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GSA 2016 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION

Message from the Annual Meeting General Chair

GSA 2016 Denver Glows with Gold

Pack up your camera and head out to Denver for the annual GSA meeting and fall aspen display
that sets the gold standard for leaf gazing. You don’t have to go far to find mountainsides ablaze with
brilliant orange and yellow.

If you prefer the view of golden hops in a frosty mug, Denver is your dream destination. Colorado
is home to more than 230 artisan breweries and is credited with perfecting the art of craft beer. Left
Hand Brewing Company and GSA will be unveiling a golden brew specially crafted for conference
participants. I’m pretty excited about this year’s selection and hope I can avoid spilling the hops
before September.

Jed Clampett might have discovered “black gold” in Tennessee, but Colorado is ranked eighth
among the states in proven oil reserves. Several field trips will explore the stratigraphy of the Denver
Basin and its prime unconventional reservoirs. One field trip will explore Denver’s energy grid and
look at the role coal, gas, solar, wind, and other renewables play in keeping the lights on. Other field
trips will explore the cultural history, legacy, and geology of Colorado’s gold and mineral belt.

Need more to keep you busy? With 230 topical sessions, 32 short courses, five Pardee sessions, and
35 field trips throughout the Rocky Mountain region, you can sample a wide variety of spectacular
scenery, geology, and topics in the earth sciences.

Even if you have been to Denver before, there is always something new to see and taste. The
organizing committee is looking forward to an outstanding conference, and we hope to see you
in September.

Karen Berry, Colorado Geological Survey
GSA 2016 General Chair

Thank You GSA 2016 Organizing Committee

GENERAL CHAIR: Student Committee GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
Karen Berry, Colorado Geological Survey
Charles Shobe, University of Colorado
TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIR: Rachel Glade, University of Colorado
Paul Baldauf, Nova Southeastern University Annette Patton, Colorado State University
Jay Merrill, Colorado State University
TECHNICAL PROGRAM VICE-CHAIR: Sean Smith, Colorado School of Mines
Dick Berg, Illinois State Geological Survey Hank Matthew Cole, Colorado School of Mines
Rania Eldam, Colorado School of Mines
CO-FIELD TRIP CHAIR:
Steve Keller, Colorado Geological Survey

CO-FIELD TRIP CHAIR:
Matt Morgan, Colorado Geological Survey

EDUCATION & OUTREACH CHAIR:
Rick Aster, Colorado State University

K–12 CHAIR:
Samantha Richards, Denver Museum of Nature & Science

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