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The Association Upcoming Meetings:
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CAVEPS and Quaternary Extinction Symposium CANQUA June 5-8, 2005 2nd
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Quaternary Map Room Maps are one of the most effective ways of summarizing perceptions of the world of the past- acting as a basis for constructive criticism and interdisciplinary work. Therefore, we are planning an inter-disciplinary Quaternary 'map room' display, and a workshop on mapping strategies. We will provide an open display and forum for all types of maps which people are putting together, on any aspect of the Quaternary and late Tertiary. We also hope to publish a compendium volume and/or a compendium web site which compiles the latest and most useful Quaternary maps, providing a valuable reference source for all. Contact: Jonathan Adams, MS 6335, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831; Jonathan@elvis.esd.ornl.gov; http://www.esd.ornl.gov/projects/qen/nerc.html University of Minnesota Traveling Fellowship Interdisciplinary Research Training Group (RTG) in ecology, geology, archeology, geography and soils. Graduate students are invited to Minnesota for up to 3 months to enhance training in "Paleorecords of Global Change". Stipend (provided for citizens, nationals or permanent residents of the U.S.), travel and living allowance, and tuition. Application deadline October 1 (for travel January 1-June 30) and April 1 (for travel July 1-December 31). For application contact Sue Julson, RTG, University of Minnesota, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108. Phone: 612/624-4238; E-Mail: julso001@tc.umn.edu; http://lrc.geo.umn.edu/RTG/. An Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer. Latest Quaternary Glacial and Periglacial Deposits, Wind River Range, Wyoming, by P.W. Birkeland, C.D. Miller, and R. Kihl This article includes text and maps of late Pinedale and Holocene deposits in the Gannett and Dinwoody Glacier areas, and in the cirques between Baptiste Lake and Temple Peak. In addition there are tables of data used in age estimation: lichenometry, rock weathering features and soils (some analysed, some field data only). There are some C-14 dates, but they do not tightly constrain the deposit ages. These data might be of interest to people travelling through the range, to people who want to work in the range, people working on Holocene chronologies, or to young professors who want to publish it in hopes that it will help them get tenure (as long as they send us a reprint!). You get this at my cost to photocopy: $8 for text and maps; $11 for text, maps, and tables. This includes postage. Cash required ahead of time. Contact: Peter Birkeland, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, CB 399, Boulder, CO 80309-0399 University of Arizona Geomorphology Position The Department of Geosciences at the University of Arizona, Tucson, invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in geomorphology, preferably at the assistant professor level. A Ph.D. or equivalent degree is required. We seek applicants with a strong background in geomorphology, with expertise in one of several sub-disciplinary areas, including, but not confined to, tectonic, fluvial or glacial geomorphology. Preference will be given to candidates with a strong record of publication and potential for obtaining research funding. Commitment to undergraduate and graduate education is essential, and preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated teaching ability. The Department of Geosciences is strongly committed to excellence in surface process studies, partly through collaborations with allied units on campus, including Hydrology, and Soils, Water, and Environmental Sciences, where searches in fields closely related to geomorphology are being developed, the Tree-Ring Laboratory, and the U.S. Geological Survey. The selection process will begin July 1, 1998 and will continue until the position is filled. Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, and a list of at least three references with addresses, e-mail, phone and fax numbers to: Joaquin Ruiz, Chair, Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721; 520-621-6024; fax: -2672; chair@geo.arizona.edu |