The downtown area of a medium-sized city at dusk among a hilly, treed area.
Photo courtesy of Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau.

2024 Southeastern Section Meeting

15–16 April 2024

Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Asheville Renaissance Hotel

Meeting Program
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73rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section

Welcoming Reception and Map and Art Blast

5:30–8:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom

Location

The 2024 Meeting of the Southeastern Section of GSA will be held in Asheville, North Carolina, on 15–16 April. Asheville offers easy access to the world-class geology of the Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Valley and Ridge, and Cumberland Plateau, with geologic locales including ancient orogenic belts, exotic mineral districts, active landslides, karst landscapes, and unique fossil sites. The Asheville Renaissance Hotel is downtown in the heart of it all—roughly 20 miles from the Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), and walking distance from the popular restaurants, breweries, shops, and other historic and cultural attractions.

Registration

Early registration deadline: 11 Mar. 2024

Cancelation deadline: 18 Mar. 2024

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For further information or if you need special accommodations, please the general chair, Blair Tormey, btormey@wcu.edu.

Accommodations

Hotel registration deadline: 25 March 2024

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin Street, Asheville, North Carolina, located in downtown Asheville. The meeting rate is US$194 per night plus tax. Reservations may be made directly by calling +1-800-468-3571 or online. Parking is available at the hotel for registered hotel guests a reduced GSA rate of $10/day.

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Renaissance Asheville Hotel
Renaissance Asheville Hotel
31 Woodfin Street
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801

If you are planning on attending and have not secured a hotel reservation, search for hotel availability via our trusted partner aRes Travel.

Book online or call +1-800-559-3186 for assistance. International callers +1-619-546-5773

aRes Travel is a third-party travel planner. Rates, deposits, and cancellation policies may vary and are the responsibility of the guest. Questions on hotel policies or payments made on aRes website should be directed to the aRes Reservation Center or to the hotel directly.

Earn continuing education units and enhance your professional development.

GSA Section Meetings offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Earn CEUs for attending either a one-day or a full-day meeting. Field trips and short courses also offer CEUs. If you are a registered attendee, you can receive your certificate on the meeting homepage after the meeting has concluded.

Meeting Sponsors

We are grateful to those groups recognized below for their generous support!

Cold Mountain Sponsors

 
Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
 

Grandfather Mountain Sponsors

 
Society for Sedimentary Geology, Eastern Section
Penn: Master of Science in Applied Geosciences
 

Mount Pisgah Sponsors

 
GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
Society of Economic Geologists
 
 

Local Committee

General Co-chair
Blair Tormey, btormey@wcu.edu
Tech Program Co-Chairs
Cheryl Waters-Tormey, cherylwt@wcu.edu
Shane Schoepfer, sschoepfer@wcu.edu
Field Trip Co-Chairs
Mark Carter, mcarter@usgs.gov
Arthur Merschat, amerschat@usgs.gov
Exhibits Co-Chairs
Ashley Lynn, ashley.lynn@deq.nc.gov
Scott Harris, HarrisS@cofc.edu
Volunteers Coordinator
Frank Forcino, flforcino@wcu.edu
Short Courses & Workshops
Ken Taylor, kenneth.b.taylor@ncdenr.gov
Sponsorship & Events
Bill Hames, hameswe@auburn.edu
Beth McClellan, emcclellan@radford.edu
Treasurer
Blair Tormey, btormey@wcu.edu
Katie Luciano (Section Treasurer), lucianok@dnr.sc.gov