Note: Photos are listed in approximate chronological order from the start of the workshop (top of page) to the end of the workshop (bottom of page).
Above: 2025 GIA Workshop participants gather on the first day of the workshop outside of the Institute of Ocean Sciences (IOS), located near Sidney, British Columbia, Canada.
Above: Participants listen to an oral talk during Tuesday's Ice-sheet reconstruction and dynamics I session.
Above: Participants discuss research during Tuesday's poster session.
Above: Participants discuss research during Tuesday's poster session.
Above: Participants listen to an oral talk during Tuesday's Ice-sheet reconstruction and dynamics II session.
Above: Participants listen during an optional seismicity and earthquake hazard tour.
Above: 2025 GIA Workshop participants gather at Mt. Tolmie during the Wednesday field trip.
Above: Our fearless leader Dr. Thomas James from the Geological Survey of Canada and University of Victoria uses his now-infamous "pot and spoon ringing technique" to gather participants for transportation to the next stop during the Wednesday field trip.
Above: Participants listen as Dr. Sophie Norris from the University of Victoria describes coastal geomorphic features at Island View Beach during the Wednesday field trip.
Above: Participants examine coastal geomorphic features at Island View Beach during the Wednesday field trip.
Above: Participants discuss research during Tuesday's poster session.
Above: Participants discuss research during Tuesday's poster session.
Above: Participants discuss research during Tuesday's poster session.
Above: Participants discuss research during Tuesday's poster session.
Above: Participants discuss research during Tuesday's poster session.
Above: Participants discuss research during Tuesday's poster session.
Above: Participants discuss research during Tuesday's poster session.
Above: Participants listen to an oral talk during Thursday's Interactions of GIA and tectonics session.
Above: Participants listen to an oral talk during Thursday's Interactions of GIA and tectonics session.
Above: Participants listen to an oral talk during Thursday's Geodetic Constraints on GIA session.
Above: Participants listen to a presentation during Friday's workshop on GIAmachine.
Above: Congratulations Greta Bellagamba! Dr. Thomas James from the Geological Survey of Canada and University of Victoria presents the Outstanding Student Presentation Award for the Oral Presentation category to Greta Bellagamba, a Doctoral Graduate Student from the University of Iceland.
Above: Congratulations Taryn Neligan! Dr. Thomas James from the Geological Survey of Canada and University of Victoria presents the Outstanding Student Presentation Award for the Poster Presentation category to Taryn Neligan, a Master's Graduate Student from the University of Victoria.
Above: From left to right, the GIA Workshop Organizers include Karen Simon (Canadian Geodetic Survey, Canada), Stephanie Sherman (née Konfal) (Ohio State University, USA), Thomas James (Geological Survey of Canada and University of Victoria, Canada), and Rebekka Steffen (Lantmäteriet, Sweden).