Workshop 1: Beyond Conventional PFA with geoPFA: An Open Framework for Geothermal Derisking Analysis and 3D Prospecting
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Friday, September 18, 2026 | Briar Grove (3rd Floor)
REGISTRATION FEE: $595
This workshop introduces geoPFA, an open-source and extensible Python framework for advancing Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) beyond traditional 2D favorability mapping into 3D analysis and for prospecting, derisking, and facilitating to conceptual geothermal model development. Designed around National Laboratory of the Rockies’ Geothermal PFA Best Practices and FAIR software principles, geoPFA provides a transparent, reproducible workflow that complements existing industry tools and datasets by bridging the gap between regional resource data and prospect-scale conceptual models. geoPFA is intended to support existing workflows by providing a rapid and reproducible way to combine diverse geothermal datasets within a PFA framework for early-stage derisking, allowing users to spend less time on data processing and combination and more time refining assumptions and analyzing results. Participants will learn how to structure and execute PFA projects with geoPFA. This includes defining criteria, components, and data layers as geothermal indicators in three dimensions, integrating diverse subsurface and surface datasets, and translating favorability results into data-driven conceptual models and development scenarios. The workshop is designed to emphasize geoPFA’s flexibility: attendees will learn how to apply workflows to their own data, expert knowledge, and weighting strategies, and extend the framework to match project-specific exploration objectives and risk profiles.
Through guided examples from a range of geothermal settings, attendees will see how open, modular workflows can improve characterization for emerging geothermal technologies and accelerate early-stage exploration for more established resources. The workshop will also demonstrate how intuitive visualization tools can improve communication across disciplines and support translation of results into conceptual models. Together, these capabilities help teams make better-informed exploration and development decisions while maintaining full flexibility in assumptions, methods, and interpretations. Users can use geoPFA outputs to inform conceptual models, identify data and knowledge gaps, and prioritize areas where additional exploration and analysis may be warranted.
Refreshment breaks, lunch and all workshop materials included in the registration fee ($595).
Workshop 2: From Scroll to Story: Becoming a Powerful Geothermal Ambassador on Social Media
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Saturday, September 19, 2026 | Briar Grove (3rd Floor)
REGISTRATION FEE: $295
You don’t need to be a marketer, influencer, or social media expert to help shape the conversation around geothermal. You simply need the right tools, a clear strategy, and the confidence to share your perspective.
In this highly interactive half-day workshop, Geothermal Rising’s Brandy Obvintsev and Egg Geo’s Mimi Egg will show attendees how to become more effective ambassadors for geothermal by creating authentic, engaging content that expands awareness, strengthens community, and advances the industry’s collective voice.
Participants will explore today’s evolving social media landscape—including platforms such as LinkedIn, Reddit, Instagram, X, and emerging channels—and learn how each can support different audiences, from policymakers and business leaders to local communities and future workforce. The workshop also examines how artificial intelligence is changing content creation, discovery, and social algorithms, along with practical AI tools that help participants create better content in less time.
Rather than focusing on expensive production or polished marketing campaigns, this session emphasizes authentic storytelling, smartphone-first content, and simple habits that consistently generate engagement.
Attendees will learn what today’s algorithms reward, how often to post, how to increase reach organically, and how to turn everyday work experiences into compelling stories that inspire others.
Through hands-on exercises, collaborative activities, and real-world examples, participants will leave with a personalized weekly social media playbook that requires just one to two hours each week to maintain. Whether your goal is to promote your company, celebrate geothermal innovation, recruit talent, educate your community, or simply share your enthusiasm for the geothermal good life, you’ll gain practical skills you can begin using immediately.
By the end of the workshop, participants will have the confidence, tools, and content framework to help amplify geothermal’s story—one authentic post at a time.
Refreshment breaks and all workshop materials included in the registration fee ($295).
Workshop 3: Building Trust for Geothermal Energy: Community Engagement That Enables Project Delivery
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Saturday, September 19, 2026 | Kingwood (3rd Floor)
REGISTRATION FEE: $295
Geothermal energy has faced only limited community opposition in the U.S. thus far. But as next-generation geothermal expands to new locations and grows in scale, more communities will encounter geothermal projects, and community opposition may grow. Next-generation geothermal techniques also raise additional community concerns that differ from those faced by conventional geothermal. This workshop draws on first-of-its-kind research and learnings from other industries to give developers, regulators, and local stakeholders practical tools to engage early, communicate risk clearly, and move projects forward with social license.
Refreshment breaks and all workshop materials included in the registration fee ($295)
