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58 4 Easy Ways to Register: See Page 5 For complete details and updates: ACE.AAPG.org SEPM President's Reception and Awards Ceremony Date: Tuesday, 21 June Time: 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Location: Calgary Marriott Downtown Fee: Included with registration SEPM President Janok Bhattacharya invites you to an evening of celebration to honor the 2016 award winners of SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) and a great event to network and visit with colleagues old and new. The Twenhofel Medal, the highest award of SEPM given in recognition of a career of outstanding contributions to sedimentary geology, will be presented to Ron Steel. SEPM Honorary Membership, given for both scientific contributions and service to the society, will be awarded to Chris Fielding. The other science award recipients are James Syvitski, who will receive the Francis P. Shepard Medal in recognition of excellence in marine geology; Anna Behrensmeyer, the Raymond C. Moore Medal in recognition of excellence in paleontology; V. Paul Wright, the Pettijohn Medal for excellence in sedimentology and Stephen Meyers, the Wilson Award for excellence in sedimentary geology by an early career geoscientist. SEPM will also honor the recipients of the Best Paper Awards for 2014 in both of its journals, Journal of Sedimentary Research and PALAIOS. SEPM will also recognize the Best Student Presentation Awards from the 2016 Annual Meeting, where cash prizes will be presented to the top student presenters from the SEPM Student Awards Poster Session scheduled for Monday at Denver, sponsored by Nexen. As always, SEPM will recognize the members of the 2016 Annual Meeting Organizing Committee, without whom the meeting could not take place and SEPM Foundation Student Grant recipients. The reception will begin at 7:30 p.m. with cocktails available at cash bars and substantial hors d'oeuvres. The awards ceremony will start at 8:00 p.m. SEPM Research Group Meetings and Reception Date: Monday, 20 June Time: 7:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m. Location: Calgary Telus Convention Centre Fee: Included with registration The (SEPM) Society for Sedimentary Geology would like to invite anyone who is interested in research group activities to attend the SEPM Research Group Meetings. Specific locations will be announced at a later date. SEPM Field Trips and Short Courses Be sure to check out the great array of trips and courses available for this meeting. Students should especially be aware of the Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students sponsored by ExxonMobil and the other SEPM field trips and courses that have numerous heavily discounted student seats sponsored by multiple companies. (See details on page xx.) SEPM Best Student Poster Presentation Competition SEPM will be recognizing the top student presentations from the SEPM Student Awards Poster Session (Monday). The top student presenters will be recognized with cash prizes at the SEPM President's Reception and Awards Ceremony on Tuesday evening. For additional information contact Theresa Scott (tscott@sepm.org) or Howard Harper (hharper@sepm.org) at SEPM headquarters. SEPM ANNUAL MEETING Visit sepm.org for updates.