AEG Seattle 2013 From the Mountains to the Sound

Join AEG at the 56th Annual Meeting in 2013, as the Washington Section of AEG celebrates its 50th Anniversary!

• Field Trips:Engineering Geology of Seattle, Pleistocene Power in the North Cascades (one-day) and Methow Valley via Mountain Bike (two-day option), Mt. Rainier, New Paleoseismic Evidence for the AD 900-930 Seattle Fault Earthquake, Whidbey Island: Hands-on Laboratory of Glacial and Periglacial Stratigraphy and Geomorphology, Central Washington Columbia River Basalt, and Nile Valley Landslide and I-90 Rock Slope Engineering.
• Symposia:Tunnel Projects, Modern Engineering Geology, Pacific Northwest Volcanic Hazards, Pacific Northwest Seismic Hazards, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Geological Engineering of Transportation Projects, Environmental Geology of Energy Development, Climate Change Impacts on Rivers and Infrastructure Management, and Lessons Learned for Western U.S. from Recent Tsunamis.
• Technical Sessions:Groundwater and Karst, Landslides, Rock Mechanics, Seismic Hazards, Mine Reclamation and Waste Management, Subsidence, Engineering Geology and Forestry, Engineering Geology of Dams, Environmental Site Characterization and Remediation, Flooding and Coastal Hazards, Licensure and Professional Practice, Geologic Resource Management, and Geophysics.
• Guest Tours: 1) Boeing Museum of Flight and South Seattle, 2) Olympic Sculpture Park, Ballard Locks and Theo Chocolate, and 3) Washington State Ferry, Bainbridge Island and Bloedel Reserve.
• Special Event: A reception/dinner at one of Seattle’s unique museums.
• Short Courses including:“Challenges of Peat: Characterization, Significance, and Settlement”
• Walk to Pike Place Market, and enjoy Museums, Restaurants, Shopping, the Space Needle and the new Wheel on the Waterfront.

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