AGI Government Affairs Advisory Committee
Draft Meeting Agenda with Links to Background Information

Monday, November 8, 2004
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Coinciding with GSA's 2004 Annual Meeting
Denver Marriott Hotel - Denver III
Denver, CO

I. Introductions and Preliminary Business

2:00 pm Introductions and Preliminary Business (Background: advisory committee roster)

• Program staff changes
• Approval of agenda
• Approval of report from 10/03 meeting and review of action items
• Review of program finances
  

II. Government Affairs Program Federal Activities

2:30 pm USGS Coalition Update

• 2004 activities
• Future plans and Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Statement
  

2:45 am Fiscal Year 2005 Appropriations Advocacy

• Review FY 2005 budget request/status of appropriations
• AGI Testimony
• Targeted efforts
• DOE oil and gas R&D programs
• NSF Geosciences Directorate / EarthScope
• USGS programs
• Coalition activities
• Congressional Visits Day and August District Visits
• Science Community Grassroots Roundtable
• Coalition for National Science Funding exhibition and letters
• Science education letters

3:15 pm Other Legislative Issues

• Comprehensive energy legislation
• National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program reauthorization/Wind Hazard Reduction legislation
• National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization
• Open access to federally-funded scientific literature
  

3:30 pm Break

3:45 pm Congressional Natural Hazards Caucus Update

• Plans to reinvigorate caucus in the 109th Congress

II. Non-Federal Policy Activities

4:00 pm Challenges to Teaching Evolution

• Actions at the state/local level
• Web site enhancement

IV. AGI Congressional Science Fellowship

4:15 pm William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellowship Endowment (Geotimes column and AGI press release)

• Fundraising status
• Dr. Katie Donnelly, AGI's 2004 - 2005 Congressional Fellow

V. Member Society Collaboration

4:30 pm Reports from Member Societies

• Priority issues


• Shared concerns and ideas


• Mobilizing society memberships

VI. Wrap Up

4:45 pm Action Items/Plans for Next Meeting

5:00 pm Adjourn

Please send any comments or requests for information to AGI Government Affairs Program.

Posted October 18, 2004