April 26, 2004

Conference May 3-5 Brings About 1,000 Geoscientists To Boise

Approximately 1,000 geoscientists and students from throughout the West will gather at the Boise Centre on the Grove May 3-5 for technical presentations, symposiums, field trips and workshops as part of an annual regional meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA). The conference includes members of both Cordilleran and Rocky Mountain sections of the GSA and is hosted by the geosciences department at Boise State University. The public is invited to attend a free symposium on “The Role of Science in Making Natural Resource Decisions” from 8 a.m.-noon on Monday, May 3, that is the keynote event in the conference. The symposium, led by David Applegate of the U.S. Geological Survey and Tammy Dickinson of the Natural Resource Council, will include presentations about scientists’ roles in land-use planning , mining policy, native lands, the “stratigraphy” of Capitol Hill, and other topics. The symposium will be held in the Summit Room of the Centre on the Grove, and the public is requested to enter through the southeast doors. Other conference events, open to registered participants only, include presentations on the Yellowstone Hot Spot, Paleontology and Geology of the Missouri River, the Development the Western Mediterranean Basin and many others topics; field trips to the Owyhee Mountains, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Sinker Butte and other locales; poster presentations from students at Boise State and many other universities, and other activities. On-site registration is available for the conference. For information and a schedule, go to http://www.geosociety.org and click on meetings. -30- Contact Clyde J Northrup Geosciences 426-1581 Media contact Janelle Brown communications and marketing 426-1790