The NCGS meets each last Wednesday of the month in Orinda at the Masonic Center, 9 Altarinda Rd. There is a social period at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m. a talk (no dinner). Cost is $5 per regular member; $1 per student member, and $1 per K – 12 teachers.
NCGS 2009-2010 Calendar
(Please click on the available links to view the abstract and speaker biographies; for previous yearly calendar of events see bottom of page)
The Start of the NCGS Year!!
Wednesday September 30, 2009
Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region – Photos That Didn’t Make it Into the Book; Dr. John Karachewski, Dept. Toxic Substances Control
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Thursday October 1, 2009 AAPG Distinguished Lecturer!
The Sedimentary Record of Human Evolution
Dr. Gail Ashley, Rutger University, New Brunswick, N.J.
7:00 pm at Lafayette Veteran’s Memorial Building, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd
Wednesday October 28, 2009
The Loma Prieta Earthquake Turns 20; What we Have Learned From Seismology, Engineering & Politics; Dr. Jack Boatwright, U.S.G.S, Menlo Park
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Lodge
Wednesday November 18, 2009
EARLY DATE!!
Massive Ionization at the Air-to-Ground Interface as Possible Pre-Earthquake Indicator – Dr. Friedmann Freund, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
December 2009 - As usual no meeting!
Wednesday January 27, 2010
The Earthquake of 1868 and the Birth of Seismically Resistant Architecture in California
Dr. Stephen Tobriner, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, UC-Berkeley
2009 - 2010 NCGS Events and Field Trips
(When available, click on the following links to download field trip applications)
October 23, 2009 (FRIDAY; Time 1:00-4:00 p.m.)
A Tour of New Bay Bridge Construction - The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Projects
Caltrans Personnel
Registration: Contact Tridib Guha by email tridibguha@sbcglobal.net
Due to boat capacity, the boat tour is limited to a maximum of 25 people. The meeting place will be sent to the 25 registrants.
Do you have a place you’ve wanted to visit for the geology? Let us know. We’re definitely interested in ideas. For those suggestions, or for questions regarding, field trips, please contact our Field Trip Coordinator Rob Nelson (see About the NCGS page).
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Older Calendar of Events
2003 - 2004 Calendar of Events
2004 - 2005 Calendar of Events
2005 - 2006 Calendar of Events
2006 - 2007 Calendar of Events
2007 - 2008 Calendar of Events
2008 - 2009 Calendar of Events
(Including NCGS 1906 Earthquake Centennial Observance Events)