Below is text of 1st Circular of the 17th CARIBBEAN GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE.  The circular (.pdf) is also located on the Caribbean Tectonics listserve site at:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carib/files/17th%20Caribbean%20Geol.%20Conf./

Future announcements (2^nd Circular) will be placed on this site as well as distributed over this listserve.

 

Robert Rogers (list moderator)
Department of Geology
University of Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 9017 Mayaguez, PR  00681

rrogers@...

http://geology.uprm.edu

Departmental Office Phone: 787.265.3845

 

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17th CARIBBEAN GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico 2005

 

17ma CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA DEL CARIBE – SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico 2005

17me CONFERENCE GEOLOGIQUE DES CARAIBES - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico 2005

 

July 17–21, 2005

First Circular

March 2004

 

The 17^th Caribbean Geological Conference will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in July 2005 under the auspices of the Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.  The Conference is dedicated to the exchange of information on Geology and Tectonics of Caribbean Region and their impact on natural hazards, natural resources and environmental problems.  Specific conference topic sessions will be organized around the general themes listed below, based on the interest of the participants and submitted abstracts. 

Seismology and Tectonics

Marine Geology and Geophysics

Active Faulting and Geomorphology

Regional Geology and Structure

Active Volcanism

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

Metalliferous Deposits

IGCP Caribbean Projects

Earth Science Education

Stratigraphy

Paleontology and Paleoecology

Sedimentology

Carbonate Geology

Hydrocarbons

Environmental and Engineering Geology

Landslides and Mass Movements

Hydrogeology

Karst Geomorphology and Speleology

 

Suggestions for additional themes or specific topics are welcome.

 

CONFERENCE SITE AND FACILITIES

The conference will be held at the Caribe Hilton Hotel, which is a resort within the beautiful and historic city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The hotel is located within 15 minutes of the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport.  The hotel has ample facilities for hosting large conventions.  Modern presentation facilities such as overhead projection, slide projection, computer power point presentation, etc. will be available in each conference room.

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodations are available in the Caribe Hilton Hotel at special conference rates. Special arrangements for student accommodation will be available up on request.

 

 

TRAVEL

Most major US carriers offer non-stop service to San Juan via their North American hub cities.  Canadian travelers can reach San Juan via nonstop service from Toronto on Air Canada.  Iberia Airlines offers nonstop service from Europe originating in Madrid.  Other European travelers can make convenient connections through several different Caribbean portals, New York, or Miami.  South American travelers will usually find Miami to be the most convenient connection.  Other international travelers can easily reach San Juan through most major North American airports.

VISAS

The U.S. dollar is the local currency and no visas or passports are required to enter Puerto Rico from the United States.  Persons traveling from other countries should check with their travel agents about visa requirements.  There are no customs duties on articles bought in Puerto Rico and taken to the U.S. mainland.

FIELD TRIPS

 

Pre and post conference field trips will be held on Puerto Rico and neighboring islands.

 

PUERTO RICO – A FINE DESTINATION

Puerto Rico is 100 by 35 miles in size, but don’t let the tiny measurements fool you. Close to 4 million people live in what is called the Island of Enchantment, most of them in the Metropolitan Area.

Whether you are dreaming about spectacular surfing waves or a challenging golf course, Puerto Rico offers the active traveler a long list of opportunities. Surfing and golf compete with tennis, fishing, kayaking, scuba diving, snorkeling, and horseback riding as popular sports… and windsurfing and parasailing are not too far behind. If it is something that can be done outdoors in our eternal summer weather, you can bet someone is doing it!  Nature thrives in the tropics like no place on earth. Dense vegetation covers the mountainous terrain of Puerto Rico practically from coast to coast. And that means a treasure trove for adventurers on the lookout for some excitement outdoors.

 

However, even though Puerto Rico contains almost every kind of terrain available to the adventure traveler, its size allows for very different activities from one day to the next. You can drive 40 minutes from San Juan to go canoeing in El Yunque Rainforest one day while the next you can head one hour west, to go deep into the belly of the Island belaying into Cathedral Cavern in the Camuy Underground River System, the third largest on the planet.

 

 

 

 

SECOND CIRCULAR

 

If you are interested in receiving a second circular, please send an e-mail to geolconf@... or send mail to the address below indicating the theme of interest and if you are considering attending the 17^th Caribbean Geological Conference in July 2005.

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CORRESPONDENCE

 

All communications should be addressed to:

 

Johannes H. Schellekens

General Coordinator

17th Caribbean Geological Conference

Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico

PO Box 9017

Mayagüez, PUERTO RICO 00681

Tel & fax: 787 265 3845

geolconf@...