Page 24 - i1052-5173-29-12

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

Southeastern and

Northeastern

Sections Joint

Meeting

69th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section, GSA
55th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section, GSA
Reston, Virginia, USA

20–22 March 2020
www.geosociety.org/se-mtg

Great Falls Park. Photo by Visit Fairfax.

Sediments, Structures, Shores, and Storms: Keeping a Keen Eye on Eastern Geology

LOCATION REGISTRATION FEES (all fees are in U.S. dollars)
The joint meeting of GSA’s Southeastern and Northeastern Early Standard
Sections will be held in Reston, Virginia, USA. Reston is a Full Mtg. One Day Full Mtg. One day
modern, planned community located in northern Virginia.
The numerous historic and cultural attractions of Washington, Professional Member $225 $150 $250 $170
D.C., are just a short distance away and ready to be explored. Professional Member 70+ $115 $95 $145 $115
A mix of bistros, restaurants, and shops on an extensive Professional Nonmember $250 $170 $275 $200
pedestrian mall are just out the door of the Hyatt Regency Early Career Professional $175 $110 $185 $125
Reston, the conference venue. Situated at the Fall Zone and Member
the transition from the southern to the central and northern Student Member $80 $65 $100 $80
Appalachians, Reston provides a unique vantage point to Student Nonmember $105 $95 $130 $110
examine all aspects of eastern geology. We have developed a
robust and diverse technical program that links the geology of K–12 Professional $80 $65 $100 $75
the southeastern and northeastern U.S.—a program that ranges Guest or Spouse $70 $65 $80 $75
from the crust to mantle, data to policy, mountains to coastal Field Trip/Short Course Only $75 n/a $40 n/a
processes, paleontology to energy. We invite you to join us at
Reston 2020 for a field trip across D.C. or the Appalachian ACCOMMODATIONS
orogen, a short course on applied micropaleontology or storm- Hotel registration deadline: 26 Feb., 5 p.m. Eastern Time
water management, and a broad scope of technical sessions and A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Reston,
symposia that will help us keep a keen eye on eastern geology. 1800 Presidents Street, Reston, Virginia, 20190, USA, located in the
vibrant Reston Town Square. The meeting rate is US$159 per night
REGISTRATION plus tax. The hotel offers many amenities (restaurants, bar, pool,
Early registration deadline: 18 Feb. Wi-Fi) and a complimentary shuttle to/from Dulles International
Cancellation deadline: 24 Feb. Airport. Reservations can be made by calling +1-703-709-1234.
Registration fees are in U.S. dollars. For further information Please be sure to identify yourself with the group code SEGSA20
or if you need special accommodations, please contact one of the and note that you are attending the GSA Southeastern and
general co-chairs: Arthur Merschat, amerschat@usgs.gov, or Northeastern Sections Joint Meeting. Parking is available at the
Patrick Burkhart, patrick.burkhart@sru.edu. hotel and at Reston Town Parking Garage next to the hotel.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Symposia
S1. The Past Is the Key to the Present—The Role of
Paleontology and Geology in Management and Decision
Making. G. Lynn Wingard, U.S. Geological Survey,
lwingard@usgs.gov; Chris Bernhardt, U.S. Geological
Survey, cbernhardt@usgs.gov.
24 GSA Today | December 2019