GSA Connects 2021 in Portland, Oregon

Monday, 4 October 2021

10:00 AM-11:30 AM (Mon 4 October)

10:00 AM-1:00 PM (Mon 4 October)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Mon 4 October)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM (Mon 4 October)

5:30 PM-7:00 PM (Mon 4 October)

Tuesday, 5 October 2021

10:00 AM-12:00 PM (Tue 5 October)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Tue 5 October)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM (Tue 5 October)

GSA Networking Online
Online GSA Platform

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

9:00 AM-10:00 AM (Wed 6 October)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Wed 6 October)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM (Wed 6 October)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM (Wed 6 October)

5:00 PM-6:30 PM (Wed 6 October)

Friday, 8 October 2021

12:00 PM-4:00 PM (Fri 8 October)

GSA/GSAF Audit Committee Meeting
Willamette 5 (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

Saturday, 9 October 2021

8:00 AM-12:00 PM (Sat 9 October)

GSA Council Meeting - Day 1
Regency Ballroom C/D (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Sat 9 October)

Paleontological Society Short Course, Echinoderm Paleobiology
E141/E142 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

12:00 PM-3:30 PM (Sat 9 October)

1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Sat 9 October)

GSA Student Volunteer Technical Program Orientation
B115/B116 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

1:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sat 9 October)

GSA Division Officers Business Meeting
Regency Ballroom C/D (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM (Sat 9 October)

GSA Session Chair Orientation
B115/B116 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Sat 9 October)

GSA Portland Icebreaker
Oregon Ballroom 201 (Oregon Convention Center)

Sunday, 10 October 2021

8:00 AM-9:00 AM (Sun 10 October)

GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Board Meeting
Willamette 4 (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

8:00 AM-10:00 AM (Sun 10 October)

8:00 AM-4:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

Research: Spatial Thinking in Hydrogeology
Willamette 3 (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

8:00 AM-6:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

8:30 AM-9:30 AM (Sun 10 October)

GSA International Business Meeting
Columbia 2 (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

9:00 AM-5:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

GSA Drop-in Mentoring
C123/C124 (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA GeoCareers Center
C123/C124 (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Resume Clinic
C123/C124 (Oregon Convention Center)

10:00 AM-12:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

11:00 AM-1:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

GSA Collaborations and Conversations
Exhibit Halls A/A1 (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Hydrogeology Division Management Board Meeting I
Deschutes C (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

12:15 PM-1:15 PM (Sun 10 October)

GSA Session Chair Orientation
B115/B116 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Student Volunteer Technical Program Orientation
B115/B116 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

1:00 PM-3:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

GSA Geology and Society Division Annual Business Meeting
Columbia 2 (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

1:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM (Sun 10 October)

2:45 PM-3:45 PM (Sun 10 October)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

CANCELED: GSA Engage With Policymakers
Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC

4:00 PM-6:30 PM (Sun 10 October)

GSA Collaborations and Conversations
Exhibit Halls A-D (Oregon Convention Center)

5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

GSA Fireside Chats Circle
Exhibit Hall B (Oregon Convention Center)

5:15 PM-6:15 PM (Sun 10 October)

5:15 PM-6:45 PM (Sun 10 October)

5:30 PM-7:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

GSA Resource and Innovation Center Opening Reception
Exhibit Halls B/C/D (Oregon Convention Center)

6:00 PM-7:30 PM (Sun 10 October)

GSA Geoarchaeology Division Officers Meeting
Columbia 2 (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

6:30 PM-7:30 PM (Sun 10 October)

6:30 PM-8:30 PM (Sun 10 October)

GSA President's Reception *INVITATION ONLY*
Regency Ballroom A (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

7:00 PM-9:30 PM (Sun 10 October)

7:00 PM-10:00 PM (Sun 10 October)

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Board Meeting
Deschutes A (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

Monday, 11 October 2021

8:00 AM-4:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

Research: Spatial Thinking in Hydrogeology
Willamette 3 (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

9:00 AM-5:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA Drop-in Mentoring
C123/C124 (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA GeoCareers Center
C123/C124 (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Resume Clinic
C123/C124 (Oregon Convention Center)

10:00 AM-6:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA Fireside Chats Circle 1 Reservable
Exhibit Hall B (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Fireside Chats Circle 2 Reservable
Exhibit Hall B (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Fireside Chats Circle 3 Reservable
Exhibit Hall B (Oregon Convention Center)

11:00 AM-1:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA Collaborations and Conversations
Exhibit Halls A-D (Oregon Convention Center)

11:30 AM-1:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA Editorial Luncheon
Regency Ballroom D (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA Karst Division Business Meeting
Deschutes C (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

12:15 PM-1:15 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA Session Chair Orientation
B115/B116 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Student Volunteer Technical Program Orientation
B115/B116 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA Diversity in the Geosciences Committee Meeting
Deschutes B (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA Hydrogeology Division Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecture
Portland Ballroom 253 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

