See Alvaro Molina's foto of last weeks eruption on Central American
Geology group page: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cenamgeology/

Dr. Robert Rogers
Assistant Professor
Department of Geology
California State University, Stanislaus
801 W. Monte Vista Ave., Turlock, CA 95382
Tel. 209 664-6691
email: rrogers@...
http://geology.csustan.edu/rrogers/

Friends,  the following message was posted to the Caribbean geology and
tectonics list.  However, this group may also be able to help Mr. Kazuo
Nakayama.

thank you,

Rob Rogers- list moderator.

Original Message -----------------------
HELP necessary!

I am a consultant geologist stationed in Japan, who have been imvolved in
Petroleum Exploration in Honduras for more than 10 years.
This time, my company, JGI Inc, got awarded some fund from Japanese
Government to make an investigation of the leagal aspect on petroleum
exploration in the caribbean contries, which will be referenced for Honduras
to set up opening their concession in the future.
In relation to this activity, I am now planning to visit Belize to have a
hearing on such leagal and geological matter from someone either in Belize
Government or in Petroleum Company.
If the receipients of this mail system know someone for this purpose, please
let me know the name and hopefully e-mail address to contact.
Or if any of you think you are the suitable person for this contact, please
let me know.

My tentative schedule to visit Belize is February 19 & 20, so this is
urgent.
Thabk you in advance for your attention, and
I wish to find somone.

Thanks again, and best regards,
================================
Kazuo Nakayama
JGI, Inc.
1-5-21 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo, 112-0012 JAPAN
Phone 81-3-5978-8038
Fax    81-3-5978-8050
================================





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Estimado colega,

Me gustaría animarle a hacer una presentación en la sesión acerca de
Riesgos Sísmicos en la Conferencia Internacional de la Unión
Geofísica Americana (AGU), que tendrá lugar en Acapulco, México, del
22 al 25 de mayo del 2007.

El objetivo de esta sección es presentar trabajo que está siendo
realizado por científicos e ingenieros latinoamericanos en las áreas
de (1) evaluación de riesgo sísmico, (2) educación pública, y (3)
planeación para disminuir el impacto de terremotos.

Ejemplos de temas que nos gustaría ver incluidos en esta sesión
incluyen: Documentación de daños causados por terremotos
específicos. (2) Estimación de riesgos sísmicos y establecimiento de
zonas o microzonas de riesgo o diseño. Entre los riesgos de interés
se encuentran aceleraciones laterales y colapso de edificios,
licuefacción, asentamientos, deslaves, ruptura del terreno, y
tsunamis. (3) Educación pública para promover entre el público en
general, estudiantes, propietarios de inmuebles, y directores
responsables la planeación y preparación para minimizar los efectos
de un terremoto. (4) Educación de organizaciones del sector público
o privado para facilitar preparación y respuesta de emergencia en el
caso de un terremoto. (5) Desarrollo de procedimientos y reglamentos
para minimizar los efectos de terremotos y tsunamis, tales como
códigos de construcción o planes de uso urbano. (6) Procedimientos
especiales para la protección de escuelas, hospitales,
infraestructura crítica, y complejos industriales.

Si quisiera usted hacer una presentación, el comité organizador
necesita recibir un resumen de su trabajo a mas tardar el 1 de marzo
del 2007 a la 1:00 de la tarde a través de el portal de internet de
la Unión Geofísica Americana (AGU). Sin embargo, como organizador de
esta sesión, le pido que una versión inicial de su resumen me sea
enviada a hferriz@... el 15 de febrero del 2007.

