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The Geological Society of America Penrose Conference

Revitalize your geology at GSA’s Penrose Conference, the premier small meeting for collaborative research around the world. Introducing a brand new format and criteria for submission.

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In Service to Science

Penrose Conferences, named in honor of R. A. F. Penrose, Jr., a benefactor of the Geological Society of America, were established in 1969 by the Society as a further step in its service to the earth and planetary sciences. The conferences are designed to be interdisciplinary and bring together various earth-science communities both within and beyond GSA.

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Discussion & Discovery

The small, informal nature of the Penrose Conferences is intended to stimulate and enhance individual and collaborative research and to accelerate the advance of the science by the interactions and development of new ideas. Each conference subject should be under current investigation and active discussion by able researchers in the field and/or in the laboratory.

Penrose Conferences last around five days and have between fifty to ninety participants. Participants should come from a diverse field of disciplines and individuals (international, gender, and career level). The Conferences are assembled in engaging locales and at suitable meeting venues for several days of focused discussion free from other demands on the participant’s time and attention.

GSA’s Meetings Department will provide administrative and logistical support during the planning of the conference. In addition, GSA and the GSA Foundation will provide a total of US$20,000 in unrestricted funds for the Annual Penrose Conference that is selected.

 

For more information:

Lindsey Henslee, Meeting Manager
Geological Society of America
3300 Penrose Place | Boulder, CO 80301-9140
E-mail: lhenslee@geosociety.org
Phone: +1-303-357-1006

Submit a Proposal

Open Submittal Period: 1 Nov.–15 Dec.

Announcement of Accepted Proposal: Early March

Melanie Brandt, Executive Director and CEO
PenroseConference@geosociety.org
Geological Society of America
3300 Penrose Place, P.O. Box 9140
Boulder, CO 80301-9140

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