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Meetings

GSA offers a variety of meetings to geoscientists—from small GSA CONNECTS 2021 STATS
research forums, to moderate specialty conferences, to a large annual
meeting. These forums, conferences, and meetings are held around 2,864 61 34
the globe throughout the year. GSA provides a platform for scientists In-Person OTF Mentors Short Courses
to share their latest research, build upon current knowledge, and net- Attendees
work with peers. GSA strives to keep meetings cost effective while 50 12
providing the latest technology platforms for scientific exchange. 1,109 GeoCareers Field Trips
GSA hosted its first hybrid meeting in October 2021 in Portland, Online Attendees Mentors
Oregon, USA. All Pardee Keynote Symposia, Noontime Lectures,
Halbouty Distinguished Lecture, and the GSA Presidential Address, 76 50 2,703
along with 80+ selected topical sessions, were live-streamed and On To the Future Countries Abstracts
recorded for on-demand viewing by registered attendees. There (OTF) Scholars Represented Accepted
were close to 3,000 attendees in Portland (1,000 online) for GSA’s
first in-person meeting coming out of the pandemic. Twenty-two
short courses were offered online and six in person. More than 108 attendees. Next up was the Northeastern Section Meeting in
companies, organizations, and universities exhibited during the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, on 20–22 March; they had close
meeting, up from 53 in 2020. GSA successfully implemented its to 680 attendees. The North-Central & Southeastern Joint Section
Commitment to Care program to keep attendees in Portland healthy Meeting closed things out on 7–8 April in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA,
and safe, requiring all attendees to be vaccinated, test before arriv- and online, with 845 attendees.
ing, wear a mask, and socially distance. GSA Penrose Conferences and Thompson Field Forums are
Hundreds of volunteers participate yearly in GSA Connects— GSA’s premiere small-group meeting and field-trip venues for
from Local Organizing Committee members and the Joint collaborative research around the world. GSA hosted a Penrose
Technical Program Committee to the hundreds of session conve- Conference titled “The Geological Fingerprints of Slow
ners from every geoscience discipline. There is something for Earthquakes” on Santa Catalina Island, California, USA, on
everyone at GSA Connects. 1–5 April 2022, with 49 attendees, after having reschedule
GSA Section Meetings are unique venues for interdisciplinary multiple times in 2021. A Thompson Field Forum titled “Old or
science and are important hubs for discussing and presenting Young? The Topographic Evolution of the Sierra Nevada” was
current research. They provide an excellent opportunity for both held from 20–27 June going between Nevada and California,
professionals and students to attend and participate in technical with 40 attendees. A second Penrose Conference titled
sessions, field trips, and short courses close to home. “Progressive Failure of Brittle Rocks” was hosted at the
In 2022, GSA was able to host two in-person Section Meetings, Highland Lake Inn and Resort in Flat Rock, North Carolina,
one online Section Meeting, and one hybrid. The South-Central USA, from 20–24 June, with 85 attendees.
Section Meeting kicked things off with an online meeting on While the pandemic continues to cause havoc for many organi-
14–15 March with 143 attendees. Right on South-Central’s heels zations and scientific societies, this past fiscal year has shown that
was the Cordilleran & Rocky Mountain Section Joint Meeting folks are ready to meet back in person, especially when safety pro-
in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on 15–17 March with close to 600 cedures are put into place and followed by fellow geoscientists.

October 149 professionals,

108 early-career
GSA hosted its first hybrid meeting in professionals,
October 2021 in Portland, Oregon, USA. 544 students,
13 K–12 teachers,
Amanda Labrado and 54 affiliates
began a one-year were elected to
term in the office membership.
of Representative Eighteen scholars who were selected
Ocasio-Cortez for the On To the Future Program
(D-NY) as the (OTF) program in 2020 deferred their
GSA-USGS awards until 2021. They joined 58
Congressional diverse students who were selected to
Science Fellow in participate as the OTF cohort at GSA
September 2021. Connects 2021.

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