Por favor tome en consideración lo siguiente:

1. El primer autor debe de ser miembro de la Unión Geofísica
Americana (AGU), o la presentación debe ser endorsada por un miembro
de la Unión Geofísica Americana (AGU). En el segundo caso, tendré
mucho gusto en endorsar su presentación.
2. Instrucciones para la presentación de resúmenes se
encuentran en http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/
3. Los resúmenes tienen que estar en inglés.
4. Los resúmenes no deben contener figuras.
5. La presentación final del resumen, a través del portal AGU y
a mas tardar el 1 de marzo a la 1 pm, es la responsabilidad del
autor (en otras palabras, yo no me puedo hacer responsable).
6. Los resúmenes deben ser sometidos a través del portal AGU.
No pueden ser enviados por fax o e-mail.
7. Los resúmenes deben ser sometidos a mas tardar el 1 de marzo
a la 1 pm. Resúmenes sometidos después de esta hora (aun por un
minuto), no podrán ser aceptados.
8. Al someter un resumen, usted se compromete a presentar el
trabajo en la manera (presentación oral o como un póster), día y
hora asignada por los organizadores. Por favor considere que el
comité organizador (1) designará 50% de los trabajos para
presentación oral, y el 50% para presentación por póster, (2) el día
y hora de su presentación será publicado el 30 de marzo. Usted será
notificado a más tardar el 6 de abril.

Estos detalles son necesarios dado el enorme numero de participantes
en la primera conferencia Latinoamericana de la Unión Geofísica
Americana (AGU). Esta es una conferencia que hará historia, y
ciertamente espero que usted aprovechará esta maravillosa
oportunidad para compartir su trabajo en el área de Riesgo Sísmico
con nuestros colegas de toda América.

Por favor no dude en ponerse en contacto conmigo ara recibir mas
información.

Saludos,

Dr. Horacio Ferriz
Dept. of Physics and Geology
California State University
801 W. Monte Vista Ave.
Turlock, CA 95386

Tel. (209) 667-3466

hferriz@...

Hi Rob and Dr. Ferriz,

    Carlos Pullinger at SNET (cpullinger@...) is
working on seismic hazard (broadly speaking since he is
working on structural studies of the Salvadoran forearc
faults with Spanish colleagues, on seismic studies as
head of SNET, and on GPS with me.  We have some very
interesting GPS results with implications for subduction
seismic hazard that Carlos could include in a talk.
He speaks excellent English, too.

   Chuck DeMets

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: FW: instructor ads (english and spanish)
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 09:53:50 -0500
From: "Pankhurst, Robert J" <rjpt@...>
To: rrogers



-----Original Message-----
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Subject: instructor ads (english and spanish)

Dear Colleagues,

Below is advertisement for geology instructors for a USC - National
University of Equatorial Guinea, Africa collaborative project. Please
feel free to pass these along to any interested candidates. The Project
is also seeking an instructor of English for the project. Thank you for
your assistance. This could be a great opportunity for a sabbatical for
a Spanish speaking candidate with teaching and possibly petroleum
industry experience.

Sincerely,

Jim

Dr. James N. Kellogg,
Chairman, Department of Geological Sciences,
University of South Carolina, Columbia SC 29208 USA,
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of South American Earth Sciences,
tel: 803-777-4501; fax: 803-777-9133, kellogg@...
http://estrella.geol.sc.edu/~agl/KelloggHome.htm
<http://estrella.geol.sc.edu/%7Eagl/KelloggHome.htm>
http://estrella.geol.sc.edu/~agl/ <http://estrella.geol.sc.edu/%7Eagl/>

WANTED

GEOLOGY INSTRUCTORS

Technical and Scientific Cooperative Project to provide training in
Geological Sciences for students from Spanish-speaking Equatorial
Guinea, Africa at the National University of Equatorial Guinea (UNGE)
and the University of South Carolina (USC).

Positions are available for Geology Instructors who will teach at the
National University of Equatorial Guinea (UNGE) in Malabo in Central
West Africa. The courses should include at least two of the following:
General Geology, Rocks and Minerals, Environmental Geology, Historical
Geology, and or Petroleum Geology. A computer laboratory is available at
UNGE, and a satellite communications link will be established at UNGE by
the Project. The teaching terms are: Fall semester: September through
December (exam in January); Spring semester: February through mid June
(exam in late June). These positions are initially for one year, but are
envisioned to be renewable dependent upon the success of the candidate
for the length of the program which is dependent on funding. A shorter
term of 6 months (1 semester) would also be considered for an
appropriate candidate.

