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Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
and the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

60th Annual Convention

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
October 10-12, 2010
San Antonio, Texas

Hosted by the South Texas Geological Society


Schedule of Events


 

Saturday, October 9, 2010

 
  8:00 am – 4:00 pm Short Course #1:  Critical Elements of Gas Shale Evaluation
  8:00 am – 5:00 pm Short Course #3:  Geology and Geophysics Applied in Industry
  8:00 am – 5:00 pm Imperial Barrel Award Training Session
  8:30 am – 5:00 pm Teachers’ Program
  1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Short Course #5:  Basic Log Analysis
  3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Registration Open
 

Sunday, October 10, 2010

 
  6:30 am – 1:00 pm Golf Tournament (Republic of Texas Golf Club; departures from Grand Hyatt at 6:30 am and 7:00 am)
  7:00 am – 8:00 pm Registration Open
  8:00 am – 3:00 pm GCAGS Broad Meeting
  8:00 am – 3:00 pm GCSSEPM Council Meeting
  8:00 am – 3:00 pm Field Trip #1:  Canyon Lake Spillway
  8:00 am – 4:30 pm Field Trip #2:  Edwards Aquifer
  8:00 am – 4:00 pm Field Trip #3:  San Antonio Area Geology
  8:00 am – 4:00 pm Short Course #2:  Evaluation of Gas Shale Reservoirs
  8:00 am – 4:00 pm Short Course #4:  Seismic Stratigraphy for Fracture Systems
  8:00 am – 4:00 pm Short Course #6:  Advanced Log Analysis
  8:00 am – 4:00 pm Short Course #7:  Carbon Sequestration
  8:00 am – 4:00 pm Short Course #8:  Geoscience Career Fundamentals for Students
  12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Spouse/Guest Hospitality Suite Open (Grand Hyatt)
  1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Speakers’/Judges’ Room Open
  4:15 pm – 6:00 pm Opening Session and Awards Ceremony
  6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Icebreaker Reception in the Exhibit Hall
  6:15 pm – 6:45 pm Meet ‘n’ Greet
 

Monday, October 11, 2010

 
  7:00 am – 8:00 am Speakers’/Posters’/Judges’ Breakfasts
  7:00 am – 5:00 pm Speakers’/Judges’ Room Open
  7:00 am – 6:00 pm Registration Open
  7:30 am – 8:30 am AAPG House of Delegates Breakfast
  7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Tacos in the Exhibit Hall
  7:30 am – 6:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
  8:30 am – 11:50 am Oral Sessions
  8:30 am – 6:00 pm Poster Sessions in the Exhibit Hall (in-person presentations from 9:00-10:30 am)
  8:00 am – 4:00 pm Spouse/Guest Hospitality Suite Open (for descriptions of optional tours Monday & Tuesday)
  11:30 am – 1:30 pm All-Convention Luncheon
  12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Short Course #9:  Ethics for Lunch
  1:30 pm – 4:50 pm Oral Sessions
  4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Presidents’ Reception in the Exhibit Hall
  6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Evening at the Buckhorn Saloon
 

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

 
  7:00 am – 8:00 am Short Course #10:  Ethics for Breakfast
  7:00 am – 12:00 pm Registration Open
  7:00 am – 5:00 pm Speakers’/Judges’ Room Open
  7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Quesadillas in the Exhibit Hall
  7:30 am – 3:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open
  8:00 am – 4:00 pm Spouse/Guest Hospitality Suite Open
  8:20 am – 4:10 pm Stricklin Symposium:  Forming and Filling of the Gulf of Mexico Basin
  8:30 am – 11:50 am Oral Sessions
  8:30 am – 3:30 pm Poster Sessions in the Exhibit Hall (in-person presentations from 9:00-10:30 am)
  11:30 am – 1:00 pm “Walk & Talk” Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
  11:30 am – 1:00 pm GCSSEPM and Stricklin Symposium Luncheon
  11:30 am – 1:30 pm AAPG Divisions Luncheon
  1:10 pm – 4:10 pm Oral Sessions
  2:30 pm – onward Field Trip #4:  Eagle Ford, W. Texas (returns Thursday, October 14)
  2:50 pm – 3:30 pm  Ice Cream Social in the Exhibit Hall

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