Upcoming meetings:
- Jan. 8, 2014
- Jan. 29th, 2014
- Feb. 19th, 2014
- March 12th, 2014
- April 2nd, 2014
- April 23rd, 2014
- May 14th, 2014
Previous
meeting programs and minutes, 1893-
Buy a field guide to the springs of Washington, DC by John Sharp (Spring 2012 GSW field trip)
Past GSW Field Trips
Revised Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws - See update below
GSW members:
During the spring 2013 session I announced that the Society has been required to revise the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws to be in compliance with the 2010 District of Columbia law that governs corporations. GSW Council completed the revisions and they have been reviewed and revised by legal counsel to ensure that the language meets the mandates of the law. I want to emphasize that the revisions are restatements of the current GSW documents and do not include any substantive changes to the operation of the Society. At the October 8, 2013 Council meeting the final versions were approved. The documents are posted here with these links [Articles of Incorporation] and [Bylaws - ** See updated text below**] for your review. A vote for approval by the membership of the Society will be held during the annual business meeting on December 18th.
Sincerely,
Bob Burruss, 2013 President of GSW
Additional revision to GSW Bylaws
GSW members:
A member brought to the attention of the GSW Council the fact that the revised Bylaws contained some inconsistent wording about the processes for amendment of the new Bylaws. We have corrected that wording and the revised, revised Bylaws are posted here with this link [Bylaws-corrected] for your review. The corrections are highlighted in red in Article XI. AMENDMENT and Article XIV. ANNUAL MEETINGS. This posted version is the one that will be voted on for approval by membership during the annual business meeting on December 18th.
Sincerely,
Bob Burruss, 2013 President of GSW
November 19, 2013
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Meeting Number 1478
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Robert Burruss, US Geological Survey
Beyond the fog of fracking: Physical geochemistry of unconventional oil and gas resources
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121th Annual Meeting
Slate of Officers for 2014
President:................................ Tim Mock*
1st VP & President Elect:....... Nora Noffke
2nd Vice President................... John Repetski
Treasurer:................................ Odette James*
Meeting Secretary:................. Barbara Am Ende
Council Secretary:.................. Margaret Coleman*
Councilors:............................. Mike Mobilia
Carl-Henry Geschwind
Vedran Lekic
Cara Santelli*
Stephanie Devlin*
Dan Doctor*
*Officers and councilors carrying over from 2013.
Refreshments start at 7:30 p.m. The formal program starts
at
8:00
p.m.
Meetings are held at the John Wesley Powell Auditorium
2170 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
(see below for
directions)
Meeting flyer to be posted
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Information about the Society
The Geological Society of Washington (GSW) was founded in 1893 to
promote
the increase and dissemination of geological knowledge. GSW provides a
forum for geological interchange through a program of regularly
scheduled
formal talks, informal communications, opportunities to meet
colleagues,
field trips, and public service. Members represent a wide cross-section
of the local geologic community including geoscientists from federal
(U.S.Geological
Survey, NASA, NSF, military, DOE, EPA) and state government, Congress,
Carnegie Institution of Washington, local universities, museums,
consulting
firms, earth science educators, and others interested in the geological
sciences. Guests are welcome.
List of Officers and Committee Chairs
for 2013
Constitution and Bylaws
Directions to Meeting Location
(PDF; also available in Word
format)
Membership Dues for 2013: $40/year ($15 for students)
Membership
Application
Form available in Word
or PDF
form to print and mail)
Membership
Renewal
Form available in Word or PDF
form to print and mail)
For further information and inquiries
about address changes or your
membership status, please call, send mail, or e-mail to:
J. A. Speer
Geological Society of Washington
3635 Concorde Pkwy Suite 500
Chantilly, VA 20151-1125
(703) 652-9950
j_a_speer@minsocam.org
Speaker Suggestions and Queries: 2013 Program Committee chair:
Bryn Kimball
GSW Historical Documents
Search the GSW archives, including meeting minutes (Google search):
Search the GSW databases:
Browse the GSW minutes:
An archive of Secretary's
minutes back to the late 1940s is available here.
Anniversary speeches:
Speech by T. W. Stanton on the
occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of GSW in 1943.
Speech by Hugh D. Miser on the occasion
of the 800th meeting of GSW in 1959.
GSW founders:
A list of the Founders of GSW is
available here. GSW Archivist Jeff Grossman has initiated a Wikipedia
entry for GSW, available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geological_Society_of_Washington.
The Centennial History of the Geological Society of Washington
tells about the history of Earth Sciences in Washington, D.C. as well
as
the development new ideas in earth science and the evolution of the
U.S.
