2000 Fall Meeting

December 15-19, 2000
(Friday - Tuesday) 
San Francisco, California

Sponsored by:
American Geophysical Union
Fall Meeting

The 2000 Fall Meeting will offer 5 days of scientific programming, beginning Friday, December 15, through Tuesday, December 19, 2000. Registration and the opening receptions are scheduled for the evening of Thursday, December 14.

The Fall Meeting is returning to San Francisco, California and the Moscone Convention Center. Hotel information will be published in Eos and on the AGU Web site after August 22, 2000. It will be important that you reserve housing promptly to ensure hotel choice and that you receive the special rates.
 
 

Program

This meeting provides an outstanding opportunity for researchers, teachers, students, and consultants to review the
latest issues affecting the Earth, the planets, and their environment in space.

You may contribute to the success of this meeting by having suggested a special meeting topic or session.  Approved topics and sessions available on the web.  You may also submit an abstract and attend the meeting. This meeting will cover topics in all areas of geophysical sciences, and therefore contributed papers on any topic in geophysics are encouraged. Because of the close ties between many aspects of geophysics, special steps are being taken to facilitate sessions involving multiple sections. These include the scheduling of Union sessions and the joint sponsorship of sessions by multiple sections.

This meeting specifically targets themes that cut across multiple disciplines, providing attendees with different avenues
in which to find sessions in their particular areas of interest.
 
 

Cooperating Societies

Members of these cooperating societies may register at the 'member' rates.
San Francisco, California

For the most up-to-date information on the "City by the Bay"  visit http://www.sfvisitor.org
 
 


Programs for Students

We encourage students to participate in this meeting by submitting an abstract and attending presentations. In addition, the following benefits are available to students.

Outstanding Student Paper Awards: All first-author students presenting a paper are eligible to win. Winners will receive certificates and have their photographs and bios published in Eos.

Student Travel Grant Program: Student Travel Grant Program: AGU offers travel funds to a select number of AGU student members who are presenting a paper/poster at the meeting and whose research is not supported by a grant or contact. Students studying in the United States may receive funding of up to $350; and students studying outside the United States may receive funds of up to $600. The deadline to receive Travel Grant funds for the 2000 Fall Meeting has passed. Further inquiries from students should be directed to Wynetta Singhateh by E-mail: wsinghateh@agu.org or by telephone: +1-800-966-2481, ext. 515 or +1-202-777-7515.

Registration Discounts: Students receive a reduced registration fee to the meeting -- and student members of
AGU and meeting sponsors and cosponsors pay even less! To request an AGU membership application and information, E-mail: service@agu.org or telephone: 1-800-966-2481 or +1-202-462-6900,.

Career Center: Career planning information is available for students about postgraduate appointments and career workshops. Inquiries about the Career Center or Academic Forum should be directed to Jennifer Giesler by E-mail: jgiesler@agu.org or by telephone: +1-202-777-7512.
 
 

Something for Everyone

In addition to providing an exciting scientific program and excellent networking opportunities, the 2000 Fall Meeting will offer these benefits:

     Career Center, to enhance job-hunting skills and strategies.

     On-Site Child Care Service, located in the convention center, for a nominal fee.

     Section Events, for increased contacts with your colleagues.

     Agency Night, an opportunity to meet and talk with Federal agency representatives.

     Honors Ceremony, to pay tribute to AGU medalists and fellows.

     Exhibits, including AGU books and products.

     Workshops of special interest for educators, teaching faculty, and scientists and engineers seeking new career strategies.
          Digital Library for Earth Science Education
          Preparing Graduate Students for Teaching: What Departments Can Do
          How To Get a Research Program Started at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
          Put Your Science To Work
          Measuring Success: Evaluating Geoscience Education Programs
          Geophysical Information for Teachers (GIFT) workshop has been cancelled.

     Press Briefings, opportunities to communicate science to a wider audience.

     Reservations Tonight offers answers for dining and entertainment needs. For San Francisco restaurant reservations and suggestions visit their web site or call +1-800-392-DINE.
 
 

Abstract Submission Information

General Information

Abstracts may be submitted either by mail or via the AGU Web site. Abstracts submitted by postal/express mail must
be received at AGU Headquarters by September 1, 2000. Abstracts submitted electronically by the Web must be received at AGU by 2000 UTC on September 7, 2000. These deadlines are firm and there are no exceptions.
 

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Abstracts must be submitted by the above deadlines. These deadlines are firm and exceptions cannot be made.

2. Abstracts must be submitted in English.

3. Abstracts must be in the proper format, including text, title, and complete author information.

4. Abstracts must be proofread prior to submission. Abstracts received are considered final copy.

5. Abstracts must be accompanied with submission fees. The submission fee is nonrefundable.

6. Abstracts will not be accepted by fax or telecopier.

7. Only AGU members can submit abstracts to the Fall Meeting.  One author on the abstract must be a member of AGU. If no author is a member, the abstract must have co-sponsorship for an AGU member, including invited abstracts.  If the abstract is sponsored by an AGU member, the sponsor's membership number must be provided. You may also include an AGU membership application with payment, if there is no AGU member sponsor. An AGU membership application can be found on the AGU web site at http//:www.agu.org, or call 1-800-966-2481 or e-mail service@agu.org.

8. For the Fall Meeting, a person, as first author, may submit one contributed paper and one invited paper if approved by a Program Committee member. If a person accepts an invitation to be the first author on a second invited paper, this person cannot submit a contributed paper. An author can have 1 invited and 1 contributed paper or 2 invited papers. The only exception to this policy is the submission of one first-authored abstract to the Education and/or Public Policy sessions.

9. Submission of an abstract carries with it the obligation to present the paper in the mode of presentation and on the
day and time assigned by the Program Committee. Once scheduled, presentations may not be moved.

10. All accepted abstracts will be published in Eos. Submission of an abstract for the meeting is presumed to carry
with it permission for AGU to reproduce the abstract in Eos, the AGU Web site, meeting programs, and reports
related to the meeting. It is also presumed to permit the free copying of the abstract. Although Eos is a copyrighted
publication, authors are not required to transfer copyright for abstracts submitted to meetings. Copyright, where it
exists, will be reserved by the authors.

For instructions on how to format and submit your abstract by mail, please contact the meetings department at
meetinginfo@agu.org or call +1-202-777-7335.
 
 

For additional information contact: AGU Meetings Department
2000 Fall Meeting
2000 Florida Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 1-202-462-6900 (in Washington, D.C. area and outside North America)
1-800-966-2481 (toll-free in North America) 
Fax: 1-202-328-0566 
E-mail: meetinginfo@agu.org 

For exhibit information contact: Advertising and Exhibits Sales
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009 
Phone:  1-202-777-7536
Fax:  1-202-777-7399
E-mail: exhibits@agu.org 

For Career Center,or Academic Forum information contact: Jennifer Giesler
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009 
Phone:  1-202-777-7512
Fax:  1-202-328-0566
E-mail: jgiesler@agu.org