8 September 2009
Lodging for GSA
Posted by Jessica Ball
I’m in a bit of a fix – it turns out that most people in my department have friends they are staying with in Portland, and no one is booking hotel rooms. Being Portland-friendless myself, I’m looking at a big hotel bill for renting a room of my own, unless I can find someone willing to share one with me.
Would any geobloggers be up for this? I’ll be there Sunday for a short course and probably will be leaving on Wednesday. I’m pretty easy to live with and don’t mind waking up early (in case people have talks to prepare for). I’d rather not use the GSA message board if I can stay with someone I know (even if it’s through the internets). I’d also prefer a female roommate to avoid awkwardness.
Please contact me through the blog email if you’re interested!
Jessica Ball is a volcanologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, researching volcanic hydrothermal systems and stability, and doing science communication for the California Volcano Observatory. She previously worked at the Geological Society of America's Washington DC Policy Office, learning about the intersection of Earth science and legislative affairs. Her Mendenhall postdoc and PhD focused on how water affects the stability of volcanoes, and involved both field investigations and numerical modeling applications. Her blogging covers a range of topics, from her experiences in academic geosciences to science outreach and communication to her field and lab work in volcanology.
We've got a suite with an empty sofa bed–if you don't find a "real" bed, you're welcome to join us.Elli
I would like to invite you (and other geoscience bloggers who are attending the meeting) to add your blog to GSA's blog roll on the Annual Meeting site: http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2009/Mtg-BlogRoll.aspChrista StrattonDirector, CommunicationsGeological Society of America