News and Announcements

<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>