func morph/paleobiology symposium--call for paper

[Farlow@ipfw.edu]

     Attached to this message is information about the 1999 meeting of the 
     North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America at the 
     University of Illinois.  As part of this meeting, I am (as previously 
     announced) organizing a symposium on the functional morphology and 
     paleobiology of extinct vertebrates.  The attached message provides 
     information about how to obtain abstract forms, and how to submit 
     abstracts for the meeting.
     
     As I indicated in my earlier messages, I am looking for papers concerned 
     with the biological interpretation of fossils of any group of extinct 
     vertebrates.  I look forward to hearing from lots of folks (I hope).
     
     Jim Farlow
     

Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers

NORTH-CENTRAL SECTION, GSA
33rd Annual Meeting
Champaign, Illinois - April 22-23, 1999

The Illinois State Geological Survey and the Department of Geology at the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana will host the 33rd Annual Meeting of the North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America.  The meeting will be held in The Clarion Hotel & Convention Center in Champaign.  Societies and organizations meeting with the North-Central Section include the Association of Women Geoscientists, the Central Section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Great Lakes Section of SEPM, and the North-Central Section of the Paleontological Society.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers on all topics listed on the GSA abstract form are invited from students and professionals for presentation in oral or poster sessions.  Presentations that may fit into one of the symposia (invited and volunteered papers) are also solicited.  Those interested in presenting a paper or poster in a symposium should contact the symposium convener and indicate on the abstract form that the abstract be included in a particular symposium.  Special sessions focused on specific themes or subjects will be arranged by the local program committee after review of the abstracts.  Oral presentations will be allotted 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes for discussion.  Two four- hour poster sessions are planned for each day.

SYMPOSIA
1. Karst Hydrology and Associated Water Quality in the Midcontinent.  Samuel V. Panno, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-2456, fax 217-244-2785, panno@isgs.uiuc.edu; and C. Pius Weibel, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 333-5108, weibel@isgs.uiuc.edu.

2. Studies in Hydrogeology.
(A) Characterizing Agricultural Impacts on Shallow Groundwater Quality.  Edward Mehnert, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 244-2765, fax 217-244-2785, mehnert@isgs.uiuc.edu; and William S. Dey, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 244-2779, dey@isgs.uiuc.edu.
(B) Modeling Geologic Environments for Hydrogeologic Applications.  Donald A. Keefer, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-2786, fax 217-244-2785, dkeefer@isgs.uiuc.edu; and David R. Larson, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 244-2770, dlarson@isgs.uiuc.edu.  
(C) Chemical and Isotopic Studies of Groundwater.  Keith C. Hackley, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 244-2396, fax 217-244-2785, hackley@isgs.uiuc.edu; and Thomas M. Johnson, Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801-2999, (217) 244-2002, fax (217) 244-4996, tmjohnsn@uiuc.edu.  
(D) Innovative Field Techniques and Equipment  (Poster).  Edward Mehnert, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 244-2765, fax 217-244-2785, mehnert@isgs.uiuc.edu.

3. Functional Morphology and Paleobiology of Extinct Vertebrates.  (Sponsored by the North-Central Section of the Paleontological Society.)  James Farlow, Indiana University/Purdue University at Fort Wayne, phone (219) 481-6251, fax (219) 481-6880, Farlow@ipfw.edu. 

4. Heinz A. Lowenstam Symposium on the Silurian System of the Central United States.  Donald G. Mikulic, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-2518, fax (217) 333-2830, mikulic@isgs.uiuc.edu; and Joanne K. Kluessendorf, Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801-2999, (217) 367-5916, fax (217) 244-4996, jkluesse@uiuc.edu. 

5. Paleozoic Environments of the Midcontinent U.S.  (Sponsored by the Great Lakes Section of SEPM.)  Bruce W. Fouke, Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801-2999, (217) 244-5431, fax (217) 244-4996, bfouke@hercules.geology.uiuc.edu; and Zak Lasemi, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-6944, fax (217) 244-2785, lasemi@isgs.uiuc.edu.

