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.

The official announcement and abstract submission form can be found at http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/se/2013mtg/

The abstract deadline is December 11, 2012; registration deadlines are in February 2013.

This is a historical meeting, don't miss the opportunity to learn about geoscience education and the geology of the circum-Caribbean region, southeastern North America, and Puerto Rico. The sessions will be convened by scientists working in Puerto Rico, other Latin American nations, Asia, and the U.S. 

Please contact Dr. Pablo A. Llerandi-Román (Co-Technical Program Chair) llerandp@gvsu.edu (Tel. 616-331-2779), or Dr. Lizzette Rodríguez-Iglesias (Co-General Chair) lizzette.rodriguez1@upr.edu for more information.