The conference will be held on March 20-21, 2013 in the Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico. There are 23 exciting scientific sessions, 3-4 workshops/short courses, and 4 field trips proposed. Field trip participants will visit Mona Island, the Soufriere Volcano in Montserrat, the Northern Karst Belt in Puerto Rico, and will go snorkeling with leading researchers in various geology fields.