Thorleifson, L Harvey2022-07-052022-07-052022https://hdl.handle.net/11299/228214Summary for the Geologic Mapping Forum conference in Minneapolis from March 27th to 29th, 2018At the Geologic Mapping Forum in Minneapolis from March 27th to 29th, 2018, ~100 geological map authors, program managers and allied professionals from geological surveys and allied agencies met to discuss the status and future of geologic mapping in the USA. The meeting was hosted by Minnesota Geological Survey on the University of Minnesota campus. The meeting was held near the Mississippi River, at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs on the West Bank campus, in the Humphrey School Conference Center at 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Unless they had been invited to speak in a plenary, all participants were urged to present a 15-minute talk in a concurrent session or a poster. Plenary, concurrent session, and poster presenters were asked to submit a 1 to 2-page abstract. The meeting commenced with registration and a reception at the hotel with light food and drinks on Monday from 5 to 7 PM, followed by conference sessions from 8:30 AM Tuesday until 4:30 PM Thursday.enSummarymapsmappinggeologyReport