Dear MSA Members: MSA and the American Geosciences Institute have collaborated with other organizations to launch Minerals Day on October 12, 2020. (Minerals Day is the second day of Earth Science Week, which has the theme this year of Earth Materials in Our Lives.) In celebration of Minerals Day and Earth Science Week, there will be a series of webinars next week on topics related to the ESW theme. Some of the webinars have a live component, whereas others have been recorded and will premiere throughout the week. For your planning, the schedule is below, and the webinars can be accessed at this link next week: www.earthsciweek.org/webinars<http://www.earthsciweek.org/webinars> Advances in the Mineralogy of Mars, Dr. Elizabeth Rampe, Johnson Space Center (recorded; premieres at 10 AM EDT on Oct. 12, and will be available on demand after that) Data-Driven Discovery in Mineralogy and the Evolution of Planetary Bodies, Dr. Shaunna Morrison, Carnegie Institution for Science (live at 2 PM on Oct. 12; requires registration via the webinar link above) May the Quartz Be With You, Dr. Shannon Mahan, US Geological Survey (recorded; premieres Oct. 12 and will be available on demand after that) Resources Beyond Earth: Enabling Future Exploration and the New Space Economy, Dr. Angel Abbud, Center for Space Resources, Colorado School of Mines (recorded; premieres Oct. 12 with a live Q&A at 12:00 noon EDT on Oct. 13; available on demand) Gemology: Time Capsules Connecting Us Through History, Dr. Aaron Palke, Gemological Institute of America (recorded; premieres Oct. 13 at 3:00 PM EDT and available on demand after that) The Need and Solutions for Robots in Responsible Raw Materials Exploration and Mining, Dr. Norbert Zajzon, University of Miskolc (recorded; premieres Oct. 12 with a live Q&A at 12:00 noon EDT on Oct. 14; available on demand after that) New Insights Into Wire Silver and Gold Formation, Dr. John Rakovan, Miami University (recorded; premieres 3 PM EDT on Oct. 14; available on demand after that) The Global Supply of Critical Minerals: Assessing and Tracking Critical Mineral Commodities, Dr. Nedal Nassar, Chief, U.S. Geological Survey Materials Flow Analysis Section (recorded; premieres Oct. 12 and available on demand after that) Consumers: The Most Potent Army Against Conflict Minerals, Dr. Vitor Correia, International Raw Materials Observatory (recorded; premieres Oct. 12 with a live Q&A at 12:00 noon EDT on Oct. 16; available on demand) Also, in celebration of Minerals Day, MSA will debut a microsite with links to the events above, downloadable posters, and educational resources. When the site goes live, which will happen before Minerals Day, it will be at www.mineralsday.org<http://www.mineralsday.org>. There will also be a link to the microsite from MSA’s home page: www.minsocam.org<http://www.minsocam.org>.