April 10, 2018 - Stan Leake, Lessons Learned in the Decade Since the San Pedro Capture Map: special brown bag-style lunch talk on April 10, 2018, 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM social half hour, talk from 12:30 to 1:30 PM at Metro Water, 6265 North La Cañada Dr., Tucson, Arizona 85704.
April 12-14, 2018 - 46th Annual University of Arizona Geosciences Symposium (Geodaze), April 12-14, 2018, Student Union Memorial Center, 1303 East University Blvd., Tucson, Az 85721. Keynote Lecture - 2:30-3:30 PM Friday April 13th, Isabel Montanez, University of California, Davis, "Deep-Time Insight into Earth's Future", Field Trip - 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday April 14th, Jon Pelletier, University of Arizona, "USDA Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, Tombstone, AZ.
April 13-15, 2018 - Minerals of Arizona Symposium, April 12-15, 2018, Drury Inn and Suites, 1780 West Ranch Road, Tempe Arizona.
April 14, 2018 - SME Arizona 2018 Field Trip to the Buenavista Del Cobre Mine, Cananea, Sonora.
April 21, 2018, 22nd Annual SME Operators' BBQ at UA San Xavier Mining Lab, 6200 W. Octillo Ranch Road, Sahuarita, AZ 85629, 11AM.
May 9, 2018 - Dr. Jan Rasmussen presents New Exploration of Arizona Porphyry Copper Deposits, Sheraton Tucson, 5151 East Grant Road, Conference Center, Tucson, Arizona, 6:30-9:00 PM.
June 13, 2018 - Mike Conway presents Mining AZGS Mining Data Site, Sheraton Tucson, 5151 East Grant Road, Conference Center, Tucson, Arizona, 6:30-9:00 PM.
Jessie Pearl (right) Awarded M. Lee Allison Scholarship by Ann Pattison. You can learn more about Jessie Pearl and her professional accomplishments at the M. Lee Allison Scholarship page of this web site.
Michael Kessela (right) Awarded J. Harold Courtright Scholarship by Ann Pattison. You can learn more about Michael Kessela and his proposed Master's research on the Austin pluton in central Nevada at the J. Harold Courthright Scholarship page of this web site.
Since its inception in 1948, the Arizona Geological Society (AGS) has been an organization run by members, who have volunteered their time to conduct its business. Over the years, older members have been succeeded by younger professionals providing an unbroken chain of experienced leadership that has allowed the Society to flourish. The efforts of many who have volunteered their services have made it possible for the AGS to accomplish its mission to promote and encourage interest in the geology of the State of Arizona.
The Arizona Geological Society has sponsored field trips and symposia and published numerous field trip guidebooks and digests at irregular intervals. Monthly dinner meetings with presentations on a wide variety of interesting topics have provided a forum for stimulating discussions, valuable networking opportunities, and camaraderie among colleagues and others with similar interests. The AGS has supported the next generation of geosciences professionals through academic scholarships to students at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University. It has also helped educate government officials and the public about the importance of geology.
I have heard some members question the relevancy of the AGS. To be sure, our level of activity has waxed and waned over the years, but I believe it is misguided to consider the AGS irrelevant. All of the activities, mentioned above, are relevant to the Society's mission. However, there is one thing that is certain, none of its accomplishments would have been possible had members not volunteered their time to make it a reality.
In recent years it has become increasingly difficult to find volunteers, who are willing to make a commitment to serve on the Society's governing board and other supporting activities. Unfilled positions and recent resignations from the Executive Committee now seriously threaten the viability of the organization itself. The AGS currently needs volunteers to serve as Treasurer, Vice Treasurer, Secretary and Vice Secretary during 2018. Unless these positions are filled, AGS's ability to conduct business is in question.
The Arizona Geological Society cannot function without membership participation. Take a moment to consider what you can do to help the Society. Whether it prospers and finds new and innovative ways to serve the geological community or becomes extinct; its future is in your hands. The Society's success in carrying out its mission depends on you and the amount of work you are willing to contribute to this endeavor. In addition to the satisfaction of knowing your efforts make a difference in our local world, you will gain a wider group of friends and colleagues and the appreciation of all AGS members.
