GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON Meeting Number 1553 Wednesday, March 25, 2020; Meeting: 8:00 pm ***Note meeting to be held virtually via Zoom*** ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear GSW Members, I hope you and yours are faring well in these difficult times. Given the current COVID-19 public health emergency, our next GSW meeting (on March 25, please see flyer attached) will be a virtual meeting using Zoom technology, which is a free download for users. Just in case you are unfamiliar with this software, here are some tutorial materials and FAQ: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697. Here is a link to a short survey about the March 11 GSW meeting we held at AGU headquarters: https://forms.gle/6ANPt7eC9g2rbiCW8. To complete this short survey you will need to provide your email address, but rest assured that your answer will be completely anonymized before GSW officers see the aggregate answers. Please respond by March 27. Thank you, and hope to see you virtually on March 25! Ester Sztein, Ph.D. President Geological Society of Washington +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ***Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom using the link below*** https://vccs.zoom.us/j/881922420 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ GRAHAM ANDREWS, West Virginia University – The Fold Illusion. DAVID CHU, Los Alamos National Lab – DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program: the MOSAiC Expedition. ALEXIS MYCHAJLIW, La Brea Tar Pits & Museum – “Tar pit” time capsules: reconstructing Trinidad’s Late Pleistocene ecosystems with fossils trapped in asphalt. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Future Meetings 2020: April 29; May 13; Sept 9, 23; Oct 7; Nov 4; Dec 2. Know someone who would enjoy GSW? Consider inviting a colleague or friend to the meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting are posted on the GSW website for review by members. GSW website: <http://www.gswweb.org<http://www.gswweb.org/>>