Geological Society of America (GSA)
GSA Geographic Sections
Event Details
GSA's six Geographic Sections have their own governance boards and organize scientific meetings in their region of North America. These smaller meetings attract many geoscience students and provide outstanding learning and networking opportunities closer to home. Sections offer travel grants not only to their own meetings but to the GSA Annual Meeting as well.
2021 Cordilleran Section Meeting
12–14 May | Reno, Nevada | Whitney Peak Hotel
We are excited to announce that the GSA 2021 Cordilleran Section Meeting will be held in Reno, Nevada—a modern boomtown, situated within the Basin and Range and at the foot of the Sierra Nevada.
The organizing committee is now accepting proposals for Theme Sessions, Field Trips, and Short Courses. In light of the present circumstances, the meeting will have a hybrid (virtual/in person) approach to allow as many people to participate in the meeting as possible. We thus also encourage submissions for virtual field trips (opening up field trips to anywhere on Earth and beyond, e.g. the Moon, Mars, etc.), virtual short courses, and/or virtual panel discussions.
Proposal submissions must include:
Title of Session/Field Trip/Short Course
Principal organizer (name, affiliation, and email)
Co-organizers (names, affiliations, and emails), if applicable
Preference for format (oral or poster), if applicable
Short description (50 words or fewer)
LOCAL COMMITTEE
Chair: Stacia Gordon
Technical Program Co-chairs: Wendy Calvin, Kait Keegan, Philipp Ruprecht, Matthieu Harlaux
Budget/Finance Chair: Simon Poulson
Field Trip Co-chairs: Basil Tikoff, David Greene, Andy Barth, Jim Faulds
Sponsorship Chair: John Louie
Exhibits Chair: Lisa Stillings
Student Volunteer Co-chairs: Wenrong Cao, Mike Darin
Short Course Chair: Rich Koehler
Student Poster Co-chairs: Joel DesOrmeau, Andrew Zuza
2021 Joint Section Meeting
18–20 April | Springfield, Missouri | University Plaza Hotel
The 55th Annual GSA North-Central Section Meeting and the 55th Annual South-Central Section Meeting will be hosted as a joint meeting in Springfield, Missouri, on 18–20 April 2021.
The Organizing Committee is now accepting proposals for Theme Sessions, Field Trips, and Short Courses. In light of the present circumstances, we also encourage submissions for virtual teaching methodologies (for example: classroom and field trips).
Proposal submissions must include:
Title of Session/Field Trip/Short Course
Principal Organizer (name, affiliation, and email)
Co-organizers (names, affiliations, and emails)
Preference for format (oral or poster) if applicable
A short description (50 words or less)
LOCAL COMMITTEE
Organizing Co-Chairs: Doug Gouzie, Mohamed Aly
Technical Program Chair: Kevin Mickus
Field Trip Co-Chairs: Matt McKay, Greg Dumond
Exhibit Hall/Sponsor Co-Chairs: Matt McKay, Glenn Sharman
Short Course Co-Chairs: Melida Gutierrez, Melanie Carden-Jessen, Stephen Boss
Student Volunteer Co-Chairs: Damon Bassett, Adriana Potra
Judging Coordinator: Celina Suarez
2021 Northeastern Section Meeting
14–16 March | Hartford, Connecticut
We are excited to announce that the GSA 2021 Northeastern Section Meeting will be held in Hartford, Connecticut.
For this Meeting, we are seeking proposals for Technical Sessions, Symposia, Field Trips, and Short Courses.
Proposal submissions must include:
Title of Session/Field Trip/Short Course
Principal Organizer (name, affiliation, and email)
Co-organizers (names, affiliations, and emails)
Identify proposal as theme session, symposia, field trip, or short course
Preference for format (oral or poster) if applicable
A short description (50 words or less)
LOCAL COMMITTEE
Organizing Chair: Mark Evans
Technical Program Co-Chairs: Michael Wizevich, Christoph Geiss
Exhibits Co-Chairs: Phil Resor, Drew Hyatt
Sponsorship Chair: Allison Weinsteiger
Short Course Chair: Matte Thomas
Field Trip Chair: Jean Crespi
Industry Relations Chair: Jon Gourley
K–12 Teacher Education Program Co-Chairs: Jeff Thomas, Kristine Larsen
2021 Rocky Mountain Section Meeting
25-27 May | Fort Collins, Colorado | Colorado State University
We are excited to announce that the GSA 2021 Rocky Mountain Section Meeting will be held on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, on 25–27 May.
Fort Collins and CSU offer a geologically spectacular, fun, logistically convenient, and affordable venue for this meeting, with proximity to outstanding geological and scenic destinations. We are very much looking forward to welcoming the GSA Rocky Mountain Section community to our city and campus.
We hope that you share our enthusiasm and optimism that the geosciences community (and world) will be ready to resume in-person science meetings in about a year’s time.
LOCAL COMMITTEE
Organizing Chair: Rick Aster
Technical Program Co-Chairs: Ken Sims, Peter Fawcett, Jeremy Caves Rugenstein, Rick Aster
Field Trip Co-Chairs: John Singleton, Yvette Kuiper, Jonathan Caine
2021 Southeastern Section Meeting
1–2 April | Auburn, Alabama | The Hotel at Auburn University
We are excited to announce that the GSA 2021 Southeastern Section Meeting will return to Auburn, Alabama – where the foothills of the southernmost Appalachians meet the Coastal Plain – in a city and region known for its universities, cultural centers, restaurants and coffee shops, and natural attractions, as well as its proximity to major cities of the southeast. The meeting will be held 1–2 April.
LOCAL COMMITTEE
Chair: Bill Hames
Technical Program Co-chairs: Karen McNeal, Katie Brown
Field Trip Chair: David King
Sponsorship Chair: Chuck Savrda
Exhibits Co-chairs: Laura Bilenker, Ann Ojeda
Guest Activities Program Co-Chairs: Brennan Vanalderwerelt, Ann Ojeda
Budget/Finance Chair: Haibo Zou
Student Volunteer Chair: Ashraf Uddin
Education Programs Co-chairs: Marilyn Vogel, Stephanie Rogers
Geological Society of America (GSA)
As an international scientific society, GSA serves members in academia, government, and industry around the world. Since 1888, GSA’s meetings, publications, and programs have enhanced the professional growth of geoscientists and fostered geoscience stewardship and service. GSA encourages cooperative research and public dialogue on geoscience issues and supports all levels of earth-science education.
When
Wednesday, May 12 - 14, 2021
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