*ABSTRACT DEADLINE FOR MSA TUCSON 2027 IS OCTOBER 31, 2026 <https://msaweb.org/>* Dear mineral sciences community members, Please consider presenting your interesting mineral-related research at *MSA Tucson 2027*! The meeting starts on Sunday, 14 February, with a day of overlap with the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show®, followed by 3 days of talks + posters and other events (15-17 February), and an optional day of field trips (Thursday, 18 February). Some highlights of the meeting: - There is only one oral-presentation session at a time, with separate sessions for poster presentations. - Student presenters get free registration + financial support for travel and syn-meeting costs. - Meeting participants can go to the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show on Sunday, February 14. - There will be opportunities to interact with the mineral enthusiast community at Breakfast with a Mineralogist (contact kyle.dayton@cornell.edu to volunteer) and/or the *Mineral and Gem Enthusiast Session* on Sunday 2/14 (organized by Aaron Palke and John Rakovan; please consider submitting an abstract for the Sunday session!) - There will be a variety of optional post-meeting field trips to see minerals in the wild. - There are two (2) workshops: Raman Mineral ID (will require registration + a small fee) and Mindat.org (free, lunchtime event). And: *the MSA Tucson 2027 Program Committee, chaired by Sarah Penniston-Dorland, has selected an exciting slate of keynote speakers:* - Jeff Catalano, Washington University, St. Louis - Gabriela Farfan, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History - James Kubicki, University of Texas-El Paso - Alexandra Navrotsky, Arizona State University - Mark Rivers, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory & University of Chicago - Evan Smith, Gemological Institute of America - John Valley, University of Wisconsin *Abstract submission deadline: **October 31, 2026* <https://msaweb.org/> *--> Please consider donating to the student travel fund via the "Donate" button on the MSA website <https://msaweb.org/>. All donated funds go to support student presenters at the meeting.* We hope to see you in Tucson in February! Donna Whitney & Jeff Post MSA Tucson 2027 planning co-chairs