AGS COLLOQUIUM 2015Mt. Allison University, Sackville, NB 30-31 January 2015 |
With thanks to |
our sponsors: |
See the Mt. A campus map for details. Special events (luncheon, banquet, icebreaker, posters) will be held in Tweedie Hall, which is in the Wallace McCain Student Centre (building 12 on the map) and the talks will be along the street in the Wu Centre of the Dunn Building (building 18). The weekend of the Colloquium is also Sackville's Winterfest - visit http://sackville.com/community/events/winterfest_2015/ for more details.
Special Sessions are being organized as follows:
Sessions will also be organized around themes.
Students take note! Awards are made for the best oral paper and poster in both undergraduate and graduate classes. Preparing a paper or a poster and presenting it at an academic conference is a great experience for students, and AGS is pleased to recognise your effort with the following awards:
An AGS Public Lecture is being organized coincident with the colloquium:
Rates
Professional - on-line, early (by 19 Jan.) | $55 | |
Professional - after 19 January | $80 | |
One day only | $35 | |
Student - on-line, early | $25 | |
Student - on site | $40 | |
Retired | $25 | |
Atlantic Geology subscription | $25 | |
Luncheon tickets | $20 | Luncheon tickets must be purchased by noon, 26 January |
Banquet tickets | $40 | Banquet tickets must be purchased by noon, 26 January |
Thursday
7 p.m.
Avard Dixon Hall, Room 118, Arsenic in Groundwater - a public lecture by Dr. Cliff Stanley,
AGS President, Acadia
University
Friday
2 - 3 p.m. - AGS Publications Committee meeting,
Meeting Room, Coastal Inn
3 - 5 p.m. - AGS Council meeting, Meeting Room, Coastal Inn
5 - 6.30 p.m. - Atlantic Geology
editors meeting, Meeting Room, Coastal Inn
4 - 9 p.m. - Registration outside
Tweedie Hall (in the Mt. A. Student Centre)
5 p.m. Friday to 4
p.m. Saturday - Posters open in the Wallace McCain Student Centre
p.m. - evening
sessions in Wu Centre of Dunn Building
p.m. - ice-breaker/mixer in Wallace
McCain Student Centre and viewing of posters
Saturday
Posters available to 4 p.m.
Oral sessions
through the day
Business luncheon, 12 noon (AGS Annual General Meeting)
5 p.m.,
Science Atlantic (Earth Science Committee) meeting
7 p.m. - Awards banquet
and social. Guest speaker: Jenna Boon, Executive Director, Joggins Fossil
Centre, "Geological Heritage: A Global Perspective"
After dinner till midnight:
AGS Kitchen Party Open Mic: Bring your Instrument
(any instrument!) to the 2015 AGS Kitchen Party. Join us for music and
libations after the AGS Banquet. This open mic will
be open to any and all. See you there! |
A two-hour workshop is being planned for Saturday morning, to investigate, vet and learn how to use the Nova Scotia Geoheritage List. Co-ordinated by John Calder, this workshop will complete the public interaction phase of compilation of the list.
Oral presentations will be in 20 minute time slots (unless you have been advised differently). These should be prepared as PowerPoint presentations - we strongly recommend you provide them in .pps (PowerPoint Show) format, to ensure that symbols and graphics transfer appropriately. To make a .pps file, use 'Save As' and select the PowerPoint Show (pps or ppsx) mode. Note you cannot edit a .pps file. Time slots are 20 minutes - presentations should be tailored to 15 minutes, allowing 5 minutes for questions and change over.
Posters will be displayed from 5 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. on Saturday in the Wallace McCain Student Centre. Poster boards are being provided by Bob Lee Productions, Dieppe, as 4 feet x 8 feet coroplast sheets (twin wall corrugated plastic) mounted on a rigid frame (horizontal format). You can use either pins or Velcro (please bring pins or Velcro with you) to affix your poster. Posters must be removed by 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Documents pertinent to the AGM are included in the Program and Abstracts volume.
Draft minutes (to be considered at 2015 AGM) are now available.
The Colloquium is being held at Mt. Allison University, at exit 504 on NB Highway 2. The university does not have residences available during term, but block bookings for the AGS conference are being held at:
Other accommodations include:
Nominations for the Gesner Medal (AGS Distinguished Scientist Award) and the Laing Ferguson Award (for distinguished service) are now open. Criteria and procedures are available the Call for Award Nominations. Nominations must be received by 1 January 2015. Award winners will be announced at the Awards Banquet.