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.

Next meeting information

The Earth Science Week 2008 celebration marks the tenth 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 2008, Earth Science Week will be celebrated from October 12-18.

AGI Leadership Forum 2008
This 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. In 2007, Congressional Visits Day is May 1-2.

Congressional Hazards Caucus
The Hazards Caucus Alliance in cooperation with the Geological Society of America held a briefing on Wednesday, September 27, 2006, on "Drought: Strategies to Ensure Adequate Water Resources for Future Generations". The briefing featured an introduction by Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) on drought mitigation. Speakers from the Desert Research Institute in Nevada, the National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Department of Natural Resources of South Carolina discussed approaches to prepare for and reduce the impacts of drought.

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.

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.
Image of Data Processing from Earth Science World Image Bank, Copyright © WesternGeco