All activities will be held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel,
unless otherwise noted

Friday September 24 — Pre-Meeting Field Trip
7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.      
Field Trip: Kentland Quarry Impact Structure — Radisson Hotel Lobby

Saturday, September 25
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.      
Trenton/Black River Core Workshop Registration & Coffee — Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education (MGRRE)

7:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.      
Field Trip: Detroit Salt Mine Tour — Radisson Hotel Lobby

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.      
Short Course: Quality Control of Subsurface Mapping — The Great Lakes Room, Lower Level

6:00-8:00 p.m.               
Student Job Quest Reception/Poster Competition — Pre-function area, Lower Level

Sunday, September 26
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.     
Field Trip: Grand Ledge/Pennsylvanian Statigraphy and Facies Field Trip with Core Workshop — Radisson Hotel Lobby

8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.      
Student Job Quest Interviews — The Fields and The Flats Rooms Lower Level

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.      
Exhibitor Setup — Kalamazoo Room, Lower Level

12:00-7:30 p.m.            
ES-AAPG Meeting Registration Open — Pre-function area, Lower Level

12:00-4:30 p.m.            
Slide Center Open — The Flats Room, Lower Lever

4:00-4:45 p.m.               
Opening Session — Welcome, Meeting overview, Introduction of Dignitaries — Stone Theater, Lower Level

4:45-5:30 p.m.               
ES-AAPG  —  Awards Ceremony — Stone Theater, Lower Level

5:30-7:30 p.m.               
Icebreaker Reception/Exhibits Open — Kalamazoo Room, Lower Level

Monday, September 27
7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.      
Registration Open, Continental Breakfast — Pre-function area, Lower Level

7:00-8:00 a.m.               
AAPG House of Delegates Breakfast (by invitation only) — The Oaks Room, Lower Level

7:00-8:00 a.m.               
Speaker/Poster Author/Judges Breakfast — The Meadows Room, Lower Level

7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.      
Slide Center/Judges Room open — The Flats Room, Lower Level

8:00. a.m.-5:00 p.m.     
Exhibits Open — Kalamazoo Room, Lower Level

8:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.   
Technical Session I — The Prairies Room, Lower Level

8:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.   
Technical Session II — The Glens Room, Lower Level

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 
Spouse Activity — A day touring Amish Country (Ticketed event) — Radisson Hotel Lobby

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 
Poster Session — General Session, all Posters - Kalamazoo Room, Lower Level

10:00-10:15 a.m. 
Coffee Break — Pre-function area, Lower Level

12:15-1:30 p.m.
ES-AAPG Council Meeting Luncheon (by invitation only) — The Oaks Room, Lower Level

1:30-5:15 p.m.
Technical Session III — The Prairies Room, Lower Level

1:30-5:15 p.m.               
Technical Session IV — The Glens Room, Lower Level

3:30-3:45 p.m.               
Coffee Break — Pre-function area, Lower Level

6:30-9:30 p.m.               
An Evening at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo (Ticketed Event) — Food and fun among the vintage airplanes — Kalamazoo Aviation Museum Buses  leave from outside Lobby beginning at 5:45

Tuesday, September 28
7:00-11:30 a.m. 
Registration Open — Pre-function area, Lower Level

7:00-8:00 a.m.               
Speaker/Poster Author/Judges Breakfast  — The Meadows Room, Lower Level

7:00-8:00 a.m.               
AAPG Membership Committee Breakfast (by invitation only)  — The Oaks Room, Lower Level

7:00-8:00 a.m.               
ES-AAPG Committee on Section Meetings Breakfast (by invitation only) — The Fields Room, Lower Level

7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.      
Slide Center/Judges Room open — The Flats Room, Lower Level

8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.      
Exhibits Open - Kalamazoo Room, Lower Level

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.      
Technical Session V  — The Prairies Room, Lower Level

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.   
Technical Session VI  — The Glens Room, Lower Level

9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.      
Poster Session — General Session, all Posters — Kalamazoo Room, Lower Level

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.   
Spouse Activity  — Walking Tour Historic Downtown Kalamzoo (Ticketed event) — Radisson Hotel Lobby

10:00-10:15 a.m. 
Coffee Break — Pre-function area, Lower Level

12:15-1:30 p.m. 
All Division Luncheon (EMD/DEG/DPA) (Ticket Required) — The Great Lakes Room, Lower Level

1:30-4:30 p.m.               
Technical Session VII — The Prairies Room, Lower Level

1:30-4:30 p.m.
Technical Session VIII — The Glens Room, Lower Level

Wednesday, September 29
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Workshop #3: Organic Shales and Fine-grained Organic Carbonates of the Miochigan Basin Core Viewing Workshop (Collingwood Shale, Antrim Shale, and A-1 Carbonate)

Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education (MGRRE)
5272 West Michigan Ave.