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

22–25 October

Seattle, Washington, USA

GSA 2017 Seattle Meeting

Thank you to all the 2016 GSA Denver Annual Meeting attendees. EXCHANGE THE GEOLOGY BY ORGANIZING AND
We hope you enjoyed the geology, networking, and libations. It’s
time to plan for our 2017 Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, CHAIRING A TECHNICAL SESSION.
USA. GSA is excited to head back to the Pacific Northwest. Our 2009
meeting in Portland, Oregon, USA, attracted nearly 6,500 attendees Technical Session deadline: 1 Feb. 2017
from over 50 countries, so our 2017 meeting should be international, Proposals are being taken for both Pardee Keynote and Topical
well attended, and full of excitement!
Sessions. The proposal form is online at https://gsa.confex.com/
A highlight will be the Seattle-area geology: Glaciation, deposi- gsa/2017AM/cfs.cgi.
tion, tectonics, crustal deformation, unconformities, erosion,
bedrock structures, and drumlins. We challenge you to propose a SHARE THE GEOLOGY AS AN INSTRUCTOR THROUGH
field trip, short course, and/or technical session that will teach
your colleagues and promote discussion about the incredible A SHORT COURSE.
regional geology.
Short Course proposal deadline: 1 Feb. 2017
Courses run the Friday and Saturday before the Annual

Meeting and are typically a half day to two full days. The proposal
form is online at https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2017AM/
shortcourses/cfs.cgi.

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