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GSA 2018 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION

K–12 GSA Experience Comes to Indy!

H ow do w e rec ruit th e nex t generation of geosc ienc e students to our f ield?
G et ‛em w h ile th ey ’ re y oung!

Building on our success in Seattle, GSA is pleased to announce
that we will be inviting K–12 teachers from the Indianapolis area to
bring their classes to the GSA Annual Meeting this November for the
K–12 GSA Experience. Participating students will experience the
diversity of geoscientists, an improved understanding of how science
actually occurs, and their connections to that process in their current
studies and future college and career choices by visiting the exhibits
and poster halls.
The K–12 GSA Experience will be available to classes on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, 5–7 Nov., between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. ( 2 p.m.
on the 7th) . Interested teachers should complete the form at h t t p s : / /
g o o .g l / f o r m s / w 5 OD At l j t IGf p 2h p 2 by 30 Sept. Class pre-registration is
req uired. Exhibitors with demonstrations or content specifically of
interest to a K–12 audience should complete the form at h t t p s : / / g o o .g l /
f o r m s / W 0q i Yu j i D 1UF4 7 y i 1 ( for businesses, agencies, and universities) .

For more information, contact Dean Moosavi at smoosavi@geosociety.org, +1-303-357-1015.

GSA 2018 Saturday Indy

on Social Media Icebreaker

Annual Meeting attendees are listed in the Annual Meeting
Community Directory, which is accessible only to other meeting 5–7 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, 500 Ballroom
participants at c o m m u n i t y .g e o s o c i e t y .o r g / g s a 2018/ d i r e c t o r y . The most popular event at the Annual Meeting is the Icebreaker.
Use this networking tool to search Join thousands of industry professionals, students, academics,
for and connect with colleagues. GSA Scientific Divisions, and Associated Societies to kick off
Keep the connections alive after the Annual Meeting in Indy with beer and great company.
the meeting through GSA Member
Community discussion forums.
New to the Member Community? If you are logging in for the
first time, please navigate to community.geosociety.org, select
“ Log In” in the upper right-hand corner of the page, and follow
the prompts to get started. We encourage you to activate your pro-
file and upload a photo now so that others can connect with you!

Follow GSA @ geosociety on Tw i t t e r and In s t a g r a m
and use Annual Meeting hashtag # GSA2018.

Fa c e b o o k —Join more than 280,000 GSA fans worldwide
at www.facebook.com/GSA.1888.
Yo u Tu b e —Learn more about GSA and careers in the
geosciences at www.youtube.com/user/geosociety.

Li n k e d In —Network and stay connected to your
professional peers at http://linkd.in/1HsYwni.
N ote: GSA m eeting policy prohib its the use of cam eras or sound- recording
eq uipm ent in technical sessions.

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