMATION
REGISTRATION VIA THE SEPM WEB SITE
https://www.sepm.org/activities/researchconferences/microII/microII_reg.htm

Conference Registration
Professionals: $335
Students: $160

Pre-Meeting Field Trip
TRIP IS NOW FULL -- SORRY

Workshop 1: Chronos Online (24 Max -- ONLY 3 SEATS LEFT AS OF 2/23)
Professionals: $35
Students: $15

Workshop 2: TsCreator and TsCreator Pro (24 Max -- ONLY 5 SEATS LEFT AS OF 2/23)
Professionals: $35
Students: $15

Workshop 3: Multivariate Analysis of Microfossil Data (24 Max -- ONLY 5 SEATS LEFT AS OF 2/23)
Professionals: $35
Students: $15

Plenary Dinner and Meeting (Maximum 150)
Professionals: included with registration
Spouses and Guests: $60


Geologic Problem Solving with Microfossils II

Conference Organizing Committee

General Chair

Donald S. Van Nieuwenhuise, University of Houston

 

Program Committee Co-Chairs

Ron F. Waszczak, ConocoPhillips

Nancy L. Engelhardt-Moore, Devon Energy Corporation

 

Technical Committee Co-Chairs

Ronald E. Martin, University of Delaware

Peter P. McLaughlin, Jr., Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware

 

NAMS (North American Micropaleontology Section) SEPM
 

President

Ronald E. Martin, University of Delaware

 

Secretary

Robert Campbell, Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc.

 

Treasurer

Donald S. Van Nieuwenhuise, University of Houston

 

President Elect

Martin B. Farley, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

 

Past President

Ron F. Waszczak, ConocoPhillips

 

Newsletter Editor

Anthony Gary, EGI, University of Utah

 

SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Headquarters Staff
 
Executive Director

Howard Harper

 

Associate Director and Business Manager

Theresa Scott

 

Publications Coordinator

Robert Clarke

 

Membership Services Coordinator

Michele McSpadden

 

Administrative Assistant

Edythe Ellis

 

 

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