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The AEG 2012 Annual Meeting Ascending to g reater heights... Elevating our profession. September 15-23 Salt Lake City, Utah. The AEG 2012 Annual Meeting Ascending to greater heights... Elevating our profession. The theme was inspired by Salt Lake City’s mountain-front location….
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The AEG 2012 Annual Meeting Ascending to greater heights... Elevating our profession September 15-23 Salt Lake City, Utah
The AEG 2012 Annual Meeting Ascending to greater heights... Elevating our profession The theme was inspired by Salt Lake City’s mountain-front location…
The AEG 2012 Annual Meeting Ascending to greater heights... Elevating our profession • …and the Meeting’s intent to focus on trends and innovations in environmental and engineering geology. • LiDAR applications • Professional licensure issues • Implications of climate change for environmental and engineering geology
The AEG 2012 Annual Meeting Ascending to greater heights – Elevating our profession September 15-23 Salt Lake City, Utah • Technical sessions Wednesday the 19th to Friday the 21st • Field trips Tuesday the 18th and Saturday the 22nd • Short courses Tuesday the 18th and Saturday the 22nd Trips & courses Trips & courses Possible extended trips & courses Technical sessions
AEG 2012: The Venue The Hilton Salt Lake City Center lies in the heart of the city, close to dozens of restaurants, bars, shops, galleries, etc.
AEG 2012: The Venue Exhibit/break
AEG 2012: The Venue Technical sessions
AEG 2012: The Venue Banquet
AEG 2012: The City Salt Lake City lies in at the eastern edge of the Basin and Range, at the base of the spectacular Wasatch Range.
AEG 2012: The City Downtown Salt Lake City has dozens of great restaurants, brew pubs, and bars
AEG 2012: The City Dozens of great restaurants Our hotel
AEG 2012: The City Two brew pubs Our hotel
AEG 2012: The City A dozen bars Our hotel
The City Two major shopping malls Our hotel
AEG 2012: The City Downtown Salt Lake City has two major shopping malls
AEG 2012: The City Free light rail Our hotel
AEG 2012: The County Trail above downtown Salt Lake City
AEG 2012: The County Mountain biking in the Wasatch Range
AEG 2012: The County Scenic drive in the Cottonwood Canyons
AEG 2012: The County Golf at the foot of the Wasatch Range
AEG 2012: The State Bonneville Salt Flats
AEG 2012: The State Arches National Park
AEG 2012: The State Bryce Canyon
AEG 2012: Field trips Antelope Island, Lake Bonneville, and the 1980’s Highstand of the Great Salt Lake
AEG 2012: Field trips The Kennecott Utah open pit copper mine http://norlight.wordpress.com/2011/06/04/kennecott-copper-mine/
AEG 2012: Field trips Geologic Hazards of the Wasatch Front
AEG 2012: Field trips Alpine hydrogeology of the Park City area http://oldranchroadparkcity.com/images/user/401/images/photo_800x600_583046.jpg
AEG 2012: Field trips Possible addition: National Parks of Utah http://c2.api.ning.com/files/A7bd6dVdTZektKCrynVLTl99T0PxIzwF6VAj0MYEzDKoMjC7yX*znSDauh9IrIKMnJdRb8-8*gkDSkFVKWQg1jtEcZKlsUNp/DelicateArchArchesNationalParkUtah747034.jpg
AEG 2012: Short courses LiDAR applications to engineering geology By Bill Haneberg http://www.interactions.org/sgtw/2006/0719/lidar_more.html
AEG 2012: Short courses Core logging by Ira Terry
AEG 2012: Short courses Groundwater geochemistry by Kip Solomon http://www.enviroblog.org/groundwater.jpg
AEG 2012: Short courses Seismic hazard Assessmentby Ivan Wong http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/05HQGR0026.pdf
AEG 2012: Special event Dinner at Snowbird, including a tram ride to Hidden Peak and a stop at the G.K. Gilbert Geologic View Park
AEG 2012: Guest activities Heber Valley Railroad through Provo Canyon, with a box lunch
AEG 2012: Guest activities Guided tour of the Olympic Park at Park City with free time to visit historic Park City afterwards http://www.wasatchfreestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/IMG_3042.jpg
AEG 2012: Guest activities Utah Museum of Natural History and Red Butte Garden and Arboretum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Utah_Museum_of_Natural_History_-_IMG_1784.JPG
Ascending to greater heights... Elevating our profession Come to Salt Lake City September 15-23, 2012 Great meeting Great geology Great city