This message is to draw your attention to a Special Session
we are convening in honour of the retirement of Dugald Carmichael, to be
held at the 2003 Geological Association of Canada - Mineralogical
Association of Canada - Society of Economic Geologists Joint Annual
Meeting in Vancouver, May 25-28, 2003.
The title and description of the session are:
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- TRUTH AND BEAUTY IN METAMORPHISM:
- A TRIBUTE TO DUGALD CARMICHAEL
Convenors: Dave Pattison (University of Calgary), Marc St-Onge
(Geological Survey of Canada) and Normand Bégin (Talisman Energy
Inc.)
MAC coordinator: Greg Dipple (University of British Columbia)
This special session is in honour of Dugald Carmichael, his past and
ongoing accomplishments, and his retirement from Queen's
University. The session title is inspired by Dugald's penetrating
petrological insight complemented by his delight in the aesthetics of
metamorphic rocks. Although his contributions to metamorphic
petrology have been particularly profound and lasting, Dugald has equally
used the lessons of petrology to advance the understanding of geological
processes at all scales. His enthusiasm and originality have
inspired colleagues and students alike, leading many into research
careers in academia, industry, and government surveys. This session
welcomes contributions from the fields of metamorphic petrology,
petrology integrated with structure, and orogenic processes, at all
scales. Oral and poster presentations are welcome. Attendees
interested in this session will also be interested in these other
sessions: SYMP5, SS22 and SS24; and the field trip A3.
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In addition to the technical session, we are planning to have a
session-related barbecue (by some nice oceanside igneous/metamorphic
outcrops, if possible).
It will be an egalitarian event, meaning no keynote or specially invited
contributions. There has already been quite strong interest shown, so it
could be a fun and stimulating time. If you think you might be interested
to contribute, we would be most grateful if you could let us know so we
can justify a generous time allocation for this session.
We are also entertaining the possibility of a Special Volume arising from
the session. This would most likely be a special issue of the Canadian
Mineralogist, in keeping with other recent retirement-related special
volumes such as those for Hugh Greenwood and Ralph Kretz.
The Vancouver meeting has a modest (but growing) web site where you can
find out more about the meeting:
www.Vancouver2003.com
May is a beautiful time of year in Vancouver....
Best wishes from all of us.
Dave Pattison [log in to unmask]
Marc
St-Onge [log in to unmask]
Normand
Bégin [log in to unmask]
Greg
Dipple [log in to unmask]