Position requirements:
· MS or PhD in the Geological Sciences
· Fluent in oral and written Spanish and English
· Teaching experience strongly recommended
· Petroleum geology experience helpful but not required

Salary: US$60,000 - $70,000 per annum. Also all necessary expenses
(including airfare, housing allowance, per diem, medical, travel
documents) will be covered by the Project. US visa is not necessary.

Start Date: July 15, 2003 (earlier if available)

Contact: Send cv with list of references to Adriana Chacon, Project
Manager, Department of Geological Sciences, University of South
Carolina, Columbia SC 29208 USA, tel: 803-777-4501; fax: 803-777-9133,
achacon@... <mailto:kellogg@...>

The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer.





--
Robert D. Rogers
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin
4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. bldg 600
Austin, TX 78759-8500

Curriculum Vita: 
http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/rdrogers_cv.htm
Resume (2 page):
http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/rdrogers_2page.htm
Honduras Geology:  http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/index.htm

Office - 512 471-0387
Fax - 512 471-8844
Cell - 512 779-6008
rrogers@...

The dissertation summary of Honduras' own Diego Caceres titled
"Earthquake sources and hazard in Northern Central America" is available
at the following link

http://publications.uu.se/theses/abstract.xsql?lang=en&dbid=3389


The above link is to the summary of the dissertation (32 page pdf
document). The entire document contains the following papers

1) Cáceres, Diego ; Kulhánek, Ota: Seismic Hazard of Honduras. Natural
Hazards, 22(2000): no. 1, 49-69 (accepted)

2) Cáceres, Diego ; Arvidsson, Ronald: Seismic Properties of the Swan
Transform Fault, Caribbean Sea. Journal of Seismology (submitted)

3) Cáceres, Diego ; Monterroso, David ; Tavakoli, Behrooz: Seismic
Active Deformation in northern Central America. Tectonophysics (submitted)

4) Cáceres, Diego ; Arvidsson, Ronald: Stress Triggering along the North
America-Caribbean Plate Boundary. Geophysical Research Letters (submitted)

5) Cáceres, Diego: Coulomb stress changes and the aftershock sequence of
the July 11, 1999 earthquake in the Gulf of Honduras, Caribbean Sea.
(manuscript)

Here is how to get in touch w/ Diego.

Diego Caceres Earth Science Department, Seismology Uppsala University,
Uppsala Sweden. Tel +46-18-4711473 http://www.geofys.uu.se/~dca

Cheers,

Rob

--
Robert D. Rogers
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin
4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. bldg 600
Austin, TX 78759-8500


Honduras Geology:  http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/index.htm

Office  512 471-0387
Fax  512 471-8844
Cell  512 779-6008
rrogers@...

Jim,

Ferrarri (2003) VOLCANIC EPISODES IN THE TRANSMEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT:
IMPLICATIONS FOR SUBDUCTION DYNAMICS
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003CD/finalprogram/session_4513.htm

"...(2) From 11 to 6 Ma voluminous mafic lava flows were emplaced across
the whole central Mexico through major extensional fault systems. They
show ages progressively younger from west to east. This episode is
related to a slab detachment event triggered by the end of subduction
off southern Baja California. "

Ferrari starts the slab breakoff (the one I described in Rogers, et al.
2002, Geology) as trench-ridge interaction off westernmost Mexico. The
slab "tear" from west to east along the trace of the TMVB. The tear
dynamics of slab break-off associated w/ end of subduction are described
in Wortel and Spakman (Science, 2001). Essentially the slab tears like
"opening zipper" allowing hot asthenosperic mantle to rise in the tear
giving rise to the unusual mafic flows of TMVB that young to the east.

It would seem that as the tear reaches the eastern TMVB (6-7 Ma),
approaching the subducted continuation of the Tehuantepec ridge, the
slab tear proceeds southward parallel to the MAT. Ferrari provides the
triggering mechanism for producing the slab breakoff. I never knew what
triggered it.

