2006 Annual AEG-TX Section Meeting
April 8, 2006
Waco, Texas
 
Call for Abstracts (PDF Here)

AEG Winter Meeting January 14, 2006
History & Engineering Geology of Galveston Island, see (PDF)

South-Central GSA and AEG-TX Meeting, April 1-2, 2005

The combined South-Central Sectional Meeting of the Geological Society of America and Texas Section meeting of the Association of Engineering Geologists will be held April 1-2, 2005 at Trinity University in San Antonio. On behalf of the local organizing committee, I invite your program and/or society to participate in this meeting as an exhibitor and/or sponsor.

A total of 125 papers (including ~20 with undergraduate students as senior authors) will be presented. We expect ~250 registrants during this two-day conference.

Exhibit space will be open Friday, April 1, from 8 a.m. to 5 pm., and on Saturday, April 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Set-up time will be available during the afternoon of Thursday, March 31. Each exhibitor will be provided a six-foot draped table and two chairs (if you need additional space, please contact me). Exhibits will be located in the Fiesta Room of the Coates University Center, which will be secured when the exhibits are closed. This location will also be the site of the Registration Desk, GSA Bookstore, and poster sessions. An exhibit table will cost $100; academic programs and/or professional societies/clubs will be charged $75. All exhibitors must also register for the meeting, either on-site or on-line (see meeting web site). Exhibit space is limited, so please contact me at your earliest convenience if you are interested, and no later than March 11, 2005.

Sponsorships: As you might expect, there is no limit on the amount that can be contributed. Contributions will be used to cover the registration costs of students who attend and work at the meeting as assistants and to defray the overall expenses of running the meeting. Proceeds from the meeting will be used by the South-Central Section to support undergraduate and graduate research, and to provide travel support for students presenting research at GSA meetings. All contributors will be acknowledged on an insert within the program volume. If you wish to make a donation, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

Diane R. Smith

Chair, Local Organizing Committee
Professor, Dept. of Geosciences
Trinity University
dsmith@trinity.edu
Telephone: 210 999 7656

SECTION of the ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGISTS

WINTER MEETING

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING GEOLOGY OF THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL

January 14-15, 2005

Brady’s Landing Restaurant, Houston
(713) 928-9921

Saturday, January 15, Brady’s Landing

Coffee, donuts and registration

Ms. Brenda McCaleb, Introduction and quick history
10:10 TxDOT – Baytown/LaPorte Tunnel Removal Video
10:40 Dr. Juan C. Moya, Coastal Stewardship Division, Texas General Land Office "Shore Erosion at Sylvan Beach, La Porte, Texas"
11:00 More coffee
11:15 Dr. Juan Moya - Little Cedar Bayou project
11:40 Mr. Eddie Seidensticker, US Department of Agriculture, Beneficial Uses of Dredge Material Group "Beneficial Uses of Dredge Material from the Houston Ship Channel"
12:00 Lunch (chicken plate)
1:00 AEG Business meeting

SAM HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL BOAT TOUR

2:00 Assemble at M/V Sam Houston Pavilion
7300 Clinton Drive, Gate 8, not far from Brady’s Landing
2:30 Boat tour departs (free!)
4:00 Return to dock http://www.portofhouston.com/samhou/samhou.html

We will be going on a free boat tour of the Houston Ship Channel. Because of security issues, you must make your own reservations, or you will be turned away at the gate. You can make reservations on-line at the web site listed above. You can also call (713) 670-2416 to make reservations Monday through Thursday 8AM to 5PM. AND YOU BETTER HURRY, THEY ARE GOING FAST! You will need the following information:

1) Name
2) email address
3) Phone number
4) Mailing address

You should make reservations IMMEDIATELY!

HAPPY HOUR AND SOCIAL GATHERING - 7 PM

Chili’s
11400 East Freeway (I-10)
Jacinto City, TX 77029

Our excellent financier, Cynthia Palomares, has gotten us room rates of $59.52 including tax at the Best Western Heritage Inn. We have a block of 8 rooms reserved, to get this rate you need to call by Monday, January 10 (ask for Crystal if there’s problems).

Best Western Heritage Inn
10521 E. Freeway (I-10), Houston
713-673-0275

REGISTRATION FEE $25 ($18 for students)

Please plan on joining us, and RSVP by Monday, January 10! To RSVP, or if you have any questions, call Marie Garsjo, Texas Section Chair, at 817-509-3757, marie.garsjo@ftw.nrcs.usda.gov, or Brenda McCaleb at 281-922-4766.

RETROSPECTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE

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

For Program and Registration see (here).

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

Details: For full details, see the Geosociety.org website listed above.

A brief summary of meeting highlights are listed below.

Field Trips

• Pre-Meeting - Paleogene of the Texas Gulf Coast

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.