Past Meetings/Conferences
Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy and Technology will be held in Houston, Texas, USA, on November 3, 2005. Learn more... Or View PDF Brochure
86th Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting
The 86th AMS Annual Meeting will be held 29 January - 2 February 2006 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Wendy Schreiber-Abshire and Roy Rasmussen are the 2006 Annual Meeting Co-chairpersons, leading the organization of the meeting. This year's Annual Meeting is being organized around the broad theme of "Applications of Weather and Climate Data" with an emphasis on documenting success stories in the applications of atmospheric, hydrologic, and oceanic sciences, and the research needed to continue benefiting from new knowledge. Two integrating subthemes that will be highlighted are “Managing Our Physical and Natural Resources: Successes and Challenges” and “Environmental Risks and Impacts on Society: Successes and Challenges.” To learn more, visit the AMS conference website.
AWG at GSA!
Stop by the AWG booth at this year's GSA meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, October 16-19, 2005. Visit the official GSA Meeting website...
The Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Lone Star Chapterwould like to invite Houston, Texas area Geoscientists
To the attend the inaugural lunch in the
AWG Houston Area Luncheon Series
The series celebrates the revitalization of the AWG Lone Star Chapter in
Houston, TX
"Guatemalan Jade: Rediscovery and Geology"
Dr. Virginia Sisson
Asst. Professor, Rice University
January 20th, 2004
11:00 - 12:30pm
Downtown Crowne Plaza Hotel
1700 Smith St.
Cost: $10 - members, $15 - nonmembers
50 person limit so RSVP to: Heidi Hoffower,
heidi.l.hoffower@exxonmobil.com, 713-431-2146
The series is being underwritten by generous support from the ExxonMobil
Exploration Company.
Where are the Women Geoscience Professors- Workshop
Join us: Sept. 25-27 in Washington, D.C
The purpose of this workshop is to look at the barriers that keep women from full participation in academic geoscience and to develop strategies to overcome these barriers. Learn more...
2003 AWG Convention: "Climbing Higher into the 21st Century"
Please make plans to join us for the 2003 AWG Convention in Seattle just before the GSA Annual meeting. Events include an icebreaker party (Oct. 30), a full day of conference sessions (Oct. 31), and a day of optional local field trips (Nov. 1). Our keynote speaker will be geologist and mystery novelist Sarah Andrews (use the Amazon.com link to read about her books), and we're planning workshops on creativity and career options, and panels on career experiences and strategies. We will also have a Halloween Rock Party at the "Experience Music Project" museum.
Conference
This is a notice of a conference being held in Ames, Iowa this fall, sponsored by Iowa State University, October 17-20, 2002. "Retaining Women in Early Academic Careers (Science, Math, Engineering and Technology)"
http://www.iastate.edu/~wsprogram/smet/homepage.htm
Indian Petrochem - 2002
14th & 15th November 2002
Our 4th International Petrochemical Conference, Indian Petrochem - 2002, is scheduled on 14th and 15th November 2002 at Mumbai.
As you might have experienced, this annual conference provides a focused forum for discussion and interaction on petrochemical sector in India with growing dependence of Indian petrochemical industry on global and, specifically, regional developments. A good portion of discussion focuses on the regional petrochemical dynamics and analyses the resultant impact on Indian scenario. Indian Petrochem - 2002 strives to not only maintain this focus, but also strengthen areas where this impact is growing in dominance.
Our first conference in 1998 started with participation from core industry audience. Gradually, the gathering has diversified to now include leading petrochemical companies, upstream & downstream sector, equipment & technology suppliers, IT/e-commerce and financial sector executives, allowing the participants a more enriching experience. Please visit our website www.eliteconferences.com for details of our previous programs and a list of participating companies.
We invite you to attend Indian Petrochem - 2002 to share your thoughts / experience as well as benefit from our esteemed gathering. Please pen the dates in your diary. The details of the programme will be mailed to you shortly.
Please visit www.eliteconferences.com for conference registration / details
Spring Specialty Conference from the American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
The American Water Resources Association.s 2003 Spring Specialty Conference is a forum for all participants in the agricultural water resources community and provides the opportunity for discussion of multidisciplinary aspects of agricultural hydrology and water quality. To learn more, visit their website at: http://www.awra.org/meetings/Kansas2003/.
AWG, AWIS, AAAS, MWIS, and WEPAN Co-host Luncheon at AAAS
AWG, AWIS, AAAS (the American Association for the Advancement of Science), MWIS (Minority Women in Science), and WEPAN (Women in Engineering Programs and Advocate Network) are co-hosting a luncheon at the AAAS meeting February 14- 19, 2002. The networking luncheon is scheduled for Monday, February 18, 2002 from 12:00 - 2:00 PM. The keynote speaker will address topics relevant to networking. The event is open to all AAAS meeting participants and to the public. There is a $37 cost for the luncheon and RSVP is required. There is also a Women in Leadership workshop that morning before the luncheon. All AWG members are invited to attend both the workshop and the luncheon. There is no cost for the workshop, however registration is required.AWIS 30th Anniversary Leadership Conference
AWG Activities at GSA 2001 Boston
Join us at the Geological Society of America meetings in Boston (click on links to learn more):- on Sunday 4 November, Workshop on Surviving Academia
- also on Sunday, Panel Discussion on Tenure and Promotion...free lunch!
- on Tuesday 6 November, AWG Breakfast and Awards Ceremony...Special Reduced Price for Students!!!
AWG Fall Board of Directors Meeting
November 9-12 2001, Reno, Nevada. Read all about it!
