[Sasnet] Final call for papers for the CANQUA 2007 Special Session: "Dating the Quaternary..." (fwd)

[Bonnie A B Blackwell]

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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:19:14 -0800
From: Olav Lian <Olav.Lian at UCFV.CA>
To: QUATERNARY at CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA
Subject: Final call for papers for the CANQUA 2007 Special Session: "Dating
    the Quaternary..."

Dear all,

Apologies for cross-posting

This is the final call for papers for the CANQUA 2007 Special Session: "DATING THE QUATERNARY - METHODOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS". The deadline for abstract submission (March 13, 2007) is now only 2 weeks away (see below)!

June 4-8 Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Quaternary was (is) one of the most significant periods in Earth history. It was (is) not only a time of extreme climatic fluctuation, but the period over which humans evolved, civilization began, and people started to have a profound affect on the environment. The Quaternary has been, however, one of the most difficult periods to date, and as a result, scientists have had to rely on a broad collection of methods. These methods are varied in application, some being usable over only relatively small time-scales, while others can only be applied only under very special circumstances. Examples include radiocarbon, dendrochronology, tephrochronology, lead-210, uranium series, and potassium-argon, trapped electron methods (ESR and luminescence), fission track, magnetic polarity, and cosmogenic (exposure) dating, among others. This session welcomes papers on recent advances in Quaternary dating methods as well as their application.

Please contact Olav Lian (olav.lian at ucfv.ca) for additional information or questions about this special session. Registration for the conference, and abstract submission, is done through the CANQUA web site (see below).

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The abstract submission period for oral and poster presentations extends to March 13, 2007.  Details on the submission process and abstract formatting requirements can be found at www.canquaottawa2007.ca.

Conference Registration:

The early registration period extends to March 13, 2007, during which a discounted registration fee is available.  Information on the conference registration can be found at www.canquaottawa2007.ca.

KEY DATES

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 – deadline for submission of oral and poster abstracts.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 – end of early conference registration period.
Monday, June 4, 2007 – the first day of technical sessions.






Dr. Olav B. Lian
Dept. of Geography
University College of the Fraser Valley,
33844 King Road,
Abbotsford, British Columbia,
Canada V2S 7M8

Tel. (1) 604-855-7441 local 4307

Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Geography, Simon Fraser University