Sunday, 19 October—Expanding Neurotypical Borders

P1. Expanding Neurotypical Borders: Building a Future of Inclusion with Disabled and Neurodivergent Perspectives in Geoscience Description: We invite contributors and audience participants of all backgrounds to learn, lead, and celebrate disability and neurodivergence as core to our fields and our collective and intersectional science identities. Organizers: Taormina Lepore, Jennifer Wagner, Ian O. Castro Endorsements: GSA Diversity in the Geosciences Committee, National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT), Paleontological Society, International Association for Geoscience Diversity, GSA Geology and Society Division, National Earth Science Teachers Association, Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland, Mineralogical Society of America, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, International Medical Geology Association, International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG), American Geophysical Union (AGU), GSA Geoarchaeology Division, GSA Planetary Geology Division, GSA Karst Division, GSA History, Philosophy, and Geoheritage Division, GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division, Association for Women Geoscientists, NAGT Teacher Education Division (TED), NAGT Geoscience Two-Year College Division (Geo2YC), GSA Hydrogeology Division, GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division, History of Earth Science Society

Monday, 20 October—Groundwater and Sustainable Development

P2. Groundwater in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Description: The growing impact of changing climate and land use, and water pollution has underlined the link between groundwater, environment, and society. This Pardee Session, reinforces the importance of groundwater in achieving the sustainable development goals. Organizers: Abhijit Mukherjee, David Kreamer, Prosun Bhattacharya, Donald Rosenberry, Tim Parker Endorsements: GSA Hydrogeology Division, International Association of Hydrogeologists, International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ISGSD), GSA International, GSA Geology and Society Division, Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland, International Medical Geology Association, International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG), American Geophysical Union (AGU), GSA Continental Scientific Drilling Division, GSA Karst Division, GSA Geoinformatics and Data Science Division, GSA History, Philosophy, and Geoheritage Division, Association of American State Geologists (AASG), International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG), GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division, History of Earth Science Society

Tuesday, 21 October—Geoheritage Without Borders

P3. Geoheritage Without Borders: International Perspectives on the Conservation and Celebration of Geodiversity Description: Every nation has a story to tell about its geodiversity–-but what are best practices to promote conservation of our geoheritage? This GSA-ProGEO Western Hemisphere session explores innovative partnerships to conserve geoheritage and celebrate geodiversity. Organizers: Priscilla Grew, Jack J. Matthews, John H. Calder, Mauricio Faraone Pimenta, Maria da Gloria Motta Garcia, Sherene James-Williamson Endorsements: GSA History, Philosophy, and Geoheritage Division, GSA International, GSA Geology and Society Division, GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division, GSA Geoscience Education Division, National Earth Science Teachers Association, International Association of Hydrogeologists, Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland, Society for American Archaeology, Mineralogical Society of America, International Medical Geology Association, International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG), Spanish Geological Society - Geoheritage Commission, American Geosciences Institute, American Geophysical Union (AGU), GSA Geoarchaeology Division, GSA Planetary Geology Division, GSA Karst Division, GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division, Association for Women Geoscientists, GSA Hydrogeology Division, Association of American State Geologists (AASG), International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG), History of Earth Science Society

Wednesday, 22 October—Impact Cratering and Evolution

P4. Impact Cratering and the Evolution of Life Description: This session explores the role of impact cratering in life’s evolution throughout Earth’s history, from the origin of life to mass extinctions. It highlights connections between impacts, evolutionary change, and planetary processes. Organizers: Nadja Drabon and David Kring Endorsements: GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division, GSA Sedimentary Geology Division, GSA Planetary Geology Division, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland, International Medical Geology Association, Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, American Geophysical Union (AGU), GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division, GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division, GSA Continental Scientific Drilling Division, GSA Geoinformatics and Data Science Division, GSA Geochronology Division, GSA History, Philosophy, and Geoheritage Division, Paleontological Society, History of Earth Science Society

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Pardee Keynotes

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Pardee Keynote Symposia

Pardee Keynote Symposia consists of invited presentations covering a broad range of topics.

Invited Keynote Presentations

These sessions are named in honor of GSA Fellow and benefactor Joseph Thomas Pardee (1871–1960) via a bequest from Mary Pardee Kelly. Pardee is perhaps best known for his work on Glacial Lake Missoula.

Pardee Keynote Sessions

Dive into groundbreaking ideas and big-picture topics at Pardee Keynote Sessions—featuring invited talks that push the boundaries of geoscience and honor the legacy of Joseph T. Pardee.

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