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ACCOMMODATIONS Lightning Talks
Hotel registration deadline: 27 April Students, please join us for an informal lightning-talk session
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Canal Park Lodge during the Icebreaker Reception on Sunday night, 17 May.
(+1-218-279-6000), which is a few blocks from the Duluth Lightning talks provide an opportunity to draw people to your
Entertainment Convention Center (DECC), where the meeting poster or talk, or just to sharpen your presentation skills. Lightning
will be held, for US$119/room, and at the Holiday Inn & Suites talks must be three minutes (or less), and the three-minute limit will
(+1-218-722-1202) in downtown Duluth for US$114/room. The be enforced. Speakers may include up to two slides in their presen-
Holiday Inn is connected to the DECC via the downtown sky- tation, not including a title slide. The session is a great opportunity
way system. Please call hotels directly and reference the to meet other students and learn about their research. Anyone may
group code of NCGSA20 when reserving a room. Dormitory attend, but speakers must be undergraduate or graduate students.
rooms are also available at the University of Minnesota Duluth Indicate your interest in giving a lightning talk when you register
and can be reserved online. Information and reservations are for the meeting. If you have questions, please contact Collin Roland
available at https://forms.gle/95vF2LSh3kEszLVz9. UMD is a at cjroland@wisc.edu.
10-minute drive or 30-minute bus ride (DTA) from the DECC.
PROFESSIONALS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND EARLY Interested in sharing information about your applied geosci-
CAREER PROFESSIONALS ence or hydrology career with students? Being a mentor is a
Career Mentoring Luncheons rewarding experience. To learn more about serving as a mentor
Ask your career-related questions and learn about non-academic at North-Central GSA, contact Jennifer Nocerino at jnocerino@
pathways in the geosciences while networking with professionals at geosociety.org.
the Roy J. Shlemon and John Mann Mentor Luncheons. Students The North-Central Section Meeting also offers an excellent
and early career professionals are welcome. opportunity to earn CEUs toward your continuing education
requirements for your employer, K–12 school, or professional
Career Workshop Series registration. Please check the meeting website after the meeting
This three-part series will feature career development planning, to download your CEU certificate.
an exploration of geoscience job sectors, and information on best
practices for crafting a résumé and cover letter. Non-technical LOCAL COMMITTEE
skills and workforce statistics will be reviewed. The series will be Chair: Karen Gran, kgran@d.umn.edu
led by workshop presenters and geoscientists. No registration is Vice-Chair: Harry Jol, jolhm@uwec.edu
required, and everyone is welcome. Technical Program Chair: Chad Wittkop, chad.wittkop@
mnsu.edu
Learn more at www.geosociety.org/mentors/. Questions? Field Trip Chair: Carrie Jennings, cjennings@freshwater.org
Contact Jennifer Nocerino at jnocerino@geosociety.org. Sponsorship Chair: Howard Mooers, hmooers@d.umn.edu
Exhibits Chair: Erik Brown, etbrown@d.umn.edu
Presentation Awards Student Programs/Student Volunteer Chair: Prajukti (Juk)
Awards for the best graduate and undergraduate student posters Bhattacharyya, bhattacj@uww.edu
and papers are supported by the GSA North-Central Section and by Treasurer: Doug Ricketts, ricketts@d.umn.edu
the Great Lakes Section–SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology). Short Course Chair: Josh Feinberg, feinberg@umn.edu

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