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GSA CONNECTS 2022
Hotels

GSA has selected several hotels within close proximity of the U.S. dollars and do not include the current applicable tax of 15.57%
Colorado Convention Center (CCC). Below are our headquarters per room per, per night. Complimentary basic Internet will be pro-
hotels. A full list of hotels is available on our website. Rates are in vided in all guest rooms booked through GSA/Orchid Events (OE).

Hotel Rate Each Add’l Adult Distance to CCC Parking Daily (24-hr)
(single/double) (3rd & 4th person)

Hyatt Regency Denver at US$249 US$25 Across the street US$52 Valet/US$42 Self
CCC (HQ)

Grand Hyatt Denver US$244 US$25 4 blocks US$52 Valet/US$38 Self
(Co-HQ)

ALERT: The official GSA housing bureau is OE. To receive the GSA group rate at each hotel, reservations must be made through OE
and not directly with the hotels. GSA and OE will NOT contact attendees directly to solicit new reservations. If you are contacted by a
vendor who claims to represent GSA, please notify the GSA meetings department at meetings@geosociety.org. Please do not make hotel
arrangements or share any personal information through any means other than a trusted, reliable source.

GSA members: Lend your voice to your community

FROM THE COMMUNITY FORUM:

How did you get over REPLY: “Your concerns are completely natural and kudos to you for your
the fear of fieldwork/ courage in being up front about them. Failure, when it happens, is a part of
internships? doing science but it is not how we measure our own self-worth. Instead, it is
how we react when we fail that is the true measure.
“I come from a small town with
almost no opportunities nearby. In our profession, fieldwork is one of the few ways that we can gain an
Internships and fieldwork would intimate understanding of the natural world and turn dull lectures and
mean leaving everything I know for textbook reading into vivid lessons. It is hard to be a geologist without
a while and that’s very scary to me understanding at a visceral level how nature works. You will see nature at its
(especially the idea of having to most sublime and its harshest reality and sometimes those two are one in
quit my jobs). How did you conquer the same. Ultimately, these short-term experiences will give you an informed
the fear of leaving or manage such basis for making important future career decisions. So, if you can, go for it! It
big changes? Are there any tips for may turn out to be one of the best experiences of your life or it might be less
those making this kind of change?” than what you had hoped for. Either way, you will be wiser for the experience.”
Best,
Richard Allmendinger

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