Upcoming Events:

Networking Breakfast: Friday, January 8th at 7 am at the Egg & I restaurant in St. Paul MN located at 2828 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. We'd love to hear your ideas for upcoming activities. 

Geopalooza Weekend: May 1st & 2nd: local field trips to coincide with national AWG meetings in the Twin Cities. More details as the date draws nearer.

Networking Breakfasts:

Second Friday of each month, 7:00 AM at the Egg & I restaurant St Paul location (2550 University Avenue West, Suite 125N, St Paul) or the Minneapolis location (2828 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis.)

Networking Happy Hours:                                                  

Select Fridays, 5:30 PM at the Town Hall Brewery located at 1430 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis. Happy hour specials until 6:30 PM.

Please contact awg_mn@yahoo.com for details concerning either of these networking events.

2009 - 2010 Meetings: 

  • Friday, January 8th at 7 am at the Egg & I restaurant in St Paul
  • Thursday, February 11th happy hour, details to come
  • Friday, February 12th at 7 am at the Egg & I restaurant in Minneapolis
  • Friday, March 12th at 7 am at the Egg & I restaurant in St Paul
  • Friday, April 9th at 7 am at the Egg & I restaurant in Minneapolis
  • Saturday & Sunday, May 1st & 2nd, Geopalooza Weekend
  • Friday, May 14th at 7 am at the Egg & I restaurant in St Paul

Past Events:

  • Kramer Burnsville Quarry tour, October 15, 2009
  • Women in Geosciences Day, October 16, 2009
  • Joint Networking Event with the Forum for Women in the Environmental Field April 29th, 2009
  • AWG sponsored tour of St Anthony Falls Lab (SAFL), Friday June 6, 2008  located at 2 Third Avenue SE, Minneapolis.  Dinner afterwards at Tuggs Taven on the St Anthony riverfront.
  • AWG wine donation to AIPG Spring Social Tuesday April 22, 2008
  • AIPG-MN & AWG-MN joint luncheon: Carrie Jennings, MGS, on "Sediment dynamics in agricultural watersheds of the Minnesota basin."
  • Networking Happy Hours (various locations)
  • SAGE Science Fair Judging - further details on the AWG SAGE program can be found at: www.awg.org/ed-out/sage/
  • AIPG-MN & AWG-MN joint luncheon: Dr. Mindy Erickson, MPCA, on Ambient Ground Water Sampling, April 2007
  • AWG Booth at South-Central and North-Central Sections, GSA
  • Networking Happy Hour, April 2007
  • Career Panel, November 2006. Thanks to all of our panelists!
  • "Women in AIPG Breakfast" at AIPG National Convention, 2006. AWG members spoke informally about their experiences in the geosciences.
  • Booth at the AIPG National Convention in St Paul, MN. See www.aipg2006.org for more information.     
  • Bell Science Museum of Natural History Science Fair:  March 4th 2006, www.bellmuseum.org for more details.
  • MnSTA: Minnesota Science Teachers Association meeting in Winona, 2006.
  • Winter Potluck, 2006