GUIDE TO TECHNICAL SESSIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Sunday Evening, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Science Center Registration and Welcome Party
Monday Morning, 7:30 a.m.
Science Center Registration
Monday Morning, 8:15 a.m.
Lecture Hall B Plenary Session I:  Introductory Remarks
Monday Morning, 8:30 a.m.
Lecture Hall A Global Cycles of Calcium and Carbon:  Records and Models
Lecture Hall B Absolute Timescale Calibration from the Big Bang to Noah's Ark
Lecture Hall C The Nature of Igneous Layering and Melt Transport in Oceanic and Continental Layered Intrusions
Lecture Hall D Atmospheric Geochemistry
Lecture Hall E Geochemical Kinetics:  Studies of Diffusion, Sorption, and Dissolution
Monday Afternoon, 1:30 p.m.
Lecture Hall A Molecular Records of Biological and Ecological Evolution:  From Biomarkers to Phylogenetics
  3:30 p.m.   Biogeochemistry
Lecture Hall B Dating Isotopic Signatures in the Early Solar System
Lecture Hall C Mantle Melting:  Sources, Timescales, Melt Migration, and Melt-Solid Interaction.  Part I:  Mid-Ocean Ridges
Lecture Hall D History of Ocean Water and Its Salts
Lecture Hall E Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits and Aqueous Geochemistry I:  A Symposium in Honor of Hubert L. Barnes
Monday Afternoon, 5:15 p.m.
Lecture Hall B Plenary Session II:  Induction of the 1999 EAG/GS Geochemistry Fellows
  5:30 p.m.   Geochemical Society Presidential Address by Michael J. Drake
Tuesday Morning, 8:30 a.m.
Lecture Hall A Black Carbon in the Environment I:  Analytical Challenges
Lecture Hall B Origin and Early Evolution of the Terrestrial Planets
Lecture Hall C Mantle Melting:  Sources, Timescales, Melt Migration, and Melt-Solid Interaction.  Part II:  The Arc Environment
Lecture Hall D Marine Geochemistry I:  Rare Earth Elements and Iron-Manganese Crusts
Lecture Hall E Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits and Aqueous Geochemistry II:  A Symposium in Honor of Hubert L. Barnes
Tuesday Afternoon, 1:30 p.m.
Lecture Hall A Black Carbon in the Environment II:  Soils
Lecture Hall B Continent Formation and Evolution I:  Early Earth and Crustal Growth Rates
Lecture Hall C Mantle Melting:  Sources, Timescales, Melt Migration, and Melt-Solid Interaction.  Part III:  Melt Inclusions and Peridotites
Lecture Hall D Marine Geochemistry II:  Marine Chemistry
Lecture Hall E Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits and Aqueous Geochemistry III:  A Symposium in Honor of Hubert L. Barnes
Tuesday Afternoon, 5:15 p.m.
Lecture Hall B Plenary Session III:  Patterson Award
  5:35 p.m.   Lecture by Gerald J. Wasserburg
Tuesday Evening, 8:30-10:00 p.m.
Science Center Poster Session
Wednesday Morning, 8:30 a.m.
Lecture Hall A Black Carbon in the Environment III:  Sediments
Lecture Hall B Goldschmidt's Legacy I:  A Symposium in Honor of Brian Mason
Lecture Hall C Mantle Melting:  Sources, Timescales, Melt Migration, and Melt-Solid Interaction.  Part IV:  Ocean Island Basalts
Lecture Hall D Marine Geochemistry III:  Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Lecture Hall E Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits and Aqueous Geochemistry IV:  A Symposium in Honor of Hubert L. Barnes
Wednesday Afternoon, 1:30 p.m.
Lecture Hall A Geochemical Perspectives on Weathering
Lecture Hall B Goldschmidt's Legacy II:  A Symposium in Honor of Brian Mason
  3:30 p.m.   Continent Formation and Evolution II: Dynamics of Growth and Loss
Lecture Hall C Mantle Melting:  Sources, Timescales, Melt Migration, and Melt-Solid Interaction.  Part V:  Ocean Island Basalts and Continental Lavas
Lecture Hall D Marine Geochemistry IV:  Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Lecture Hall E Isotopic Tracers of Human Influence on the Environment
Wednesday Evening, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall 6:30-7:30 p.m.  Cocktail Hour
7:30-9:30 p.m.  Banquet, Goldschmidt and Clarke Awards
Thursday Morning, 8:30 a.m.
Lecture Hall A Microbial Biogeochemistry I:  Aquatic and Sediments
Lecture Hall B Continent Formation and Evolution III:  Recycling and Subduction Flux
  9:30 a.m.   Continent Formation and Evolution IV:  Lower Crust
Lecture Hall C The Deep Earth:  Reconciling Geochemical, Geophysical, and Mineral Physics Constraints
Lecture Hall D Precambrian Oceans and Atmospheres I
Lecture Hall E Availability and Reactivity of Environmental Contaminants
Thursday Afternoon, 1:30 p.m.
Lecture Hall A Microbial Biogeochemistry II:  Aquatic and Sediments
Lecture Hall B Continent Formation and Evolution V:  Lithospheric Mantle
Lecture Hall C Experimental Petrology
Lecture Hall D Precambrian Oceans and Atmospheres II
Lecture Hall E Environmental Geochemistry I:  Field Studies
Thursday Afternoon, 5:15 p.m.
Lecture Hall B Plenary Session IV:  Urey Award
  5:35 p.m.  Lecture by Karl K. Turekian
Friday Morning, 8:30 a.m.
Lecture Hall A Experimental and Theoretical Geomicrobiology I
Lecture Hall B Crustal Geochemistry I
Lecture Hall C Advances in Analytical Techniques I
Lecture Hall D Geochemical Signatures of Mass Extinction
Lecture Hall E Environmental Geochemistry II:  Experimental Studies
Friday Afternoon, 1:30 p.m.
Lecture Hall B Plenary Session V:  Paul Gast Lecture by Bernard J. Wood
Friday Afternoon, 3:00 p.m.
Lecture Hall A Experimental and Theoretical Geomicrobiology II
Lecture Hall B Crustal Geochemistry II
Lecture Hall C Mantle Geochemistry
Lecture Hall D Advances in Analytical Techniques II
Lecture Hall E Environmental Geochemistry III:  Theoretical and Isotopic Studies
Friday Evening, 5:00-9:00 p.m.
Hoffman Lounge Farewell Party

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