[Aqualist] AGU Acapulco Session: PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS FROM CAVE SEDIMENTS

[Tim Barrows]

From: Juan Pablo Bernal <jpbernal at geol-sun.igeolcu.unam.mx>

Dear colleagues, please consider submitting an 
abstract for the following session.


AGU 2007 JOINT ASSEMBLY - Acapulco, Mexico May 22-25

SPECIAL SESSION
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS FROM CAVE SEDIMENTS (PP07)

We would like to invite you participate in a 
special Union Session on Paleoenvironmental 
Records from Cave Deposits for the 2007 AGU 
(American Geophysical Union) Joint Assembly to be 
held in Acapulco, Mexico. This session will focus 
on cave sediments as archives of continental 
paleoclimatic information at local, regional and 
global scales. Of particular interest are those 
records from tropical areas where temporal 
variations of monsoonal activity can be recorded, 
providing essential information on the role of 
the tropics within the global climatic system. 
Contributions presenting paleoclimate records 
from geochemical, paleoecological, and physical 
proxies in speleothems as well as other cave sediments are sought.

* Please feel free to circulate this to other 
potential participants that you might know.*

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:
The Conveners invite you to consider submitting an abstract *and *
before the deadline of March 1, 2007, or simply 
attending this session. Please see the conference 
website at www.agu.org for full details of online 
abstract submission and the conference, or go 
directly to: http://submissions5.agu.org/submission/entrance.asp

Please note the AGU criteria that abstracts must 
focus on scientific results or their application. 
The Program Committee may decline to consider 
abstracts that do not meet this criteria. All 
First Authors or Sponsors must be AGU members in 
good standing, or members of one of the 
sponsoring societies (see list below). Invited 
Authors must be approved by the Program 
Committee. The invited author's name must appear in the invited speaker's List.

If you are not already a member of the AGU, 
membership is an excellent value at $20 per-year, 
providing you with print copies of the weekly 
publication EOS and access to a high level 
professional organization linking those 
interested in geosciences, climate, climate 
change, oceanography, paleoceanography etc.

STUDENT FUNDING - Apply before February 15th:
Students are particularly welcome to submit an 
abstract and attend, and may also seek funding to 
attend through the AGU Berkner Travel Fellowships 
if residing in one of the designated low to 
middle income countries. Details available 
through the Berkner link at the top of the page - 
www.agu.org/meetings/ja07. The deadline for 
application to the Berkner Travel Fellowship is February 15th.

FREE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION - LOW/MID INCOME COUNTRIES
Please see the AGU website for details of free 
abstract submission for those residing in designated countries.
http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/?content=world_bank_countries

MEXICO AND ACAPULCO:
Acapulco is a tourist resort city located on the 
south western coast of Mexico. The weather 
promised to be ~28oC but with a comfortable 65% 
relative humidity, allowing you to enjoy the 
conference and beautiful coastal environment. 
This is the first AGU Joint Assembly in Mexico 
and offers a unique opportunity for interaction 
with Latin American researchers, and potential 
development of new north-south collaborations.

CONVENERS' CONTACT INFORMATION
Please contact any of the convenors (listed at 
bottom of this email) if you have any questions 
or need further information on this special session.

Juan Pablo Bernal Uruchurtu
Assistant Profesor
Departamento de Geoquímica, Instituto de Geología
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
TEL: (52) 55-5622 4284, ext. 136
Email: jpbernal at geol-sun.igeolcu.unam.mx

Matthew S. Lachniet
Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences
University of Nevada, Los Vegas
TEL: (702) 895-4388
e-mail: Matthew.Lachniet at unlv.edu

Patricia A. Beddows
Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Geography & Earth Sciences, McMaster University
TEL: (905) 525-9140, ext 24659
Email: Beddows at mcmaster.ca


SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Asociación Argentina de Geofísicos y Geodestas (AAGG)
Asociación Latinoamericana de Geofísica Espacial (ALAGE)
Associacion Latinoamericana de Ciencias de la Tierra (ALACIT)
Brazilian Society of Geophysics (SBGF)
Centro Regional de Sismologia para America del Sur (CERESIS)
Colegio de Ingenieros Geofisicos de Mexico (CIGMEX)
Geochemical Society of America (GS)
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA)
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
Union Geofisica Mexicana (UMG)
Union Mexicana para Estudios del Cuaternario (UMEC)