GLIN==> Abstracts due July 26th for Great Lakes session at Geological Society of America mtg, Minneapolis, 9-12 Oct. 2011

You still have two weeks to submit an abstract to the following 
session.  Biological, engineering, and policy-related presentations are 
especially encouraged for presentation to this national audience.  Over 
7,000 people are expected to attend!  The Geological Society of America 
has not held its national meeting in the Great Lakes region for 13 years.

Full meeting information can be found here:
http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2011/


Session Title: *T105. Geological and Biological History and Future of 
the Great Lakes*
Description:
The Great Lakes and their basin have changed over time due to tectonic, 
glacial, ecological, climatic, and human influences. Presentations will 
explore the past and future of the lakes in light of stressors and 
restoration efforts.
Session Type: Oral
Sponsor(s): GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA 
Geology and Society Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics 
Division; GSA Limnogeology Division
Rationale:
This session will highlight new data and models of how the Great Lakes 
and their basin have changed over time due to tectonic, glacial, 
limnological, ecological, climatic, and anthropogenic influences. 
Presentations will also consider the future of the Great Lakes in light 
of stressors such as climate change, invasive species introductions, or 
eutrophication, as well as promising new efforts to restore lake 
ecosystems. The GSA annual meeting has not been held near the Great 
Lakes since 1998 (Toronto) so the Minneapolis meeting location lends 
itself well to this topic. Significant changes to the lakes and their 
basin have taken place within the last decade, and scientific 
understanding of these complex physical and biological systems has 
evolved as well. This session will be an opportunity for the GSA 
membership to be updated on the latest develops in the Great Lakes, and 
for members (including students) to present results of new research in 
the U.S. and Canada. The broad nature of this session is likely to 
attract enough abstracts to fill both an oral session and a poster session.
Scientific Categories:
Limnogeology, Quaternary Geology, Public Policy

The electronic abstracts submission form can be found at:
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2011AM/cfp.epl

The abstracts deadline is midnight, Eastern Time, 26 July 2011.

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John Bratton, Deputy Director
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
4840 S. State Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-9719
email:  John.Bratton at noaa.gov
phone:  (734) 741-2019
fax:    (734) 741-2003
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