Member Society Council Meetings
The American Geological Institute Member Society Council is the representative body of the Institute's Member Societies and serves in an advisory capacity to the AGI Executive Committee and as a link between the Institute and its Member Societies. The Council meets twice a year, in the spring in conjunction with the AAPG annual meeting and the fall in conjunction with the GSA annual meeting. View archived information from previous meetings

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The Earth Science Week 2010 celebration marks the twelfth anniversary of this annual event, which is hosted by AGI as a service to the public and the geoscience community. The week was established to give students and citizens new opportunities to discover Earth sciences and to encourage stewardship of the Earth. It highlights the important contributions that Earth and environmental sciences make to society and invites the public to become engaged in current scientific exploration. AGI launched Earth Science Week in 1998 as the culminating event celebrating the Institute's 50th anniversary. In 2010, Earth Science Week will be celebrated from October 10-16.

AGI Leadership Forum 2008
Last year's forum, entitled "Public-Private Partnerships in the Geosciences" took place on September 8 at the American Geophysical Union in Washington, DC. View the agenda and presentations.

Archive of previous forums: 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2003

The Congressional Visits Day is a two-day annual event that brings scientists, engineers, researchers, educators, and technology executives to Washington to raise visibility and support for science, engineering, and technology. Uniquely multi-sector and multi-disciplinary, the CVD is coordinated by coalitions of companies, professional societies and educational institutions and it is open to all people who believe that science and technology comprise the cornerstone of our Nation's future.

Congressional Hazards Caucus
The Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness, in cooperation with the Congressional Hazards Caucus Alliance and the Congressional Hazards Caucus, held a briefing on “Beyond Preparedness and Response: The Challenges of Long-Term Recovery” on March 10, 2009 in the Capitol Visitor Center. Senator Mary Landrieu provided some introductory remarks about the vital need for improved long-term recovery. Experts in case-management, private-sector resources, and legislative affairs discussed possible solutions to the challenges of long-term recovery with a focus on potential amendments to the Stafford Act, public-private partnerships and federal-state-local partnerships.

Archive of previous briefings

5th International Meeting of the Geoscience Data Repositories Conference
This conference was held at the USGS in Reston, VA from September 21-23 of 2004. Designed to bring together the diverse group of people who work to implement and develop data repositories, and discuss the issues surrounding preserving geoscience data. View archived information from this conference.

AGI Associates Conference
This conference brings leaders from industry, academia, and government agencies together for focused presentations and discussions concerning the major issues facing the geoscience community. View archived information from previous conferences.

AGI is proud to be an Official Partner of the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival to be held in the greater Washington DC area in October 2010. The Festival, which will be the country’s first national science festival, is a collaboration of over 500 of the country’s  leading science and engineering organizations and aims to reignite the interest of our nation’s youth in the sciences. Read more at: www.usasciencefestival.org.

Image of the Capitol Building from the USDA, Photo by: Ken Hammond.
Image of Hurricane Andrew from the Earth Science World Image Bank,  © NASA, Visible Earth.
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