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GSA 2016 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
digital format. More information will be provided with the accep- When submitting an abstract, you will be asked for your agree-
tance notices. Presenters are responsible for all fees associated with ment to the following:
this type of presentation.
GSA Code of Ethics for Abstracts Publication and
Oral Presenters Meeting Presentation
The normal length of an oral presentation is 12 minutes, plus Working together as a community of geoscientists, we will
three minutes for questions and answers. All technical session continue to advance the finest science in a respectable,
rooms will be equipped with a PC using MS Office 2013. You must professional manner. Authors will display integrity in
visit the Speaker Ready Room at least 24 hours before your sched- disseminating their research. Presentations will adhere to the
uled presentation to run through your talk and make sure it is content and conclusions of abstracts, as submitted and
compatible with the convention equipment. reviewed. Listed co-authors will have made a bona fide
contribution to the project. Conversely, the presenter should
Request a Press Release remain gracious by offering collaborators the opportunity for
recognition as a co-author. All co-authors must be aware of
Each year, GSA works to highlight scientific presentations from their inclusion and have accepted that recognition. Presenters
the Annual Meeting that may be of wider interest beyond the must be diligent in preparing a polished product that conveys
GSA community. high-quality scholarship. Submission of an abstract implies a
sincere intent to attend the meeting.
If you are presenting new research that you would like to share
with science journalists and the audiences they write for, please
e-mail us at communications@geosociety.org. Adequate lead-time
is important; we cannot generate publicity for papers that come to
our attention during the last days leading up to the meeting.
Penrose Conference—Snake River, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA. 9–13 September 2009. Photo by Kea Giles. The Next Step for Your Annual Meeting Science: March 2012 Penrose Conference location: Castelvecchio Pascoli, Lucca, Italy.
PENROSE CONFERENCES
and THOMPSON FIELD FORUMS
You’ll be networking with 7,000+ colleagues in Denver, and this can Thompson Field Forums are designed to capture the essence of GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
be a great catalyst for generating intriguing scientific discussions and exciting discoveries or controversial topics via forays into the field for
field study ideas. That’s what GSA’s Penrose Conferences and on-the-spot discussions of a particular geologic feature or area. This is
Thompson Field Forums are for. both an opportunity to get out into the field and to bring together
experts on the topic at hand to exchange current knowledge, ideas,
Penrose Conferences have a long history of bringing together multi- and theories.
disciplinary groups of geoscientists to facilitate open and frank discus-
sions of ideas in an intimate, informal atmosphere and to inspire Learn more at:
individual and collaborative research. www.geosociety.org/meetings/
penrose-thompson.htm
or contact Becky Sundeen at
bsundeen@geosociety.org.
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