Point. The TMVB existed prior to slab detachement.

In the same session, Guzman-Speziale GEOMETRIC ASPECTS OF THE SUBDUCTION
OF THE COCOS PLATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIENTATION OF THE
TRANS-MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT
<http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003CD/finalprogram/abstract_51780.htm>:
discusses how the TMVB may have attained it's orientation.

-Rob

James Pindell wrote:

  >Hi Rob,
  >
  >This line caught my eye in your meeting summary....
  >
  >....the eastward younging mafic sequences of the TransMexican Volcanic
Belt
  >trace the tear of the Cocos slab breakoff imaged beneath Central America.
  >
  >Would you be able to expand upon that for me please?  Are you saying that
  >the eastward younging is not due to migration of Chortis, but rather to
  >tearing of the slab?  Or are they effectively the same?  I am curious!
  >Thanks, Jim
  >
  >--
  >
  >Dr. James Pindell, Director Tectonic Analysis, Ltd. Cokes Barn West
Burton,
  >Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 1HD ENGLAND (44) 1798 831110 (phone/fax;
work)
  >jim@... (preferred) JamesPindell@... (alternate)
  >Website:  www.tectonicanalysis.com Also:  Research Scientist, Rice
  >University
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >

--
Robert D. Rogers
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin
4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. bldg 600
Austin, TX 78759-8500


Honduras Geology:
http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/index.htm

Office  512 471-0387
Fax  512 471-8844
Cell  512 779-6008
rrogers@...

Meeting summary: Caribbean and Central America Realms of the Southern
Cordillera
GSA Cordillera Section Meeting, Puerto Vallarta Mexico April 1-3, 2003
Robert Rogers (UTIG) and Jeff Marshall (Cal Poly Pomona) -session chairs

In a well attended session, researchers presented results that spanned
from Tobago to southern Mexico. Session highlights include: 1) the first
documentation of ultra-high pressure (2.8 to 3.5 Gpa) garnet peridotite
from the Dominican Republic (Abbott, et al., 2003) 2) documentation of
two belts of high-pressure serpentinites of 65-77 Ma and 116-125 Ma
juxtaposed in Guatemala (Sisson et al., 2003), 3) a model of the Neogene
evolution of the Costa Rican Arc (Gans, et al., 2003), 4) a revised
model for tectonic segmentation of the Costa Rican and Nicaraguan
Pacific margins (Marshall and Vannuchi, 2003), and 5) documentation of
the southern continuation of the Cretaceous Mexican arc on the Chortis
block (Rogers, et al., 2003).

Against the backdrop of numerous sessions on Mexican margins and
terranes, the similarities in the evolution of the southern Cordillera
and the Caribbean/Central America stand out. These include: 1) the
arrival of the Guerrero terrane of Mexico along the western margin of
North America coincides with the early development of the Great Arc of
the Caribbean; 2) the transpressive deformation in Mexico produces by
translation of the Chortis block from SW Mexico; and 3) the eastward
younging mafic sequences of the TransMexican Volcanic Belt trace the
tear of the Cocos slab breakoff imaged beneath Central America.

Bringing the Caribbean to the Cordillera session was a success and with
the interest and interaction evident at the meeting, similar sessions
are sure to be included in future Cordillera section meeting.

Participants and links to abstracts from this session can be found at
the GSA website:
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003CD/finalprogram/session_4515.htm

--
Robert D. Rogers
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin
4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. bldg 600
Austin, TX 78759-8500


Honduras Geology:  http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/index.htm

Office  512 471-0387
Fax  512 471-8844
Cell  512 779-6008
rrogers@...

FYI. Potential new journal.

