The Geoscience Information Society will hold its annual meeting virtually from Oct.28-30, 2020. The sessions are free but registration is required (https://bit.ly/2GwEVg9<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2GwEVg9&data=04%7C01%7Crichard.s.stringer-hye%40vanderbilt.edu%7Ce9e55974084947ba35a008d8747839cc%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C637387407013026394%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=TjnysbJFa7QgVPy0oTk7mXzj2v2OLGfhwc1YTR3wK6o%3D&reserved=0>). Program: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 3:00-6:00 (Eastern Time) : GSIS Business Meeting Cynthia Prosser Thursday, October 29, 2020 11:30-12:00 (Eastern Time) : AGI and GeoRef Update: Sharon Tahirkheli 12:15-1:45 (Eastern Time) Common Read: Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould Moderator: Cynthia Prosser 2:00-3:00 (Eastern Time) FDLP Webinar: “Library Research for Natural Hazard Events: Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Volcanoes, and Wildfires” by Emily Wild A separate registration to this free event is online at : https://libcal.princeton.edu/event/7165734<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibcal.princeton.edu%2Fevent%2F7165734&data=02%7C01%7Crichard.s.stringer-hye%40VANDERBILT.EDU%7C8c4e8545687c462e39cf08d86be95157%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C637377997120747568&sdata=ShOgP4TZAB1L9uYWqU4009qbQ2Kj2Lz7By2K5XoqFdc%3D&reserved=0> 4:00-6:00 (Eastern Time): Vendor Update The Geological Society GeoScienceWorld …and more! Friday, October 30, 2020 11:00-12:00 (Eastern Time) “How Are You and Your Library Coping with COVID-19?” Sharing of stories, solutions and impacts: collection development, staffing, reference, communication/marketing Moderator: Linda Musser 12:00-12:30 (Eastern Time) Break 12:30-1:00 (Eastern Time) Bring-Your-Own Lunch and Awards Presentations 1:05-2:20 (Eastern Time) “Build Your Toolkit”: Share favorite or/or lesser-known geoscience information resources and professional tools (suggestions – FlyOver app, Rockd app, Padlet, Guidebooks database, Internet archive of FTG, State survey pubs at AGI, Sherpa/Romeo, Microsoft Academic search, Repository Finder, etc.) Moderator: Shaun Hardy 2:20-2:30 (Eastern Time) Break 2:30-4:00 (Eastern Time) Professional Issue Roundtable: Moderated discussion of topics identified in advance from member suggestions Moderator: Sam Teplitzky