Fall 2008 - SEPM

MEETING ACTIVITIES &MEETING REQUESTS NEWS FOR ABSTRACTS (cont.)
AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting
Microfossils II Conference
Microfossils II Call for Abstracts
The North American Micropaleontology Section
(NAMS) of SEPM invites you to attend the second
international conference on Geologic Problem Solving
with Microfossils, “Microfossils II”, March 15-18,
2009 at the University of Houston, Houston, Texas,
USA. The abstract deadline is November 1, 2008.
Abstracts can be submitted at the conference website:
http://sepm.org/activities/researchconferences/microII/
microIIhome.htm.
“Microfossils II” is intended to bring together a
diverse range of geoscientists to showcase the problem-solving
power of microfossils across a broad variety
of geologic settings. The planning committee is
dedicated to developing a strong program and stimulating
the “cross-fertilization” of ideas that result
when a diverse group of scientists gather in a common
venue.
The first conference on Geologic Problem Solving
with Microfossils, held at Rice University in March,
2005, was a major success. More than 150 participants
from dozens of countries attended, and the highquality
program has resulted in a special publication
that is soon to be published by the Society for Sedimentary
Geology (SEPM) (see page 9).
For “Microfossils II,” we welcome high-quality oral
and poster presentations in which microfossils are
integrated with related geologic or environmental data
and contribute to solving significant geologic problems.
Presentations that demonstrate new techniques
or novel applications are encouraged, and studies of
all geologic ages and geographic areas will be considered.
The current roster of session themes includes:
• From hydrocarbon reservoirs to climate and sealevel
change: Insights from microfossils (planned)
• High-resolution biostratigraphy in industry and
oceanography (planned)
• Microfossil records of sea-level and
paleoceanographic changes (planned)
• Environmental micropaleontology in coastal environments
(planned)
• Paleontological signatures of Phanerozoic global
oceanic events (prospective, depending on
interest)
• Advances in biofacies analysis of marine and nonmarine
microfosssils (prospective, depending on
interest)
• Microfossils and geochemistry: new oceanographic
and environmental applications (prospective,
depending on interest).
Pete McLaughlin and Ron Martin
Technical Program Co-Chairs
AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting
NAMS-SEPM Call for Abstracts
The 2009 AAPG/SEPM
Annual Meeting “Image the
Past, Imagine the Future”
will be held in Denver, Colorado,
June 7th to 10th.
The Technical Program
Committee has once again
invited NAMS, the North American Micropaleontology
Section of SEPM, to chair a poster session. The
poster session theme is “NAMS Biostrat Session:
Advances in Biostratigraphy &
Paleoenvironmental Analysis”. NAMS encourages
contributions from practitioners in industry, academia,
and government that demonstrate the application of
microfossils to develop and improve biostratigraphic
and paleoenvironmental interpretations.
The Denver meeting is the second NAMS-sponsored
opportunity for micropaleontologists to present their
work in 2009, and will follow the March 15-18 “Geologic
Problem Solving with Microfossils 2" meeting in
Houston. Don’t miss the opportunity to capture the
attention of the broadest audience; plan to present at
both meetings!
Information for presenters and abstract submittal
instructions are available at
http://www.aapg.org/denver. The deadline for
abstract submittal is November 4, 2008.
Robert Campbell and Ron Martin
NAMS-SEPM Session Co-Chairs
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