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22–25 SEPTEMBER  PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA

Disciplines: Geoinformatics, Geoscience Information/ Disciplines: History and Philosophy of Geology,
Communication, Geoscience and Public Policy Geomorphology, Archaeological Geology
Advocates: Denise J. Hills; Simon Goring; Stephen Diggs; Advocates: Stephen G. Pollock; Yildirim Dilek; Nathan D.
Christopher Keane Hamilton
Have you ever lost access to data through loss of access, This overarching session delves into all aspects of earth and
degradation of media, or other reasons? How did you overcome human processes that affect the Southwestern canyon lands with
that? This session welcomes you to share your data rescue emphasis on ideas and philosophies relating to the geology and
stories and workflows. ethnology of the Southwest.
T172. Information Systems and the GEOSCIENCE INFORMATION/
Geological Sciences: Reaching for the Future COMMUNICATION
Cosponsor: GSA Geoinformatics and Data Science Division
Discipline: Geoinformatics T176. Tell Us What Is New in Your Library,
Advocates: Mary C. Hill; Suzanne A. Pierce; Basil Tikoff Information Center, Company, Organization,
Geoscience defines our world. Data, information, models, and Research Institution, or University!
visualizations can make the world more accessible, understandable, Cosponsor: Geoscience Information Society
compelling, and pervasive, and help create workable solutions. We Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication,
encourage presentations on the future of digital data in geoscience. Geoscience Education, Geoinformatics
Advocate: Emily C. Wild
HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY Do you have successes (or failures) you would like to share
OF GEOLOGY with others? This session is an opportunity to discuss what is
new within your institution’s collections, instruction, space,
T173. History of the Study of Climate Change outreach, mapping, data, and scholarly communications.
and Its Causes
Cosponsors: GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; T177. Innovative Tools for Mapping,
History of Earth Sciences Society Modelling, and Sharing 3D Geological Data:
Disciplines: History and Philosophy of Geology, Drones, Photogrammetry, LiDAR, Virtual, and
Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography Augmented Reality
Advocates: Joanne Bourgeois; Eric J. Steig Cosponsor: GSA Geoinformatics and Data Science Division
From the recognition in the 18th century that climate changes, Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication,
historians and scientists have examined the evidence for such Geomorphology, Structural Geology
change and its causes. We encourage historical treatments of Advocates: Antoine Triantafyllou; Benjamin R. Jordan;
climate-change studies from the Precambrian to the present. Christopher J. Crosby; Ramon Arrowsmith
This session aims to provide new insights into the use of
T174. Great Concepts and Controversies in innovative tools for 3D geological mapping and modelling, from
Geosciences since Steno’s Introduction of the new methodological approaches to challenging geological case
Principles of Stratigraphy in 1669 studies/field acquisition, data interpretation, and distribution.
Cosponsors: GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division;
GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology T178. Geologic Maps and Their Derivatives
and Tectonics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, (Posters)
Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Geochronology Cosponsors: Association of American State Geologists; GSA
Division; GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division; History Geoinformatics and Data Science Division; GSA Planetary
of Earth Sciences Society; The Mineralogical Society; Geology Division
Association for Women Geoscientists; SEPM (Society for Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication,
Sedimentary Geology) Economic Geology, Engineering Geology
Disciplines: History and Philosophy of Geology, Tectonics/ Advocates: Richard Berg; Harvey Thorleifson
Tectonophysics, Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Origination This poster session will highlight new geologic maps, map-
Advocates: Yildirim Dilek; Victor R. Baker; Michiko Yajima ping programs, and innovations in geological mapping, includ-
In celebration of the 350th anniversary of Steno’s publication ing data management, Web accessibility, 3-D, and applications
of Prodrumus (which led to Principles of Stratigraphy), we wel- in water and land management.
come contributions discussing the evolution of significant con-
cepts/controversies and how our current dialectic thinking is T179. Evidence-Based Theory and Practice of
driving future concepts/controversies in modern geosciences. Science Communication in the Geosciences:
New Methods, Avenues, and Audiences
T175. Geology and Ethnology of the Canyon Lands Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication,
Cosponsors: GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; Geoscience Education
GSA Geoarchaeology Division Advocates: Lisa Lundgren; Gabriel-Philip Santos

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