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Cordilleran Section

The Cordilleran Section is the oldest of GSA's sections. It was formally approved on 26 August 1901, when the Society itself was only 13 years old. The first organizational meeting of the Section, held in Berkeley in 1899, included the presentation of 11 scientific papers.

2013 Meeting

Cordilleran
Section Meeting

20-22 May 2013
Fresno, California, USA

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Nominations Requested for Cordilleran Section Vice Chair

The Nominating Committee of the Cordilleran Section is seeking nominations for the next Section Vice Chair, a position that will begin in March 2012 at the meeting in Queretaro, Mexico. The Vice Chair's term will extend to May 2013, followed by a one-year term as Section Chair (2013–2014). Please consider nominating yourself or someone else you think would be appropriate. Send your nominations to the current Vice Chair, who is head of the Nominating Committee: Jonathan Miller, . Please submit your nominations by 1 December 2011.

Region

In the United States:

The states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and that part of Arizona south of 35 degrees North Latitude

In Canada:

The Province of British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories, and the Nunavut Territory

In Mexico:

The Distrito Federal and the states of Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tlaxcala, and Zacatecas.

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