APPLICATION FOR THE JACK SHIRLEY MEMORIAL SIPES SCHOLARSHIP, LAFAYETTE CHAPTER.  Notice that the deadline is fast approaching. (Give the .doc a few moments to open.)
~ James D. Gamble, SIPES

LGS 2008 - 2009 Officer Candidates - - President Elect Candidates: Carl Richter & Dan Ruberg; Vice President Candidates: Natasha Jeansonne Bordelon & Celine Caithamer; Secretary Candidates: Colin Doolan & Bill Lawton; Treasurer Candidate: Kern Rouly; Director Candidates: Michael Quinn & Steve Anderson. Continuing their valued service will be King Munson, President; and Kern Rouly, Treasurer; and Tim Bennett, Past President.
~ Dan Ruberg, Awards & Nominations

President's Letter, May, 2008.
~ Tim Bennett, LGS President

September 10 - 12, 2008 - West Texas Geological Society 2008 FALL SYMPOSIUM - "The Permian Basin: Geologic Models to the World" - CALL FOR PAPERS.

October 5 - 9, 2008 - GCAGS 58^th Annual Convention - CALL FOR PAPERS. - - This year’s GCAGS annual convention (Houston, October 5-9) is going to be very different from most years. GCAGS is combined with the Geological Society of America, which has required modification of many of the usual deadlines. Despite the deadlines that are still listed on some society web sites, the last date to submit an Abstract is JUNE 3, with full papers or extended abstracts due JUNE 24. Don’t miss the opportunity!
NOTICE: GCAGS members have 2 websites for the 58^th Annual Convention:
(1) 58th Annual GCAGS-GCSSEPM Convention,
(2) GCAGS 2008 Convention - GCAGS Members' Website for the 58th Annual GCAGS-GCSSEPM Convention.
~ Brian Lock, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, GCAGS Publicity Chairman

October 5 - 9, 2008 - Houston - GCAGS CONVENTION REGISTRATION REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE $$$. -
~ Brian Lock, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, GCAGS Publicity Chairman

Application for Lafayette Geological Society Faculty Research Grant.

Imperial Barrel competition - , a global geology/geophysics student contest.
I just wanted to let everyone know that our very own ULL Geology students won the Imperial Barrel regional competition… AWESOME ACHIEVMENT!
~ Kern Rouly, LGS Treasurer

James Underwood's Placement Page.
~ James Underwood, Placement

One of our employees has back issues of the GSA and AAPG publications from 2002 thru 2007 (5 years) and would like to give them away. If you know of anyone who might be interested then please pass it on. Chester.Young@bakerhughes.com
~ Chester Young, Senior Geologist, Baker Hughes INTEQ

Complete Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies TRANSACTIONS since 1951 are now available on a single DVD - .
~ Brian Lock, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, GCAGS Publicity Chairman

LGS PHOTO DIRECTORY now available. Members can pick up a Photo Directory at the Geological Research Center log library on the corner of Oil Center Drive and Heymann Blvd. Non members can obtain a Photo Directory for $20.00.
~ Kern Rouly, LGS Treasurer

LGS Publications can now be ordered from the AAPG (complete set on CD-ROM) and from the Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin!