The
Georgia Geological
Society was founded to bring together people
who are interested in the geology and geologic history of the
State of Georgia. Its members, approximately 350 of them, include Geoscience professionals from academia and industry as well as
students and knowledgeable geology enthusiasts. The society encourages
the study of Georgia geology in a variety of ways including the
presentation of awards for the best grade school and high school
student presentations in geology at the Georgia Science and Engineering
Fair and the best graduate and undergraduate presentations in
the Earth Science Division of the Georgia Academy of Science.
The Annual Meeting and Field Trip, typically held in the Fall
of each year, brings together a wide range of geologists and geology
enthusiasts for the study and debate of important geological problems
in the state. And we have a good time doing it.
The 2009 Georgia Geological Society
Field Trip will be held October 9-11, headquartered at the Fairfield Inn
in Milledgeville, GA. Topics will include biostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy,
trace fossils, kaolin geology, impact geology, dam design, seismicity and
Piedmont igneous/metamorphic rocks.
The
trip, entitled: "FALL LINE GEOLOGY OF EAST GEORGIA WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE
UPPER EOCENE" will be headquartered in Milledgeville. Leaders will
include Mack Duncan, Jim Renner, Deana Sneyd, and Tim Chowns.
Reservations can be made at the Fairfield
Inn toll-free number: 1-800-228-2800 or the Milledgeville Fairfield Inn number:
478-452-5202. Be sure to mention that you are with the Georgia Geological
Society. A block of rooms is being held until Sept. 15 at group rate of
$89/night.
Website for the Milledgeville Fairfield
Inn is:
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/mcnmd-fairfield-inn-and-suites-milledgeville/
The Fairmont Inn is located on the east side
of US 129/441 approximately 4 miles north of downtown Milledgeville. From
Interstate 20 take exit 114 for US-129/US-441 toward Madison-Eatonton. Turn
right at Eatonton Road/GA-24/US-129/US-441 and proceed south on the highway for
38 miles. The hotel will be on the left (east).
Registration will begin at 6:00pm at the
Fairfield Inn. We will have our annual social gathering and overview
technical sessions beginning at 8:00pm in the Fairfield Inn meeting room.
A list of other
motels and local
restaurants are available
in pdf format
We will need hard hats
and safety glasses (regular glasses are OK) for the two mines and the kaolin
processing facility we plan to enter. Please bring them with you as local
supplies are limited. If you do not have these items, you cannot visit the
sites.
2009 Fieldtrip Registration form...click
Contact us at
ggsweb@westga.edu
Last Updated September 9, 2009