Folks,
I'm pleased to announce that Dr. Derek Ford will be the Edwards Aquifer Authority's 6th Distinguished Lecturer. The lecture will be held from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM on Friday, March 20, 2009 at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. There is a $20 fee to attend the lecture which includes lunch. You must register to attend the lecture as there is limited seating. If you are interested in attending the lecture, I would encourage you to register early as there is usually a waiting list. You may register by contacting Elida Bocanegra at ebocane...@edwardsaquifer.org <mailto:ebocane...@edwardsaquifer.org> or by calling 210-222-2204 and asking for Elida. As many of you know, Dr. Ford is one of the best known specialists in karst hydrology and geomorphology and director of the Castleguard Cave Project in B.C., Canada. Please note the material included below. Also, the notice has been out for only three days and we already have more than 40 people signed up. If you wish to attend, I would recommend that you sign up NOW. Otherwise, you risk being assigned to the waiting list. Geary M. Schindel, P.G. Chief Technical Officer Edwards Aquifer Authority 1615 N. St. Mary's Street San Antonio, Texas 78215 210-222-2204 Edwards Aquifer Authority Distinguished Lecturer Series The Scope of Karst Studies Featuring: Dr. Derek Ford, Professor Emeritus, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada TOPICS TO BE COVERED Dr. Ford will present a one-day workshop on the scope of karst studies, from geology to hydrology to global climate studies. He will also address regional karst issues. Discussions will focus on: * An overview of karst studies from around the world; * Current understandings of speleogenesis with examples from Europe, Canada, United States, and China; * The application of speleothem studies - from cave and karst genesis to global climate studies. (Speleothem studies complement and even exceed ice core data as a paleo global climate record); * Karst and the UNESCO World Heritage program to recognize and protect some of the outstanding examples of karst landscapes on the planet; and * Regional studies in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Canada, United States, and China. ABOUT THE PRESENTER Derek Ford obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Geography (minor in Geology) at Oxford University in 1958 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1963. Beginning in 1959, he taught in both subjects at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, where he now is retired as Emeritus Professor of Geography and Earth Sciences. His major research interests include speleogenesis, karst geomorphology and hydrogeology, protection and management of karst and cave resources, and Quaternary dating and paleo-environmental reconstructions using data from speleothems. During Dr. Ford's career, he supervised 25 MSc and 24 PhD students to completion and worked with 23 post-doctoral fellows and foreign visiting scientists. He has conducted or directed field research in eight Canadian provinces and the NWT, nine US states, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Belize, Venezuela, Brazil, U.K., Norway, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Iran, Turkey, China, South Korea, Malaysia, Australia, and New Zealand. He has authored or co-authored eight academic books, one coffee table book, 223 papers, numerous book chapters, consulting reports, and abstracts. He initiated and produced one film for the National Film Board of Canada and is an Honorary Life Member of the National Speleological Society. He has been an Honorary Life Member of NSS since 1975, was President of the International Speleological Union 1985-9, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. DATE & LOCATION Friday, March 20, 2009 Southwest Research Institute San Antonio, Texas The lecture will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. COST $20 for the day; includes lunch and supporting materials. Payable at the door by cash or check. REGISTRATION Deadline is Tuesday, March 17, 2009. For more details or to register, call Elida Bocanegra at (210) 222-2204 or (800) 292-1047 CO-SPONSORS Southwest Research Institute South Texas Geological Society Texas Water Development Board UTSA - Center for Water Research Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Texas Groundwater Association Edwards Aquifer Research & Data Center UT- Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences Texas Water Conservation Association Sigma Xi - Alamo Chapter River Systems Institute, Texas State University National Cave and Karst Research Institute
