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Geographic Sections Membership Benefits Include:
• One complimentary Section
affiliation is included with
membership. Choose others
GSA’s six geographic Sections have their NORTH-CENTRAL SECTION when you renew to expand your
own governance boards and organize sci- In 1966, the North-Central Section was geographic interests.
entific meetings in their regions of North established by GSA Council to expand
America. These smaller meetings attract section coverage for all of the United States
many geoscience students and provide out- and Canada. Wyoming, and that part of Arizona north
standing learning and networking opportu- In the United States: The states of Illinois, of 35 degrees North Latitude.
nities closer to home. Sections offer travel Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, In Canada: The provinces of Alberta and
grants not only to their own meetings but Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Saskatchewan.
to the GSA Annual Meeting as well. Many In Canada: The Province of Manitoba, and
Sections offer research grants. the western portion of the Province of SOUTH-CENTRAL SECTION
Ontario (west of the 89th meridian). The South-Central Section was established
CORDILLERAN SECTION by GSA Council in 1966.
The Cordilleran Section is the oldest of NORTHEASTERN SECTION In the United States: The states of Arkansas,
GSA’s sections. It was formally approved on The Northeastern Section was founded by Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
26 August 1901, when the Society itself was GSA Council in April 1965. In Mexico: The states of Coahuila, Nuevo
only 13 years old. The first organizational In the United States: The District of León, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz.
meeting of the Section, held in Berkeley, Columbia and the states of Connecticut,
California, USA, in 1899, included the pre- Delaware, Maine, Maryland, SOUTHEASTERN SECTION
sentation of 11 scientific papers. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, The Southeastern Section was established
In the United States: The states of Alaska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, in December 1947, but did not hold its first
California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. annual meeting until 1952.
Washington, and that part of Arizona In Canada: The provinces of New In the United States: The states of
south of 35 degrees North Latitude. Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
In Canada: The Province of British Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Columbia, the Yukon Territory, the Quebec, and that part of Ontario east of the Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West
Northwest Territories, and the Nunavut 89th meridian. Virginia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Territory. Rico.
In Mexico: The Distrito Federal and the states ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION In Mexico: The states of Campeche,
of Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja The Rocky Mountain Section has been a Quintana Roo, and Yucatán.
California Sur, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, thriving part of GSA since 1948.
Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, In the United States: The states of
México State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico,
Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Sinaloa, Sonora, Tlaxcala, and Zacatecas.

GSA International
GSA is active within the international geo- geoscience and environmental-related dis-
science community in the belief that science cussion topics through the online GSA
knows no borders. The GSA worldwide Member Community platform and promotes
member community spans 118 countries meetings, exchanges of visiting scholars/
outside of North America; most reside in lecturers, organizes annual meeting topical
the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, sessions, and helps organize and promote
Germany, and China. The purpose of GSA field workshops. GSA International evaluates
International is to promote, create, and and recommends international awardees for
enhance opportunities for international coop- the GSA Honorary Fellow, the International
eration, provide a forum for science and pol- Distinguished Career Award, the James B.
icy discussions that are international in scope Thompson Jr. Distinguished International
and relevance, build collaborative relation- Lectureship (which is on hold during the
ships with GSA scientific Divisions and COVID-19 pandemic), and the Farouk
Associated Societies on international issues, El-Baz Student Research Grant. It also rec-
and strengthen cooperation with international ommends travel grant awards for interna-
geoscientific societies. GSA International tional students and early career professionals
encourages and hosts international to attend the GSA Annual Meeting.
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