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GSA Receives Award for Connects 2021

On Wed., 9 March 2022, GSA Connects 2021 General Co-Chairs
Jeff Rubin and Ian Madin represented the Geological Society of
America as it was awarded the Twin Spires Award from Travel
Portland at their 42nd Annual Tourism and Hospitality Industry
Awards Ceremony. The Twin Spires award is presented to an indi-
vidual or association that has made a significant contribution to
convention business in Portland. GSA was recognized for hosting
our Connects 2021 meeting in Portland as the first citywide con-
vention since the start of the pandemic, demonstrating a strong
commitment and contribution to help move Portland’s hospitality
community into recovery. GSA has long supported the city of
Portland, hosting the Cordilleran Section’s 115th Annual Meeting
in 2019 and the Annual Meeting & Exposition in 2009.
Congratulations to Jeff, Ian, the local organizing committee,
and the GSA staff for preserving through the past challenging year
and hosting its first in-person annual meeting since 2019. For the
full press release, go to https://www.geosociety.org/events. GSA Connects 2021 general co-chair Ian Maddin, Travel Portland's Cathy
Kretz, and co-chair Jeff Rubin.

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