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Call for Field Trip, Short Course, and Technical Session Proposals

It’s time to plan for the GSA 2021 Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, USA.
We challenge you to propose a Field Trip, Short Course, and/or a Technical
Session that reflects your expertise and pushes the boundaries of the
discipline. Share your science with your community, teach your colleagues,
and promote discussion of the incredible regional geology.

Show the geology by leading a Field Trip.
Field Trip proposal deadline: 1 Dec. 2020
Trips can be anywhere from a half day to five days long. Field-trip proposals
may be submitted by anyone. We are accepting proposals for virtual field trips
also. The selection can be made within the proposal submission form.
https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2021AM/fieldtrip/cfs.cgi
Exchange the geology by organizing and chairing a
Technical Session.
Technical Session deadline: 1 Feb. 2021 A MESSAGE FROM GSA’s EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Proposals are being taken for Pardee Keynote Symposia and Topical Sessions. Dear Colleagues,
Please make your selection on the proposal submission form. As you know, GSA is committed to the ideal of
https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2021AM/cfs.cgi scientific discovery, rigor, diversity, and integrity.
I invite you to prepare a proposal for a
Share the geology as an instructor of a Short Course. Technical Session for the 2021 annual meeting
Short Course proposal deadline: 1 Feb. 2021 that reflects your expertise and research but also
Courses run the Friday and Saturday before the meeting and are typically a half pushes the boundaries of the discipline. Without
day to two full days. expanding our horizon, we will not move the
https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2021AM/shortcourse/cfs.cgi geosciences forward and keep our relevance.
I challenge you to also broaden your reach to
those you collaborate with by including diversity
in all ways—discipline, career progression, and
individuals.
Thank you for considering sharing your science
and work at the GSA 2021 Annual Meeting.
—Vicki S. McConnell

https://www.geosociety.org