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AGI Highlights - 2006
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AWARDS
AGI recognized the professional and scientific
contributions of Robert D. Hatcher, M. Ray
Thomasson, and Joanne Kluessendorf.
- GEOREF CONTINUES STRONG PERFORMANCE
With more than 2.8 million references, GeoRef is the
largest and most comprehensive geoscience database
in the world. A new record of more than 91,000
citations were added in 2006.
- TV SERIES
Production of the Faces of Earth TV series, to be aired
on The Science Channel (Discovery Communications)
began.
- GEOSPECTRUM
Early in 2006, GeoSpectrum was relaunched as a blog
for the geoscience community.
- ADVANCING EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION
AGI with the support of the AGIF launched K-5
GeoSource, an online professional development tool
for elementary educators.
- EARTH SCIENCE WEEK
In October 2006, thousands of students nationwide
participated in activities based on the theme "Be a
Citizen Scientist!"
- CONGRESSIONAL SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP
In September, Allyson Anderson began her term as
AGI’s 2006-2007 Congressional Fellow working for the
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
- EXPANDING GEOTIMES DISTRIBUTION
Geotimes newsstand sales exceeded industry standards in 2006.
The magazine is sold in Barnes and Noble, Borders,
and other bookstores in the United States
and Canada.
- NEW BOOKS
AGI published the 9th installment in the Environmental
Awareness Series, Coal and the Environment, and The
Geoscience Handbook: AGI Data Sheets 4th Edition during 2006.
- FINANCIAL STABILITY CONTINUES
The Institute had a positive bottom line for the 14th
consecutive year. During AGI’s financial turnaround in
the 1990s, net assets increased from a negative
$230,000 in 1989 to a positive $8.5 million in 2006. Download AGI's 2006 Annual Report as a PDF file.
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