2001 Antarctic Geoscience Forum

[Paul Hesse]

>First Announcement: 2001 Antarctic Geoscience Forum
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>Macquarie University, Sydney , 24-25 September, 2001
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>Aims: This Mini-conference and Workshop will keep you up to date with
>exciting new findings in Antarctic geoscience, and help frame the
>geoscience component of the ANARE Strategic Plan for the next half decade
>or so. Also, it's a great time to get involved in Antarctic Research for
>the first time, or catch up with some old friends!
>The Conference will have four main themes (with some suggestions as bullet
>points);
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>Cenozoic glacial history & palaeoclimate
>* Tertiary and Quaternary glacial history
>* Palaeoclimate reconstructions using lake and marine records
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>The pre-Cenozoic sedimentary and rock record
>* Onshore sediments from the Permo-Triassic onwards
>* Evolution and Revolution of the East Antarctic Shield
>* Tectonics in a cold place: the Gondwanan breakup
>* Archaean geochemistry and geological reconstructions
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>Marine geology
>* The glaciated continental shelf
>* The detailed marine record at Prydz Bay
>* Sea level reconstructions
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>Human Impacts, Biology and Geoscience
>* Human Impacts and Contaminant geochemistry
>* Biogeography
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>Tuesday will be devoted to formal conference sessions on these topics,
>interspersed with tea breaks looking at posters, while Wednesday will be
>spent discussing the direction of future geoscience programs, and the
>design of research and logistics as we enter the Australian Antarctic air
>transport age. We will also discuss how geoscientists can interact more
>efficiently with the Human Impacts program.
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>Registration: $75 (by 31 July 2001) which covers lunch, morning/afternoon
>teas, Abstracts volume etc. Late registration ($100) can be made anytime.
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>Deadlines:
>31 May 2001: please indicate to me whether or not you intend to come (this
>helps with catering) and let me know the title of your talk (this helps
>with session organisation). You should also book your accommodation ASAP
>(see the Website for details); since this is a busy time of year in Sydney.
>31 July 2001: early bird registration. Send me your Abstract (email
>preferred, images OK; see the website for details).
>25 September 2001: Forum starts.
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>Further information and the registration form is at the website;
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>http://physgeog.es.mq.edu.au/physgeog/antforum/
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>Any questions? Call me:
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>Damian Gore
>damian.gore at mq.edu.au
>Department of Physical Geography
>Macquarie University
>NSW, 2109, Australia
>+61 2 9850 8391 ph
>+61 2 9850 8420 fax
>http://physgeog.es.mq.edu.au/physgeog/staff/dg/
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