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Annual Meeting & Exposition
WRAP-UP
On behalf of all of the staff, volunteers, and Society leaders, I extend GSA 2015 BY THE NUMBERS
a hearty thank you to all who participated in the GSA 2015 Annual
Meeting & Exposition in Baltimore. I especially recognize our orga- Attendees: 7,400 Presentations by
nizing committee and meeting sponsors. Meeting memories: You’ll Students: 1,995
find photos, media coverage, and links to GSA TV on the meeting Countries Represented: 58
website, community.geosociety.org/gsa2015/. Field Trips: 29
Students & Early Career
—Melissa Cummiskey, GSA Senior Director of Meetings & Events Professionals: 3,333 Short Courses: 15
General Chair: David A. Vanko On To the Future Exhibit Booths: 251
Technical Program Chair: Patrick Burkhart Scholars: 115
Field Trip Chair: Richard A. Ortt Jr. App Downloads: 2,479
Field Trip Co-Chairs: David K. Brezinski and Jeffrey P. Halka Abstracts Accepted: 4,709
Sponsorship Chair: David A. Vanko Tweets: 1,258 tweeps used
K–12 Education Chair: Michael Passow Technical Sessions: 342 hashtag #GSA2015 nearly
Special Events Chair: Michael S. Kelley
Student Committee: Hannah Susorney and Sophie Lehmann Presentations by 4,500 times, reaching
Professionals: 2,705 >5.8 million Twitter followers
We look forward to seeing you at GSA 2016 on 25–28 September
(note the unusually early date), in Denver, Colorado, USA. Remember:
You make the meeting—and you still have time to propose a technical
session or short course (1 Feb., see p. 11).
Learn more at
www.geosociety.org/meetings/2016
