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CALL FOR GSA COMMITTEE SERVICE
Help Shape the Future of Geoscience
Serve on a GSA Committee
Deadline: 15 June 2017
Terms begin 1 July 2018 (unless otherwise indicated)
If you are looking for the opportunity to work toward a common
goal, give back to GSA, network, and make a difference, then we
invite you to self-nominate (or nominate a fellow GSA member)
to serve on a Society committee or as a GSA representative to
another organization.
Learn more and access the nomination form at www.geosociety
.org/aboutus/committees. Use the online form to make a nomi-
nation or self-nomination. GSA Headquarters Contact: Pamela
Fistell, GSA, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140, USA; fax:
+1-303-357-1074; pfistell@geosociety.org.
Key: B—Meets in Boulder or elsewhere; E—Communicates
by phone or electronically; M—Meets at the Annual Meeting;
T—Extensive time commitment required during application
review period.
ACADEMIC AND APPLIED GEOSCIENCE RELATIONS
COMMITTEE
One member-at-large vacancy (industry-related; 3-year
terms) (E/M)
This committee is charged with strengthening and expanding
relations between GSA Members in applied and academic geosci-
ences. As such, it proactively coordinates the Society’s effort to
facilitate greater cooperation between academia, industry, and
government geoscientists. Qualifications: Committee members
must work in academia, industry, or government and be commit-
ted to developing a better integration of applied and academic
science in GSA meetings, publications, short courses, field trips,
and education and outreach programs. Professional Interest:
Environmental & Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, Karst,
Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology, Structural Geology &
Tectonics, Sedimentary Geology. Members must also be active in
one or more GSA Division.
ANNUAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Three member-at-large vacancies (4-year terms) (B/E/M)
This committee is charged with developing a plan for increasing
the quality of the annual and other society-sponsored meetings in
terms of science, education and outreach; evaluating the technical
and scientific programs annually to identify modifications neces-
sary for accomplishing the Society’s long-range goals; conducting
short and long-range planning for the society meetings as a whole,
and developing a long-term logistical plan/strategy for the techni- make no award in any given year.
cal programs of all GSA meetings and other society-sponsored
meetings. One member-at-large should have previous meeting
experience.
ARTHUR L. DAY MEDAL AWARD
Two member-at-large vacancies (3-year terms) (E/T)
This committee selects candidates for the Arthur L. Day Medal.
Qualifications: Members should have knowledge of those who
have made “distinct contributions to geologic knowledge through
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the application of physics and chemistry to the solution of geologic
problems.” All of the committee’s work will be accomplished dur-
ing the months of February/March. All committee decisions must
be made by 1 April.
DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES COMMITTEE
Two member-at-large vacancies (3-year terms) (E/M)
This committee provides advice and support to GSA Council
and initiates activities and programs that will increase opportuni-
ties for people of ethnic minority, women, and persons with
disabilities and raise awareness in the geosciences community of
the positive role these groups play within the geosciences. The
committee is also charged with stimulating recruitment and promot-
ing positive career development for these groups. Qualifications:
Members of this committee must be familiar with the employment
issues these groups face; expertise and leadership experience in such
areas as human resources and education is also desired.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Three vacancies: One graduate educator and one informal
science educator (museum, visitor center, interpretation officer,
etc.) (4-year terms); and one undergraduate student represen-
tative (2-year term) (B/E/M)
This committee works with GSA members representing a wide
range of education sectors to develop informal, pre-college
(K–12), undergraduate, and graduate earth-science education and
outreach objectives and initiatives. Qualifications: Members of
this committee must have the ability to work with other interested
scientific organizations and science teachers’ groups.
GEOLOGIC MAPPING AWARD COMMITTEE
One member-at-large vacancy (government; 3-year term) (E)
The purpose of this committee is to generate, receive, and eval-
uate candidates for the Geologic Mapping Award. This award
acknowledges contributions in published, high-quality geologic
mapping that led the recipient to publish significant new scientific
or economic-resource discoveries, and to contribute greater
understanding of fundamental geologic processes and concepts.
The objective is to encourage training and support toward produc-
tion of excellent, accurate, detailed, purposeful geologic maps and
cross sections. With respect to size or scale, there are no restrictions
on map products. GSA’s Geological Mapping Award will be made
on an annual basis, leaving the option open for multiple awards to
be given under unusual circumstances in any given year; or to
GEOLOGY AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE
Three vacancies: two members-at-large (3-year terms) and
one student representative (2-year term) (B/E/M)
This committee provides advice on public policy matters to
Council and GSA leadership by monitoring and assessing interna-
tional, national, and regional science policy; formulating and rec-
ommending position statements; and sponsoring topical white