Calendar of Events

Ongoing, 2009 - Vermont Geological Society Lecture Series
Contact: Stephen Wright, Dept. of Geology at the University of Vermont.
E-mail stephen.wright@uvm.edu or call (802) 656-4479 to schedule a lecture.
Information: The program is to offer local colleges (New England - New York), universities and high schools the opportunity to invite a member of the VGS to speak at their institution on timely topics within the broad realm of earth and environmental sciences. Any costs associated with the lecturer's travel, lodging and meals are borne by the VGS. The lecturer for 2009 is Dr. Stephen Wright of the University of Vermont. Stephen's lecture is "Glacial Geology of Northern Vermont: Ice Flow, Water Flow, and Glacial Lake History."

October 5, 2009 - Earth Science Week: Poster Contest Entries Due - The theme for the poster contest is "Studying the Earth"
Host: OMYA, Inc., Vermont Marble Museum, the Vermont Geological Survey and the Vermont Geological Society
Contact: Jerilynn Valente at 802-770-7217 or Rob Pye at 800-427-1396
E-mail: jerilynn.valente@omya.com
Location: Mail entries to: Vermont Marble Museum, 52 Main St., Proctor, VT 05765
Information: For the complete set of rules and entry forms (pdf file), please click here. The theme for this year's poster contest is "Rocks of Vermont". The awards ceremony will be held on October 17 at 11:00 am at the Middlebury Quarry Open House in Middlebury, Vermont. Winning posters will also be on display at various locations in Vermont, including the Vermont Marble Museum.

November 9, 2009 - Geology Seminar Series
Host: Dept. of Geology, UVM
Contact: Laura Webb, Laura.Webb@uvm.edu; 802-656-8136
Location: Room 219, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave., UVM, Burlington, VT
Time: 4:15 pm
Information: Ben van der Pluijm, U. of Michigan: Transformations in shallow fault zones: states, dates and rates

November 30, 2009 - Geology Seminar Series
Host: Dept. of Geology, UVM
Contact: Laura Webb, Laura.Webb@uvm.edu; 802-656-8136
Location: Room 219, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave., UVM, Burlington, VT
Time: 4:15 pm
Information: Meredith Kelly, Dartmouth College: Terrestrial records of past climate chamge; talk title TBA

December 7, 2009 - Geology Seminar Series
Host: Dept. of Geology, UVM
Contact: Laura Webb, Laura.Webb@uvm.edu; 802-656-8136
Location: Room 219, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave., UVM, Burlington, VT
Time: 4:15 pm
Information: Sara Rathburn, CSU: Channel Stability in a Changing Landscape: Planning for Restoration of Lulu Creek and the Colorado River, Rocky Mountain National park

March 13-16, 2010 - Northeast/Southeast Section GSA
Contact: Noel Potter, Dickinson College, pottern@dickinson.edu ; Chuck Bailey, College of William & Mary, cmbail@wm.edu
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Information: TBA