6. Coastal Geology in the Great Lakes Region:  Accomplishments of the 20th
Century;  Challenges for the 21st Century.  Michael J. Chrzastowski, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-2194, fax (217) 244-0029, chrzasto@isgs.uiuc.edu.

7. Geologic Mapping in Glaciated Areas.  
(A) Midwest Coalition on Geologic Mapping in Glaciated Areas.  William W. Shilts, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-5111, fax (217) 244-7004, shilts@isgs.uiuc.edu.  
(B) Nature of the Sediment Record and How It Affects Mapping.  Ardith K. Hansel, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-5852, fax (217) 333-2830, hansel@isgs.uiuc.edu; and B. Brandon Curry, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 244-5787, curry@isgs.uiuc.edu.  
(C) Importance of 3-Dimensional Mapping for Environmental Geology.  Richard C. Berg, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-2776, fax (217) 333-2830, berg@isgs.uiuc.edu.  
(D) Geologic Mapping in Glaciated Areas: Advances and Applications (Posters).  Barbara J. Stiff, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-2510, fax (217) 333-2830, stiff@celadon.isgs.uiuc.edu; and Peter T. Lyttle, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, (703) 648-6943, fax (703) 648-6937, plyttle@usgs.gov.

8. Neotectonics and Seismicity in the Midcontinent U.S.  John H. McBride, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-5107, fax (217) 333-2830, mcbride@isgs.uiuc.edu.

9. Geology of Economic and Energy Resources of the Midcontinent U.S.  Subhash B. Bhagwat, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-7409, fax (217) 333-2830, bhagwat@isgs.uiuc.edu.
(A) Construction Aggregates and Associated Minerals.  
(B) Industrial Minerals other than Construction Aggregates.   
(C) Fossil Fuels and Associated Minerals. 
 
10. Outreach: A Necessity for Our Profession. (Sponsored by Central Section of the National Association for Geoscience Teachers.)   Janis D. Treworgy, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-6942, fax (217) 333-2830, janis@isgs.uiuc.edu; and Myrna M. Killey, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 244-2409, killey@isgs.uiuc.edu.

11.  Geoarchaeological Burial Processes. Donald L. Johnson, Department of Geography, University of Illinois, 220 Davenport Hall, Urbana, IL 61801, (217) 333-0589, dljohns@uiuc.edu; and E. Arthur Bettis, III, Geology Department, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA  52242ÿ1379, abettis@igsb.uiowa.edu.

12.  Holes, Cracks, and Fluid Flow: the Geology of Sedimentary Aquifers.  Mark T. Harris, Geosciences Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P. O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201; (414) 229-5777; fax (414) 229-5452; mtharris@csd.uwm.edu.

13.  Midwestern Geologists: Late 19th Century - Early 20th Century.  Ralph L. Langenheim, Jr.,  Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801-2999, (217) 333-1338, fax (217) 244-4996, rlangenh@staff.uiuc.edu.  

14. "Is 'Geology and Public Policy' Just Another Oxymoron?"  Thomas J. Evans, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI  53705; (608) 263-4125, fax (608) 262-8086, tevans@facstaff.wisc.edu.  

15. Special Poster Session on Undergraduate Research.  (Sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research.)  These posters, written and presented by undergraduate students, will form a separate poster session or be part of another poster session, depending on the response.  Co-authored papers for which the student is senior author will also be considered.	Undergraduate students who have been involved in research are strongly urged to submit abstracts on their research projects, activities, techniques, and/or preliminary results.	 Foe additional information, contact Robert D. Shuster, Dept. Geography-Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, (402) 554-2457, fax (402) 554-3518, bshuster@cwis.unomaha.edu.
	
POSTER SESSIONS
Students and professionals are encouraged to take advantage of this effective means of presentation.  Please indicate Poster Session on the GSA abstract form.  Each poster will contain two areas, 4' x 4' each, arranged at table height.  Poster sessions will be located in the same area as exhibits and will be available for viewing for four hours.

