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GSA 2018 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
Call for Papers
ABSTRACTS DEADLINE: 14 August
SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT
• Submission deadline: Tuesday, 14 August;
• To begin your submission, go to community.geosociety.org/
gsa2018/science/sessions;
• An abstract submission fee of US$50 for professionals and
US$25 for students will be charged;
• For detailed guidelines on preparing your submission, please
view preparing an online submission at https://gsa.confex
.com/gsa/2018AM/categorypreparation.cgi.
TWO-ABSTRACTS RULE
• You may submit two volunteered abstracts, as long as one of
the abstracts is for a poster presentation;
• Each submitted abstract must be different in content; and
• If you are invited to submit an abstract in a Pardee Keynote
Symposium or a topical session, the invited abstracts do
not count against the two-abstract rule.
POSTER PRESENTERS
• You will be provided with one horizontal, free-standing 8-ft-
wide by 4-ft-high display board and Velcro for hanging
your display at no charge.
• Each poster booth will share a 6-ft-long by 30-inch-wide
table.
• Electricity is available for a fee.
• Wi-Fi will be available in the poster hall area.
• Posters should be on display from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on
Sunday, with authors present 3:30–5:30 p.m. On Monday
through Wednesday, posters should be on display from
9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with authors present 4:30–6:30 p.m.
• Want to present your poster digitally? As a poster presenter,
you will be given the opportunity to present your poster in
a digital format. Information on this will be provided in the
acceptance notices. Presenters are responsible for all fees
associated with this type of presentation.
14 4–7 November • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
ORAL PRESENTERS
The normal length of an oral presentation is 12 minutes plus
three minutes for questions and answers. You must visit the
Speaker Ready Room at least 24 hours before your scheduled pre-
sentation. All technical session rooms will be equipped with a PC
using MS Office 2013. Presentations should be prepared using a
16:9 screen ratio.
ABSTRACTS PUBLICATION AND MEETING
PRESENTATION
Working together as a community of geoscientists, we will con-
tinue to advance the finest science in a respectable, professional
manner. Authors will display integrity in disseminating their
research. Presentations will adhere to the content and conclusions
of abstracts, as submitted and reviewed. Listed co-authors will
have made a bona fide contribution to the project. Conversely, the
presenter should remain gracious by offering collaborators the
opportunity for recognition as a co-author. All co-authors must be
aware of their inclusion and have accepted that recognition.
Presenters must be diligent in preparing a polished product that
conveys high-quality scholarship. Submission of an abstract
implies a sincere intent to attend the meeting.
DISCIPLINE CATEGORIES
Can’t find a topical session that fits your abstract?
No problem! In addition to topical sessions, we offer discipline
categories (see p. 43–44). Discipline sessions are equally vital to
our technical program and are an essential addition to the fulfill-
ment of the overall meeting. Encourage your friends to submit a
discipline abstract too.