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GSA 2018 Annual Meeting & Exposition
4–7 November

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Late March: Important Dates

Mid-May: Meeting room request system opens (non-technical, social, and business meeting
Early June: room requests)
6 June: Housing opens (VisitIndy is the official housing bureau for GSA 2018 Indianapolis)
Early August: Registration and Travel Grant applications open
14 August: Meeting room request deadline—fees increase after this date
1 October: Student volunteer program opens
1 October: Abstracts deadline
8 October: Early registration deadline
10 October: GSA Sections travel grants deadline
Registration and student volunteer cancellation deadline
Housing deadline for discounted hotel rates

Hotel Information 11

The official GSA Housing Bureau, VisitIndy, will open for reservations in mid-May. The JW Marriott will
serve as GSA headquarters, and it’s just half a block from the Indiana Convention Center (ICC). The GSA
block includes 14 hotels offering rates from US$141 to US$199 single/double occupancy (per night, plus
tax). All hotels are within walking distance of the ICC.

Protect yourself: As the number of online hotel bookings continues to increase, so does the rate of
booking scams. According to the American Hotel & Lodging Association, fraudulent websites con 2.5 million
North Americans out of US$220 million every year. Only use a trusted source to make your hotel reservation
and beware of anyone contacting you directly via email, phone, or fax. If you have any questions, please
contact the GSA Meetings Department at meetings@geosociety.org. We will post information on our
website (www.geosociety.org/AnnualMeeting) regarding hotel reservations in mid-May.

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