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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>MARK
YOUR CALENDARS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>GEOLOGICAL
SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2009 ANNUAL MEETING</span></b><b><span style='font-family:
"Times","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:blue'>From Volcanoes to Vineyards: Living with Dynamic Landscape&nbsp;</span></strong><span
style='color:blue'>&nbsp;</span><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#003572'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>18-21<span
style='color:black'> October 200</span>9<span style='color:black'>&nbsp;&#8226;
</span>Portland, Oregon</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Oregon
<span style='color:black'>Convention Center</span></span></strong><span
style='color:black'><br>
<a href="http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2009/">&nbsp;http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2009/</a></span><u>&nbsp;</u><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Registration
deadline:&nbsp; Standard,&nbsp;</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span><em><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 June&nbsp;thru&nbsp;14&nbsp;September 2009<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Abstract
deadline:&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11
August</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span><em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2009</span></em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#003572'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank
you in advance for your consideration.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=200 height=71 id="Picture_x0020_1"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01C9B36C.0A710A30"
alt="cid:image001.jpg@01C99DA3.FD2F5EE0"><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pamela Fistell<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Administrative
Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Geological
Society of America<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3300 Penrose
Place<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Boulder, CO
80301<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>303-357-1044
(phone)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>303-357-1070
(fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>pfistell@geosociety.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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