GSA abstract deadline!

Geological Society of America

Abstracts Info

• A fee of US$50 for professionals and US$25 for students is charged for each abstract submission;
• Please review the two-abstract rule (below);
• Submission deadline: Tuesday, 1 August.
• Before beginning the submission, please view some information on Preparing an On-Line Submission.

Two-Abstract Rule

• You may submit two volunteered abstracts as the presenting author, as long as one of the abstracts is for a poster presentation;
• Each submitted abstract must be different in content; and
• If you are invited to submit an abstract to a Pardee Keynote Symposium or a topical session, the invited abstracts do not count against the two-abstract rule.

Poster Presenters

• You will be provided with one horizontal, freestanding 8-ft-wide by 4-ft-high display board, and Velcro for hanging your display is provided at no charge.
• Each poster booth will share a 6-ft long by 30-inch wide table.
• Electricity is available, for a fee.
• Wi-Fi will be available in the poster hall area.
• Posters should be on display 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. on Sunday, with authors present 3:30–5:30 p.m. On Monday through Wednesday, posters should be on display 9 a.m.–6:30 p.m., with authors present 4:30–6:30 p.m.
• Want to present your poster digitally? As a poster presenter, you will be given the opportunity to present your poster in a digital format. Information on this will be provided in the acceptance notices. Presenters are responsible for all fees associated with this type of presentation.
• FedEx Office is offering a special discount to Poster Presenters attending the GSA Annual Meeting 2017.  Posters received on or before 18 October, are eligible for discounted pricing.  Two poster size options are listed on the order site.  Please contact Center for additional poster sizes and pricing information.  Maximum size for posters are 46″x94″.  Please note: Fee charged for re-sizing poster.  Call FedEx Office Center with any questions at 1.206.467.1767  or email [email protected]
  *The Geological Society of America is not affiliated with FedEx Office, GSA accepts no responsibility for, the quality, content, nature of reliability of services rendered by FedEx Office.

Oral Presenters

• The normal length of an oral presentation is 12 minutes plus three minutes for questions and answers.
• You must visit the Speaker Ready Room at least 24 hours before your scheduled presentation.
• All technical session rooms will be equipped with a PC using MS Office 2013.
• Presentations should be prepared using a 16:9 ratio.