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August 7 & 8, 2008 - 12th Annual GOM Deepwater Technical Symposium, Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Pamphlet outlines topics and keynote speakers. NOTICE: Student Poster Session. More information and registration available through http://deepwaternola.org.
~ Tom Hudson, Geologist, Deepwater Asset Development, Chevron USA, Inc.,
100 Northpark Blvd., Covington, LA 70433, Tel 985 773 7163, Cell 985 705 6776, Fax 985 773 6223, tom.hudson@chevron.com

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,    ~ this website handles ONLINE REGISTRATION.
(2) GCAGS 2008 Convention - GCAGS Members' Website for the 58th Annual GCAGS-GCSSEPM Convention.
~ Brian Lock, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, GCAGS Publicity Chairman

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

October 5 - 9, 2008 - Houston - GCAGS CONVENTION REGISTRATION Registration is now open for GCAGS/GCSSEPM 2008. Register as a GCAGS member to receive a free copy of the GCAGS Transactions. A petite Notice.
~ Michelle Fullen, GCAGS Registration Coordination

Questionnaire announcement - National Research Council Earth Surface Processes committee committee seeks written contributions via an online questionnaire (available at http://dels.nas.edu/besr/ESP_questionnaire.cgi).
~ Jared Eno, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

LGS 2008 - 2009 OFFICER ELECTION RESULTS.
• President (continuing his valued service): King Munson
• Past President (continuing his valued service): Tim Bennett
• President Elect: Carl Richter
• Vice President: Natasha Jeansonne Bordelon
• Secretary: Colin Doolan
• Treasurer (continuing his valued service): Kern Rouly
• Director: Michael Quinn
• Director (continuing her valued service): Mary Broussard


Application for Lafayette Geological Society Faculty Research Grant.

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

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

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!