GSA Connects 2021: Technical Program Schedule is Online Now
The Geological Society of America’s Annual Meeting is 10–13 October
Boulder, CO, USA: The scientific
program schedule with abstracts
is now online and searchable for GSA Connects 2021, to be held in Portland,
Oregon, and online everywhere, 10–13 October. Researchers from top
universities, institutions, and agencies will share data, research results,
and advance the current state of understanding in the earth sciences.
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. Learn more about
media eligibility for complimentary registration.
See
media registration details
and highlights from the
15 June meeting announcement.
The COVID-19 pandemic is being continuously monitored, and
health and safety policies
for attendees are updated frequently, but at this writing GSA is planning
for a safe, in-person meeting with online options to attend. All
participants at the in-person meeting in Portland will be required to
provide proof of full vaccination and receive a negative COVID test within
48 hours of traveling to the Connects 2021 meeting.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
The GSA technical program integrates thousands of papers from 38 geoscience
disciplines into oral and poster sessions, including climate research,
hydrologic sciences, paleontology, economic, planetary, structural, and
quaternary geology, and mineralogy. There is sure to be something for
everyone.
Browse
the technical program or
search
in your areas of interest by typing in keywords, an author’s name, or a
session title. The
online program is listed separately
for your convenience.
Other Program Highlights
Presidential Address
by GSA President Barbara L. Dutrow, “Minerals Matter: Science, Technology,
and Society.”
2021 Michel T. Halbouty
Distinguished Lecture
by Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, “On Soil Erosion and
Biogeochemical Cycling of Essential Elements.”
Special session: “Earth to Economy: Accelerating Innovation for Climate Change Solutions.”
Noontime lectures
by Katie Stack Morgan on “The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover in Jezero
Crater,” and Marek Ranis, Missy Eppes, and José Gámez on “Bringing Art to Your Science and Thus Your Science to
the People: Joining Visual Culture and Scientific Evidence.”
Field Trips
Pre- and post-meeting
field trips
will again complement the meeting and highlight the spectacular geology of
the Pacific Northwest.
MEDIA PARTICIPATION
Media pre-registration by 5 October is encouraged.
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the mysteries of our planet (and beyond) and share scientific findings.
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