Hello GSA Division Members,
We are still eager to have GSA Divisions represented at the 2nd ANNUAL ON TO THE FUTURE/ASSOCIATED SOCIETIES EXPO!
This is a marvelous event and a wonderful opportunity for your Divisoin to engage with diverse identities of GSA's On To the Future program.
We recently acquired supplemental funds to offer GSA Connects 2024 full-meeting registration plus a $600 stipend to any Division representatives that participate with us. Participation includes: attending an online mentor onboarding session, a workshop held Saturday, 21 September 2024 from 8-5 pm in Anaheim, CA, and meeting with an individual OTF scholar during Connects.
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2nd ANNUAL ON TO THE FUTURE/ASSOCIATED SOCIETIES EXPO
GSA Connects 2024, Saturday, 21 September 2024, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The 2nd Annual On to The Future/Associated Societies Expo is a National Science Foundation–sponsored one-day professional development workshop for the 2024 cohort of GSA’s On To the Future program, past OTF participants, and mentors recruited from GSA Associated Societies, GSA Scientific Divisions, and GSA Affinity Groups. The OTF/Associated Societies Expo is a novel opportunity for you to build community and fellowship with OTF scholars, to include OTF scholars in the social capital of your organization, and to advance the message of unity, belonging, and inclusion of all in the geosciences professions. It is the single event at GSA Connects 2024 that you don’t want to miss!
The day-long event is divided into a morning professional development workshop for OTF scholars where you serve as a professional mentor to assist completion of a Personal Pathway Mapping activity and an activity focused on inventorying social capital. The afternoon session is dedicated to professional networking with OTF scholars where you serve as a representative from your GSA Associated Society, GSA Scientific Division, or GSA Affinity Group to share information about the purposes and objectives of your organization and benefits of membership.
We cordially invite participation from GSA Associated Societies, GSA Scientific Divisions, and GSA Affinity Groups in this day-long celebration of all that we are! We seek representatives of each of these entities to engage and interact with the remarkable individuals of GSA’s On To the Future program.
We request that you identify a single representative who can provide detailed knowledge of your organization and who is also experienced in mentoring aspiring geoscientists across many levels of experience.
To participate in this event, we applicants pledge to commit to several on-boarding activities in preparation for their interactions with OTF scholars:
- Complete Geological Society of America RISE Liaison Certification (https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/EventConductCode/GSA/Events/rise-liaison.aspx).
- Attend a Virtual Workshop - Mentor Orientation on Workshop Activities (2 hours) via Zoom (tentatively in September 2023).
- Arrive in Anaheim, CA prior to 5:00 pm on Friday, 20 September 2024.
- Participate in Mentor Meet-Greet and short workshop walk-through at the GSA Connects 2024 conference site (Anaheim Convention Center), 6:00-7:30 pm, Friday, 20 September 2024.
Prospective representatives may complete the online application form here: