Annual Meetings
The most recent GSA annual meeting was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 9–12 October 2011.
Future meetings will be as follows:
- 2012 Charlotte, North Carolina, 4–7 November
- 2013 Denver, Colorado, 27–30 October
- 2014 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: 19–22 October
Annual meetings consist of talks and poster presentations about geology, along with field trips, short courses, and other activities. Another big part of the annual meeting is the Exhibit Hall, which includes the Graduate School Information Forum and booths for companies, suppliers, other geoscience organizations, and purveyors of goods and services.
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