2004 Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium

2004 Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium
October 1 - 3, 2004

The 35th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium will be held October 1-3, 2004 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. The theme is Weathering and Landscape Evolution, and we hope you will join us.

Weathering processes are fundamental precursors to most forms of landscape denudation. Weathering is central in the development of soils, regoliths, and weathering profiles, and is the dominant landforming agent in many landscapes, such as karst areas and etchplains. On a smaller scale, weathering processes produce many distinctive landforms on both rock outcrops and sediment bodies. As a result of the central role of weathering in the rock cycle, and the necessity of weathering for most erosional and denudational processes, weathering is, arguably, the most crucial and fundamental phenomena in landscape evolution and topographic development. Further, our knowledge of weathering processes, their rates and the forms they produce is commonly invoked in interpretations of past climatic conditions. Residual weathering features have informed us on both environmental change and relative ages of exposed surfaces, paleosurfaces and sediments. Finally, knowledge of the weathering system has increasingly been applied to problem-solving research, specifically in the context of conservation and preservation of stone artifacts comprising our cultural heritage.

Geomorphologists specializing or dealing in weathering belong to a number of different communities, defined in various ways; for example, geomorphic communities may deal with karst, arid environments, arctic/alpine environments, tropical environments, soils and regoliths, granitic terrains, cultural stone decay and conservation, laterites and ferricretes, solutes, landscape geochemistry, and geological interpretations of regoliths and weathering profiles, to name a few.

Acknowledgement is made to the donors of
The American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
for partial support of this symposium.

PUBLICATIONS:
Papers presented are being considered for publication in a special issue of Geomorphology and a stand alone volume published by Elsevier.

Please direct program and registration inquiries to Alice Turkington
+1.859.257.9682

TIMELINE:

August 1, 2004: Deadline for poster abstracts
CALL FOR POSTERS
A poster session will be offerred in addition to the oral presentations. You are invited to submit an abstract and poster presentation for the 2004 Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium on Weathering and Landscape Evolution. Posters can emphasize any aspect of current or recent research on weathering processes or forms, or the interpretation and significance of weathering in landscape evolution.
Abstracts will appear in the conference program along with those of the oral presentations. Poster presenters must register for the conference; please submit your registration with your poster abstract. Students who present posters will receive a $15 discount on registration.
One-page abstracts for those interested in presenting a poster should be submitted with registration.

Download Poster Guide Here (Adobe PDF format)
September 1, 2004: Pre-registration deadline
October 1, 2004: Pre-symposium field trip, registration, and opening social
October 2-3, 2004: Symposium papers, and post-symposium field trip

LOCATION:

University of Kentucky, William T. Young Library, Auditorium

SCHEDULE:

Thursday, September 30:
5:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. Registration (pick up program materials) in the lobby of Patterson Office Tower, University of Kentucky.

Friday, October 1:
8:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. Field Trip 1: Weathering and Landforms of the Red River Gorge Field trip is now full!
The Red River Gorge, famous for its scenery and rock climbing, is about an hour from Lexington, and features some spectacular weathering-related landforms, including a number of rock arches. This field trip will feature a minimum of roadside lecturing, focusing instead on bringing participants to some of the more interesting features. The trip will require some short but steep hikes; participants should dress appropriately. The cost is $12 per person to cover transportation and a box lunch. Led by Jonathan Phillips.
12:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. Registration (pick up program materials) in the lobby of Patterson Office Tower, University of Kentucky.

Saturday, October 2:
8:00 a.m. - 9 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast William T. Young Library auditorium. All sessions are in this room unless otherwise noted.
Session 1: Weathering mantles
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Above the Weathering Front: Classifying the Weathered Mantle; J. Ehlen
9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. Animating Soil Thickness Processes; D.L. Johnson, J. Domier, and D.N. Johnson
10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Beach Etching and Shore Platforms; C.R. Twidale, J.A. Bourne, and J.R. Vidal Romani
10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Coffee and Posters

Session 2: Weathering and denudation I
11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Relative Age Dating of Transported Regolith and Application to Study of Landform Evolution in the Appalachians;
11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. In Situ Weathering Rind Erosion; S. Gordon, and R. Dorn
12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Frequency/Magnitude Relationships in the Evolution of a Karst Landscape/Aquifer System; C. Groves, and
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. Lunch

Session 3: Weathering and denudation II
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Chemical Weathering and Landscape Development in Mid-latitude Alpine Environments; J.C. Dixon, and C.E. Thorn
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. Glaciers Show Direct Linkage Between Erosion Rate and Chemical Weathering Fluxes; S.P. Anderson
3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Chemical Weathering and Boulder Mantles, Karkevagge, Swedish Lapland; R.G. Darmody, C.E. Thorn,
3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Coffee and Posters

Session 4: Weathering processes and controls
4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Influence of Ascpect on the Biological Weathering of Granites: Observations From the Kunlun Mountains,
4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Microclimate and Weathering in the Central Namib Desert, Namibia; H.A. Viles, and G. Tucker
5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. The Evolution of Karst Groundwater Basins Beneath a Clastic Rock Cover, An Example from the Cumberland
5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Group discussion, questions, and synthesis
6:30 p.m. Conference dinner at Lelia's, 735 Main Street, Lexington

Sunday, October 3:
10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Continental breakfast and Posters
Session 5: Weathering and landscape evolution
10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Salt Weathering Simulations Under Hot Desert Conditions: Agents of Enlightenment or Perpetuators of
11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Sandstone Weathering: A Century of Research and Innovation; T. Paradise and A.V. Turkington
11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Regolith Stores, Regolith Renewal and Quaternary Sedimentation; Michael F. Thomas
12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Weathering Instability and Landscape Evolution; Jonathan D. Phillips
1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Field Trip 2: Bluegrass Horse Farms and Distillery Tour Field trip 2 is now full!

Conference expected to end around 1 p.m. on Sunday.

REGISTRATION:

Pre-registration is $110 for professionals and $50 for students and must be received by September 1st.

This fee includes conference proceedings, program with abstracts, admission to all sessions, morning and afternoon refreshments, the conference banquet on Saturday night, and the Friday evening reception.

Conference weekend is going to be busy in Lexington. Friday is opening day at Keeneland (Go Baby Go), and there is a home football game scheduled for Saturday. Thus, we would like to encourage you to register early as accomodations will become increasingly difficult to obtain closer to conference time.

Additional banquet tickets are $25 each.
Registration after September 1st is $125 for professionals and $60 for students.

Only pre-registrants have the option to purchase extra banquet tickets.

To Register:
- Download Registration Form (Adobe PDF format)

ACCOMMODATIONS:

We have made arrangements with the Hyatt Regency in Lexington, for a block of rooms at a special rate.

You must make reservations directly with the hotel no later than September 1, 2004 to guarantee these rates.
Remember to mention "Binghamton Symposium".

Hyatt Regency
online: http://lexington.hyatt.com/groupbooking/bgms

Hyatt Regency
401 West High Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507 USA
+1.859.253.1234
+1.800.233.1234
Single/double - $99 + tax

Shuttle service will be available between the hotels and the meeting venue on Saturday.

DIRECTIONS TO UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY:
http://www.uky.edu/CampusGuide/

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Email: alicet@uky.edu

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