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Member Society Public Policy Activities

Several of the American Geosciences Institute's member societies have adopted position statements on issues important to the geoscience community and relevant to public policy. Member societies engage in a number of activities that increase understanding of the geosciences, including connecting the geoscience community with the general public and policymakers. These activities include the establishment of public policy offices in Washington, D.C., the formation of public policy committees, and participation in a variety of coalitions. This page provides links to member society position statements and information on member society public policy activities.

Member Society Public Policy Websites
AAPG Geoscience and Energy Office, D.C. (GEO-DC): David Curtiss, Director GEO-DC AGI Government Affairs: Linda Rowan, Director of Government Affairs AGU Science Policy: Elizabeth Landau, Public Affairs Coordinator ASLO Public Policy: Adrienne Sponberg, Director of Public Affairs GSA Public Policy: Craig Schiffries, Director for Geoscience Policy NGWA Government Affairs : Christine Reimer, Director of Government Affairs SSA U.S. Government Relations: Susan Newman, Executive Director SVP Government Affairs: Ted Vlamis, Committee Chair SSSA Science Policy: Karl Glasener, Director of Science Policy Back to top
Member Society Public Policy Committees
AAPG Government Affairs Committee: Carl J. Smith, Chair AGI Government Affairs Program Advisory Committee: Mary Lou Zoback, Chair AGU Committee on Public Affairs: Eric Betterton, Chair ASLO Public Policy Committee: Rachel Noble and Adrienne Sponberg, Co-Chairs AASG Policy Committees Energy Resources and Policy, Nick (Berry) Tew, Chair Environmental Affairs and policy, Karl Muessig, Chair Geologic Hazards and Policy, John Parrish, Chair Mineral Resources and Policy, Roy Breckenridge, Chair Water Resources and Policy, Robert Marvinney and David Wunsch, Chairs CUR Government and External Relations Committee: Theodore W. Hodapp and Jodi L. Wesemann, Co-Chairs EEGS Government Affairs Committee: Jared Abraham, Chair GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee: Richard Berg, Chair GSL External Relations Committee: Edward Derbyshire, Chair NGWA Government Affairs Standing Committee: Beverly L. Herzog, Chair SSA Government Relations Committee: Stuart Nishenko, Chair SVP Government Affairs Committee SSSA Science Policy Advisory Committee: Karl Glasener, Chair Back to top
Member Society Position Statements
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Position Statements Webpage American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Position Statements American Geophysical Union (AGU) Position Statements American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Position Statements and Policies Webpage Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Papers and Position statements Association of American State Geologists (AASG) Position Statements Geochemical Society (GS) Position Statements Geological Society of America (GSA) Position Statements The Geological Society of London (GSL) Position Statement Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Position Statements National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Position Statements National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA) Position Statements National Ground Water Association (NGWA) Position Statements Seismological Society of America (SSA) Public Policy Summary Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Position Statements and Resolutions Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) Policy Statements A list of AGI and member society position statements by topic is available here. Back to top
Coalitions and Participating Member Societies
USGS Coalition: AASG, AEG, AGI, AGU, AIPG, GI, GSA, GSIS, NGWA, SEG, SSA, SSSA Hazards Caucus Alliance: AASG, AEG, AGI, AGU, AIPG, GI, GSA, SSA Coalition for National Science Funding: AGI, AGU, ASLO, CUR, GSA, SSA, SSSA Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Coalition: AGI, AGU, CUR, GSA, SSSA National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Coalition: AGI, AGU, GI, SSA Energy Science Coalition: AGI, SSSA Friends of NOAA Coalition: AGU, ASLO Science-Engineering-Technology (SET) Working Group – Spring Congressional Visits: AGI, AGU, GSA Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition: ASLO, SSSA Consumers Energy Alliance: AAPG Coalition on Funding Agricultural Research Missions: SSSA Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science: AGI, AGU, AASG, GSA, NESTA, PRI National Wind Hazards Reduction Coalition: AGU National Conference of State Legislators Geology Consortium: AASG, AEG, AGI, AIPG, GI, GSA Evolution Task Force: AGI, AGU, GSA, NAGT Law of the Sea Ratification: AGI, AGU, ASLO Back to top

Science Policy Opportunities: Fellowships and Internships

AGI: William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellowship
AGI/AAPG/AIPG: Geoscience & Public Policy Internships
AGU: Congressional Science Fellowship
GSA: Congressional Science Fellowship
Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers: Congressional Science Fellowship
SSSA: Science Policy Internship
SSSA: Congressional Science Fellowship

Please send any comments or requests for information to the AGI Government Affairs Program at govt@agiweb.org.

Assembled by 2008 AGI/AIPG Summer Intern Laura Bochner and AGI Government Affairs Staff.

Last updated June 2, 2010.

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