GeoCanada 2000 THE MILLENNIUM GEOSCIENCE SUMMIT http://www.geocanada2000.com/ Abstract submittal commences Oct-1 until Jan-7 GeoCanada 2000 will bring together all the geosciences for the summit conference of the millennium. It will be an unprecedented opportunity to integrate our collective knowledge and ideas and explore new ways of working together. We'll look back to what we've already accomplished in the geosciences in Canada and contemplate the fresh opportunities afforded by the new millennium. GeoCanada 2000 - the view from the summit, together Participating societies are the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU), the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (CSEG), the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG), the Canadian Well Logging Society (CWLS), the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) and the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC). Summit Program - including entertaining and provocative Keynote Speakers and Summit Sessions on science and technology of broad interest, and on non-technical issues impacting our professions such as politics, business, environment and demographics. Technical Program - anchored by the Thematic Sessions, most of which are co-sponsored by two or more societies to ensure broad disciplinary and sectoral coverage. The General Poster Sessions are designed to encourage discussions on disciplinary advances with allocated time for introductions by contributors, and the novel Commercial - Technical Sessions that honour important contributions by the instrument and software developers and consultants who drive technology and exploration analysis. Interactive Program - including Rock, Core and Curatorial Displays from great discoveries and museums across Canada, the Field Trips where you will visit some of the finest geology in North America, and the Short Courses on current topics for which textbooks do not yet exist. The Interactive Program will be linked to the Thematic Sessions so that delegates will gain comprehensive perspectives in congenial activities and settings. The following four themes are featured at the Summit: Discovery - Great petroleum and mining discoveries, crystal to continental structures. Intended for those engaged in the exploration and development of hydrocarbon and mineral resources, and characterization of Canada's landmass. Time - At scales ranging from human to geologic, including high precision chronometry, --------------------------------------- Economic Geology Sessions Session #32: Intrusion-Related Gold Deposits of the Circum-Pacific Sponsoring Societies: GAC Convenors: Jim Mortensen (University of British Columbia), Jeremy Richards (University of Alberta) Intrusion-related gold deposits have been a major exploration target in the circum-Pacific for many years. Regional and deposit-specific studies over the past decade have led to the recognition of both the great variability between deposits of this class as well as certain features that most deposits have in common. This thematic session will bring together researchers studying intrusion-related gold deposits at all scales, from individual deposits to global overviews, as well as selected presentations focusing on structural, lithogeochemical, and fluid chemistry controls on mineralization. The aim of the session is to highlight global similarities between deposits of this type, as well as specific factors that affect the exact nature of mineralization at a deposit scale. We hope the session will provide a synthesis of our current understanding of intrusion-related gold deposits and identify possible new exploration strategies to aid in the search for new deposits. Session #33: Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits of Latin America Sponsoring Societies: GAC Convenors: Ross Sherlock (SRK Consulting), Roland Bartsch (SRK Consulting) The Mineral Deposit Division of the Geological Association of Canada is producing a volume on Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) Deposits of Latin America. The volume will include papers that address specific deposits as well as regional metallogenic studies of VMS districts. The volume will be published in time for the session, in both English and Spanish versions. We currently have 40 committed papers covering 13 countries. During the meeting, the authors are invited to present their work during a special symposium where papers will cover all aspects of VMS exploration and current research in Latin America. Session #34: Diamond-Host Rocks: New Exploration Targets and Scientific Insights --Sponsoring Societies: MAC / GAC Convenors: Daniel Schulze (U of Toronto), Desmond Moser (U of Utah), Michael Marchand (Madrona Mining Ltd., Calgary) Within the past decade, a great deal of new information has emerged about kimberlites, diamonds, and mantle petrology, spurred on by exciting new Canadian diamond discoveries in the Slave Province. These discoveries have prompted a worldwide diamond exploration rush, which has resulted in many new insights into diamond genesis, emplacement, and exploration models. New technological advances have provided greater precision in isotope and trace element studies providing new data for interpretation, and new diamond discoveries have prompted new kimberlite emplacement models. This session will focus on discovery: data, interpretations, syntheses, exploration models and methodologies, occurrences, and insights. New insights into the mantle source region of diamonds as well as new tectonic interpretations are welcome. Submissions are encouraged from both industry and academic perspectives For complete info check: http://www.geocanada2000.com/ _______________________________________________________ List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
