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GSA 2018 Annual Meeting Wrap-Up

I wish to sincerely thank all our attendees, sponsors, A Special Thank You goes to the International Association
Divisions, Associated Societies, and exhibitors for making the for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) members Amanda Haddock,
2018 Indy meeting a memorable event. I especially thank all the Caroline Pritchard, Leah Miller, Sean Thatcher, and Sumant Jha
volunteers involved in bringing this meeting together. It is with for their assistance in reviewing the meeting.
your involvement that GSA is able to create these scientific
meetings, which are enjoyed by many. In case you missed it, these can still be viewed:
If you felt there was some science missing from the Indy GSA Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony:
meeting, I challenge you to make it happen at some GSA meet- https://livestream.com/accounts/7595903/events/8386444
ing in the near future. You can help shape all our meetings by
proposing a session, a Field Trip, a Pardee Symposium, or a Late Breaking Session: Kīlauea 2018: Geoscience and
Short Course or by presenting your science during the meeting. Communication During a High Profile Natural Event:
We hope to see you in Phoenix! https://livestream.com/accounts/7595903/events/8462334
Vicki S. McConnell, GSA Executive Director Feed Your Brain—The Resources of The Moon:
https://livestream.com/accounts/7595903/events/8386530

By the Numbers Women Rising: Removing Barriers and Achieving Parity
in the Geosciences: https://livestream.com/accounts/
7595903/events/8386539
Attendees: 5,628 Abstracts presented: 3,554
Professionals: 2,041 (1,474 posters, 2,080 talks) Plate Tectonics Paradigm 50 Years after the Seminal Work of
Early career professionals: 505 Field Trips: 17 trips with 383 Morgan, Mckenzie, and Le Pichon: https://livestream.com/
participants
accounts/7595903/events/8386543
Students: 2,294 Short Courses: 18 courses with
K–12 teachers: 62 297 participants Feed Your Brain—James Reilly, USGS Director:
Members of the media: 11 Exhibiting companies: 206 https://livestream.com/accounts/7595903/events/8386545
Countries represented: 54 Amount donated by attendees Human Evolution and Environmental History in Africa:
Sessions: 287 toward the GSA Student Travel 25 Years of Transformative Research: https://livestream.com/
Fund: US$6,340 accounts/7595903/events/8386549

Thanks to the GSA 2018 Organizing Committee
And the entire 2018 Annual Program Committee and Joint Technical Program Committee

General Chair: Technical Program Chair: Technical Program Field Trip Chair: Outreach Chair:
Todd Thompson Kevin Mickus Vice-Chair: Lee Florea Polly Root Sturgeon
Amy Brock-Hon

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