Revitalize your geology at GSA’s Penrose Conference, the premier small meeting for collaborative research around the world. Introducing a brand new format and criteria for submission.
Penrose Conferences, named in honor of R. A. F. Penrose, Jr., a benefactor of the Geological Society of America, were established in 1969 by the Society as a further step in its service to the earth and planetary sciences. The conferences are designed to be interdisciplinary and bring together various earth-science communities both within and beyond GSA.
The small, informal nature of the Penrose Conferences is intended to stimulate and enhance individual and collaborative research and to accelerate the advance of the science by the interactions and development of new ideas. Each conference subject should be under current investigation and active discussion by able researchers in the field and/or in the laboratory.
Penrose Conferences last around five days and have between fifty to ninety participants. Participants should come from a diverse field of disciplines and individuals (international, gender, and career level). The Conferences are assembled in engaging locales and at suitable meeting venues for several days of focused discussion free from other demands on the participant’s time and attention.
GSA’s Meetings Department will provide administrative and logistical support during the planning of the conference. In addition, GSA and the GSA Foundation will provide a total of US$20,000 in unrestricted funds for the Annual Penrose Conference that is selected.
Lindsey Henslee, Assistant Director of Meetings & Events Geological Society of America 3300 Penrose Place | Boulder, CO 80301-9140 E-mail: lhenslee@geosociety.org Phone: +1-303-357-1006
Open Submittal Period: 1 Nov.–15 Dec.
Announcement of Accepted Proposal: Early March
Melanie Brandt, Executive Director and CEO PenroseConference@geosociety.org Geological Society of America 3300 Penrose Place, P.O. Box 9140 Boulder, CO 80301-9140