GSA Technical Program Is Live
The Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting: 4-7 November,
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Boulder, CO, USA: The scientific
program schedule
is online and searchable now for the Geological Society of America’s Annual
Meeting & Exposition to be held at the Indiana Convention Center (ICC)
in Indianapolis, Indiana, 4-7 November 2018. Indianapolis is situated near
the margin of Pleistocene glaciation, and is a prime venue for exploring
the geology of the Midwest.
Members of the media and public information officers from scientific
societies, educational institutions and government agencies, are invited to
request complimentary press credentials
, attend, and report from the meeting on the latest findings in
earth-science research. GSA hosts an onsite newsroom to assist during the
technical program hours.
I. MEETING HIGHLIGHTS & SPECIAL LECTURES
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GSA Presidential Address & Awards Ceremony
ICC, Sunday, 4 Nov., noon-1:30 p.m.
GSA President Robbie Rice Gries, Gries Energy Partners,
LLC, will give her Presidential Address, titled, "Navigating 'Me too' in
the Geosciences." Top awards will be presented to luminaries in the field.
Feed Your Brain: Lunchtime Enlightenment
Listen to current leaders in the geosciences with interesting stories to
tell.
ICC, 5-7 Nov., 12:15-1:15 p.m.
Monday, the 2019 Michel T. Halbouty Distinguished Lecturer Ben Bussey, National Air & Space Administration
(NASA), will speak on "Resources of the Moon."
Tuesday, recently confirmed United States Geological Survey (USGS) Director James Reilly will present.
A late-breaking session titled, "
Kīlauea 2018:Geoscience and Communication during a high profile natural
event
," will illuminate recent unprecedented events in Hawaii, and what
scientists are learning from them.
Be sure to check out a special presentation in the poster hall stage area
from Indiana University / Indiana Geological & Water Survey, titled,
"Making Guided Earth Science Field Trips Accessible and Affordable Using
Virtual Reality: A Virtual Walking Tour of the Indiana University
Bloomington Campus Limestone Architecture."
Field trips
are an iconic feature of the GSA meeting. This year there are 25 pre-,
concurrent, and post-meeting trips. Repeated glacial cycles have left
fantastic exposures of Quaternary sediments from classic glacial moraines
and eskers to relict shorelines and dunes along the Great Lakes. Underlying
these sediments, and exposed south of the city, are Paleozoic strata in a
sequence of escarpments and plateaus that are home to classic outcrops and
fossil locations, scenic waterfalls and deep gorges, and world-class karst
landscapes and caves.
A field guide volume prepared for this 130th GSA Annual Meeting includes
compelling science and field trips in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky,
Michigan, and Ohio. A wealth of geologic and human history collides in the
Midwest, a confluence that led to the growth of America’s industry over the
past two centuries. Watch for
Ancient Oceans, Orogenic Uplifts, and Glacial Ice: Geologic Crossroads
in America's Heartland
, edited by Lee J. Florea, in the GSA store in October.
II. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
The technical program consists of a wide variety of oral and poster
sessions, complimented by 29 short courses for extended learning.
Presentations are organized into several categories:
Pardee Keynote Symposia
are of broad geoscientific interest, and include invited speakers:
• Earth as a Big Data Puzzle: Advancing Information Frontiers in Geoscience
• Women Rising: Removing Barriers and Achieving Parity in the Geosciences
• Plate Tectonics Paradigm 50 Years after the Seminal Work of Morgan,
Mckenzie, and Le Pichon
• Human Evolution and Environmental History in Africa: 25 Years of
Transformative Research
Topical Sessions
are abstracts presentations organized on a thematic basis. Industry Track icons designate which sessions are most
relevant for industry professionals, including energy, economic geology,
hydrogeology, environmental geology, and engineering geology.
The program also includes discipline sessions, which are grouped according
to research conducted in specific scientific disciplines (e.g.,
archeological geology, geochemistry, etc.).
The complete
program schedule
with abstracts is searchable online. Browse for sessions in your areas of
interest or search for particular presentations by typing in keywords, an
author's name, or a session title. You can also search discipline
categories or sponsors using the drop-down menus, or use your browser's
"find" feature to search for keywords or convener names.
III. MEDIA PARTICIPATION
Those with media credentials may participate in technical sessions, field
trips, and other special events. Eligible media personnel will receive
complimentary registration and are invited to use GSA-hosted newsroom
facilities while at the meeting. Journalists and PIOs must pay for any
short courses or field trips in which they wish to participate.
Public Information Officers of universities, government agencies, and
research institutions can use the meeting as an opportunity to present
research to on-site reporters through press releases, press conferences, a
virtual press room, and one-on-one contact with the press.
Learn more about
media eligibility for complimentary registration
.
The media pre-registration deadline is Monday, 29 Oct. 2018
. After 29 Oct., media may register onsite at the main registration desk
beginning Saturday morning, 3 Nov., at 7:00 a.m.
Newsroom Information
Request Media Registration
Contact
Christa Stratton, GSA's Director of Education, Communications &
Outreach, at the address above for additional information or assistance.
GSA endeavors to provide a fully accessible meeting; please let us know if
you have special requests with regard to the ADA.
Meeting Homepage
The Geological Society of America (www.geosociety.org) is a scientific
society with members from academia, government, and industry in more than
100 countries. Through its meetings, publications, and programs, GSA
enhances the professional growth of its members and promotes the
geosciences in the service of humankind. GSA encourages cooperative
research among earth, life, planetary, and social scientists, fosters
public dialogue on geoscience issues, and supports all levels of earth
science education.
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