---

Friends,
This announcement is being sent for your information. Please consider a
future manuscript for "Stratigraphy" and submit it to John Van Couvering.
Thanks,
Bob Scott


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Van Couvering"
To:
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:58 PM
Subject: Announcement: STRATIGRAPHY


  > STRATIGRAPHY  A new journal for earth history
  >
  > "Stratigraphy is where field data become earth history"
  >
  > We are exploring interest in a new journal that will publish papers that
  > bring out the broad implications in the current advances of specialized
  > subdisciplines within stratigraphy, and that hopefully will focus
attention
  > on the central interpretive mission of all stratigraphic research.
  >
  > Our survey describes the proposed journal, and lists the leading
  > researchers in this wide field who have agreed to serve on the editorial
  > board as well as examples of the papers that have already been proposed.
We
  > are collecting opinion to guide us in deciding whether to launch this new
  > journal in printed as well as electronic media, and to gauge the
  > acceptability of its proposed frequency and cost. Please take a moment to
  > add your views.  Thank you.
  >
  >   http://www.stratigraphy.org/journals/survey
  >
  > William A. Berggren, Scientific Editor
  > John A. Van Couvering, Executive Editor and Publisher
  > Emile A. Pessagno, Jr., Chairman, Editorial Board
  >
  >
  >



--
Robert D. Rogers
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin
4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. bldg 600
Austin, TX 78759-8500

Honduras Geology:
http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/index.htm

Office - 512 471-0387
Fax - 512 471-8844
Cell - 512 779-6008
rrogers@...

Any help from members of this list would be appreciated. -thanks, Rob

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Guatemala info
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:19:40 +0100
From: Paola Vannucchi <paolav@...>
To: Rob Rogers <rrogers@...>



Dear Rob,

I am working in these days on some old data from DSDP Leg 84 offshore
Guatemala and I am trying to find some information on the onland geology.
Since none of my search was successful, I thought to write you, since you
might have some information. The area I am interested about is the San Jose
area, in the southern part on the Pacific coast. In particular I am
wondering whether there is any sediment besides the volcanics, and what age
and environment they are, and whether they are deformed, for example
involved in fold and thrust deformation.
I hope you can help me, thank you in advance

Ciao
Paola




----oOo-----oOo-----

Dott. Paola Vannucchi
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Piazzale S. Eufemia, 19
41100 Modena

Tel.:  +39 059 205 5863   or    +39 055 275 7494
Fax : +39 059 205 5887   or    +39 055 218 628





--
Robert D. Rogers
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin
4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. bldg 600
Austin, TX 78759-8500

Curriculum Vita: 
http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/rdrogers_cv.htm
Resume (2 page):
http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/rdrogers_2page.htm
Honduras Geology:  http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/index.htm

Office - 512 471-0387
Fax - 512 471-8844
Cell - 512 779-6008
rrogers@...

If anyone is aware of a field guide to El Salvador's geology and or volcanoes,
could you please contact me at rrogers@...

thanks

Rob


--
Robert D. Rogers
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin
4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. bldg 600
Austin, TX 78759-8500

Curriculum Vita: 
http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/rdrogers_cv.htm
Resume (2 page):
http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/rdrogers_2page.htm
Honduras Geology:  http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/index.htm

Office  512 471-0387
Fax  512 471-8844
Cell  512 779-6008
rrogers@...

If you know of a Peace Corps geologist, please forward the name, country
and years of service, and address (email if known) to
Rob Rogers (rrogers@...) and Bob_Levich <Bob_Levich@...>

thanks,

Rob

--
Robert D. Rogers
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin
4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. bldg 600
Austin, TX 78759-8500
http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/index.htm

Office  512 471-0387
Fax  512 471-8844
Cell  512 779-6008
rrogers@...

There will be a session at the GSA annual meeting (Fall, 2003) in
Seattle focused on the contribution of Peace Corps geologists entitled:

Geologists in the US Peace Corps:
The Contribution of Peace Corps Geologists to International Development and
the Contribution of the Peace Corps Experience to the Development of
Geosciences in America."

The organizers of the session are trying to contact as many Peace Corps
geologists and those who have interacted with them. So I ask your help
in spreading the word.

