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Campus Center, University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI)
Friday, April 5, 2019, 1:00 pm
Hosted by the Environmental Science – Natural Resource Program at UMPI

This is an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to present current geologic, geo-environmental research in a formal atmosphere. Students from Maine schools, or students enrolled elsewhere and working in Maine are invited to present their work in oral or poster format. Interested students must submit an abstract by March 24, 2019 (midnight).

To Submit an Abstract: • Follow the URL: https://goo.gl/forms/zOJyXpMc8oNwBNHQ2 • Complete each required section in the form. Ensure accuracy and proof-read all content as no changes will be permitted after the deadline (March 24, 2019, midnight).

Posters can be formatted in either portrait or landscape view and can be at any size (but no wider or longer than 48 inches). Oral presentations should not exceed 15 minutes. Please save your PowerPoint presentation in a flash drive.

Other Information:
• Direction to UMPI Campus Center: Make the first left turn from Rte-1 to UMPI campus (if coming from south) and park on the second parking lot on the left side. Walk across the street to the Campus Center. The meeting place is in the multi-purpose room, on the second floor of the Campus Center.
• UMPI dining hall is open for lunch and dinner. It is also located on the second floor of the Campus Center.

As part of its core mission to promote geologic education, the Geological Society of Maine is interested in documenting components of geoscience education through a brief survey of workers throughout the geoscience sector. By “geoscience” we mean to includebroad topics in earth and environmental science. We would like to identify some of the opportunities and challenges within our present configuration of geoscience education initiatives and also to identify specific needs from the different sectors of the geoscience community. For example, what materials, infrastructure, and expertise do educators need?What skills and content knowledge do future employers need? While this is a large topic, we hope that this ~10-15 minute survey will aid us in collecting some baseline data from the diverse geoscience sector in Maine in hopes of broadening the conversation and inspiring action in the near future. These data will be used to frame future meetings and workshops. Preliminary data will be presented and discussed at the Nov 9 GSM meeting in Augusta.