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Events and
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Icebreaker/Orientation in Boise |
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Date: |
August 26-29, 2004 |
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Location: |
Boise, Idaho |
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Participants:
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This event is
required for all students attending the 2004-05 SSGP core
sequence. All core sequence faculty will be in attendance. |
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Arrival:
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Students are responsible for arranging their own travel and
lodging and should arrive in Boise on 26 August 2004. If
arriving on 27 August 2004, students must arrive in time to
attend the opening session (see below). |
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Suggested Lodging:
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Courtyard by Marriott (208-331-2700),
Residence Inn by Marriott (208-344-1200), or the
Red Lion Parkcenter Suites (208-342-1044). The Marriott
locations are within walking distance of the Boise State
campus but the Red Lion is about 1 mile distant so that a
rental car may be advisable. See
the location of
the hotels on the map. |
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Meals:
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Students are responsible for their own meals except that
lunch is provided on the field trip and a barbecue is
planned for after the field trip. A list of Boise area
restaurants can be viewed at
http://www.boiseweekly.com/dining.php. Of course, travel
to some of these restaurants will require a rental car. |
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Departure:
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Students should plan to depart any time on Sunday, 29 August
2004. |
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Organizer: |
William Holben, Professor of Microbial Ecology at the
University of Montana and SSGP Core Course Coordinator (bill.holben@mso.umt.edu,
406-243-6163) |
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Opening Session:
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Friday, 27 August 2004; starts at 1 PM on the Boise State
campus (in Micron Engineering Center room 103 - see
the BSU campus map). |
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Geology Field Trip:
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Saturday, 28 August 2004, 8 AM - 4 PM; vans will meet field
trip participants in
Science Drive Circle near
the
Mathematics-Geology building on the Boise State campus at
7:30 AM for departure no later than 8 AM; lunches will be
provided to all participants; vans will return to Science
Drive Circle by 4 PM. |
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Barbecue:
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Saturday, 28 August 2004, 5:30-9 PM at the Ram/Stone House
(709 E. Park Blvd) which is just NE of campus on the Boise
River (see
the location on the map); food will be provided; please
contact Sara Wheeler (swheeler@boisestate.edu)
ASAP if you want a vegetarian meal. |
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Travel Funds: |
Students should contact their
graduate dean for
travel funds to the Icebreaker/Orientation. |
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Additional Instructions:
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Agenda |
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Environmental and Subsurface
Science Symposium
(ESSS)-2004 in Spokane
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Date: |
September 20-22, 2004 |
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Location: |
Spokane, Washington (specific location to be determined) |
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Organizer: |
To Be Determined |
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Agenda: |
To Be Determined |
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Travel Funds: |
Students should contact their
graduate dean for
travel funds to ESSS-2004.) |
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Notes: |
To Be Determined |
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Field Trip to Lake Coeur d’Alene
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Date: |
September 23, 2004 |
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Location: |
See itinerary link below. |
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Organizer: |
Dan Strawn (University of Idaho)
dgstrawn@uidaho.edu
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Agenda: |
See itinerary link below. |
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Travel Funds: |
Bus transportation and lunch
provided to all participants. |
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Notes: |
Itinerary |
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INEEL Field Trip in Pocatello
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Date: |
March 17-19, 2005 |
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Location: |
Pocatello, Idaho (specific location to
be determined) |
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Organizer: |
To Be Determined |
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Agenda: |
To Be Determined |
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Travel Funds: |
Students should contact
their graduate dean
for travel funds for the field trip. |
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Notes: |
To Be Determined |
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Geophysical Methods Workshop in Boise
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Date: |
March 21-23, 2005 |
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Location: |
Boise, Idaho (specific location to be
determined) |
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Organizer: |
To Be Determined |
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Agenda: |
To Be Determined |
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Travel Funds: |
Students should contact
their graduate dean
for travel funds for the workshop. |
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Notes: |
To Be Determined |
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