SPECIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Saturday, 16 March
Town Hall Session: GSA Strategic Planning Initiative
5:30–6:30 p.m., Rhode Island Room
Please join GSA Executive Director Vicki McConnell for an update on GSA’s Strategic Planning. This is an opportunity to interact with leadership and ask questions about the future plans for GSA.
Welcoming Reception: NEGSA 2019
6:30–8:30 p.m., Casco Bay Exhibit Hall
Visit with friends and colleagues and view exhibits. Food, one ticketed beverage, and cash bar.
Sunday, 17 March
GSA Campus Representative Appreciation Breakfast
7–8:30 a.m., Somerset and Oxford Rooms
This complimentary breakfast for Campus Reps is held to say Thank You. If you are a campus representative, or are interested in becoming one, please plan to attend this celebratory event.
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Luncheon
noon–1:30 p.m. Somerset and Oxford Rooms
Join colleagues for lunch and conversation. This is a ticketed event. Professional US$24, Students US$12.
Northeast Tectonics (NETectonics) Reception Honoring Bob Wintsch
5:30–6:15 p.m., Connecticut Room
This annual reception will follow the symposium honoring Robert P. Wintsch. Snacks and cash bar.
Reception Honoring Woodrow (Woody) B. Thompson
5:30–6:15 p.m., Vermont Room
LGBTQ Reception
5:30–6:15 p.m., Rhode Island Room
This is a non-ticketed event. Join colleagues for snacks and conversation. Cash bar. Contact: Erika Amir-Lin, .
Geology Club Officer Meet-up
5:30–6:15 p.m., Massachusetts Room
If you are a geology club officer or are interested in starting a club on your campus, plan to meet-up and chat with other representatives about their activities, goals, and accomplishments. Light refreshments and cash bar.
General Reception for the Honorees and GSA Affiliates
5:30–6:15 p.m., New Hampshire Room
Cash bar and food provided. You do not need to be a member of one of the listed groups to attend the reception. Please plan on attending Henning Haack’s talk immediately following this reception.
NEGSA Plenary Session
View of the Early Solar System - as told by meteorites in the collections of the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, Bethel, Maine Henning Haack, Associate Researcher, Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, Bethel, Maine.
6:15–7:15 p.m., New Hampshire Room
Contacts: Henning Haack, Associate Researcher, Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, Bethel, Maine; Myles Felch, Maine
Mineral and Gem Museum, Bethel, Maine, .
This is a non-ticketed event. Food and cash bar.
Monday, 18 March
Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Networking Breakfast
7–8:30 a.m., Somerset and Oxford Rooms
This informal breakfast provides opportunities for students and professionals in academia, government and industry to meet and to learn more about AWG. Both AWG members and nonmembers are welcome. This is a ticketed event. Fee: Professionals: US$22; Students: US$12. The reduced cost of the student breakfast is through the generous support of the Association of Women Geoscientists Foundation. Contact: Jean Crespi, Center for Integrative Geosciences,
University of Connecticut. .
GSA Northeastern Section Management Board Meeting
noon–1:30 p.m., York Room
The annual business meeting of the Northeastern Section. Contact: David West, secretary/treasurer, .
Eastern Section of the Society for Sedimentary Geology (ES-SEPM) Keynote Address
Geoconservation: Preserving Classic Outcrops, Resources, and Accessibility, Dr. Marjory Chan, University of Utah.
5:30–7 p.m., Rhode Island Room
This is a non-ticketed event. A reception will immediately precede the keynote address. Contact: Cynthia Coron, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Southern Connecticut University–New Haven,
Map Blast
7:30–9 p.m., Casco Bay Exhibit Hall
Begun in Portland in 1998, this annual event invites all meeting attendees to post and informally discuss newly published and in-progress geologic maps/digital images of all sorts. No abstract submission is required. Cash bar available. Contact: Stephen Pollock, .
Tuesday, 19 March
Northeastern Section Paleontological Society Luncheon
noon–1:30 p.m. York Room
Join colleagues for lunch and conversation. This is a ticketed event. Professional US$24, Students US$12.
Contact: Judith Nagel-Myers, Dept. Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY .