University of Calgary
GEOSCIENCE
Cordilleran Tectonics Workshop
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The 2009 Cordilleran Tectonics Workshop
The 2009 Cordilleran Tectonics Workshop will be held on February 20-22 at the University of Calgary. This annual conference brings together Cordilleran researchers from academia, government and industry in an informal setting. We encourage attendance from all those carrying out research in the Cordillera, particularly graduate students. Contributions are welcome in any of the geological disciplines that contribute to our understanding of Cordilleran tectonics - mapping, structural geology, petrology, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, stratigraphy, paleontology and others.
Place: Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Building, University of Calgary
Abstract and Registration Deadline Date: January 23rd, 2009 Abstracts can be up to a maximum of 300 words, excluding title and author information. Please include the affiliation of all authors. Send all abstracts to jfcubley@ucalgary.ca Registration Fees: $25 for students, $130 for academics and professionals, and $60 for retired geologists. (to be paid on-site) Poster Submissions: Posters will be 4x6'. If you need additional display boards, please advise us ahead of time and we will do our best to accommodate your needs. Talks: Each speaking presentation is allocated a 20 minute time slot. After every 3-4 talks there will be time alloted for questions.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Friday, February 20th: Registration will open at 5pm on the evening of Friday, February 20th, and will continue until 8pm. Attendees presenting posters should set up during that time. Following registration, we'd like to invite any interested participants to join us for an icebreaker at the nearby Kilkenny Pub! Saturday, February 21st: Registration will open at 8am, and talks begin at 8:30am. Beverages and light breakfast food will be served (muffins, donuts, etc.). Talks will continue until ~3pm, with a break for lunch. Following the conclusion of talks on Saturday, there will be a dedicated poster session from ~3 to 6pm - this is meant to be quite informal, and beer/wine and snack food will be served. The evening will conclude with a group dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory downtown (see below). Sunday, February 22nd: Talks will resume at 8:30am, and continue until ~3pm, with a break for lunch. Beverages and light breakfast food will again be served. The conference will conclude at that time.
LODGING Our recommendation is to stay at Motel Village, a collection of motels and hotels suited for all budgets that is within 15-minute walking distance (or a one-stop train ride) from the University. Please see the attached map (Motel Village to University) for walking routes. The majority of Motel Village options are included in the Google Maps link below: There is also a wide variety of generally more upscale accommodations downtown. One can easily stay downtown and reach the University by taking the LRT train (Dalhousie route) from a number of stations on 7th Avenue northward to the University. A one-way ticket costs $2.50, and a daily pass is $6.75.
GROUP DINNER AT THE OLD SPAGHETTI FACTORY In Calgary, the Old Spaghetti Factory is downtown, in the Eau Claire Market on the corner of 3rd St. and 2nd Ave SW. For those driving downtown, there is cheap parking right at the market. The easiest route downtown, however, is the LRT train, which leaves directly from the university and runs within 5 blocks of Eau Claire(4th St. SW station) - the train also stops at Motel Village, the smattering of hotels and motels just one stop from the university(Banff Trail Station). We'll be having dinner at 8pm of Saturday evening. Map of Downtown and Eau Claire Market Driving directions from the University to Eau Claire Market If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us! We're looking forward to seeing you in February!
Joel Cubley - jfcubley@ucalgary.ca Erik Katvala - eckatval@ucalgary.ca David Moynihan - dpmoynih@ucalgary.ca
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