Media Invitation: From Field to Headline, GSA Connects 2025 Awaits

Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America (GSA) welcomes media representatives to attend and cover our annual meeting, GSA Connects 2025, taking place from 19–22 October 2025 at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, USA. This prestigious event is a cornerstone for the geoscience community, offering unparalleled opportunities for media professionals to gather news and information.

About GSA Connects 2025

GSA Connects 2025 is more than just a meeting—it's an electrifying hub for scientific discovery, tailored for geoscientists at all stages of their careers. San Antonio’s unique history and geology are reflected in the themes of GSA Connects 2025: Energy & Resource Innovations in the 21st Century, highlighting the Eagle Ford Shale as one of Texas’ most productive formations; Geology Without Borders, emphasizing the migration of agriculture, culture, and resources between nations; and From Earth to the Cosmos: Geoscience Beyond Our Planet, underscoring Texas’ role as a hub for planetary science.

GSA Connects 2025 is where the latest advances in geoscience will be unveiled and discussed. Connects offers a unique opportunity for media representatives to cover cutting-edge technical sessions, engage with top-tier professional education, and connect with both scientists and passionate science journalists and communicators. With our highest registration numbers and abstract submissions in several years, thousands of geoscientists will be in attendance, making this event a prime venue for capturing the innovations, insights, and connections that drive the geosciences field forward.

Who Can Register

• Working Press: Journalists, photographers, videographers, bloggers, authors, and filmmakers representing bona fide news media organizations with a press card, letter, or business card from the publication.
• Freelance Science Writers: Those presenting a current membership card from NASW, ISWA, regional affiliates of NASW, ISWA, CSWA, ACS, ABSW, EUSJA, and evidence of their reporting on science published in 2023 or 2024. Note: Authorship on technical research does not qualify for press credentials.
• Public Information Officers (PIOs): Institutional communicators from scientific societies, educational institutions, and government agencies.

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Registration Details

• Media preregistration is encouraged before 10 October 2025. Onsite registration will be available after this date.
• All press registrations are issued at the discretion of the GSA Press Office and are non-transferable.
• Working media will receive complimentary registration, which permits access to technical sessions, the Exhibit Hall, and the on-site newsroom.
• If you are a Connects 2025 presenter, you must pay the meeting registration fee to attend. Journalists and PIOs must pay for any additional events they wish to attend.
• Media representatives are welcome to book a hotel room (at their expense) in one of the GSA hotels. Find details here.
• Interested in covering the event but unable to attend in person? Email Katie Busser to be added to the distribution list for press releases and daily tip sheets.

Media Resource Center

The on-site media resource center and pressroom is available exclusively for working press to conduct interviews, write stories, and take a break between sessions. Coffee and snacks will be available. Media representatives will receive a special welcome gift upon arrival on-site.

Event Highlights

• GSA President Nathan Niemi speaks on The Future of Geoscience Field Education and how we attract and inspire the next generation of geoscience students in his Presidential Address, Sunday, 19 October, at noon in the Stars at Night Ballroom.
• Pardee Keynote Symposia:
• P1: Expanding Neurotypical Borders: Building a Future of Inclusion with Disabled and Neurodivergent Perspectives in Geoscience
• P2: Groundwater in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
• P3: Geoheritage Without Border: International Perspectives on the Conservation and Celebration of Geodiversity
• P4: Impact Cratering and the Evolution of Life on Wednesday
• Timely sessions for PIOs and reporters covering climate issues:
• Learn about the impact of fire on landscapes and society in T17: Wildland Fire: An Agent of Geomorphic, Ecologic, and Societal Change.
• How do coastlines experience sea-level change? Find out at Session T101: Land Surface Subsidence: Processes, Impacts, and Ongoing Challenges.
• Learn how life and environments are affected by greenhouse warming in Session T139: Environmental Instability During Greenhouse Periods: Impact on Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems.
• The critical zone is a hot topic in geoscience today—dive in with Session T186: Critical Zone Science: Intersection of Processes Linked to Geomorphology, Ecology, Fire and Climate.
• Join Nathalie Brandes and Paul Brandes, the authors of Texas Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Lone Star State and Roadside Geology of Texas, Third Edition, for a Multimedia Presentation and Book Signing at the Innovation Stage on Monday, 20 October, at 4:30 p.m.

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We look forward to welcoming you to San Antonio for GSA Connects 2025! For more information, please visit the GSA Connects 2025 website or contact Katie Busser.

About the Geological Society of America

The Geological Society of America (GSA) is a global professional society with more than 17,000 members across over 100 countries. As a leading voice for the geosciences, GSA advances the understanding of Earth's dynamic processes and fosters collaboration among scientists, educators, and policymakers. GSA publishes Geology, the top-ranked geoscience journal, along with a diverse portfolio of scholarly journals, books, and conference proceedings—several of which rank among Amazon's top 100 best-selling geology titles.

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