Geological Survey. The 165-page paperback volume contains stories about
the intellectual and social life of scientists in Washington, and about
the good-natured banter that has always characterized GSW meetings. As
one reviewer put it, " Bonhomie has been a feature of the Society". A
former
Chief geologist of the USGS said, "The best $10 I ever spent!". The
price
is still $10, and the book can be purchased from:
Geological Society of Washington
3635 Concorde Pkwy Suite 500
Chantilly, VA 20151-1125
OR
Order by phone: (703) 652-9950
Payment must be prepaid by check (in US dollars drawn on US bank) or
money order payable to the Geological Society of Washington (TIN
52-6049239).
GSW cannot be responsible for cash sent through the mail. Cost includes
postage by surface or book rate. Publications may not be returned for
refund
or credit. Damaged books will be replaced.
Announcements
Past
Presidents Dinner Before
the 2009 Annual Meeting
Presidents past (and one future) gathered for dinner before the
annual meeting to fete the evening's speaker, current GSW President
Bill Burton, hours before he joined their ranks. From left: incoming
president Jay Kaufman, John Slack, Dave Stewart, Peter Lyttle, Jane
Hammarstrom, Rich Walker, Roz Helz, George Helz, about-to-be-past
president Burton, Dave Applegate, Doug Rankin, Nick Woodward, Doug
Rumble, Dick Fiske, and Brooks Hanson. Photo by Mary Horan. Click on
image for larger version.
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Virginia Museum of Natural History
field trips: For more information, visit this
link.
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For information on past GSW
field trips, see this page.
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Volunteers are needed
to lead occasional geology walks
for
the
public out of the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center of the C&O
Canal
National Historical
Park. Walks are usually held on Saturday mornings of your choice. If
interested, please contact Margo Kingston, USGS Retired, at
home (301) 657-8818 or USGS
(703) 648-6369. The home email address is preferred.
Jobs
U.S.
Geological
Survey
Mendenhall
Postdoctoral
Research
Fellowship
Program.
The
Mendenhall
Program
provides
opportunities
to
conduct
research
in
association
with
selected
members
of
the
USGS
professional
staff.
Opportunities
for
research
are
available
in
a
wide range of topics. The
postdoctoral fellowships are 2-year appointments. Research
opportunities are typically announced in July. Application
closing
date is in the November-December window. Offers are typically made
during February. Appointments will start the following October or
later, depending on availability of funds. The program contact is: Dr.
Rama K. Kotra, rkotra@usgs.gov,
703-648-6271. A description of the
program, current or recent research projects or opportunities, and the
application process are available at http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc.
The
USGS
is
an
equal
opportunity
employer.
GSW maintains a roster of potential
employers
in the fields of geology, geophysics, and associated disciplines in the
Washington, D.C. area. To add to this list or announce specific
job/post-doc
opportunities in our area , contact the GSW webmaster: Callan Bentley.
The American
Geophysical
Union (AGU) and EARTH
magazine
list available jobs that may be of interest to the earth science
community.
The American Geological Institute's Geoscience
Careers Site has links to job postings and other career-related
information.
Other Geoscience Talks in the Area
Callan Bentley maintains a DC Geology Events blog with
links
to
a
long
list
of
Places
Where
Geology
Happens
in
D.C.
The USGS Public
Lecture Series holds a regular seminar series at USGS
headquarters
in Reston that is open to the public.
The Association
of
Environmental
and
Engineering
Geologists
(AEG)
Baltimore-Washington-Harrisburg
Section holds monthly
meetings with
dinner and a speaker.
The Potomac
Geophysical Society
meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month from September through May for
dinner
and a presentation.
The Paleontological Society of Washington usually meets on the third
Wednesday of each month, from September though May, for dinner and a
talk in the Cooper Room of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural
History.
The Carnegie
Institution
of Washington holds public Capital
Science Lectures, and both the Geophysical
Laboratory and Department
of
Terrestrial
Magnetism hold regular seminars.
Seminar series are held at the University
of Maryland Department of Geology (including the Geochemistry
seminar
series) and the George
Washington University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Both the Department
of
Mineral
Sciences and Department
of
Paleobiology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural
History hold series of monthly seminars on a variety of earth science
subjects.
GSW is a founding society (1898) of the Washington
Academy of Sciences, which maintains a calendar of meetings of its
60 member organizations.
In addition, several other area universities and organizations
hold
geoscience talks. ** If calendars for any of these are available on the
web, please let us know and
we
can add them to this list. **
The Geological Society of Washington thanks the American Geological Institute for
providing web hosting.
Please send any comments or questions about this web site to GSW Webmaster Callan Bentley.
Updated January 24, 2013.
