Dear MSA, Here is another mineral-related session to put on your radar as the GSA abstract deadline is fast approaching! We hope you will consider our session exploring mineral systems of battery materials. This broad session will focus on mineral system genesis, characterization, mining, and processing of the mineral commodities required to meet the increasing demands for batteries and battery energy storage systems. Best wishes, Rebecca Stokes (mstokes@usgs.gov) *Session Information:* Conveners: Rebecca Stokes (USGS), Katie Harrison (National Laboratory of the Rockies), Andy Materson (USGS), Aaron Jubb (USGS), George Case (USGS) Invited Speakers: Shelby Short (Bureau of Economic Geology); Anthony Burrell (National Laboratory of the Rockies) *Description: *Many of the minerals and elements required to meet the increasing demand for advanced battery technology are included on the USGS critical minerals list. *These include, but are not limited to, graphite, lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese* and are considered essential to the nation’s economy or national security. Improving our understanding of these resources through the (re)evaluation of the geodynamic settings and mineral systems in which they form, development of new characterization methods, and linking these findings to downstream extraction and processing, will reduce the criticality of these materials. This session invites presentations on battery-specific critical minerals, in particular those highlighting innovative research in both upstream and downstream fields.