b'Geophysics in the surveysNewsGeological Survey of Western Australia: Forging a pathway for geosciencea review of GSWA Open Day 2021The Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) held its annual Open Day on Friday 12 November 2021 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Perth, WA. Just like the GSWA itself, the Open Days have a proud history. In previous years, they have been held in February and in Fremantle. We would fill half the room with information displays and give presentations on our research in the other half. We have also hosted separate minerals and petroleum days. Significant time was taken to reflect on what we had done in the pastwhat worked and what didntand to move forward with a common purpose and drive.Moving forward, we focused on three core themes: forging a pathway for geoscience, inspiring young professionals, and engaging successfully with industry. With these themes in mind, we movedSteve Mudge (Vector Geoscience) at the registration deskthe date to November, the location to central Perth, and dropped our ticketing fee from $130 to $50. We modernised our branding and the way we display information, planned an intentional and purposeful marketing campaign, arranged the schedule to engage and stimulate, and used our creativity to design some surprises on the day.Thanks to these many diverse changes, we were pleased to see our online ticketing reach its highest numbers ever. Many GSWA staff were inundated with requests for tickets in the days leading up to Open Day. While we did offer very limited door sales to accommodate, this feature will likely be phased out. Attendees represented over fifty different organisations across geoscience research, mining and metals, oil and gas, universities, emerging energy, and data/information services. Hopefully in 2022, we will once again be able to welcome guests from interstate. The Hon. Bill Johnston MLA, WA Minister for Mines and Petroleum giving the welcoming addressMany attendees were familiar with our Open Days and found some elementsfeaturing presentations by Director ofpolls too. Attendees had opportunities to the same, but many that were adapted orRegional Geoscience Simon Johnson andliaise with online systems professionals entirely new. Relevance and accessibilityMinEx CRC CEO Andrew Bailey. Micheleand managers of our renowned WAMEX, have been core values of our stakeholders,Spencer, Director of Mineral and EnergyWAPIMS, and MINEDEX databases. and we kept that in mind. The Open DayResources, also introduced a film screeningThere was also a stunning display of our commenced at 09:00 with welcomingof This is GSWA, marking the short filmsbreakthroughs in photogrammetry, 3D addresses from our Executive Director,first broadcast to a live audience. geology, and drone technology. Some of Jeffrey Haworth, and The Hon. Billour more creative staff hosted a puzzle Johnston MLA, Minister for Mines andDuring the day, we hosted an onlinecompetition that was hotly contested!Petroleum. Session One focused on theevent space on the Slido application. All strategic outlook for the GSWAwho wequestions were submitted through theSession Two provided the latest research are, what we do, and where we are going,app, and we hosted some engaging liveoutputs from the Accelerated Geoscience DECEMBER 2021 PREVIEW 24'