If you paid for the 2000 abstract volume with your membership renewal, it will be mailed as a regular subscription when published.
You can purchase a single copy of the Fall Meeting abstract volume for $15 if you include payment with your registration. The volume is only available for pickup at the Fall Meeting registration desk. There is no advance shipping of the abstract volume. Only a limited quantity of volumes will be available to sell at the meeting. Please consider the pre-purchase option to guarantee your volume.
Thursday, December 14
4:00 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.
Friday, December 15, and Saturday, December 16
7:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Sunday, December 17, and Monday, December 18
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Tuesday, December 19
8:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
| Before
November 13, 2000 |
After
November 13, 2000 |
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| Regular Member | |||
| (More than 1-Day) | $ 235 | $ 270 | |
| (1-Day) | $ 117.50 | $ 152.50 | |
| Student Member | |||
| (More than 1-Day) | $ 105 | $ 140 | |
| (1-Day) | $ 52.50 | $ 87.50 | |
| Undergraduate Member* | |||
| (More than 1-Day) | $ 25 | $ 35 | |
| (1-Day) | $ 25 | $ 35 | |
| Retired Senior Member** | |||
| (More than 1-Day) | $ 105 | $ 140 | |
| (1-Day) | $ 52.50 | $ 87.50 | |
| Nonmember | |||
| (More than 1-Day) | $ 275 | $ 310 | |
| (1-Day) | $ 137 | $ 172.50 | |
| Student Nonmember | |||
| (More than 1-Day) | $ 145 | $ 180 | |
| (1-Day) | $ 72.50 | $ 107.50 | |
While many of the hotels are within walking distance of the Moscone Center, limited round-trip shuttle service from several hotels to the Moscone Center will be provided for your convenience. Shuttle schedules will be posted in the hotel lobbies and at the Moscone Center.
Reservations are made on a first-come, first-served basis. After November 13, reservations will be accepted on a space-available basis only, and rates are subject to change. Rooms fill up quickly, so we advise you to make your reservations early.
Deposit Information
No hotel will be processed or confirmed by CMR without providing credit
card deposit information for hotel billing in the amount of $100.00 or
a deposit check made payable to CMR in the amount of $100.00 per room,
$300.00 per suite. The individual hotel reserves the right to bill credit
card advance. IMPORTANT: CMR will forward all individual credit card deposit
information to the hotel for processing in the amount of the first night's
stay prior to guest arrival. Check deposits will appear as a credit on
the individual's guest hotel folio.
You will need a VISA, MasterCard, or American Express credit card in order to secure your housing via telephone, fax, or the Web site.
Confirmation of Hotel Reservations
Within 72 hours of requesting a housing assignment, you will receive
confirmation of your housing reservation by mail or fax. Any reservation
change or cancellation will prompt the system to generate a new confirmation
notice. Please carefully review the information on your confirmation notice
for accuracy and bring it with you to San Francisco. NOTE: You will not
receive a confirmation from the hotel.
Changes/Cancellations/Refund Policy
All changes, cancellations, and requests for refunds must be received
by CMR 72 hours prior to arrival in order to avoid forfeiture of your hotel
deposit.
To obtain these special discount fares, you or your travel agent must contact United's Convention Sales Department at the number listed below and be sure to provide United's Meeting ID number:
Travel Insurance
Participants traveling from outside the United States may wish to purchase
accident and medical insurance protection during their visit to San Francisco.
Seabury and Smith, an association service organization, offers coverage
through their Gateway USA program. Insurance must be purchased for a minimum
of 15 days, up to a maximum of 60 days. Prices will vary depending upon
the individual's age and choice of benefit package. For more information,
contact Seabury and Smith at +1-202-457-6842.
Frontiers of Geophysics Lecture
Saturday, December 16
5:15 P.M. - 6:15 P.M.
Earth and Space Science Research in Europe
Friday, December 15
Co-Sponsored by COPA
5:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.
Earth and Space Science Research in Europe Enrique Banda, Secretary General of the European Science Foundation, and David Southwood, former Head of Earth Observation Strategy, European Space Agency, will discuss the future directions of geophysical research in Europe within its science policy framework. Each speaker will highlight the challenges and opportunities facing Earth and space scientists in Europe from their perspectives as scientists and administrators.
NASA Town Hall Meeting
Earth Science Enterprise Research Strategy for 2000-2010
Friday, December 15
Moscone Center, Room 134
6:45 P.M. to 8:45 P.M.