ABSTRACTS
Abstracts must be submitted camera-ready on official GSA abstract forms in accordance with the instructions on the forms.  Abstract forms are available from Abstracts Coordinator, Geological Society of America, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140; (303) 447-2020, ncarlson@geosociety.org.  Abstract forms may also be obtained from C. Pius Weibel, North-Central Section Program Coordinator, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-5108, weibel@isgs.uiuc.edu, and from GSA Campus Representatives at most colleges and universities in the North-Central Section region.

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: January 11, 1999
Send one original and five copies to C. Pius Weibel, North-Central Section Program Coordinator, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820.  Abstracts submitted for inclusion in symposia should be sent directly to the first symposium organizer listed for each symposium.  Contributors desiring acknowledgment of receipt of the abstract should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope or postcard.

WORKSHOPS
1. Introduction to GIS: Applications for Geologic Mapping.  Robert J. Krumm, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-4085, fax (217) 333-2830, krumm@isgs.uiuc.edu. 

2.  Herrstrom and Kluessendorf workshop.

3. SEPM short course - Tidal Rhythmites - Erik P. Kvale, Indiana Geological Survey, 611 Walnut Grove Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, (812) 855-1324, fax (812) 855-2862, kvalee@indiana.edu; Allen W. Archer, Maria Mastalerz, Norman C. Hester; contact Mark Harris

FIELD TRIPS
Field trip coordinators are Janis D. Treworgy, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-6942, fax (217) 333-2830, janis@isgs.uiuc.edu; and Myrna M. Killey, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 244-2409, killey@isgs.uiuc.edu.  The trips listed here are provisional.  A final list of trips, schedules, and costs will be available in the January 1999 issue of GSA Today.
  
Pre-Meeting:
1. Glacial Sediments, Landforms, Paleosols, and a 20,000-Year-Old Forest Bed in East-Central Illinois - Ardith K. Hansel, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-5852, fax (217) 333-2830, hansel@isgs.uiuc.edu.;
Richard C. Berg, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 244-2776, berg@isgs.uiuc.edu; and Vince Gutowski, Department of Geology and Geography, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920, (217) 581-3825, cfvpg@eiu.edu.

Post-Meeting:
1. Geology, Hydrology, and Water Quality of the Karst Regions of Southwestern Illinois and Southeastern Missouri.  Samuel V. Panno, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-2456, fax 217-244-2785, panno@isgs.uiuc.edu; and C. Pius Weibel, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 333-5108, weibel@isgs.uiuc.edu.

2. Quaternary Geology, Geomorphology, and Climatic History of Kane County,
Illinois.  B. Brandon Curry, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-5787, fax (217) 333-2830, curry@isgs.uiuc.edu; and David A. Grimley, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 244-7324, grimley@isgs.uiuc.edu.

3. The Silurian Depositional Environments and Sequence Stratigraphy of the
Northern Edge of the Illinois Basin.  Donald G. Mikulic, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-2518, fax (217) 333-2830, mikulic@isgs.uiuc.edu; and Joanne K. Kluessendorf, Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801-2999, (217) 367-5916, fax (217) 244-4996, jkluesse@uiuc.edu. 

4. Neotectonics of the Southern Illinois Basin - W. John Nelson, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-2428, fax (217) 333-2830; jnelson@isgs.uiuc.edu; Richard W. Harrison, MS 926A, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 22092, (703) 648-6928, rharriso@usgs.gov; and David Hoffman, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, P.O. Box 250, 111 Fairgrounds Road, Rolla, MO 65401, (573) 368-2144, dhoffman@fidnet.com.

5.  Depositional Facies and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Middle Mississippian Warsaw Shale and Salem, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve Limestones in Western Illinois - Zak Lasemi, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-6944, fax (217) 244-2785, lasemi@isgs.uiuc.edu; Rodney D. Norby, Illinois State Geological Survey, (217) 244-6947, fax (217) 333-2830, norby@isgs.uiuc.edu; and Joseph A. Devera, Illinois State Geological Survey, (618) 985-3394, jdevera@siu.edu. 

