News and Announcements

<p>2017 Geological Society of Maine Summer Field Trip Southern Maine August 5 and 6 Please Register!! Registration Form =========================================== GSM members and friends, As described in the June Newsletter, the 2017 GSM Summer Field Trip will be held the weekend of August 5 and 6 in southern Maine.  Registration is open from now until Friday, July [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Rob Peale, GSM member and previous Treasurer is retiring from DEP.  There will be a retirement celebration at Margarita&#8217;s restaurant in Augusta.  I have copied Troy Smith&#8217;s email below with the details. I would like to invite you to join me in celebrating Rob Peale’s retirement from DEP.  Rob will be retiring at the end [&hellip;]</p>

<p>August 5 and 6, 2017 This year&#8217;s trip will feature classic localities on the southern Maine coast, most of which were studied and described by Arthur Hussey and are featured in his 2015 book &#8220;A Guide to the Geology of Southwestern Maine.&#8221; The plan is to get from Ogunquit to Biddeford on Saturday, and from [&hellip;]</p>

<p>From Magnifying Glass to Microscope: The New National Water Model David Maidment, University of Texas at Austin Monday, April 10 at 3:00 pm 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine Maidment_4-10-17sm.pdf</p>

<p>Canceled: GeoPRISMS distinguished lecturer, Dr. Heather Savage at Bowdoin College The Department of Earth and Oceanographic Science at Bowdoin College extends a warm welcome to Maine colleagues to join us for an afternoon lecture with Dr. Heather Savage. Thursday April 6, 2017 4:15 &#8211; 5:30pm Druckenmiller Hall 016 Bowdoin College.</p>

<p>April 7 Room 221/222 New Commons Bates College, Lewiston, Maine Bates College Preliminary schedule (depending on abstracts received) 1:30 GSM business meeting 1:45 Student poster presentations 3:15 Keynote presentation, Dr. Dwight Bradley ”Geochronology and tectonics of lithium-cesium-tantalum pegmatites of the Appalachians” 4:15 Student oral presentations 5:30 Awards and Social Hour 6:30 Dinner through the line [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Call for Member Participation: GSM Communications Committee GSM is forming a communications committee to develop recommendations for policies and procedures related to more effective communication of GSM business and activities to members, other organizations, and the public at large. The recommendations will be presented to the Executive Council at the Spring Meeting (April 7, 2017). [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Public lecture at Bowdoin College on Wednesday, March 1st, 7-8pm. Emily King &#8217;04, CEO of Global Venture Consulting: &#8220;Bedrock Politics: Reversing the Resource Curse in Post-Conflict Countries&#8221; https://www.bowdoin.edu/calendar/event.jsp?bid=883402&amp;rid=101986</p>

<p>The 2017 Maine Sustainability &amp; Water Conference will take place on Thursday, March 30th, at the Augusta Civic Center. The session list has been posted. Of note, there will be two sessions on groundwater issues, but check out the full list at the link below: http://umaine.edu/…/2017-conferen…/2017-concurrent-sessions/ 2017 MSWC Flyer Concurrent Sessions | Senator George J. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Geographic Information Technology and Applications &nbsp; The Geological Society of Maine Fall Meeting November 18, 2016 Augusta Civic Center, Washington – York Room &nbsp; 1:00–1:25         Application of a Soil Water Balance Method for Estimating                                     Groundwater Recharge in Maine                                 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Art Hussey Celebration of Life September 25, 2-4pm, Moulton Union, Bowdoin College Arthur M. Hussey II led a full life of family, friends, trains, Bowdoin College and, yes, geology! This life deserves remembering. Hence, we&#8212;Arthur III, Nathaniel and Mary&#8212;hope you can join us in celebration of the life so well spent. Do so by coming [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The GSM Fieldtrip to greater Belfast-Brooks area will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17.  The leaders Dave West, Woodrow Thompson, Stephen Pollock, and Roger Hooke have produced a great looking field trip guide. GSM Summer 2016 Field Trip Guide We will meet each morning at the Unity College Center for Performing Arts, 42 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>July 16 and 17 The field trip will start at 8:30am both days from the Unity College Center for the Performing Arts on Depot Street in Unity. Reservations for lodging need to be made by July 1.  See details below Description The 2016 GSM Summer Field Trip will be on bedrock and glacial geology in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>She Blinded Me With Science! The Role of Science in Public Policy When: 7:15 AM &#8211; 10:00 AM  Thursday, May 19, 2016 Location:  Congregation Bet Ha&#8217;am, 81 Westbrook Street, South Portland &nbsp; &nbsp; Registration &#8211; http://www.e2tech.org/events/forums-and-events Member – $15.00 (USD) Non- Member – $30.00 (USD) Student Member – Free SunriseGuide Coupon Holder –Free, Must present SunriseGuide [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“Plate Tectonics of the Appalachians: A Traveling Geology Course, Maine to Quebec” will be offered through the Eagle Hill Institute this summer, 6/19-25/16. It is patterned after Hank Williams’ legendary trans-Newfoundland trip, and has been run in various forms around a dozen times since 1992. Please see link for details. Questions may be addressed to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Geological Society of Maine Spring Meeting April 1, 2016 Location: Bryand Global Science Center University of Maine Orono, Maine Agenda &#8211; 2016 Spring -meeting-program 1:00pm Registration 1:00-2:30pm Poster Presentation, 2nd Floor Bryand Global Science Center and School of Earth and Climate Sciences Open House 2:30-4:00 Student Oral Presentations, 100 Nutting Hall 4:00 pm Keynote Speaker, 100 Nutting Hall When Carbon Escaped from [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Geological Society of Maine Fall Meeting Friday, November 13, 2015, 1:00 pm Augusta Civic Center, Washington/York Room The theme of the presentations is Using Emerging Technology on a Submerging Coast The preliminary program announcement is here: 2015Fall-meeting-program-announcement_10-8 Hope to see you there.</p>

<p>Of interest to Geological Society of Maine members: 2nd Symposium on the Presumpscot Formation Advances in Geotechnical, Geologic, and Construction Practice October 28, 2015 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Hannaford Hall University of Southern Maine 88 Bedford St. Portland, Maine http://umaine.edu/presumpscot-symposium/ The 1st Symposium on the Presumpscot Formation, entitled Geologic and Geotechnical Characteristics of the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Geological Society of Maine Fall Meeting Friday, November 13, 2015, 1:00 pm Augusta Civic Center, Washington/York Room The theme of the presentations is Using Emerging Technology on a Submerging Coast The preliminary program announcement is here: 2015Fall-meeting-program-announcement_10-8 Hope to see you there.</p>

<p>Augusta Civic Center (tentative).  Details to follow.</p>