Contents
1. Who, What, When, Where, Why
2. Press Room
3. Hotels and Air Discounts
4. Special Sessions: A Sampler
5. Press Registration (including form)
1. Who, What, When, Where, Why
Spring Meeting returns to the American Geophysical Union's home town for the first time since 1979. The theme of this five day meeting, May 30 to June 3, at the Washington Convention Center is "Integrative Geoscience Solutions: A Start for the New Millennium." The Convention Center is located at 900 Ninth Street, N.W., in downtown Washington.
Collaboration among researchers from scientific disciplines that have not traditionally worked closely together is increasing, especially in the geosciences. The meeting will be organized according to interdisciplinary themes that highlight this cooperation. In addition, a wide range of scientific societies have joined to host this meeting, adding the expertise of their members to the sessions.
The Geochemical Society and the Mineralogical Society of America continue their joint sponsorship of Spring Meeting with AGU. The co-sponsors of this year's meeting are the American Meteorological Society, the American Water Resource Association, the Estuarine Research Federation, the Geological Society of America, the National Association of Geosciences Teachers, The Oceanography Society, the Seismological Society, and the Society for Sedimentary Seismology.
2. Press Room
AGU will operate a press room and offer a full program of press conferences on cutting edge scientific research presented at the meeting. A press registration form is appended to this advisory and may be submitted on line, by fax, by e-mail, or by mail.
3. Hotels and Air Discounts
Hotel rooms at special meeting rates may be booked on line now through April 28, although it is possible that rooms at these hotels may all be booked prior to that date. For information on rates and location of hotels and to reserve a room, go to the AGU web site: [http://www.agu.org/meetings/sm00_hr.html#cust3]. This URL will also provide information on air fare discounts offered by United Airlines for meeting attendees. The best discounts are available to those who book flights at least 60 days in advance.
4. Special Sessions: A Sampler
Following is a small sampling of special sessions planned for the meeting, listed by AGU Section and co-sponsoring societies. A complete list of all currently planned sessions, with descriptive information about each, is available on the AGU web site: [ http://www.agu.org/meetings/sm00spss.html#p ].
The final schedule of special sessions will be available in April, at which time we will organize press conferences on some of the most important research. These will be the subject of a subsequent media advisory.
Union Sessions
Earth Sciences in the Cities
The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Issues of Verification and Monitoring
Ice Cores: Glaciology and Environmental Change
Life on Earth: Formation, Development, and Persistence
Elemental and Isotopic Signatures of the Formation and Evolution of the Solar System
Atmospheric Sciences
Stratospheric Aerosols and PSCs [polar stratospheric clouds]: Benchmarks at the End of the Millennium
The Input of Chemicals to the Coastal Zone: The Importance of the Atmospheric Signal
Data Assimilation: Atmospheric, Oceanic, Chemical, and Space Weather
First Atmospheric Results from the EOS Terra Instruments
Biogeosciences (New AGU section)
Forest Biogeochemistry
Biogeography
Remote Sensing of the Biosphere
Kyoto Protocol: Modeling Political and Economic Response
Geodesy
Radar Interferometry Tutorial and Science Results
Monitoring Global Ocean Topography and Mean Sea Level With Satellite Altimetry
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism
Remanent Magnetism in Planetary Bodies
The 400th Anniversary of Gilbert's "De Magnete"
Geochemical Society
Accessory Minerals: The Current State of Knowledge from Isotopes, Experiments, and Trace Element Studies
Astrobiology Signatures
Geological Society of America
Coasts in Crisis: Addressing 21st Century Coastal Issues with Integrative Science
Hydrology
Biogeochemical Studies of Shenandoah National Park
The Interrelationship of Hydrology and Biogeochemistry in Wetlands
Water Policy and the Interaction of Groundwater and Surface Water: A Disconnect?
