Special Interest Groups (SIGs) offer space for participants to gather around a shared topic, question, or challenge. SIGs can extend a conversation started in a workshop, dig into an emerging issue, or simply bring together people who want to think out loud with peers. Groups are participant-organized: any attendee can propose a topic and reserve a room on-site. To host a SIG, sign up for a room at the conference registration desk on the day of the Meet up!

Examples of SIGs people might convene:

• AI in Earth Education: sharing assignments, classroom policies, and tools we're experimenting with.
• Workshop Follow-Ups: continuing conversations from morning workshops with the people who were in the room.
• Field Safety and Risk Management: practical strategies for international field sites, accessibility, and student wellbeing.
• Two-Year College Educators: priorities, resources, and shared advocacy.
• K-12 and Higher-Ed Partnerships: building durable, mutually beneficial collaborations.
• Arts-Integrated Earth Education: music, visual art, and creative practice as pathways into climate and Earth science.
• Early-Career and Graduate Student Meetup: navigating the job market, mentoring, and building a research agenda.
• DEIB in Geoscience Departments: shared challenges, what's working, and what we wish we'd known.