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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.75pt;background:white'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Dear Colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.75pt;background:white'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>We would like to invite your contribution to a theme session at
the 2006 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting on <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Geohazards—Teachable Moments for Students and
the Public: An Illustrated Community Discussion (Session T 40-poster). </span></b></span></font><font
size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>This session will address natural and human-caused geohazards and
their impacts on humanity at local, national, and international scales. We
encourage contributions that explore opportunities to inform students and the
public about the importance and relevance of geology in light of these events. This
session will be of interest to all members of GSA as a community-wide forum to
explore many types of geohazards and effective ways to use these occurrences to
promote geoscience education in formal and informal settings. Co-sponsors of
this session include: </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>National Association of
Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology and Society
Division; Public Policy; GSA Engineering Geology Division</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.75pt;background:white'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Information about abstract submission can be found at: <a
href="http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2006/abstracts.htm">http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2006/abstracts.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.75pt;background:white'><b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>The abstract deadline is July 11, 2006</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>, and the one-abstract rule has been waived for contributions to
education sessions. This session has traditionally been scheduled as a poster
session that coincides with the opening reception of the annual meeting. This
Illustrated Community Discussion is one of a series of forums developed by the
On the Cutting Edge faculty professional development program. Please consider
contributing to this session, and we’ll look forward to seeing you in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:City></st1:place> this fall. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.75pt;background:white'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.75pt;background:white'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>As alumni of one or more of the On the Cutting Edge workshops, we
hope that you’ll participate in this session. <i><span style='font-style:
italic'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.75pt;background:white'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>David W. Mogk, Cathryn A. Manduca, Barbara Tewksbury, Heather
Macdonald<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.75pt;background:white'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Co-conveners<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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