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Wednesday, March 9, 2011 • Berkeley, CA
Please submit reservation by Friday, March 4, 2011
CCGO Fundraising Dinner
Sponsored by the GRA San Francisco Bay Area Branch
(This meeting will be held in place of the usual branch meeting for March.)
Retrospective of 40 years as an Accidental Geologist and Environmentalist
Doris Sloan, Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley Earth & Planetary Science
Scholastic Sponsor: Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc.
RSVP -- http://www.grac.org/ccgorsvp
ABSTRACT
Forty years ago, after a decade of tumult and revolution in civil rights, another arena was opening up. Momentous changes were taking place in the earth sciences and in our experience of the environment. It was a most exciting time to return to academia after a two-decade absence. The environmental movement was just beginning; plate tectonics was new and accepted only reluctantly by many in the older generation of earth scientists; women wanting to be geologists were not welcome in a man’s field; free speech and free love were the rallying cries at UCB; and good citizens knew that they couldn’t fight city hall or big corporations. How different it was 40 years ago when I walked into my first class as a reentry grad student at UC Berkeley. The changes I have experienced in the ways geology is practiced and taught, and some of the marvelous adventures I have had, are the topics of this look back at 40 years as geologist and environmental activist.
BIOGRAPHY
Doris Sloan is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science at UC Berkeley. Her MS in geology and PhD in paleontology are both from UC Berkeley. Her research focused primarily on microfossils in the sediments beneath San Francisco Bay and what they can tell us about the Bay’s geologic history. She taught for two decades in the Environmental Sciences program at UCB, taught classes on the geology of California and the Bay Area for UC Extension, and led field seminars for Pt. Reyes National Seashore Association, the Yosemite Association and others. Since retiring, she has traveled widely with Cal Alumni groups to the far corners of the Earth. She is the author of a book on the Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region, published in 2006 by the University of California Press in the California Natural History Series.
LOCATION
Spenger's - Fresh Fish Grotto
1919 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
510-845-7771
DIRECTIONS
From San Francisco and points south:
- Take I880 to I80 east towards Berkeley/Sacramento.
- Take University Avenue off-ramp and stay in your right lane.
- Follow the Fourth Street/Frontage Road signs.
- Turn right on Hearst Street and go 3 blocks to Fourth Street and turn right.
- Spenger's will be on the left and guest parking is to the right.
From points north:
- Take I80 towards Berkeley and exit at University Avenue and keep right.
- You will pass over the highway and at the first stoplight, Sixth Street, turn left.
- Take the first left at Hearst Street.
- Go 2 blocks and turn left again on Fourth Street.
- Spenger's will be on the left and guest parking is to the right.
From points east:
- Take Highway I680 to Highway 24 and Highway 24 to Highway I580.
- Head west on I580 West following the signs to Berkeley/Sacramento.
- Take the University Avenue off-ramp and stay in your right lane.
- Follow the Fourth Street/Frontage Road signs.
- Turn right on Hearst Street and go 3 blocks to Fourth Street and turn right.
- Spenger's will be on the left and guest parking is to the right.
TIMES
5:30 - 6:30 -- No-Host Social and Registration
6:30 - 7:30 -- Dinner and Announcements
7:45 - 8:30 -- Keynote Speakers
8:30 - 8:45 -- Questions and Answers
DINNER CHOICES
Vegetarian - Pasta Primavera with Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Meat – Pork Tenderloin with Pepper Jack Daniels Glaze with Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Fish – Atlantic Salmon with Berry Sauce with Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Dinner includes mixed green salad with Balsamic vinaigrette, rolls, butter, coffee or tea
DINNER COSTS
$50 for professionals
$10 for students with scholarship award (contact John Karachewski at geoscapes1@gmail.com)
Please pay on-line by credit card or at the door either by cash or checks payable to: GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION (GRA).
RSVP REQUIRED
Please submit electronic reservation by 12 PM (Noon) ***Friday, March 4, 2011***
SUBMIT RSVP -- http://www.grac.org/ccgorsvp
CANCELLATION POLICY: GRA will accept cancellations with no charge until 12:00 PM (Noon) on Friday, March 4, 2011. At that time, we must submit a final headcount to Spenger’s and we will be charged accordingly. If you cancel after that time, or are a no-show, we will ask you to pay the cost of your meals. Thank you for your cooperation.
If you have any announcements or questions, please contact the GRA San Francisco Branch Vice President, John Karachewski (geoscapes1@gmail.com) at 510-540-4121 or Branch Treasurer, David W. Abbott (dabbottgw@gmail.com) at 510-654-6729.
Announcing Scholastic Sponsorship Opportunities
All Proceeds to Benefit Science Students
GRA San Francisco Branch is interested in supporting university science students. Our Scholastic Sponsorship Program is an opportunity to publicize your business while contributing toward a good cause. Your sponsorship will be acknowledged in the announcement, at the meeting, and space will be provided for a small display and brochures. Please contact Abigail McNally at amcnally@kiffanalytical.com or 530-297-4800 ext. 112 for details.
Our March Scholarship Sponsor is Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc.
Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc. (Gregg) offers a wide range of services for environmental, geotechnical and marine site investigation and remediation. Since our inception, Gregg has been widely recognized as a leader and innovator in drilling, sampling, and subsurface investigation, providing clients in industry and government with the highest quality services. Our company is managed by geologists and engineers with experience in the consulting field giving us unique insights into the challenges our clients face. As a result our approach remains simple: “Provide high quality service in a safe, timely, reliable and cost-effective manner.” Gregg has offices in the following California locations: Martinez, Palo Alto, and Signal Hill.
Gregg’s services include the following: hollow-stem auger drilling, mud rotary drilling, air rotary drilling, direct-push sampling, cone penetration testing (CPT), air vacuum excavation, monitoring well installation, soil vapor sampling, specialized geotechnical sampling (vane shear testing, pressure-meter testing, dilatometer testing, SPT hammer energy calibration, plate load testing), UVOST testing, Membrane Interface Probe (MIP) logging, injection of remediation compounds, instrumentation, dewatering wells, and well development. In addition, Gregg operates its own drillship (Quin Delta) and a range of barge equipment for overwater drilling and testing work.
Mr. Tim Boyd
Gregg Drilling and Testing, Inc.
950 Howe Road
Martinez, CA 94553
Tel #: (925) 313-5800
E-Mail: tboyd@greggdrilling.com
Website: http://www.greggdrilling.com
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