The NASA Earth Science program is driven by the recognition of the societal importance of the natural variability
of the planetary environment and the realization that humans are no longer passive participants in the evolution of the Earth system. ESE aims to obtain a scientific understanding of the entire Earth system on a global scale by describing how its component parts and their interactions have evolved, how they function, and how they may be expected to continue to evolve on all time scales. The challenge is to develop the capability to predict those
changes that will occur in the next decade to century, both naturally and in response to human activity. The strategic objective of the Enterprise is to provide scientific answers to the overarching question: How is the Earth changing and what are the consequences for life on Earth? A balanced research strategy in Earth system science should provide a broad enough observational basis to detect early manifestations of incipient unforeseen phenomena, and deep enough knowledge
of the basic physical, chemical and biological processes involved to identify the likely causes. It is the special
challenge for the NASA Earth Science strategy to cast the research net sufficiently wide (including laboratory and
field studies as appropriate) to catch the unexpected, as well as respond to new contemporary science issues as
they emerge.
The draft Research Strategy has recently been reviewed by the National Academy of Sciences, and will be updated by early October. The Research Strategy will be used to prioritize and structure solicitations for new measurement capabilities. A set of discipline-oriented chapters will supplement the Research Strategy with fuller descriptions of observations, research, analysis, modeling and assessment activities (including cooperative activities with national and international Earth science organizations) that will be undertaken to answer the detailed questions posed in the Strategy. The Research Strategy is a living document, and will continue to be refined with the input of the broader Earth science community and the advance of knowledge.
Ocean Sciences Agency Night
Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE)
Monday, December 18
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Ocean Sciences Division (OCE)
sponsored a workshop in May 2000, in order to develop and articulate recommendations
by which OCE could develop a national effort to improve and promote Ocean
Sciences education. Workshop attendees, representing a full spectrum of
ocean science research and education fields, were asked to examine how
ocean science research can be better integrated into formal and informal
ocean science education and teacher preparation, and to explore avenues
for incorporating effective science education pedagogy into education-related
endeavors of ocean scientists.
This session will present and the workshop recommendations and provide
a forum for community reaction and response. The key recommendation
was the establishment of a nationally coordinated Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE), consisting of regional centers. The
workshop also recommended that COSEE integrate research into reviewed educational
materials; assist in developing innovative curricula; foster the inclusion
of traditionally underrepresented groups; encourage the sound preparation
of teachers; provide opportunities for professional development of faculty,
teachers, and administrators; and provide career information. As a portal
to information on Ocean Science research for educators, the public, and
the news media, COSEE should be the advocate for Ocean Sciences education:
informal, K-12, undergraduate, and graduate. Community input and reaction to the workshop recommendations will contribute to the development
of an implementation plan in anticipation of an Announcement of Opportunity
for initial COSEE funding in FY2001.
Solar Planetary and Aeronomy Agency Night
Monday, December 18
5:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.
Moscone Center
George Withbroe (NASA) and Rich Behnke (NSF) will update the SPA community on program plans and
directions of their respective agencies, and the impact these have on the research community.
Ocean Sciences
Seismology/Tectonophysics
Ticket Price $25.00
Saturday, December 16
6:30 P.M.-7:30 P.M.
Moscone Center
Atmospheric Sciences
Biogeosceinces
Geodesy
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism
Hydrology
Mineral and Rock Physics and Nonlinear Geophysics
Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology
Space Physics and Aeronomy and Planetary Sciences Joint
Ticket price $45.00
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FAX NUMBER: +1-415-905-1001
Messages will be posted on message boards. Individuals cannot be paged.
Outside of registration hours, it is recommended that messages be left
at the attendee's hotel. Names and numbers of hotels are listed below:
If you are presenting research that could be of interest to the
general public, we suggest you first contact the public information office
at your institution or agency for assistance in writing a news release.
For information about scheduling a news conference at the Fall Meeting,
contact the Fall Meeting program committee member for your AGU section
or
Harvey Leifert
Public Information Manager
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009 USA
Tel: +1-202-777-7507
Fax: +1-202-328-0566
E-mail: hleifert@agu.org
Child care services are a contractual agreement between each individual and the child care company. AGU assumes no responsibility for the services rendered.
For more information, contact Kiddie Corp directly at Tel: +1-858-455-1718, E-mail: agu@kiddiecorp.com or Web site: http://www.kiddiecorp.com. Advance reservations are required. The preregistration deadline is November 12.
Exhibits from government agencies, book publishers, instrumentation equipment providers, and others will be on display Saturday through Monday, 8:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M. The AGU Booth will be open Friday through Monday, 8:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M., and Tuesday, 8:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M. Please contact JCorumJackson@agu.org for more information.
Career Planning and Placement Workshop
This workshop, specifically designed for scientists, will cover job-hunting
skills and strategies. Topics will include identifying your skills and
career goals, exploring career alternatives, structuring your job search,
researching the job market, and reviewing data on the employment trends
of recent Ph.D. graduates.
Graduate Forum
This service is FREE for students and will provide the opportunity
to search for the right graduate school without spending time and money
to visit each school. It will enable graduate departments to recruit undergraduates
for their Ph.D. programs.
AGU
Meetings Department
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Tel: 1-800-966-2481 or +1-202-462-6900
Fax: +1-202-328-0566
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