Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists
2024 Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists
The 2024 Field Conference will be based in the historic Gettysburg area and will feature one day of pre-conference activities and two days of field trips throughout southcentral Pennsylvania to see carbonate, metamorphic, and igneous rocks!
Date
Oct 03, 2024, 9:00 AM – Oct 05, 2024, 5:00 PM
Eisenhower Hotel & Conference Center, 2634 Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, USA
About the event
The 2024 Field Conference will be based in the historic Gettysburg area and will feature one day of pre-conference activities and two days of field trips.
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION NOTE: Please only register one participant per registration. Each participant should only select a quantity of 1 registration (either professional or student) and 1 pre-conference trip, if desired. Individual registration is required to ensure badges and continuating education certificates are generated accurately.
Refund Policy
If you need to cancel before September 16th, 2024, a full refund (less credit card transaction fee) will be given. If you cancel after that date, refunds will be given only if your space can be filled.
CEU Policy
Professional Continuing Education Units will be issued by the conference at the rate of 8 hours each full conference day and 4 hours for the Black-Coffey Cavern Tour and the Specialty Granules Plant Quarry Tour. The Battlefield Caravan tour is considered a historical topic and is not eligible for CEUs.
Tickets
Professional
Professional Registration
$300.00Sold OutStudent
Student Registration
$150.00Battlefield Caravan
Carpool across the battlefield to sites that span the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg to compare present day views to what it looked like immediately or several years following the battle. The trip will incorporate geology, battlefield relics, and lesser-known facts about the Gettysburg Campaign. A short guidebook will be made available.
$0.00Black-Coffey Baker Cavern Tour
The pre-conference trip leader(s) will contact you directly to arrange for a donation. Visit the Black-Coffey Cavern, formerly a commercial cave known as Baker's Caverns throughout the 1930's - 1950's. The cave is located in the upper St. Paul Ordovician limestone. Join us for a one-hour guided tour and a possible field trip to look at limestone.
$0.00Sold OutSpecialty Granules Quarry Tour
The Specialty Granules quarry is the largest exposure of the Catoctin metabasalts and metarhyolites in South Mountain. Metabasalts are used to produce different colored roofing shingle granules and road ballast. The metarhyolites are produced for road use. The geology and relationships of these rocks will be examined.
$40.00Sold Out
Total
$0.00
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