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Society
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Program
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Contact
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Description
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists
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Don Juckett, Director
djuckett@aapg.org
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Advocates for geoscience R&D and communicates issues
of interest to members.
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists
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Carl J. Smith, Chair
dpa.government.affairs.comm@gmail.com
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Prepares position statements and acts as the society's voice
in industry and government.
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists
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Norma Newby
nnewby@aapg.org
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Inform readers by email about a current Executive Branch
and/or Congressional issue that will potentially affect the
oil and gas industry.
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists
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Carl Smith, Chair
dpa.government.affairs.comm@gmail.com
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Position Statements about different policy issues prepared
by the Government Affairs Committee.
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists
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Don Juckett, Director
djuckett@aapg.org
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Monthly articles on policy published in The Explorer
and available online.
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| American Geological Institute |
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Linda Rowan, Director
rowan@agiweb.org
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Serves as link between the federal government and the geoscience
community by providing geoscience information and concerns
to policy makers and federal science policy information to
the geoscience community.
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| American Geological Institute |
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Linda Rowan, Director
rowan@agiweb.org
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The GAP Advisory Committee provides insight and advice from
AGI's Member Societies to the GAP staff, ensuring that the
program remains responsive to the needs of the Member Societies.
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| American Geological Institute |
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Linda Rowan, Director
rowan@agiweb.org
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Information on writing letters and lobbying, federal agencies,
U.S. Congress, organizations and links to science education
and policy resources.
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| American Geological Institute |
William L. Fisher Congressional
Geoscience Fellowship
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Linda Rowan, Director
rowan@agiweb.org
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A qualified geoscientist is selected to work for a member
of Congress or a congressional committee for one year.
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American Geophysical Union
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Catherine O'Riordan, Public Affairs Manager
coriordan@agu.org
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Advocates for the science community, monitors pertinent legislation
and communicates legislative issues to its members.
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American Geophysical Union
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Soroosh Sorooshian
soroosh@uci.edu
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COPA enhances the use of scientific knowledge as a basis
for establishing and implementing public policy.
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American Geophysical Union
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Harry F. Lins, Chair
hlins@usgs.gov
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PIC recommends policy and develops programs to promote public
understanding of the Earth and space sciences.
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American Geophysical Union
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Catherine O'Riordan, Public Affairs Manager
coriordan@agu.org
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ASLA is an e-mail service designed to inform AGU's membership
about legislation affecting their community.
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American Geophysical Union
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Catherine O'Riordan, Public Affairs Manager
coriordan@agu.org
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Position statements on topics of special interest.
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| American Geophysical
Union |
Congressional
Geoscience Fellowship
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Catherine O'Riordan, Public Affairs Manager
coriordan@agu.org
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A qualified geoscientist is selected to work for a member
of Congress or a congressional committee for one year.
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American Institute of Professional Geologists
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William J. Siok, Executive Director
wsiok@aipg.org
Wendy J. Davidson, Assistant Director
wjd@aipg.org
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AIPG's official public policy statements and policies on
advocacy, licensing, etc.
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American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
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Adrienne Sponberg, Director of Public Affairs
sponberg@aslo.org
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Directs policy activities, including information briefings
for policy-makers.
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American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
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Public
Policy Committee
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Jim Ammerman, Chair
pubpolcom@aslo.org
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Researches issues of public policy in order to make recommendations
for action by the society's board of directors.
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| American Society of Limnology
and Oceanography |
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Adrienne Sponberg, Director of Public Affairs
sponberg@aslo.org
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Trains students, postdocs and faculty to effectively communicate
about their research with lawmakers.
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| American Society of Limnology
and Oceanography |
Classroom on the Hill
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Adrienne Sponberg, Director of Public Affairs
sponberg@aslo.org
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Provides a crash course on aquatic science for legislative
staff and congressional members who serve on relevant committees.
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| American Society of Limnology
and Oceanography |
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To sign up for PAN:
www.aslo.org/forms/panform.html
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PAN is a sub-section of ASLO's Aquatic Sciences Database
designed to enhance communication between the P.P. Office,
members of ASLO, and policy makers
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| Association of American
State Geologists |
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Position papers on topics of special interest.
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| Council for Undergraduate
Research-Geosciences Div. |
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cur@cur.org
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Policy and comments on pertinent legislative or governmental
issues.
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| Council for Undergraduate
Research-Geosciences Div. |
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cur@cur.org
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Selected students display their research posters at the U.S.
Capitol and have an opportunity to visit their Representatives'
and Senators' offices.
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| Geological Society of
America |
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George O. Linkletter, Chair
GLinkletter@environcorp.com
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Develops and disseminates information from the geological
sciences to promote its use in the formulation, discussion,
and decision-making regarding public policies.
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Geological Society of America
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George O. Linkletter, Chair
GLinkletter@environcorp.com
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Position papers on topics of special interest.
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Geological Society of America
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George O. Linkletter, Chair
GLinkletter@environcorp.com
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Policy and comments on pertinent legislative or governmental
issues.
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| Geological Society of
America |
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John W. Hess
jhess@geosociety.org
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Congressional Science Fellows are selected to work as special
legislative assistants within the congressional staff system
in Washington, D.C.
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| Geological Society of
America |
G&PP List Serve
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Ann Cairns
acairns@geosociety.org
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Subscribers are informed of Society activities, provided
information and invited to become involved in public policy
matters critical to the Earth sciences.
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| Seismological Society
of America |
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Susan Newman, Executive Director
snewman@seismosoc.org
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Responsible for drafting position statements, offering
testimony before Congress and communicating issues to membership.
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| Seismological Society
of America |
E-mail updates and alerts
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Susan Newman, Executive Director
snewman@seismosoc.org
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Updates on government relations and reports on seismic
monitoring expansion.
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| Society for Mining, Metallurgy
and Exploration |
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Sharon Schwartz
Schwartz@smenet.org
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Promotes public education regarding the importance
of mining and minerals through collaboration with stakeholders.
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The Society of Organic Petrology
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Robert Finkelman
rbf@usgs.gov
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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
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Catherine Badgley
cbadgley@umich.edu
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Policy statements regarding issues of evolution, public
lands, fossil preservation and others.
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Soil Science Society of America
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Karl Glasener, Director
kglasener@agronomy.org
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Issues the Science Policy Report to keep members updated
on current issues, writes position statements and coordinates
congressional visits.
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| Soil Science Society
of America |
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Patrick Drohan
drohanp@hartwick.edu
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Advises the society on policy issues.
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| Soil Science Society
of America |
Position
Statements and Resolutions
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John W. Doran, President
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Position statements on biosecurity, carbon sequestration
and nutrient management.
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| Soil Science Society
of America |
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To sign up for email membership:
http://www.asa-cssa-sssa.org/contact_us.php
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Biweekly emails about issues and legislation of importance
to SSSA and its sister societies, Crops and Agronomy.
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| Soil Science Society
of America |
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Karl Glasener, Director
kglasener@agronomy.org
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A qualified geoscientist is selected to work for a
member of Congress or a congressional committee for one year.
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