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Annual Meeting Survey
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First — We Can't Make a Meeting Without You …
Please fill out this short survey & tell us about your experience this year in Charlotte.
We're always striving to make things better.
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| BY THE NUMBERS |
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Total Attendance: 5,701
• Number of countries represented: 48
• Abstracts presented: 3,389
• Oral sessions: 173
• Poster sessions: 96
• Digital poster sessions: 3
• Exhibiting booths: 213
• Graduate School Information Forum: 68
• Short Courses: 29
• Short Course participants: 568
• Field trips: 12
• Field trip participants: 250
• Student volunteers: 256
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| YOU WERE THERE, BUT WHAT DID YOU MISS? |
GSA President
George Davis
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Stay Tuned!
We know how many different things are going on at the GSA Annual Meeting, and it's hard to keep up with all of them. We have a video of George Davis' Presidential Address forthcoming, as well as the President's Medal Lecture by Bill McKibben.
Heard it on the Radio
While in Charlotte for the meeting, GSA members Rob Young, Michael Mann, David Szymanski, and Dawn Sumner were featured on Charlotte Talks, a local NPR affiliate morning radio show. These interviews are now available online and as podcasts:
• Rob Young on Rising Sea Levels (1 Nov.)
• Michael Mann and David Szymanski on Climate Change and Public Policy (6 Nov.)
• Dawn Sumner on the Mars Rover (9 Nov.)
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| THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT |
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Major Annual Meeting Sponsors
We just can't say enough to thank our sponsors for investing in the growth of current and future leaders in the geosciences community.
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GSA Foundation Silent Auction
Thanks to everyone who donated, visited, bid, and bought items at this year's Silent Auction. Proceeds go to the Foundation's Greatest Needs Fund to support GSA's student research grants, travel grants, and other education and outreach programs. Interested in donating for the 125th anniversary celebration in Denver? Contact Ann Crawford, , for more information.
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Hurricane Sandy Relief
The Red Cross has so far received $3,620 in donations in the name of The Geological Society of America. That's you helping folks recover after Hurricane Sandy. Contributions to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund are still being accepted.
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| WE'RE HERE FOR YOU AFTER THE MEETING |
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Lost & Found
Every year, GSA takes home things that aren't ours. If you misplaced something while at the meeting, please check with us! Just send an e-mail to William Cox, , with a description of what you lost, and if we have it, he'll get it back to you.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
GSA offers continuing education credit for technical sessions, short courses, and field trip attendance. Ten contact hours are required for one CEU, so one day (8 hours) of technical sessions = 0.8 CEUs. For a credit certificate, please contact Beth Engle, , for a special evaluation form (required). Once she receives your completed form, she will send the CEU certificate.
Certificate of Attendance
If you need or would like a certificate of attendance, you can print one here.
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Extend the Charlotte Meeting Experience
Engage with your peers in GSA's New Connected Community
Thanks to all who visited with us in the networking lounge at the meeting. If you didn't get a chance to stop by, you can still activate your profile now. Once you're in, please help us name the community by participating in the "Open Forum." We will be posting FAQs and resources in the coming weeks to help you build your GSA network.
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| IN THE NEWS |
Blogs & Other News Media Coverage
This year's annual meeting has generated more than 70 articles and blog posts (and counting). Check them out in the online media center.
Press Releases Issued & Received
Press releases by GSA and other organizations are posted online in the virtual newsroom.
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| PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS |
Bird's-eye views of the exhibits and poster hall.
We have a lot more photos on GSA's Facebook page.
Feel free to add your own!
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Bill McKibben receives the President's Medal of The Geological Society of America from past president John Geissman.
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| 125th ANNIVERSARY MEETING: Denver, Colorado, USA • 24–30 October |
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Celebrate 125 Years of Advancing the Geosciences
We hope you had a fantastic time in Charlotte — we enjoyed seeing you! — and we now extend an invitation to you, your colleagues, spouses, students, and friends to meet with us again in Denver to help celebrate the 125th Anniversary of GSA. It's not too late for you to take an active role in shaping the 2013 meeting by submitting your session proposal, field trip, or short course idea.
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| MEMBERSHIP MATTERS |
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Renew Early & Receive a Reduced Rate!
Renew your membership for 2013 by 15 December & save 15%
This discount applies to members from high-income countries; those from non–high income countries already qualify for reduced dues.
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