Annual Fall Field Conferences
Every fall since 1950, the Society has held a field conference to some part of New Mexico and, in some cases, to border states. From the beginning, the conference has been accompanied by a guidebook with detailed roadlogs as well as peer-reviewed papers relevant to the region. These guidebooks remain an invaluable references to the geology of the conference area and most are available for purchase.
Fall 2008: Silver City / Gila Wilderness,
October 23-25, 2008
Call For Papers
(Also available in PDF and MSWord formats.)
The 59th Fall Field Conference of the New Mexico Geological Society will be held in the Silver City area of southwestern New Mexico. The conference will focus on the wide variety of geology in the region, including Precambrian metamorphic and granitic rocks, Paleozoic carbonate rocks, middle Cenozoic volcanic rocks, and the upper Cenozoic Gila Conglomerate. The general chairman and guidebook editors for the conference are Greg Mack and Jim Witcher.
Authors are asked to provide an intent to submit a paper and/or mini-paper via email, phone, or letter to Greg Mack prior to December 20. The intent to submit should include proposed title and authors and estimated number of pages and figures. Authors are asked to limit papers to 20 pages (double spaced). Longer papers will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Authors will be required to secure two external reviews for each paper and should submit those reviews with the final manuscript. The deadline for final submission of papers to Greg Mack is March 15, 2008. Mini-papers should be limited to 1500 words and one figure and will be reviewed by the guidebook editors. Deadline for final submission of mini-papers to Greg Mack is January 20, 2008. Papers and mini-papers may be submitted by email or on a CD. See our “Instructions to Authors” for more information regarding formatting.
For more information on next years conference, contact:
Greg Mack
Department of Geological Sciences
New Mexico State University
(575) 646-1343
E-mail:
Jim Witcher
Witcher and Associates
PO Box 3142
Las Cruces, NM 88003
575-521-0146
505-649-4893 (cell)
E-mail:
Future Conferences:
Widespread enthusiasm for the Fall Field Conferences has led to receipt of many proposals for future conferences. Therefore, the schedule of upcoming field conferences is now outlined for the next several years. The field conference venues and names of organizers are listed below. All members are encouraged to volunteer assistance to the organizers or to contribute to the guidebooks. If you live near or are involved with the geology in the vicinity of the future conference sites, please consider contacting one of the organizers.
Fall 2008: Silver City / Gila Wilderness (see above)
Fall 2009: Chupadera Mesa
Virgil Lueth (New Mexico Bureau of Geology) and Spencer Lucas (New Mexico Museum of Natural History)
Fall 2010: Four Corners Region
Kate Zeigler (UNM) and James Fassett (USGS, ret.If you have an idea for a future field conference, please contact the President of the NMGS.
Photos From Past Fall Field Conferences
Everyone is invited to share their best digital photos of past conferences with the rest of the Society membership. Please contact the society webmaster via the 'comments' link below.