Animal Feeding Operations: Environmental Quality, Fluxes, Impacts, and Monitoring at the Local, Farm, and Water/Airshed Scale
Scientific Basis for Stream Restoration
Mineralogical Society of America
Mineral Surface Chemistry and the Origin of Life
Ocean Sciences
Breaking Waves, Turbulence, Bubbles, Sprays, and Aerosols
Holocene to Modern Carbon Dioxide Sources and Sinks
Mesozoic-Cenozoic Oceans: The Warm Bottom Water Puzzle
Global Change Impacts and the Arctic Ocean
Planetary Sciences
Mercury: Scientific Issues and Opportunities
Io: A World of Accelerated Geologic Activity
NEAR at Eros
Seismology
Seismicity and Seismic Hazards in Eastern North America
Space-Time Coupling of Major Earthquakes
Space Physics and Aeronomy
Frontiers in Understanding the Upper Atmosphere Energy Budgets of the Earth and Planets
The High Latitude Ionosphere: A Global Driver?
The Sun, Corona, and Heliosphere at Mid to High Latitudes During Solar Maximum
First Light From IMAGE
Tectonophysics
Granular Mechanics of Shear Zones
Toward Quantifying a Global Strain Rate Field
Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology
Volatiles in Magmas: The Current Perspective
Towards an Understanding of the Kerguelen Plateau-Broken Ridge and Ontong Java Plateau
Education
Getting Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Into the K-12 Science Classroom
Place and Culture in Geoscience Education
Highlights of Education and Public Outreach Activities Under Way in the Space
Physics and Aeronomy, Planetary Sciences, and Atmospheric Sciences Sections
The Role of Professional Societies and Government Agencies in Supporting an Integrated Approach to Geoscience Education Through Local, Regional, and National Partnerships
5. Abstracts
Abstracts for Spring Meeting are being accepted through March 9. They will be posted on the AGU web site in April and may be read there. The bound book of abstracts will only be available in mid-May and will be sent to press registrants who request it. See the Press Registration Form, below.
The abstract books will be sent to press registrants who have requested it by U.S. Postal Service first class (surface mail outside the United States). Those who wish speedier delivery, e.g., via FedEx, UPS, or another express service, should so indicate on the registration form. Provide your account number and state the class of service you prefer, e.g., early next morning, next afternoon, second day (or any specific option your particular account offers).
6. Press Registration
Press registrants receive a badge that allows access to any of the scientific sessions of the meeting, as well as to the Press Room, Briefing Room, and other events specifically for media representatives. No one will be admitted without a valid badge. A registration form will be found at the end of this message.
Eligibility for press registration is limited to the following persons:
Working press representing bona fide news media with a press card, business card, or letter of introduction from an editor of the publication.
Freelance science writers, presenting a current membership card from NASW, a regional affiliate of NASW, CASW, or ISWA, or evidence of bylined work pertaining to science intended for the general public and published in 1999 or 2000.
Public information officers of scientific societies, educational institutions, and government agencies.
Note: Representatives of the business side of news media, publishing houses, and of for-profit corporations must register at the main registration desk and pay the appropriate fees.
As noted above, the book of meeting abstracts will be sent to press registrants who request it. Others will receive it, along with the program book, when they first check in at the Press Room.
7. Press Registration Form
The press registration form that follows may be returned to AGU by mail, fax, or email. If you use email, please do not send back this entire media advisory, just the form.
There is an on line version of the form at [http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/prrl/sm00pressreg.html ].
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Email to: < hleifert@agu.org >
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Fax to: Harvey Leifert +1 (202) 328-0566
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Mail to:
Harvey Leifert
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
USA
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Take the completed form to the Spring Meeting Press Room.
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2000 Spring Meeting Press Registration Form
Name (to be printed on badge):
Mailing Address:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email Address:
Publication for which you are covering this meeting:
If freelancer: Indicate one basis of your eligibility below and bring relevent proof to meeting.
_____Member of NASW
_____Member of regional affiliate of NASW
_____Member of CASW
_____Member of ISWA
_____Letter from recognized publication assigning you to cover this meeting
_____Evidence of bylined science story intended for general public published in 1999 or 2000
Abstract Book, when published in mid-May (Check one box below):
____Do not send Abstracts in advance; hold for me in the Press Room.
____Send Abstracts to me at the above address by USPS First Class mail.
____Send Abstracts to me at the above address (no P.O. Boxes!) via express service
Name of service (e.g. FedEx, UPS, etc.):
Your account number:
Class of service (e.g. next day, 2nd day, etc.):