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UPCOMING CONFERENCES:

Geological Problem Solving with Microfossils II
A joint NAMS/SEPM Research Conference
March 15-18, 2009
Houston, Texas

RECENT CONFERENCES:

Rifts Renaissance: Stretching the crust and extending exploration frontiers
A joint GSL/SEPM Research Conference
August 19-21, 2008
Houston, Texas

Clinoform Sedimentary Deposits: The Processes Producing Them and The Stratigraphy Defining Them
August 15 - 18, 2008
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Summary

Paleogeography: The spatial context for understanding the evolution of the earth system
Link to Geological Society of London webpage
August 10 - 13, 2008
Cambridge, UK

Outcrops Revitalized: Tools, Techniques and Applications
June 22 - 28, 2008
Kilkee, County Clare, Western Ireland

Ichnological Applications to Sedimentological and Sequence Stratigraphic Problems
May 20 - 26, 2007
Price, Utah

The Application of Earth System Modeling to Exploration
-  July 11-13, 2006
-  Snowbird, Utah
Summary
Abstracts

Quaternary Reefs and Platforms:  Bridging the Gap Between the Ancient and Modern
-  April 13-14
-  Houston, Texas, 2006

External Controls on Deep Water Depositional Systems: Climate, Sea-level, and Sediment Flux
-  March 27-29, 2006
-  London, UK

The Sedimentary Record of Meteorite Impacts
-  May 21-22, 2005
-  Springfield, Missouri
-  Report

Geologic Problem Solving with Microfossils
A 3-day conference run by NAMS
-  March 6-11, 2005
-  Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA

Seismic Geomorphology
A 2-day joint research conference with GSL
-  10-11 February 2005
-  Houston, Texas, USA

Recent Advances in Shoreline-Shelf Stratigraphy
- 24-28 August 2004
Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
SUMMARY and PHOTOS

Research conferences provide a format for focused discussion among a group of specialists for an extended period of time. SEPM sponsors one to three conferences each year. Ideally, the topic of a Research Conference focuses the attention of specialists with diverse expertise on some theme of mutual interest, one which shows promise of major progress. It is especially desirable to identify and stimulate new research areas or approaches. Field trips, poster sessions, core workshops, and laboratory experiments can be included as part of a conference.

Research Conferences are designed to encourage summaries of new, incomplete research, and more open speculation than is typical of ordinary formal meetings. Formal proceedings are normally not published. (However, SEPM welcomes any proposals for publications resulting from conferences.) A final scientific summary is prepared by conveners for distribution to all SEPM members, usually through the Society NEWS. This summary deals with the concepts discussed and any conclusions or recommendations for further study.

Topics for Research Conferences

Have you ever seen Research Conferences offered by SEPM and wished we offered one on a topic more closely aligned with your own research? SEPM welcomes proposals on any aspect(s) of sedimentary geology and encourages you to consider organizing a conference. This format has been extremely well received by participants and yields significant contributions to the science by providing a stimulating forum for the development of research. This brochure describes the steps you need to take to submit a Research Conference Proposal and explains the support SEPM is willing to provide for your conference.

How to Propose a Research Conference?

For more information on Research Conferences, contact SEPM Headquarters via e-mail: hharper@sepm.org