The description of the session is at:
For Caribbean Tectonics Members:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carib/files/
and
Central America Geology Members:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cenamgeology/files/

cheers,

Rob Rogers

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: GSA Session on PC Geologists
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 18:47:10 -0800
From: Bob_Levich@...
To: m.kozuch@..., rrogers@...,
dstierm@...
CC: rfakundi@..., rssaunders@...,
casil49093@..., hastingsd@..., sarip6@..., gcoakley@...



---------------------- Forwarded by Bob Levich/YD/RWDOE on 01/28/2003 06:17
PM ---------------------------

Michael Kozuch, Wellington, New Zealand RPCV Geologist, Honduras, 1987-90)
Robert Rogers, Austin, Texas (RPCV Geologist, Austin, Honduras, 1989-92)
Donald Stierman, Toledo, Ohio (RPCV Geologist, Honduras, 1969-72)

We just came across your names on the internet, and noted that you all
served as PC geologists in Honduras.  Several other RPCV geologists and I
have proposed a Technical Session for the upcoming GSA Annual Meeting in
Seattle in November.  The topic for the Session is Public Policy and is far
broader than the specifics of doing geology in the Peace Corps.  We have
located more than 50 RPCV geologists who we have contacted or are trying to
contact.  You are the first geologists that we have located that served in
Latin America.

We have encountered great interest from almost all of the RPCVs we have
contacted, and one has promised to attend the meeting from his United
Nations post in Bangkok, Thailand.  We hope that you will be able to attend
the GSA Annual Meeting and participate in the Technical Session.  We also
intend to develop a social program in parallel with the technical program.
The topical session is Public Policy, and although it isn't aimed at
detailed technical papers, although we certainly welcome those.   Please
read the attached E-mail that we wrote to several other RPCV geologists
concerning the GSA session.

We hope you will join us in Seattle.

                               Regards,

                               Bob Levich
                               RPCV Geologist, Ghana 1963-65

---------------------- Forwarded by Bob Levich/YD/RWDOE on 01/28/2003 09:34
AM ---------------------------


Bob Levich
01/22/2003 06:41 PM

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       robert_milhous@..., rampart109@..., jatamura@...,
       mjford@..., FOTanzania@...,
       candydennis@..., rw.myers@...,
       michael.woodhouse@..., btluxner276@...,
       phil@..., Milnes_P@...
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       rssaunders@..., gcoakley@..., sarip6@...,
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                                      User Filed as: Not Categorized in ERMS

Richard Van Loenen, Morrison, CO (RPCV, Tanzania, 1961-63)
Sherman P. Marsh, Lakewood, CO (RPCV, Jamaica, 1965-67)
Robert T. Milhous, Fort Collins, CO (RPCV, Tanzania, 1961-63)
Martin Horowitz, Houston, TX (RPCV, Cyprus, 1962-64)
Allen Tamura, The Woodlands, TX (RPCV, Tanzania, 1961-63)
Michael J. Ford, Ridgecrest, CA/Sparks, NV (RPCV, Burkina Faso, 1978-80)
Dennis Warner, Falls Church, VA (RPCV, Tanzania, 1964-66)
Roger Myers, Austin, TX (RPCV, Ghana, 1969-72)
Michael Woodhouse, Nunda, NY (RPCV, Ghana, 1962-64)
William Luxner, Carnegie, PA (RPCV, Ghana, 1963-65)
Phillip Burnette, Martinville, VA (RPCV, Ghana, 1963-65)
Henry Paul, Andrews, SC (RPCV, Ghana, 1963-65)
John Turnbull, Santa Fe, NM (RPCV, Ghana 1963-64/Malawi 1964-65)
Eric Mustonen, San Diego, CA (RPCV, Ghana, 1967-69)
Peter Milnes, Leesberg, VA (RPCV, Ghana, 1977-79)

Each of you is a geologist who served in the US Peace Corps.  I was
provided your names and addresses by other RPCV geologists, or found them
in the recent edition of the Peace Corps Directory.  Some of you are old
friends who I served with as a PC geologist in Ghana (1963-65), or when I
was under contract to the Ghana Geological Survey (1969-72).  Currently, I
am a geologist with the US Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain Project in
Las Vegas, NV.

