Thread: Announcement for a theme session at Portland Cordilleran GSA to your listserv

Hello - Could you please post this announcement for a theme session at GSA to your listserv?

Thank you,

Andrew Meigs

Title:
2019 GSA Cordilleran Meeting Session: A Simple Twist of Plate: In Honor of the Career Contributions of the Dynamic Duo – Rick Blakely and Ray Wells – to Understanding Plate Interactions and Deformation in Cascadia deadline (Feb. 5, 2019)

Content:
Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit an abstract to our session at the 2019 GSA Cordilleran Section meeting in Portland, Oregon, May 15-17:

T3: A Simple Twist of Plate: In Honor of the Career Contributions of the Dynamic Duo – Rick Blakely and Ray Wells – to Understanding Plate Interactions and Deformation in Cascadia

This session honors the contributions of Ray Wells and Rick Blakely towards understanding the tectonic evolution of the Pacific Northwest. Talks are encouraged to showcase the breadth and impact of their work integrating geological and geophysical approaches to characterize the structural, tectonic, neotectonic, and magmatic history of Cascadia.

Invited Speakers: Ray Wells (USGS Emeritus) and Rick Blakely (USGS Emeritus)

The abstract deadline is February 5th, 2019. Abstract submission at:
http://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Section_Meetings/GSA/Sections/cd/2019mtg/techprog.aspx?_zs=VX5Ob1&_zl=Vc1T5

Note that a Field Trip of the same name will be held on the weekend following the GSA meeting. Register at:
http://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Section_Meetings/GSA/Sections/cd/2019mtg/fieldtrips.aspx

We hope to see you in Portland!

Andrew Meigs; Oregon State University
Scott Bennett, USGS
Peter Haeussler, USGS