Paleonet: Fwd: June 28-July 1, 2016, Santa Fe, NM: 24th Biennial Meeting of the American Quaternary Association (AMQUA)

[Kate Lyons]

24th Biennial Meeting of the American Quaternary Association (AMQUA)

*Retooling the Quaternary to Manage the Anthropocene*

July 28-July 1, 2016, Santa Fe, New Mexico

www.amqua2016santafe.com

*Early registration*: October 1, 2015 to May 1, 2016; *Abstract deadline*:
April 10, 2016


In 2016, the International Commission on Stratigraphy will decide on
whether or not the Geologic Time Table will designate a new Anthropocene
Epoch, and where in time to drive the Golden Spike. This decision is apt to
shine the spotlight on the Quaternarist, who surely will be challenged and
motivated to discriminate how geological and ecological rates and processes
in the Anthropocene deviate from the Holocene and other times past. The 24th
AMQUA Biennial Meeting will  address the theme, *“Retooling the Quaternary
to Manage the Anthropocene,”* and kickoff on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 with *three
exciting, all-day fieldtrips* addressing ongoing research on Geology and
Paleohydrology of the Jemez Mountains; Vegetation, Fire, and Alluvial
Histories in the Jemez Mountains; and Paleoindian Geoarcheology in Middle
Rio Grande Basin. Our meeting’s *keynote speaker is the award-winning
science writer Andrew Revkin*, author of the *New York Times* blog DotEarth
and himself a member of the Anthropocene Working Group of the Subcommittee
on Quaternary Stratigraphy. Over two and a half days, our *25 invited
plenary speakers* (see program) will address different aspects of the
“Retooling” challenges.  The *remaining presentations will be contributed
posters*, which will remain up for the entirety of the meeting. All posters
will be featured in *one-minute lightning talks* (1-2 slides) at strategic
times during the technical program. The posters will remain up in for the
entirety of meeting, with 3-hour poster sessions each afternoon. After the
meeting adjourns at noon on July 1, we are offering a *guided tour to the
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science* in Albuquerque and an
all-day *Neotoma/Tilia/Bacon workshop* at the University of New Mexico on
July 2. We recognize the educational value of the meeting and strongly
encourage students to register and apply for *AMQUA Student Travel Grants*
on our meeting registration page. The 24th Biennial AMQUA meeting is
sponsored by the University of New Mexico, USGS and other organizations.


For more information, please visit our website at www.amqua2016santafe.com.
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