Hello Karst Division!
As you may already know, the deadline to submit a proposal for Connects 2024 has been extended to 5 Feb 2024.
As of this morning, the Karst Division has four (4) endorsed sessions (from JTPC rep, Dan Jones).
- Karst Ecosystems and Biogeochemistry
- Karst Hazards and Monitoring
- Karst Hydrology and Hydrogeology
- Karst Sedimentary, Paleoclimate, and Historical Records
An additional title is on the list New Frontiers in Cave and Karst Science | Advocates: Patricia N. Kambesis; Jeanne Lambert Sumrall; Rachel Bosch; Natasha Sekhon; Lewis Land; Daniel S. Jones
And there are two additional sessions that reference Karst in their description:
- Near Surface Geophysics to Solve Geological Problems | Near surface geophysics is increasingly used to study a variety of problems including environmental, engineering, archaeological, karst, hydrological and geological and abstracts are requested that study these problems. (proposed by Kevin Mickus)
- Geoscience and Hydrology of Your Public Lands: STEM Internships, Research, Science, Mapping, Resource Management, and Education | Federal and other public lands have long served as unique outdoor laboratories for earth scientists. In the United States, primary federal land management agencies include the National Park Service, Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management. Through internship programs such as the Scientists in Parks and GeoCorps America programs in the United States, federal and other public lands provide exceptional hands-on career development opportunities for students and recent graduates in geoscience and other STEM fields. This session provides an interdisciplinary forum for earth scientists, land managers, educators, and internship participants or sponsors to present their work and describe its relevance to the public and land managers. We are particularly interested in presentations that show how geoscience and hydrology information is used by federal and other public land managers, particularly as it relates to decision- making. All federal and other public-lands related topics are welcome and, in past sessions, have included all natural resource fields, predominantly in geology, hydrology, hydrogeology, paleontology, abandoned mineral lands, geothermal monitoring, geologic mapping, mapping natural resources, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), natural sounds and night skies, soils, glaciology, geohazards, cave/karst science, history of science, and resource management. Each year the internship programs provide opportunities to hundreds of participants across the country and are public- private partnerships between the land management agencies and partners such as The Geological Society of America, Ecological Society of America, and Stewards Individual Placement Program. A poster session may be used to accommodate additional abstracts. (proposed by Jason Kenworthy)
Do you see a gap in the sessions you'd like to see? Or maybe one that would highlight your specific area of research and how it relates to the GSA Connects 2024 Themes, Water in a Changing World or Life Along an Active Margin (might be a stretch here...)? You are encouraged to submit your proposal today!
Please reach out if you have any questions and I look forward to receiving your submission.
Best,
Susan Jenkins, GSA Program Content Manager and GSA Karst Division Staff Advocate