16th CARIBBEAN GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE - BARBADOS 2002
160 CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA DEL CARIBE - BARBADOS 2002
16me CONFERENCE GEOLOGIQUE DES CARAIBES - BARBADOS 2002
16th_to_21st June, 2002
Second Circular
February 2002
The Sixteenth Caribbean Geological Conference will be held in Bridgetown, Barbados in June 2002 under the auspices of the Energy and Natural Resources Division of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources. The Conference is dedicated to the exchange of information on all aspects of Caribbean Geology.
CORRESPONDENCE
All communications should be addressed to:
Leslie Barker
General Coordinator
16th Caribbean Geological Conference
Energy and Natural Resources Division
c/o National Petroleum Corporation Building
Wildey, St. Michael,
BARBADOS
Tel: (246) 429-8726 Fax: (246) 436-6004
cgc16th@hotmail.com
REGISTRATION FEES
Participating Members US $150.00
Participating Students US $ 80.00
Non-participating Members US $ 65.00
These fees are payable before March 30, 2002. A late registration fee of US $20.00 will be payable for registration after this date. Refunds of pre-registration fees will be made for cancellations done before May 15, 2002. Participants, non-participants and students will receive transactions. Registration fees cover the costs of field trip guide books, programmes, book of abstracts, and the final transactions.
Please make all cheques payable to "The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment."
PAPERS
1 . The subject matter of the papers should relate to some aspect of Caribbean Geosciences.
2. Abstracts of papers may be submitted in English, Spanish or French, but should include an English summary. All abstracts (300 words maximum) should be presented in English and should be submitted before February 28th, 2002.
3. It is preferred if abstracts are sent in a digital format as Microsoft Word or Acrobat Reader submitted either by e-mail or diskette.
4. Oral presentations will be of a maximum duration of 20 minutes; five minutes will be allowed for discussion, and a further five minutes between speakers.
5. It is hoped that the Conference will be conducted in a series of symposia devoted to specific themes. Possible topics may be (but are no way restricted to ):
Caribbean Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
Palaeontology and Palaeoecology
Igneous Petrology and Volcanology
Structural Geology, metamorphism and tectonics
Accretionary Prisms
IGCP Project 433: Caribbean Plate Tectonics
Recent Carbonates
Hydrocarbons in the Caribbean
Industrial Minerals Geology
Metalliferous deposits
Environmental geology and hydrogeology
Application of geology to modern cultural problems.
Speleology; Hydrogeology; Coastal conservation, etc.
Simultaneous sessions may be held depending on the number of papers selected for presentation. Space will be allocated for Poster sessions
CONFERENCE SITE AND FACILITIES
The conference will be held at the Sherbourne Conference Center, which is a modern state-of-the-art center with facilities for hosting large conventions (over 4000 people).
Modern presentation facilities such as overhead projection, powerpoint presentation, etc. will be available in each room. Computers will support Windows 98/2000 and either 3_ floppy disk, 250MB zip disk or CD Rom.
There will be simultaneous presentation for at least two sessions at a time.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation will be available at the following hotels, from which bus transportation to the conference center will be provided daily. All participants should contact the hotels directly for reservations. Participants are, however, free to make bookings elsewhere.
All prices are quoted in U.S. dollars.
1. Time Out at the Gap 246-420-5021
3 star hotel
Single Double
$74 $88 + 17.5% tax - standard
$81 $95 " - superior
$91 $105 " - deluxe
*Superior and Deluxe double rooms can hold 1 and 2 more persons respectively at an additional cost of $15 per person.
2. Rainbow Reef Beach Hotel 246-428-5110
3 star hotel
1 bedroom suite $115 + 17.5% tax
garden view studio single occ $80 "
garden view studio dbl occ $90
pool view studio $85 "
standard hotel rooms single occ $65 "
Reservations can be made online at www.rainbowreef.com
3. Casuarina Beach Club 246-428-3600
3 1/2 star hotel
Single /Double $82 + 17.5% tax
Breakfast can be provided for an additional $10 per day.