Enclosed as a Word File (or as a hard copy for those of you without E-mail)
is a Proposal for a Geological Society of America (GSA) Technical Session
that I submitted last week, entitled:  "Geologists in the US Peace Corps:
The Contribution of Peace Corps Geologists to International Development and
the Contribution of the Peace Corps Experience to the Development of
Geosciences in America."

Before it was submitted, the proposal was reviewed by other RPCV geologists
.  The proposed technical session is for the GSA Annual Meeting scheduled
November 1-5 in Seattle, Washington.  We hope that each of you will have
interest in participating in this GSA Session.  I encourage each of you to
submit an Abstract, as we are hoping for an excellent turnout for the GSA
Session.  However, if you do not wish to submit a Paper, and only wish to
listen, we welcome you to travel to Seattle in November for the GSA
Meeting.   We will try to plan a social program to go along with the
technical session.  The best interchanges are often over a beer.

The entire proposal including rationale and a brief session description is
included in the attached Word File:

(See attached file: GSA Peace Corps Session Proposal - Final 011603B.doc)

Of course, this proposal is only the first step.  The next step is to have
the proposal accepted.  However, I am confident that we have proposed an
outstanding topic and that it will be accepted by GSA.

Abstracts for 15 minute presentations must be submitted to GSA
electronically by July 15th.  When you read the "Rationale" on the
submission, you may note that I've proposed a "Peace Corps Geologist"
session that is (topic-wise) broad enough to drive a truck through.  I
believe each one of us could easily submit several abstracts on a variety
of topics.  However, each Speaker can only present one Paper at a GSA
Meeting unless he is an "Invited Speaker."  If we have a single half-day
session, we may have up to four "invited" speakers, and if we have an
all-day (or double) session we may have up to eight "invited" speakers.  I
have listed four invited Speakers as a "Hold" however we can juggle these
as necessary.  As "Advocate" for the session I have the ability to accept
those abstracts that fit our Session and reject any I don't believe are
appropriate.  Information concerning the meeting and directions for
submitting abstracts will be on the GSA website at:   www.geosociety.org.
The length of the Session is dependent upon the number of abstracts that
are submitted.  12-16 Abstracts will translate into a half-day Session and
24-32 abstracts will provide us with an All-day Session.

  We will need to contact all possible contributors and participants.  I'm
counting on each of you to help reach out to other PC geologists whom you
may know who might contribute to this session.  This may include anyone in
the geoscience profession that served in the Peace Corps (whether or not
their Peace Corps service was as geoscientists), as well as Peace Corps
geologists (including those who taught geology) who moved into other
professional areas (e.g., two former Ghana PC geologists who have become
medical doctors), as well as those of us who worked in the geosciences
while in the Peace Corps and have remained in the field (active or
retired).  I have also extended an invitation to several Canadian
geologists who served as CUSO volunteers assigned to the Ghana Geological
Survey in the late 1970s.

I am also proposing that we dedicate the Session to three of our late
colleagues:  Dr. Olcott Gates (Ghana PC staff, 1963-65), Will Reiser (Ghana
VI PC geologist) and Jim Barr (Ghana III PC geologist).  It would be
appropriate to project pictures of the three at the start and close of the
Session.  I can provide pictures of Jim Barr (vintage 1963-65) and I
probably have one of Olcott Gates as part of a group.  Perhaps other Ghana
II/III/IV geologists have better ones of Ollie. I hope that one of the
Ghana VI geologists can provide a picture of Will Reiser.

