American Quaternary Association Meeting

June 21-24, 2012
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
Duluth, Minnesota

The meeting is hosted by the Large Lakes Observatory and the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

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2012 AMQUA Biennial Meeting Theme:

From Floods to Droughts: Water, Climate Variability, and their Impacts in the Holocene

Fresh water is a vital resource and a critical component of the Earth System; the Duluth AMQUA meeting, located on the shores of Lake Superior, provides an ideal opportunity for the American Quaternary community to consider the roles that water has played in the warm world of the Holocene - and could play in the future. Visit the Program Schedule page for more information.

American Quaternary Association (AMQUA)

AMQUA is a professional organization of North American scientists devoted to studying all aspects of the Quaternary Period, the last 2 million years of Earth history. The Quaternary Period is significant because the Ice Age environmental changes associated with the growth and decay of continental glaciers were the backdrop for global changes in floral and faunal communities, including extinction of diverse megafauna, and for the evolution of modern humans and their dispersal throughout the world.

Local Organizing Committee

Steve Colman, University of Minnesota Duluth (Chair)
Erik Brown, University of Minnesota Duluth
Andy Breckenridge, University of Wisconsin Superior
Emi Ito, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Dan Engstrom, St. Croix Watershed Research Station

Program Committee

Bryan Shuman, University of Wyoming (Chair)
Simon Brewer, University of Utah
Jess Tierney, Lamont Doherty
Geoff Smith, University of Nevada Reno

AMQUA, Membership
University of Minnesota Duluth
Large Lakes Observatory (LLO)
UMD, Department of Geological Sciences