UPCOMING EVENTS:

"Geology, Terroir and Winemaking of Minnesota" presented by Dr. James Cotter and Wanda Hanlon.  See the flyer for details.  All are welcome!

• AWG Tropical BBQ Dinner: Saturday, October 8th 2011, 6:30 to 9:00 PM, Kokomo Island Cafe, Mall of America. 
• AWG National Board Meetings: October 8-9, 2011
• AWG Breakfast & Awards Ceremony at GSA: Monday, Oct. 10th 6:30 AM at the Minneapolis Convention Center Ballroom B
• Earth Science Week: October 9-12, 2011
• AWG-MN Elections: August 2011
  
• Lilydale Fossil Hunting, June 11, 2011: Lilydale Regional Park, St. Paul
• AIPG Joint Luncheon, April 5, 2011: Kate Kleiter with AET spoke on her involvement with construction of the Twins' stadium.
  
• Fireside Chat & Potluck - January 22, 2011: Harvey Thorleifson from Minnesota Geological Survey spoke on "The Search for Diamonds in North America"

• Book Swap & Networking - October 27th 2010: Edina Public Library
• Geocaching Event - July 17th 2010: William O'Brien State Park www.williamobrienpark.com
• Lilydale Fossil Hunting - June 19th 2010: Lilydale Regional Park, St. Paul
• Geopalooza weekend, May 1st & 2nd 2010: Reception & dinner with AWG & AWGF National Board and Minnesota Chapter Officers; Retreat of St. Anthony Falls Field Trip lead by Karen Campbell.
  
• AIPG Joint Luncheon, April 6, 2010: Heather Arends from the MDNR spoke on Minnesota aggregate resources and the DNR aggregate mapping program.

2009

• 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

2008

• 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)

2007

• 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

2006

• 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