[geolstu-list] FW: USGS: Inaugural Student Geologic Map Competition

[Naehr, Thomas]

On 7/16/13 8:46 AM, "AGI Public Relations" <outreach at agiweb.org> wrote:

>Contact: Douglas Howard (dahoward at usgs.gov)
>
>For Immediate Release
>
>USGS: Inaugural Student Geologic Map Competition
>
>Alexandria, VA - The U.S. Geological Survey is hosting the inaugural Best
>Student Geologic Map Competition. This competition is open to
>university-level
>students and entries will be judged at the 125th Annual Geological
>Society of
>America Meeting held in Denver, CO from October 27th through 30th 2013. A
>judging panel will select three winners during a special session convened
>on
>October 29th, 2013. The special session will double as a networking hour
>for
>students to share their experiences and techniques.
>
>The competition is open to all students at any level of their academic
>career
>(B.S., M.S., or Ph.D.) who have created a geologic map through recent
>field work.
>Along with being publicly recognized at the meeting, winning students will
>receive field tools such as a Brunton Compass or rock hammer, and will be
>given
>the opportunity to publish their map in the Student Edition of the
>Journal of
>Maps.
>
>Each map should stand on its own without explanation by the student
>author, and
>the competition website defines the specific judging criteria for the Best
>Student Geologic Map Competition. Students should contact the official
>U.S.
>Geological Survey representative by September 6th, 2013 to be considered
>for the
>2013 competition.
>
>This event is hosted by The US Geological Survey (USGS) and the National
>Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) in partnership with The
>Geological
>Society of America (GSA), GSA Foundation, Association of American State
>Geologists (AASG), American Geosciences Institute (AGI), American
>Institute of
>Professional Geologists (AIPG), and the Journal of Maps. This event is
>being
>cross-promoted by the American Geosciences Institute as part of "Geologic
>Map Day"
>for the 2013 "Mapping Your World" Earth Science Week. Details about Earth
>Science Week can be found at: www.earthsciweek.org.
>
>For complete competition details visit:
>http://community.geosociety.org/2013AnnualMeeting/Conference/StudentInfo/M
>apCompetition
>
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