The following Ghana RPCV (& CUSO) geologists have been contacted previously
or are in the process of being contacted:
John Adams, Buckingham, PA (Ghana, 1963-65)
Dave Behnke, Little Rock, AR (Ghana, 1963-65)
Steve Castor, Reno, NV (Ghana, 1965-67)
George Coakley, Reston, VA (Ghana, 1965-67)
Dave Copeland, Laramie WY (Ghana, 1965-67)
Ernie Businelli, Bogota, New Jersey (Ghana, 1965-67)
Dennis Elrod, Denver, CO (Ghana, 1977-80)
Bob Fakundiny, Albany, NY (Ghana, 1963-65)
Mike Field, Gambier, OH (Ghana, 1963-65)
John Friedrich, Fallon, NV (Ghana, 1963-65)
David Hastings, Bangkok, Thailand (Ghana, 1970s)
Dick Holm, Flagstaff, AZ (Ghana, 1963-65)
Bill Kaiser, Austin, TX (Ghana, 1963-65)
Ernie Kendall, Seabrook, TX (Ghana, 1962-64)
Bob Levich, Las Vegas, NV (Ghana, 1963-65)
Don Marszalek, RPCV Ghana, 1963-65
Rob Matthews, Winnipeg, Manitoba (CUSO, Ghana, 1977-80)
Roland McEldowney, Evergreen, CO (Ghana, 1963-65)
Marshall Nelson, Whiting, NJ (Ghana, 1963-65)
David Norman, Socorro, NM (Ghana, 1970s)
Paul Palmer, RPCV Ghana, 1965-67
Dave Ripley, Bismarck, ND (Ghana, 1965-67)
Steve Saunders, Arlington, VA (Ghana, 1963-65)
Ed Simonis, Carmichael, CA (Ghana, 1963-65)
Dick Schroeder, Perth, Western Australia (Ghana, 1963-65)

We are attempting to locate:
Ron Gross, RPCV Ghana, 1965-67
Mike Hickey, RPCV Ghana, 1963-65
Elwood McKinney, RPCV Ghana, 1963-65
Will Julian, RPCV Tanzania, 1961-63
Norman Parker, RPCV Ghana, 1969-71

We've had several other suggestions vis-a-vis the Session:
1. Invite a representative of the Ghana Geological Survey (also ask the GGS
to agree to be a sponsor), or if possible, ask the former Director, Godfrey
Kesse to participate or possibly Kwesi Barning, now with the Ghana Minerals
Commission.
2. Ask a representative from AGID (the Association of Geologists for
International Development) to participate.  David Hastings is a Lifetime
Member - perhaps he could make the contact.
3. We plan to request sponsorship from GSA's International Division.
4. We will welcome other suggestions.
5 .Ask a representative from the US Peace Corps to participate in the
Session.

Thanks for your patience and help.  I look forward to your responses.
Respond via E-mail or by phone:
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                               Best regards,

                               Bob Levich








--
Robert D. Rogers
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin
4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. bldg 600
Austin, TX 78759-8500
http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/index.htm

Office  512 471-0387
Fax  512 471-8844
Cell  512 779-6008
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Dear colleagues: If someone knows about people (names and addresses)
working about the history of Geology in Central America (both Central
Americans and non-CA), please let me know those names. Grateful,
Gerardo Soto

The NEW DEADline for GSA abstacts is now Jan 5, 2003.  There is still
time to submit for the Caribbean/Central America Session, Cordilleran
GSA - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  Abstract titles received so far for the
session range from Trinadad to the Gulf of Fonseca in Honduras.

Note that all  abstracts must be submitted electronically through the
GSA website
(www.geosociety.org).

More information is available at:

http://geoinf.igeolcu.unam.mx/cordilleran2003/

http://www.geosociety.org/sectdiv/cord/03cdmtg.htm

Chairs
-Rob Rogers (UT Austin)
-Jeff Marshall (Cal Poly Pomona).
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Dear Chairpersons for the Coordilleran Section Meeting,

I wish you a happy new year!

Please note and inform possible attendants that the deadline for
abstract submission HAS BEEN MOVED TO JANUARY 5. We did this change in
order to get
the maximum possible attendance to the meeting.

Thank you again for your help.
We anticipate a very interesting meeting.

Luca Ferrari
Technical Program Chair
--
Robert D. Rogers
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin
4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. bldg 600
Austin, TX 78759-8500

Office – 512 471-0387
Fax – 512 471-8844
Cell – 512 779-6008
rrogers@...