4. Dover Beach Apartment Hotel 246-428-8076
3 star hotel
Single Double
$75 $90 + 17.5% - deluxe
$80 $90 " - ocean view
$70 $80 " - garden view
5. Sandy Beach Island Resort 246-435-8000
3 star hotel
Single Double
$82 $94 + 10% service charge + 15% VAT - standard
$125 $137 " - 1 bedroom suite
Breakfast included
*Caricom rates available for Caricom citizens. (No breakfast included).
Single Double
$68 $68 + 10% service charge + 15% VAT- standard (no view)
$104 " - 1 bedroom suite
$140 - 2 bedroom suite
6. Golden Sands Hotel 246-428-8051, 246-428-3897 (fax)
3 star hotel
goldensands@caribsurf.com
Single Double
$50 $60 + 17.5% tax
7. Accra Beach Hotel 246-438-8920
4 stars hotel
Single/Double - $135 tax included
- run of the house i.e. choice of island view, pool view or
garden view
Breakfast can be provided for and additional $14.95 per day.
8. Student Accommodation Student accommodation will be available at the Sir Frank Worrel Hall on the campus of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. These rooms will be avialable at a cost of BDS$40 (approx. US$20) per night. Interested persons should contact the conference at cgc16th@hotmail.com as soon as possible
TRAVEL
1. Direct flights to Barbados are available from the following U.S. cities:
New York - Air Jamaica, BWIA, American Airlines
Miami - BWIA, American Airlines
Washington DC - BWIA
Philadelphia - US Airways
2. Flights are available from the following US cities with a connection in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Air Jamaica:
Atlanta
Boston
Fort Lauderdale
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Orlando
Philadelphia
3. There are direct flights to Barbados from San Juan, Puerto Rico on American Eagle.
4. There are flights from Cuba on Air Jamaica with a connection in Montego Bay. A connection can also be made in Miami to an American Airlines flight.
5. There are no direct flights from Latin America to Barbados. Most travelers from Latin America must make connections in New York or Miami. There are however flights from Caracas, Venezuela to Barbados with a connection in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
6. Direct flights to Barbados are available from the following locations in the UK:
London - Virgin Atlantic Airways, BWIA, British Airways
Heathrow - BWIA
Gatwick - Virgin Atlantic Airways, British Airways
Two charters fly from Manchester and London; Britannia Airways and Air Tours.
VISAS
Visitors to Barbados from the USA, the UK and the Caribbean, with the exception of Dominican Republic and Haiti, do not require visas. Persons traveling from other countries should check with their travel agents about visa requirements.
FIELD TRIPS
PRE-CONFERENCE FIELD TRIPS *
#1- Barbados' Scotland District: 1 day- June 16th
Leader- Professor Robert Speed
Dept. Geological Sciences
Northwestern University, Illinois.
Cost: US$70 - includes lunch and transportation
This trip will provide a broad overview of the geology of the Tertiary inlier of the island.
#2 - Limestone Terraces and Industrial Minerals of Barbados: 1 day June 16th
Leader- T.B.A.
Cost: US$70 includes lunch and transportation
#3 - " In Trechmann's Footsteps" June 20th
This will be presented as a _ day field trip to various Paleontological localities in Barbados during the Conference.
Leaders- Professor Stephen Donovan and David Harper
Cost: US$70 includes lunch and transportation
#4 - The Geology of Tobago
Leader- Professor Art Snoke
University of Wyoming
To be organized by the Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago (GSTT). Duration:- 2 - 3 days (Dates not yet finalized)
Cost: US$300 - includes lunch and transportation, airfare and accommodation from Barbados approx. $300 U.S.
POST-CONFERENCE FIELD TRIPS *
#5 - Soufriere Volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines: June 21-23
Leader- Mr. Richard Robertson
Seismic Research Unit, Trinidad and Tobago and
Professor Trevor Jackson, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Cost: US$400 includes airfare, accommodation, ground transfer and Lunch.
This trip will examine from the South Eastern volcanic centers to the Soufriére Volcano in Northern St. Vincent. The group will climb Soufriére's East flank and see block and ash pyroclastics and the summit crater.
#6 - Scotland District and Miscellaneous Sites of Barbados: 1 day
Leader- Leslie H. Barker and Energy & Natural Resources Division Staff.
Cost: US$70 includes lunch and transportation
This will be a repeat of #1
Pleaseindicate field trip you wish to attend.