Fw: 16th AGC Geological Society of Australia conference, 2002

[Simon Lang]

Dear All, 
Happy New Year!

As convenor of Theme 4: " Sediments" of the 16th AGC Geological Society of Australia Conference, to be held in Adelaide from 30th June - 5th July 2002, I would like to invite you to submit an abstract for a oral/poster presentation on ANY topic related to "Sediments" (ie Sediments and Sources, Sediments and Hydrocarbons, or Sediments and Tectonics, although we will aim to stream these where possible into the various Symposia; see details on the web site, also listed below).  For general issues, please contact me on my email, else contact the symposia chairs directly.

Please forward this to your colleagues that may not get this email.

If you are supervising students, I would strongly encourage you to get them to submit an abstract for at least a poster, if not for an oral presentation.  There will be some financial support for students, aimed at attracting interstate participation (see www.gsa.org.au) or contact the conference organiser Rob Bulfield directly (rob at sapro.com.au).  There is also budget accommodation and student registration.

Remember, you need only to submit a one page abstract following the standard guidelines on the web site; try the online submission!  This will enable us to sort the papers and to finalise the details of the schedule.

Abstract Submission:
http://www.sapro.com.au/AGC/16thagct.htm

To register online, please click on one of the following links:
Registration:
http://www.sapro.com.au/AGC/agcregform.htm


THEME 4: SEDIMENTS                                                     Back to Top
CONVENOR: SIMON LANG
A'Prof Dr S. Lang,
National Centre for Petroleum Geology and Geophysics,
University of Adelaide, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5005.
Ph: (+61 8) 8303 4299; fax: (+61 8) 8303 4345
Email: slang at ncpgg.adelaide.edu.au

  a.. Sediments and Sources 
  b.. Sediments and Hydrocarbons 
  c.. Sediments and Tectonics 
The formation of sediments and their subsequent history throughout the life of our planet has many themes including continental and marine depositional processes and sequences; the regolith; sequence stratigraphy and sea-level; geochemistry and diagenesis; hydrocarbons; coastal management and dynamics.

The Sediments Session will comprise the following Symposia.

Symposium 4.1. CONTINENTAL SHELVES

CONVENOR: LINDSAY COLLINS
A/Prof. L. Collins
School of Applied Geology, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6001
AUSTRALIA
Ph: (+61 8) 9266 7977; fax: (+61 8) 9266 3153
Email: rcollins at cc.curtin.edu.au


Sea-level changes either cover or expose the land mass currently attached to the seaward edges of continents. The processes occurring on this surface change accordingly. Nowhere are these better exemplified than in Australia.

It is hoped that we may get enough papers to showcase all the various segments of the Australasian continental margins (eg. Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern, plus the margins around New Zealand, Antarctica, SE Asia, and elsewhere in the World).  Both modern and ancient continental margins will be showcased.

Symposium 4.2. HIGH RESOLUTION SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY

CONVENOR: BOB CARTER
Prof. R. Carter
James Cook University, Townsville, QUEENSLAND 4811
AUSTRALIA
Ph: (+61 7) 4781 4536
Email: bob.carter at jcu.edu.au


Sequence stratigraphy is fundamentally important to the petroleum exploration industry. Recent high-resolution sequence studies in outcrop have enabled refinement of sequence theory, particularly our knowledge of the configuration and interpretation of sequence boundaries and important intra-sequence surfaces.  

We aim to showcase a range of studies encompassing both siliciclastic and carbonate settings, and ranging from continental margins (active and passive) to intracontinental basins.

Symposium 4.3. CENOZOIC BIOGEOHISTORY OF AUSTRALASIA

CONVENORS: BRIAN McGOWRAN and QIANYU LI
A/Prof. B. McGowran, 
Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Adelaide 
SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5005, AUSTRALIA
Ph: (+61 8) 8303 5826; fax: (+61 8) 8303 4347
Email: brian.mcgowran at adelaide.edu.au

and 

Dr Q. Li
Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Adelaide 
SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5005, AUSTRALIA
Ph: (+61 8) 8303 6047; fax: (+61 8) 8303 4347
Email: qanyu.li at adelaide.edu.au


Australasia is an excellent example of an area rimmed through the Cenozoic by tectonically active regions, oceanic plateaus and small ocean basins. The symposium will cover topics such as Cenozoic biogeohistory, interactions between terrestrial (with its regolith), neritic and pelagic realms, the Cenozoic deforming Australasian Plate, and comparison and contrast with the global stratigraphic record.

Symposium 4.4. STATE OF REGOLITH RESEARCH AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS 

Convenors: NEVILLE ALLEY AND JOHN KEELING

Dr N.F. Alley,
Office of Minerals and Energy Resources,
PIRSA, GPO Box 1671, ADELAIDE 5001.
Ph. (+61 8) 8463 3033, Mob. 0401 121 222
Fax (+61 8) 8463 4155
Email: Alley.Neville at saugov.sa.gov.au

and

Mr J. Keeling,
Office of Minerals and Energy Resources,
PIRSA, GPO Box 1671, ADELAIDE 5001.
Ph. (+61 8) 8463 3135, Mob. 0401 122 015
Fax: (+61 8) 8226 3399
Email: Keeling.John at saugov.sa.gov.au


The detailed program is to be announced, however... The importance of understanding the regolith for mineral exploration has been increasingly recognised, but it is also important to complete our understanding of changes in climate through time, especially in Australia with such old landscapes. 

THIRD SPRIGG SYMPOSIUM

Blowing in the wind: Quaternary environments of Australia

CONVENORS: MARTIN WILLIAMS and DAVID McKIRDY
Prof. M. Williams
Department of Geographical and Environmental Studies
University of Adelaide, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5005
AUSTRALIA
Ph: (+61 8) 8303 4170; fax: (+61 8) 8303 4383
Email: martin.williams at adelaide.edu.au

and

A/Prof. D.M. McKirdy 
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Adelaide
SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5005
AUSTRALIA
Ph: (+61 8) 8303 5378; fax: (+61 8) 8303 4347
Email: david.mckirdy at adelaide.edu.au


Held in honour of the late Dr Reg Sprigg's diverse and far-reaching geocientific research, this will be the third in the series of highly successful Sprigg Symposia run by the South Australian Division of the Geological Society of Australia. This third symposium will be run within the program of the16th AGC and will examine the global geological record of environmental change during the Quaternary. Issues to be covered will include climate, terrestrial and near-shore environments, Quaternary dating methods and sea level change.

Special invited speakers:

Prof. Jim Bowler (Department of Earth Sciences, Melbourne University)

                 "Late Cenozoic sea level changes, climatic evolution and Antarctic ice: evidence                     from the Murray Basin".

Dr Allan Chivas (Department of Geoscience, Wollongong University)

                              "Quaternary atmospheric processes: what came down in the last shower".


I commend the program to you and look forward to seeing your abstracts!

Happy New Year!
Dr Simon C. Lang
Associate Professor Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy
NCPGG and APCRC
University of Adelaide
30-32 Stirling St., Thebarton, 5005
+61 (0)8 83034299 ph
+61 (0)8 83034345 fax
slang at ncpgg.adelaide.edu.au

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