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FY2019 GSA ANNUAL REPORT
Connecting the
Geoscience Community
DID YOU KNOW…
Fifty-eight countries were
represented by attendees of the
2018 Annual Meeting & Exposition. held around the globe throughout the
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
INCLUDE:
Members enjoy reduced meeting
registration rates.
My advice to all geo-
science students is to
attend GSA annual and
section meetings, apply for
student and conference
travel grants, and to be an
active member. You never
know when you are going
to meet someone who can
help you.”
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The GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition was held
in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, in November 2018.
GSA offers a variety of meetings to and abroad. There is something for every-
geoscientists—from small research one at the GSA Annual Meeting.
forums, to moderate specialty confer- GSA’s Geographic Section Meetings
ences, to the large Annual Meeting. These are unique venues for interdisciplinary
forums, conferences, and meetings are science and are an important hub for dis-
cussing and presenting current research.
year. GSA provides a platform for scien- They provide an excellent opportunity for
tists to share their latest research, build both professionals and students to attend
upon current knowledge, and network and participate in technical sessions, field
with peers. GSA strives to keep meetings trips, and short courses close to home.
cost-effective yet provide the latest tech- The 2019 Section Meetings brought
nology platforms for scientific exchange. together more than 2,900 attendees.
In fiscal year 2019 (FY19), GSA Meetings were held in Portland, Maine,
hosted six meetings and conferences, USA (GSA Northeastern Section);
bringing together thousands of geosci- Manhattan, Kansas, USA (joint GSA
ence professionals and students. The North-Central, South-Central, and Rocky
GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition Mountain Sections); Charleston, South
Carolina, USA (GSA Southeastern
was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA,
in November 2018. Section); and Portland, Oregon, USA
(GSA Cordilleran Section).
2018 ANNUAL MEETING BY THE GSA PENROSE CONFERENCE
NUMBERS
• 5,600 attendees AND THOMPSON FIELD FORUMS
GSA Penrose Conferences and
• 58 countries Thompson Field Forums are GSA’s pre-
• More than 3,500 abstracts
• 17 Scientific Field Trips miere small-group meeting and field-trip
• 18 Short Courses venues for collaborative research around the
• More than 200 companies, organiza- world. In FY19, GSA held one Thompson
tions, and universities exhibited Field Forum: “Architecture and Evolution
of the Crust during Continental Arc
Hundreds of volunteers participate Magmatism: A Transect through the Coast
yearly in the GSA Annual Meeting— Mountains Batholith, British Columbia.”
from local organizing committee mem- GSA is now working to revitalize the
bers and the Joint Technical Program Penrose Conferences and the Thompson
Committee, to the hundreds of session Field Forums rolling out in the future,
conveners from every geoscience disci- with the goal of hosting one of each in 2021
pline and the hundreds of student volun- (see enclosed flyer).
teers from campuses across the Americas