STUDENT PAPER AWARDS AND TRAVEL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
The North-Central Section of GSA will award $100 for each student paper (up to eight) judged best.  The principal author and presenter must be a graduate or undergraduate student.  Abstracts of papers submitted for consideration for these awards should be so indicated on the abstract form.

The North-Central Section of GSA, in cooperation with the GSA Foundation, offers travel assistance grants up to $200 (exclusive of field trip fees) to student members and associates of GSA.  The assistance will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to students presenting oral or poster papers.  To be eligible for travel assistance grants, students must be currently enrolled in an academic department and certify their student membership in GSA.  Applications for travel assistance grants may be obtained from Jay D. Bass, Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801-2999,  (217) 333-3542, fax (217) 244-4996, bass@hercules.geology.uiuc.edu.  Applications for travel assistance must be received no later than March 12, 1999.
		

PROJECTION EQUIPMENT
Two standard 35 mm carousel projectors for 2" x 2" slides and two viewing screens will be provided in each meeting room.  An overhead projector for transparencies will be available for each room as well.  A speaker ready room equipped with projectors will be available for review and practice.  Each carousel to be used in an oral presentation should be identified with the speaker?s name, session number, and speaker number and must be ready for use at the beginning of the technical session.

BUSINESS MEETINGS AND SOCIAL EVENTS
The GSA North-Central Section Management Board will hold its business meeting with breakfast on Thursday morning , April 22, 1999, beginning at 7:00 a.m.  The location will be published in the Abstracts with Programs volume.

A Welcoming Reception will be held on Wednesday evening April 21, 1999.  The Annual Banquet will be held on Thursday evening, April 22, preceded by a social hour beginning at 6:00 p.m.  A special address will follow dinner and a brief business meeting.  

The North-Central Section of the Paleontological Society, and the Great Lake Section of SEPM will meet jointly for lunch at noon on Thursday, April 22.  The GSA North-Central Section Campus Representatives breakfast and meeting will be held Friday morning, April 23, 1999, at 7:00 a.m.  A luncheon is scheduled on Friday for the Central Section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers.  An Association for Women Geoscientists breakfast meeting is being planned.
		
HOUSING
A large block of rooms has been reserved in the Clarion Hotel and Convention Center, and special room rates have been negotiated.  Blocks of rooms have also been reserved at several other hotels in the vicinity of the convention center.  A list of names, telephone numbers, and room rates will be available in the January 1999 issue of GSA Today.  Registrants are responsible for making their own housing arrangements and are encouraged to stay at the Clarion Hotel, where most activities related to the meeting will be held.

REGISTRATION 
Preregistration deadline: March 19, 1999.  The registration form will be in the January 1999 issue of GSA Today.  

GSA is committed to making every event at the 1999 North-Central Section meeting accessible to all persons interested in attending.  You can indicate special requirements, such as an interpreter or wheelchair accessibility, on the registration form.

The Abstracts with Programs book may be purchased with your GSA membership or on-site in the registration area.

GETTING TO CHAMPAIGN
The Clarion Hotel and Convention Center is located in Champaign adjacent to the campus of the University of Illinois.  Champaign is reached by major highways including I-74, I-72, I-57, U.S. Hwy. 150 and U.S. Hwy. 45.  Champaign is served by several airlines via the University of Illinois Willard Airport and is a hub for Greyhound Bus.

DETAILED INFORMATION
Detailed information concerning registration, hotel and motel accommodations, alternative opportunities in Champaign and central Illinois, technical sessions, symposia, field trips, and workshops will appear in the January 1999 issue of GSA Today.  Inquiries, requests, or suggestions should be directed to Dennis R. Kolata, General Chair, GSA North-Central Section, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 244-2189, fax (217) 333-2830, kolata@isgs.uiuc.edu.