A water-worn sandstone slab protrudes into a river with trees on the far bank.
The Susquehanna River. Photo credit: Emily Wilson.

2022 Northeastern Section Meeting

20–22 March 2022

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square

Meeting Program
Program PDF
Events Code of Conduct

57th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section

Geoscience in a changed and changing world.

Attendee Documents

Certificate of Attendance
CEU Certificate
Meeting Receipt

Location

The 2022 GSA Northeastern Section Meeting is planned as an in-person meeting to be held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Lancaster is a welcoming and walkable small city with a rich history and arts and cultural community. The conference location is the Lancaster County Convention Center and Marriott at Penn Square, in the heart of downtown and convenient to shops, galleries, music venues, and restaurants, including the oldest operating indoor farmers’ market in the country. Lancaster is easily accessible by car, train, and from the Harrisburg airport. We are pleased to announce a wide-ranging set of symposia, theme sessions, field trips, and short courses aligned with our meeting theme: Geoscience in a changed and changing world.

Things to do in Lancaster

Registration

Cancelation deadline: 22 Feb. 2022

To ensure a healthy, safe, and comfortable event, we require that only those vaccinated against COVID-19 attend the in-person meeting. If you are not vaccinated, please do not attend the meeting. Learn more.

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For further information or if you need special accommodations, please contact the general chairs, Andy de Wet, andy.dewet@fandm.edu, or Chris Williams, chris.williams@fandm.edu.

Accommodations

Book your group rate for Northeastern Section of GSA

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square. The meeting rate is US$159 per night plus tax. Reservations should be made by calling the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square at +1-717-239-1600 (local) or online. Please be sure to mention that you are attending the GSA meeting. The Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square is ADA compliant. Mobility accessible rooms may be requested at time of booking.

Taking Care of You: What to Expect and Marriott's Commitment To Clean: Commitment to Clean

Exterior of Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square at dusk
Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square
25 S. Queen St.
Lancaster, PA 17603 USA

Meeting Sponsors

We are grateful to those groups recognized below for their generous support!

Copper Level

 
Bruker
Penn: Master of Science in Applied Geosciences
 
 

Local Committee

Organizing Co-Chairs
Andy deWet, adewet@fandm.edu; Chris Williams, cwillia2@fandm.edu
Technical Program Co-Chairs
David Sunderlin, sunderld@lafayette.edu; LeeAnn Srogi, lsrogi@wcupa.edu; Gale Blackmer, gblackmer@pa.gov; Gail Ashley, gmashley@eps.rutgers.edu
Field Trip Chair
Jaime Tomlinson, jaimet@udel.edu
Sponsorships Co-Chairs
Tim Bechtel, timothy.bechtel@fandm.edu; Talor Walsh, talor.walsh@millersville.edu
Short Course Chair
Rob Sternberg, rob.sternberg@fandm.edu
K–12 Teacher Education Program Co-Chairs
Lynn Marquez, lynn.marquez@millersville.edu; Christopher Roemmele, CROEMMELE@wcupa.edu
Student Volunteer Chair
Emily Wilson, emily.wilson@fandm.edu
Coordination/Communications Chair
Melissa Betrone, mbetrone@fandm.edu