Cutting-edge technical sessions. Top-tier professional development. Unforgettable field experiences. GSA Connects delivers everything you need to advance your geoscience career—all in one place.
At GSA Connects, the layers run deep—cutting-edge technical sessions, exciting field trips, a dynamic trade show, prestigious awards, and networking opportunities that lay the groundwork to help you connect and grow your career.
Engage with groundbreaking research and emerging trends in geoscience through hundreds of technical sessions led by experts across disciplines—designed to inspire, inform, and spark new ideas.
Experience geology in action with expert-led field trips that take you into the heart of remarkable landscapes—offering hands-on learning and unforgettable insights into Earth’s dynamic processes.
Enhance your skills with GSA’s short courses—intensive, expert-led training sessions designed to deepen your knowledge, build new competencies, and advance your career in the geosciences.
Don’t miss the Pardee Keynotes—high-impact, forward-thinking presentations by leading scientists, exploring critical geoscience topics that shape our understanding of Earth and its future.
Students and early career professionals can build skills, expand their networks, and gain exposure through mentoring, career workshops, special sessions, and tailored events designed just for them.
Get in front of 5,000+ geoscientists from 50 countries in one of the most active exhibit halls in the industry. With 23 hours of exhibition time and flexible sponsorship packages, the opportunity here is unmatched.
Pre-meeting events include field trips, short courses, and a variety of business and social events.
Short Courses Begin 7 October
Field Trips Begin 8 October
7 October 7–9 p.m. Banquet dinner for the Lead in the Environment
5-7 p.m. GSA Connects Icebreaker Reception
8 a.m.–noon Oral Technical Sessions:
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. All-Day Poster Sessions, with presenting authors at their poster from either 9–11 a.m. or 2–4 p.m. Presentation times will be listed in the program.
9 a.m.–1 p.m. GeoCareers Day
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. GeoCareers Sessions
9 a.m.–5 p.m. GeoCareers Corner
11:15 a.m.–noon. Pre-Event Reception (Presidential Address and Awards):
Noon–1:30 p.m. GSA Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony
1:30–5:30 p.m. Oral Technical Sessions
1:30–3:30 p.m. Career Fair
2:30–6:30 p.m. Pardee Keynote Symposium: Bottoms Up: Perspectives from “bottom-up” and “top-down” approaches to tectonic reconstructions
4:30–7 p.m. Exhibit Opening Reception
4:30–7 p.m. Innovation Spotlight Stage
6:30–10:30 p.m. Paleontological Society (PS) Business Meeting and Awards Reception Buffet
7–9 p.m. Map Blast!
6:30–8:30 a.m. Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Awards Breakfast and Networking Event
8 a.m.– noon. Oral Technical Sessions:
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. All-Day Poster Sessions, with presenting authors at their poster from either 9–11 a.m. or 2–4 p.m. Presentation times will be listed in the program.
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. GeoCareers Sessions
9 a.m.–5 p.m. GeoCareers Corner
10 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
10 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Innovation Spotlight Stage
12:15–1:00 p.m. Noontime Lecture by Dr. Kelsey Young
Time TBD: Pardee Keynote Symposium: From Deep Earth to Digital Twins: Artificial Intelligence in Earth System Science and Predictive Subsurface Systems
1:30–5:30 p.m. Oral Technical Sessions
4:30–6:30 p.m. Afternoon Reception in the Exhibit Hall
5:30–7 p.m. Women in Geology Reception
Evening Alumni Receptions
Time TBD: Pardee Keynote Symposium: Geoheritage Values in a World of Resource Extraction: Sharing Domestic, International and Indigenous Perspectives
8 a.m.–noon Oral Technical Sessions:
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. All-Day Poster Sessions, with presenting authors at their poster from either 9–11 a.m. or 2–4 p.m. Presentation times will be listed in the program.
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. GeoCareers Sessions
9 a.m.–5 p.m. GeoCareers Corner
10 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
10 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Innovation Spotlight Stage
Noon–1 p.m. MSA Awards Luncheon
12:15–1:15 p.m. Noontime lecture by Marilyn Russell
1:30–5:30 p.m. Oral Technical Sessions
4:30–6:30 p.m. Afternoon Reception in the Exhibit Hall
7–10 p.m. Planetary Geology Division Annual Banquet and Business Meeting
Time TBD: Pardee Keynote Symposium: Mineral Resources and Society
8 a.m.– noon Oral Technical Sessions:
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. All-Day Poster Sessions, with presenting authors at their poster from either 9–11 a.m. or 2--4 p.m. Presentation times will be listed in the program.
10 a.m.–2 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
10 a.m.–2 p.m. Innovation Spotlight Stage
12:15–1:15 p.m. Noontime Halbouty Lecture by Dr. Paul Doss
1:30–5:30 p.m. Oral Technical Sessions
Post-meeting short courses and field trips run from Wednesday, 14 October through Thursday, 15 October.
7 October 7–9 p.m. Banquet dinner for the Lead in the Environment
11 October 9 a.m.–1 p.m. GeoCareers Day
11 October 6:30–10:30 p.m. Paleontological Society (PS) Business Meeting and Awards Reception Buffet
11 October 7–9 p.m. Map Blast!
12 October 6:30–8:30 a.m. Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Awards Breakfast and Networking Event
13 October 12–1 p.m. MSA Awards Luncheon
13 October 7–10 p.m. Planetary Geology Division Annual Banquet and Business Meeting
*The schedule at a glance is meant to provide a general idea of the schedule; it is subject to change
*Times in Mountain Daylight Time
You—our attendees—made GSA Connects 2025 a resounding success. We can’t wait to see you in Denver this October!
