GSA Today, GSA Bulletin, and Geology are also available online and twice a year on the GSA Journals on Compact Disc . The Society has six regional sections throughout North America. These sections have their own management boards and conduct their own yearly meetings. Affiliation with a section is free for GSA members. Thirteen specialty divisions , which any member may join, generally meet at the Annual Meeting of the Society.
Most divisions have their own newsletters, which are published at various times throughout the year.
Twenty-three specialized Associated Societies often meet in conjunction with the GSA Annual Meeting and assist in developing the scientific program, thus ensuring a broad range of topics. In 1980, the Geological Society of America Foundation was established to receive and administer contributions in support of GSA's mission. As an independent, tax-exempt organization, the Foundation accepts gifts by check or credit card, wire transfers, stock, and by trusts or bequests to the Society's programs. The Foundation also contributes to the GSA research grants program, and supplies matching student travel grants for each of GSA's six sections. A recent evolution at the Society has resulted in an energized collaboration, Science, Education, and Outreach , that links established GSA education and outreach programs, teaching awards, professional development , student development, research grants and the innovative and exciting frontiers of GSA's Integrated Science Initiative.