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“GSA CONNECTS”: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
Connection captures the heart of our meeting activity no matter where we gather. GSA connects
you to geoscience. The meeting connects you to each other and to the tools you need to advance
in your professional life. In 2021, we’d love to welcome you to the new spirit of GSA Connects.
Present your cutting-edge research, attend innovative sessions, and grow your network like never
before. Submit your abstract by 20 July and discover what real connection means.

IMPORTANT DATES

Mid-May: Space-request system opens (non-technical, social, and August: Student volunteer program opens
business meeting room requests)
7 September: Early registration deadline
Early June: Registration and travel grant applications open
7 September: GSA Sections travel grants deadline
Mid-June: Housing opens
13 September: Registration and student volunteer cancellation
28 June: Space-request system deadline—fees increase after this date deadline

20 July: Abstracts deadline 15 September: Housing deadline for discounted hotel rates

NON-TECH SPACE-REQUEST SYSTEM is the co-headquarters hotel. Both hotels are located within walk-
We have adjusted the timeline around the space-request system ing distance of the Oregon Convention Center (OCC). The GSA
for non-tech and social events. We are waiting until mid- to late block includes six hotels offering rates from US$189 to US$254
May to open the system in the hopes we will have more information single occupancy (per night, plus tax). Three hotels are in the
regarding guidelines around in-person events. We will continue to OCC area, and three hotels are in the city center.
plan the non-tech events to adapt to changing circumstances. If you Protect yourself: As the number of online hotel bookings con-
have any questions, please contact spacerequest@geosociety.org. tinues to increase, so does the rate of booking scams. Only use a
trusted source to make your hotel reservation and beware of any-
HOTEL INFORMATION one contacting you directly via email, phone, or fax. If you have
The GSA housing bureau will open hotel reservations in June. any questions, please contact the GSA meetings department at
The Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center will meetings@geosociety.org. We will post information to our website
serve as GSA headquarters and the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland regarding hotel reservations in June.

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