FUTURE LEADERS IN PALEONTOLOGY: GSA Session

GSA Topical Session 113: FUTURE LEADERS IN PALEONTOLOGY    A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR PS STUDENT MEMBERS AT GSA!             (Submission Deadline: Friday, June 21st)

The Paleontological Society is pleased to announce the inauguration of a new topical session at the 2019 GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Future Leaders in Paleontology(Topical Session T113). The goal of the session is to showcase the outstanding work of our student members in a high-profile setting. This oral session will take place on the first afternoon of the GSA meeting, Sunday, September 22nd; the Society will limit the number of paleontological sessions running concurrently with this special session.

The Society invites all of its student members, particularly those nearing completion of their projects, to submit an abstract for this session by designating Topical Session T113 at the time of submission. Abstracts must be entered into the GSA submission portal by 9 PM (PDT) on Friday, June 21st, prior to the official GSA deadline, to enable the PS selection panel to make decisions in advance of assignment of remaining abstracts to alternate sessions. At the time of submission, please also send an email to Dr. Matthew Clapham, PS Program Coordinator (mclapham@ucsc.edu), indicating a preference, if any, for an alternate topical session.While advisors and other study participants are permitted to be co-authors on the presentation, the work must primarily reflect intellectual contributions of the student submitting the abstract. Abstracts not selected will be assigned to another topical or discipline session as chosen by the presenter.

In all, 15 presentations will be selected by a panel representing a diverse cross-section of our science for inclusion in the Future Leaders in Paleontology session. All presenters will be honored that evening at the Paleontological Society banquet, and will be awarded a certificate to commemorate their participation, along with a cash prize of $100.

The Society looks forward to celebrating its students with this special event! If you have any questions about the Future Leaders in Paleontology session, please do not hesitate to contact Matthew Clapham in advance of the deadline.