Please distribute to your students and colleagues. Registration is now open for two short courses our team of the Calgary Geo-and Thermochronology lab<https://www.enkelmann.org> is teaching virtually at the GAC-MAC-PEG Meeting<https://event.fourwaves.com/gacmac2024/pages> on May 23 and 24, 2024. Information on the courses is below and at the website. Registration for the conference is not required and anyone can register for the workshop only. Regards Eva WS-3 Rates and Dates: Dating Methods and Applications Organizers: Eva Enkelmann, Birk Haertel, Akeek Maitra (University of Calgary), eva.enkelmann@ucalgary.ca 1 day post-meeting Virtual Short Course The objective of this one-day course is to introduce geoscientists to the fundamentals of radiometric dating techniques. Geo- and thermochronology techniques allow scientists to quantify the timing of geologic events and with this the duration and rates of geologic processes. These methods differ in their sensitivity to temperatures ranging from mineral crystallization at >800 °C to upper crustal heating and cooling at 50–100°C. This one-day short course will provide the principles of radiometric dating. Emphasize will be given to geochronology and thermochronology methods such as U-Pb, Ar-Ar, U-Th/He, and fission track dating, and the possibilities to combine multiple methods on individual samples and single grains. Focus will be given to practical aspects that will allow scientists to choose the best method, conduct sampling in the field and core storage facilities, and project budgeting for a wide range of applications. WS-4 Quantifying Sediment Provenance and Basin Thermal Histories Organizers: Eva Enkelmann, Birk Haertel, Akeek Maitra (University of Calgary), eva.enkelmann@ucalgary.ca 1 day post-meeting Virtual Short Course The objective of this one-day course is to introduce geoscientists to the fundamentals of radiometric dating techniques and their use to study sediment basins. New developments in geo- and thermochronology techniques allow effectively dating large quantities of individual grains and the application of multiple methods on single grains. This offers to answer a wide range of geologic questions regarding sedimentary basins. These include: 1) sediment provenance and identify sediment recycling, 2) reconstructing the tectonic evolution of the sediment source region, 3) quantifying maximum and minimum temperature of sediment burial, 4) quantifying timing and rate of basin inversion, 5) determining sediment deposition age, 6) quantifying amount of removed sediment strata or tectonic overburden. Focus will be given to practical aspects that will allow scientists to choose the best method, conduct sampling in the field and core storage facilities, and project budgeting and time planning. Eva Enkelmann ------------------------------------------------ Associate Professor Department of Geoscience University of Calgary ES 518 2500 University Drive N.W. Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 Canada Phone: 403-220-5852 Email: eva.enkelmann@ucalgary.ca Group: http://enkelmann.org Lab: https://www.ucalgary.ca/geo-thermochronology