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10th CAVEPS and Quaternary Extinction Symposium
March 29 - April 2, 2005
Naracoorte, SA, Australia

CANQUA June 5-8, 2005
NOTICE: The server to the Winnipeg CANQUA abstract submission site has been periodically down for the past day or so. Please try again if you've been rebuffed; the format and address can be found on the meeting web site <http:www.umanitoba.ca/canqua>. We are extending the deadline until next week.

2^nd International Congress
“The World of Elephants”
Hot Springs, South Dakota, USA September 22-25,  2005

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Provincial Museum
of Alberta
Museum information can be accessed at: www.pma.edmonton.ab.ca This site contains over 325 pages of information about the Museum, including an introduction to the twelve curatorial areas and the educational programs, information on galleries and exhibits, and a visit to the Museum Shop. Quaternarists may find sections on Archaeology, Ethnology, Postglacial Paleoenvironments of Alberta, and Quaternary Vertebrate Paleontology of particular interest.

Graduate Programs in Archaeological Geology and Geoarchaeology
The Archaeological Geology Division of GSA's Education Committee reports that the new edition of the Directory of Graduate Programs in Archaeological Geology and Geoarchaeology is available. The directory contains information on a wide variety of programs. Some are narrowly focused, others are only tangentially archaeological geology or geoarchaeology. The primary goal is to provide information to prospective graduate students. The directory is sent free to any student or faculty advisor requesting a copy. Send requests via the internet to: mandel@falcon.cc.ukans.edu, or write to Rolfe Mandel, Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-2121.

Archaeological
Slide Collection
The Archaeological Geology Division of GSA's Education Committee is putting together a set of instructional archaeological geology slides that will be sold through the AG Division. The committee proposes the following name for the slide set: "Claude Albritton Memorial Slide Collection. All profits from the sale of the slides will be contributed to the Albritton Scholarship Fund, For more information about the slide set, contact Jay Noller; NollerJS@ctrvax.vanderbilt. edu

WWW Course on
Ice Age Environments
Mastodons, ice sheets, paleo-Indians, and spruce forest were all part of the Kansas landscape during the Ice Ages. Similar dramatic changes in physical and biological conditions took place elsewhere. A webcourse on glaciation and glacial environments will be offered by Emporia State University in the spring semester of 1997. This course is well suited for geology, geography, and environmental science students. It is also appropriate for teachers in biology or earth science, who wish to know more about the Ice Ages. Topics include glaciation and glacial landscapes, climate and climatic change, vegetation and wildlife, as well as human influences on the environment. Web sites around the world are included for a global overview of the Ice Ages. The course will be available for either undergraduate or graduate credit. For more information, consult: www.emporia.edu/S/www/ earthsci/ice/icehome.htm Or contact the instructor: James S. Aber, aberjame@ esumail.emporia.edu

Surficial Materials
of Canada Map
In response to the increased demand for digital map data, the Geological Survey of Canada is releasing Map 1880A in digital form. A digital copy of the Surficial Materials of Canada is available at:sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/page1/sgm/ maps.htm
The digital map data consist of geology, landforms, and hydrography on separate layers in .DXF, .MIF, or .E00 formats, and accompanying metadata. The web page also contains a link to the bibliographic file (GSC Open File 3046) containing references to the published maps that were used in the compilation of 1880A. There will be no charge for downloading the map or Open File.
The map shows the distribution of surficial materials in Canada, on land and in extensive offshore areas, at 1:5,000,000 scale. It portrays broad genetic categories of surface materials (alluvial, lacustrine, marine, glacial) and bedrock. The map was compiled using information from the Geological Survey of Canada, provincial geological surveys, and other sources. It provides a generalized picture of surface materials for the entire country which serves as base information for a variety of applications. The map can also be purchased on CD ROM ($50 in Canada, $65 in other countries) by contacting gsc_bookstore@ gsc.NRCan.gc.ca