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FINAL CIRCULAR
6th International Bioerosion Workshop July 13-20, 2008 Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Utah, western North
America's geological wonderland,
welcomes the world to the Sixth International Bioerosion Workshop! |
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| About
the Workshop
The International Bioerosion Workshop (IBW), now approaching its sixth meeting since 1996, brings together biologists, paleobiologists and geologists from all over the world with a wide range of research interests that converge on the biological penetration and destruction of hard substrates (rock, shell, wood, bone, etc.). In keeping with a workshop format, the smaller group size of the meeting is designed to foster meaningful collegial interactions and promote future research collaborations. Everyone attending the workshop will be expected to participate fully by making a presentation on his/her original research, either orally or with a poster. In addition to their technical presentations, participants will engage in group discussions, examine bioerosion specimens in the University of Utah Ichnology Collection, and visit scenic sites of geological interest in the Salt Lake City area. A post-workshop field trip (optional) will take participants on a 5-day journey through the picturesque Desert Southwest. The group will explore sites in Cambrian, Ordovician, Devonian, Jurassic and Paleogene sections in southwestern Utah and southern Nevada, including two of Utah's geological crown jewels (Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks). Due to logistical constraints with respect to the vehicles, the field trip will be limited to 35 people (on a first come, first served basis). |
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Organizing Committee: Important Dates: Final Registration Deadline: April
7, 2008 Workshop only (Sunday evening through Wednesday
afternoon):
Workshop with Field Trip (Sunday evening through
Sunday evening):
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Scholarships for Students: Mode of Payment: Cancellation Policy: Visa and Entry to the USA: |
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Abstract Submission Deadline: April
7, 2008 Use 12 point Times New Roman font. Oral Presentations: Poster Presentations: Accommodations: Meals:
The Workshop plus Field Trip fee ($840) also includes continental breakfasts and picnic lunches on the trip, but the cost of evening dinners on the trip will be the responsibility of the field trip participants. |
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| Tentative Workshop Program: | ||
| Afternoon:
Arrival in Salt Lake City. Participants check in at University Residence Halls. Evening: Welcoming reception (light snacks). |
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| Morning:
Oral technical presentations. Early Afternoon: Examine bioerosion trace fossils in lab. Mid Afternoon: Field trip in the Wasatch Mountains. Evening: Group dinner off campus. |
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| Morning:
Oral technical presentations. Early Afternoon: Discussion of posters. Mid Afternoon: Field trip to the Great Salt Lake. Evening: Group dinner off campus. |
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| Morning:
Oral technical presentations. Early Afternoon: Group discussions on bioerosion topics. Late Afternoon: Field trip participants depart for Delta, Utah. (Those not going on the field trip depart for home) |
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| Post-Meeting Field Trip, Tentative Itinerary: | ||
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Afternoon, drive from Salt Lake City to Delta, Utah. Overnight in Delta, Utah. |
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Paleozoic carbonates of the West Desert, Utah Early Ordovician bioerosion, Pyramid area, House Range. Middle Ordovician hardground fauna, Fossil Mountain. Cambrian stromatolites and trace fossils, Steamboat Pass. Overnight in Cedar City, Utah. |
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Late Devonian Alamo Impact Event, Nevada Type section at Hancock Summit, Pahranagat Range. UFO-ology at Rachel (adjacent to "Area 51"). Frasnian reef on impactite, Irish Range. Overnight in Cedar City, Utah. |
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Saturday,
July 19 |
Jurassic
ichnology and paleoecology, Utah Early Jurassic dinosaur track site, Johnson Farm. Middle Jurassic bioerosion, Gunlock Reservoir. Overnight in St. George, Utah. |
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Sunday,
July 20 |
Amazing
"Red Rock" country of southern Utah Zion National Park, Jurassic Navajo Sandstone. Bryce Canyon National Park, Eocene Claron Formation. Overnight in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Note that our return to Salt Lake City on Sunday probably will be too late for participants to depart for home on that evening, so lodging for Sunday night is included in the field trip fee.) |
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| ** Download a PDF copy of the Program & Abstracts Here ** | |
| Tapanila's Website |
last updated 4/3/2008© Leif
Tapanila
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