One of the most prominent sessions at GSA in Seattle was an
AASG-cosponsored keynote called ‘Earth Anatomy Revealed: Geologic Mapping for
Our Future’. Sixteen prominent speakers in four panels over four hours examined
three questions: 1. What is the Role of Geoscience as a Whole, of the Sectors
of the Geoscience Community, and of Geological Mapping in Responding to the
Needs of Society; 2. How is Geological Mapping Applied in Order to Deliver
Benefits to Society; 3. How Are New Perspectives and New Technology Improving
Our Ability to Deliver Benefits to Society; and 4. How Are We Organized to
Ensure That Geological Mapping Will Bring the Greatest Benefits to Society in
the Future? Organizers were Darcy McPhee of USGS, Cassy Rose and Danielle Woodring of
AGI, and Harvey Thorleifson of AASG. Audience members typed questions into
their phones, and were able to vote for the questions they liked, allowing the
moderators to direct the most popular questions to the panel.
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