About the Meeting
Opening reception: 27 March 2025
Technical sessions: 28–30 March 2025
GSA IS GOING TO ROCK ERIE! The Northeastern and North-Central Sections are proud to host you at the
magnificent
Bayfront Landing campus, featuring two waterfront hotels and a spectacular convention center, 27-30
March 2025.
The harbor, visible all around, is bounded by Presque Isle State Park, a sand bar more than ten miles
long
sporting dynamic beaches, a palustrian plain, and a colorful history epitomized by Captain Oliver Hazard
Perry’s
victory at the Battle for Lake Erie. The geologic story includes evidence for a cascade of glaciations,
treacherous beach cliffs, maritime terraces, and captivating paleontology in the underlying Paleozoic
stratigraphy. Numerous field trips will explore these nearby features, including the engineering efforts
to
manage their associated hazards. Overprint this enchanting natural setting with bistros, eateries, and
entertainment venues within walking distance, and your visit will surely be memorable. Be sure to bring
your
parka and ski pants to enjoy a toasty walk upon the beaches, as the frigid winter winds will have
imparted a
chill into the sea!
Location
Bayfront Landing Convention Center and Beyond
The Bayfront Convention Center (Bayfront) is an outstanding venue! We are the only client under roof and
all
facilities lie at our directive. Bayfront anchors a shorefront redevelopment zone that includes both a
Courtyard
and Sheraton Hotel and sparkling meeting spaces sporting maritime views all around. All of the building
face
Erie Bay of Lake Erie and the spit of Presque Isle State Park, lodged upon a Wisconsinan recessional end
moraine
of the Laurentide Ice Sheet.
Bayfront Convention Center Floorplan
Accommodations
Hotel registration deadline: 5 March 2025
A block of rooms has been reserved at Sheraton Erie Bayfront, 55 West Bay Drive, Erie, Pennsylvania
16507, USA. The meeting rate is US$149 per night plus tax. For group reservations by phone, call +1-814-454-2005.
Book online* (SOLD OUT)
A block of rooms has been reserved at Courtyard by Marriott Erie Bayfront, 2 Sassafras Pier, Erie,
Pennsylvania 16507, USA. The meeting rate is US$149 per night plus tax. For group reservations by phone,
call +1-814-636-1005.
Book online* (SOLD OUT)
*Online booking link is for both hotels. When you search for your dates of stay, it will return rooms at one
or both hotels based on availability.
Sheraton Erie Bayfront
55 West Bay Drive
Erie, Pennsylvania 16507, USA
Courtyard by Marriott Erie Bayfront
2 Sassafras Pier
Erie, Pennsylvania 16507, USA
If you are planning on attending and have not secured a hotel reservation, search for hotel availability via our trusted partner aRes Travel.
aRes Travel is a third-party travel planner. Rates, deposits, and cancellation policies may vary and are the responsibility of the guest. Questions on hotel policies or payments made on aRes website should be directed to the aRes Reservation Center or to the hotel directly.
Sponsor & Exhibit
Interested in exhibiting or sponsoring at this meeting? Check out the prospectus to learn more about your
potential audience and benefits, then please reach out to Jennifer Nocerino, GSA's Director of Strategic
Outreach & Engagement, +1-303-357-1036, jnocerino@geosociety.org.
Meeting Sponsors
We are grateful to those groups recognized below for their generous support!