AWG Events at GSA 2000:
AWG-Sponsored Lecture by Dr. Margaret LeinenDr. Margaret Leinen, Director for Geosciences at NSF, will be giving an AWG-sponsored lecture entitled "21st Century Geoscience Education: Can We Meet The Challenges?" at the Geological Society of America Meeting, Sunday November 12 at 1:30 pm. An abstract for her talk is available.
Job Hunting in the Geosciences:
The Association for Women Geosciences (AWG) is sponsoring a free job-hunting workshop at the upcoming Geological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting in Reno from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 12, 2000. The workshop will be held in Carson 1 at the Reno Hilton.
Learn the job hunting skills necessary to survive in today's changing and challenging job market. These skills may be applied to jobs in government, industry, and academia. Topics include:
- How to use two methods to seek employment opportunities: searching for advertised jobs in your area of specialty and networking for the hidden job market
- How to network through professional organizations as well as through casual contacts
- How to write a resume and c.v. that will get you an interview (AWG has an excellent, moderately-priced resume-writing workbook for geoscientists available.)
- How to develop interviewing skills that will differentiate you from the competition
Limit: 75 participants
For more information about the workshop and to register contact:
Dr. Pranoti M. Asher
Dept. of Geology and Geography
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460-8149
(912) 681-0338
pasher@gsaix2.cc.gasou.eduOR
Ms. Leuren Moret
leurenmoret@yahoo.com
AWG Breakfast at GSA:
Don't forget to sign up for the AWG Breakfast on Tuesday (Nov 14, 2000; 6:30 am -8:30 am; drop in for any or all of it!) when you fill out your pre-registration form for the GSA meeting. This ticketed event is priced at $17 per person. It is a great opportunity to mingle with other AWG members and meet the Association's officers and volunteers. The Outstanding Educator Award presentation will take place following breakfast. Location will be announced on your ticket.
Women in Science Meeting and Luncheon
San Francisco, CAHeld Feb. 19, 2001
Learn more...
Past California Council of Geoscience Organizations (CCGO) Events:
(see www.ccgo.org for more information.)March 1 - 2nd Annual CCGO Sacramento Drive-In
April 4 - Annual Fundraising Meeting with Dr. Kenneth R. Lajoie, U.S.G.S., retired.
Careers of Women in Science: Issues of Power and Control
Conference, Held April 7-8, 2001 on the Clark Kerr Campus, UCBCyber access to UN decisions on women
- Fall Board of Directors Meeting
- GSA Lectures
Susan Gaines, a chemical oceanographer, is currently promoting her scientific novel, Carbon Dreams. AWG members and friends can meet with Susan at one of her June readings and learn more about her book and her life after science. A pdf file is attached for easy posting and circulation.
If you cannot attend, but would like to read the book, you can find it on Amazon.com (please use the AWG affiliate link on the AWG web page - www.awg.org). This novel has been touted as the beginning of a new genre of fiction, one that we may like to promote and encourage!
Please join author Susan Gaines for a reading and discussion of her novel Carbon Dreams
About the Author: Susan Gaines's short stories have been published in the North American Review, the Missouri Review, and other literary magazines, twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and selected for the anthologies "Best of the West" and "Sacred Ground: Writings About Home." She holds degrees in chemistry and oceanography. Currently at work on another novel, she divides her time between northern California and Uruguay.
Upcoming Readings Dates:
Saturday, June 2, 1:00 P.M."In tracing the adventures of her unusual heroine, the tiny young geochemist Dr. Tina Arenas, Gaines takes complex scientific hypotheses and translates them into a believable and riveting saga of one woman's quest for scientific truth. .Gaines convincingly peoples her world with vividly depicted characters..Skillfully written.deftly plotted. unexpectedly compelling." --Booklist
University of Chicago Bookstore
in the Bookstore Building at 970 E. 58th St.
773-702-8729
Tuesday, June 5th, 7:30 P.M.
Bookshop Santa Cruz
1520 Pacific Ave
Santa Cruz, CA
831-423-0900
Tuesday, June 26th, 7:30 P.M.
Barnes & Noble Bookstore
The Pruneyard
Campbell, CA
408-559-8547
"This remarkable book rewards us with a deeper appreciation of geology and oceanography at the same time that we're engaged with a young woman scientist's personal and ethical dilemmas.... With this particular blend of fiction and science Susan Gaines comes thrillingly close to inventing a fascinating new genre." --Jean Hegland, Author of Into the Forest
"Gaines, who has degrees in chemistry and oceanography, has boldly built the novel around challenging scientific theories...her use of complex concepts and true-to-life practice is inspired." --Thomas Christensen, The San Francisco Chronicle
"Set in the early '80s at an oceanography institute in Northern California, Carbon Dreams follows the adventures (scientific and otherwise) of Dr. Tina Arenas, a young geochemist whose research into climate variations in the distant geological past yields unexpectedly modern implications. Her findings yank Arenas rudely out of the ivory tower and thrust her into the growing controversy over global warming." -- The Northern California Bohemian
"At last, a book that integrates authentic scientific inquiry with the character-driven magic of good literary fiction. In her remarkable debut novel, Susan Gaines fascinates with her lucid understanding of ancient geological mysteries, while simultaneously engaging us with the all-too-human, often paradoxical world of modern-day academia. A captivating story that places romantic love side-by-side with the love of sublime ideas." --Frederick Reiken, Author of "The Odd Sea" and "The Lost Legends of New Jersey"
"Carbon Dreams is more than a novel, it's also an education in earth science. To read it is to be carried deep into the mind of a young scientist, and just as deep into the mysteries of global warming phenomena past and future." --Louis B. Jones, Author of "Ordinary Money," "Particles and Luck," and "California's Over."
"No contemporary novelist I know of makes science sexier. " - Jonah Raskin, The Press Democrat
