Holiday Inn University Plaza
Springfield, Missouri
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| The Association of Groundwater Scientists & Engineers |
The American Society of Civil Engineers, Mid-Missouri Section |
The Association of Engineering Geologists |
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Southwest Missouri State Univ., Dept. of Geography, Geology, and
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St. Louis Section of the ASCE |
The Karst Waters Institute |
Please direct any questions concerning papers, registration or conference attendence to:
Dr. Barry F. Beck P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates, Inc.(PELA) Sixth Multidisciplinary Conference phone: (423) 483-7483 106 Administration Road fax: (423) 483-7639 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 e-mail: pela@icx.net USA
Direct corrections, comments or questions concerning the Conference home page to David M. Doolin.
Conference DescriptionGeologists and geographers study how and where karst develops and how sinkholes form, but engineers must use this information to build structures. Communication and sharing of knowledge between the disciplines is achieved through an emphasis on practical applications and case studies. Civil or environmental engineers, geologists, planners, and government regulators who deal with water resources, waste disposal, foundations, or other geotechnical issues will all benefit from attending this conference. |
Call for PapersAll papers for the conference are expected to deal with applied science and engineering. Papers dealing with more theoretical aspects of karst may be submitted for poster presentation. Other papers may be presented as poster displays at the author's request; this may be helpful to authors for whom English is not the primary language. |
Manuscripts NOT received by December 1, 1996 without prior arrangement will be deleted from the program. Accommodations can be made in limited cases for SLIGHT extensions of deadlines. However, no guarantees of inclusion can be made regarding late manuscripts.
| It's easy to envy a colleague who has made a career out of lounging around tropical beaches. Dr. John Mylroie has done just that--specializing in karst systems and fresh-water lens on carbonate islands. He has published widely on such topics as Hydrodynamic behavior of caves formed in the fresh- water lens of carbonate islands; Geology of the Bahamas; and Water-rock interaction ... Geomorphic perspective and island karst. |
 Dr. John Mylroie, Island Karstrunner and infamous racontuer. |
Many conference attendees have struggled for years to convince the uninitiated that karst is different. Now we learn that karst developed on young, near-coastal limestones is even different from traditional karst. As Keynote Speaker, Dr. Mylroie will review recent advances in our understanding of karst developed in young carbonates, and he will explain its practical implications ranging from the nature of contaminant transport to the origin of land collapse hazards. Following the banquet, he will share less formal anecdotes and reflections on his numerous exploits in his own inimitable style.
Dr. John Mylroie is currently Professor of Geology at Mississippi State University. He has also taught for several years in the University in the Park series at Mammoth Cave National Park; served as Program Chairman for the Fourth Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas, and was the co-leader for the 28th International Geological Congress field trip to those islands. He was instrumental in founding, and served for five years as the president of, the Karst Waters Institute.
Welcome Social at the Holiday Inn, University Plaza beginning at 8:00 P.M.
The plenary session will begin at 8:30 A.M. on Monday, April 7th and will continue until sometime after noon on Wednesday, April 9th, depending upon the final number of papers being presented. The three day conference will consist of a series of technical sessions.
The conference banquet will be held Tuesday, April 8th at 7:30 P.M. Dr. John Mylroie will be the banquet speaker. The banquet is included in the conference registration.
The welcome social and the banquet are included in the conference registration fee. Guest tickets may be purchased for a cost of $35.00. The guest ticket is good for both events.
Urban karst problems will be examined in the Springfield Plateau area, including the cities of Springfield, Nixa, and Ozark. Approximately 2,500 sinkholes have been located in the karst terrane in Greene County. Recent examples of groundwater contamination by sewage, fertilizers, and hydrocarbon chemicals have demonstrated the sensitivity of groundwater to degradation in this karst terrane. Shallow groundwater pollution, sinkhole flooding, and sinkhole subsidence and collapse are a few of the problems which participants will examine firsthand on this field trip.
Pre-registration and bus loading will begin at 7:30 A.M. Sunday morning, and buses will leave promptly at 8:00 A.M. Lunch will be provided. Participants should wear appropriate outdoor clothing and walking footwear and should be prepared for rain.
An additional fee of $95.00 is required for the field trip.
The organizers are soliciting sponsors for the several social events at the conference. Sponsors underwrite the cost of these events and their generous support is acknowledged both at the event and also more formally at the banquet. The sponsors are also acknowledged in the conference program.
All sponsors will receive a set of Proceedings Volumes from the current and previous conferences (five volumes in all, as the Proceedings Volume from the First Conference is out of print.) These volumes are excellent research tools and will be a significant addition to any corporate or personal library.
For the Welcome Social, we are soliciting two sponsors who would each support half the cost. We also are seeking sponsors for the pre-Banquet Wine Social and for the wine course to accompany the banquet. If you or your company is interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Dr. Barry F. Beck at (423) 483-7483.
Regular $345 Speaker/Exhibitor $295 Student $100 Non-Participating $150 After 3/3/97 All categories $395 Other Fees Field Trip $ 95 Exhibit Booth $300 Guest Ticket (welcome social/banquet) $ 35A registration form is provided for your convenience.
Holiday Inn University Plaza 333 John Q. Hammons Pkwy Springfield, MO 65806 USA phone: (417) 864-7333 fax: (417) 831-5893Directions: The Holiday Inn University Plaza is located at St. Louis Street and John Q. Hammons Parkway. Access is easy from I-44 and other federal and state highways. From the Springfield/Branson Regional Airport, go east on Kearney Street to the Kansas Expressway. Take the Expressway south (a right turn) Go to the Chestnut expressway and turn east (left). Go east to Sherman St. and turn south (right). Go through two traffic lights and the hotel will be on the right.
Dr. Barry F. Beck P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates, Inc.(PELA) Sixth Multidisciplinary Conference phone: (423) 483-7483 106 Administration Road fax: (423) 483-7639 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 e-mail: pela@icx.net USA
Document created 7 July, 1996. Corrections, comments and suggestions concerning the conference home page should be directed to David M. Doolin. Updated: 21 January, 1997.
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