4:00 PM-6:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA Collaborations and Conversations
Exhibit Halls A-D (Oregon Convention Center)

4:30 PM-5:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

4:30 PM-6:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

Friends of AGI (American Geosciences Institute) Awards Reception
Multnomah Room (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)
University of Wyoming Alumni Reception
Hawthorne/Sellwood Room (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

5:00 PM-7:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

Albion College
Willamette 1A (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

5:30 PM-6:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

Stanford Earth Virtual Reception at GSA
Online Alternate Platform

5:30 PM-7:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

University of Kansas Alumni Reception
Oregon Room (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

5:45 PM-7:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

6:00 PM-7:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA Section Appreciation Reception *Invite Only*
Regency Ballroom C (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

6:00 PM-8:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA Karst Division Social and Awards Reception
D136 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)
University of Michigan Alumni Reception
Ross Island/Morrison (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geoscience Alumni Reception
Alaska/Idaho Room (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

6:00 PM-8:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

Earlham College Alumni Reception
Willamette 5 (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

6:30 PM-8:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

GSA International Reception
Deschutes A (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

6:30 PM-8:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

Colby College Alumni Reception
Willamette 1B (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)
University of Washington Alumni and Friends
Deschutes C (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

7:00 PM-10:00 PM (Mon 11 October)

Rio Grande Universities Alumni Reception
Regency Ballroom B (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

7:30 PM-10:30 PM (Mon 11 October)

Carbonate Critical Zone Research Coordination Network
Broadway Room (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

Tuesday, 12 October 2021

7:00 AM-8:00 AM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Annual Program Committee Meeting
Multnomah Room (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

7:00 AM-8:30 AM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Campus Representative Appreciation Breakfast **Invitation Only**
Regency Ballroom C (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

8:00 AM-4:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

Research: Spatial Thinking in Hydrogeology
Willamette 3 (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

9:00 AM-5:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Drop-in Mentoring
C123/C124 (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA GeoCareers Center
C123/C124 (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Resume Clinic
C123/C124 (Oregon Convention Center)

10:00 AM-11:00 AM (Tue 12 October)

10:00 AM-6:30 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Fireside Chats Circle 1 Reservable
Exhibit Hall B (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Fireside Chats Circle 2 Reservable
Exhibit Hall B (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Fireside Chats Circle 3 Reservable
Exhibit Hall B (Oregon Convention Center)

11:00 AM-1:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Collaborations and Conversations
Exhibit Halls A-D (Oregon Convention Center)

12:00 PM-2:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

12:00 PM-2:30 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Hydrogeology Division Awards & Business Meeting
Portland Ballroom 251/258 (Oregon Convention Center)

12:15 PM-1:15 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Session Chair Orientation
B115/B116 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Student Volunteer Technical Program Orientation
B115/B116 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

1:00 PM-3:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Education Committee Business Meeting
Deschutes B (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

2:00 PM-4:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

3:00 PM-4:30 PM (Tue 12 October)

4:00 PM-6:30 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Collaborations and Conversations
Exhibit Halls A-D (Oregon Convention Center)

4:30 PM-5:30 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Hydrogeology Division Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture
Portland Ballroom 253 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

4:30 PM-6:30 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Best Student Geologic Mapping Competition
Exhibit Halls A/A1 (Oregon Convention Center)

5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

5:45 PM-6:45 PM (Tue 12 October)

6:00 PM-7:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

6:00 PM-8:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Hydrogeology Division Student Reception
Portland Ballroom 251/258 (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Awards Reception and Business Meeting
Portland Ballroom 257 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

6:00 PM-8:30 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Planetary Geology Division Business Meeting
Portland Ballroom 256 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

6:30 PM-8:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Diversity in the Geosciences and On To the Future Alumni Reception
Regency Ballroom C/D (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)
GSA Geology and Health Division Annual Business Meeting
Lucky Labrador Brewing (915 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd)

6:45 PM-11:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Business Meeting
Oregon Ballroom 202/203/204 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

7:30 PM-9:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

LGBTQIA+ Social
Regency Ballroom B (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

8:00 PM-10:00 PM (Tue 12 October)

Friends of the Cephalopods
Regency Ballroom A (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

7:00 AM-9:00 AM (Wed 13 October)

GSA Hydrogeology Division Management Board Meeting II
Regency Ballroom A (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

8:00 AM-12:00 PM (Wed 13 October)

GSA Council Meeting - Day 2
Regency Ballroom C/D (Hyatt Regency Portland at OCC)

10:00 AM-2:00 PM (Wed 13 October)

GSA Fireside Chats Circle 1 Reservable
Exhibit Hall B (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Fireside Chats Circle 2 Reservable
Exhibit Hall B (Oregon Convention Center)
GSA Fireside Chats Circle 3 Reservable
Exhibit Hall B (Oregon Convention Center)

11:00 AM-1:00 PM (Wed 13 October)

GSA Collaborations and Conversations
Exhibit Halls A-D (Oregon Convention Center)

Sunday, 17 October 2021

12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Sun 17 October)