The Next Billion Years public lecture series in California (1973)
–taught extension course in conjunction with the lecture series
Earth 2020 public lecture series in California and Hawaii (1974)
–helped select topics and speakers
–co-led 8 week institute for 36 teachers in San Diego
–hosted 13 half-hour long radio talk series broadcast worldwide on PBS, Armed Forced Radio & Radio Free Europe
–helped organize TV shows on PBS that played in western U.S.
Geological Hazards lecture series at San Diego Museum of Natural History (1976, 1986, 1989)
–selected topics and speakers and managed programs
–co-edited book of same title (1977)
Voyages into Ocean Space public lecture series in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington (1977)
–helped select topics and speakers
–managed southern California area
Energy 2020 public lecture series in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington (1978)
–helped select topics and speakers
Geological Society of America annual meeting in San Diego (1979)
–selected field trip topics and leaders
–planned logistics for 21 trips with 2,150 participants
–edited 5 books
Annual meeting in San Antonio (1986)
–led field trip to Edwards aquifer
–edited guidebook
Annual meeting in San Diego (1991)
–led 3 field trips; edited 2 books
–in charge of meeting theme and sessions
Cordilleran meeting in Long Beach (1998) -- co-leader field trip to Santa Ana Mountains
American Association of Petroleum Geologists/Society for Sedimentary Geology annual meeting in San Diego (1996)
–field-trip chairman for both societies
San Diego Association of Geologists field trips (1981, 1982, 1985, 1991)
–planned and led trips for 100 to 180 professionals
–edited books
South Coast Geological Society
–led field trip to Baja California for 125 geologists (1993); to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
for 275 geologists (1996)
–edited guidebook each time
San Diego Museum of Natural History:
–have taught numerous short courses and led many field trips for over 20 years
American Association of Petroleum Geologists field trips (1981-1994, 1996)
–co-leader for Edwards aquifer, and Southern California turbidites trips
American Association of Petroleum Geologists/Society for Sedimentary Geology annual meeting in San Diego (1996)
–chair of field trips
–selected and oversaw 21 field trips for 700 participants
–led trip to Baja California for 80 geologists, mostly from European countries
–edited guidebook
SEPM (Soc. for Sedimentary Geology), Pacific Section
–edited symposia and field trip volumes (1979, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991)
–led field trip to Baja California for 180 geologists (1989), 50 geologists (1990)
International Geological Congress in Washington, D.C. (1989)
–author of field trip book
National Association of Geology Teachers
–helped organize and lead field trip to Baja California (1991)
- led field trip for 70 people to Anza- Borrego Desert (1997)
Institute for Environmental Education – Geological Society of America
–co-convene symposium: 'Earth Science in the Public Arena', San Bernardino (1994)
–co-convene Annual Environmental Forum, Seattle (1994)
–co-convene Media Training Workshop, Seattle (1994)
Radio:
–have several appearances per year for well over two decades
Television:
–appear frequently on all San Diego stations each year for two decades
–teach geology courses utilizing interactive capabilities of KPBS
–appear every 3rd Wednesday on Inside San Diego (local ABC TV show) (1988-1992)
Newspapers:
–frequent coverage of professional activities in all local newspapers
