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CALL FOR COMMITTEE SERVICE

Make an Impact by Serving

on a GSA Committee ®

Deadline: 15 June Qualifications: Members should have knowledge of those who
Terms begin 1 July 2021 (unless otherwise indicated) have made “distinct contributions to geologic knowledge through the
If you are looking for the opportunity to work toward a common application of physics and chemistry to the solution of geologic prob-
goal, give back to GSA, network, and make a difference, then we invite lems.” All of the committee’s work will be accomplished during the
you to volunteer (or nominate a fellow GSA member) to serve on a months of February and March; committee decisions must be made
Society committee or as a GSA representative to another organization. by 1 April.
Learn more and access the nomination form at https://rock
.geosociety.org/Nominations/CS.aspx. Use the online form to Diversity in the Geosciences Committee
make a nomination or self-nomination. Open positions and quali- Three member-at-large vacancies (three-year term; E, M)
fication information is online at https://rock.geosociety.org/ This committee provides advice and support to GSA Council
forms/viewopenpositions.asp. GSA headquarters contact: and raises awareness and initiates activities and programs that will
Dominique Olvera, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140, USA; increase opportunities for diverse groups in the geosciences, par-
+1-303-357-1060; dolvera@geosociety.org. ticularly along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, and phys-
ical abilities. The committee is also charged with stimulating
Academic and Applied Geoscience Relations recruitment and promoting positive career development.
Committee Qualifications: Members of this committee must have professional
One member-at-large vacancy (industry-related field) (three- or experiential knowledge of issues relevant to the goals of the com-
year term; E, M) mittee. GSA strongly encourages nominations of members who are
This committee is charged with strengthening and expanding from the communities for which this committee is expected to serve.
relations between GSA members in applied and academic geosci-
ences. As such, it proactively coordinates the Society’s effort to Education Committee
facilitate greater cooperation between academia, industry, and Member-at-large vacancy (four-year term; E, M); two-year-
government geoscientists. college faculty representative vacancy (four-year term; E, M);
Qualifications: Committee members must work in academia, pre-college educator (K–12) representative vacancy (four-year
industry, or government and be committed to developing a better term; E, M); graduate student representative vacancy (two-
integration of applied and academic science in GSA meetings, year term; B, E, M)
publications, short courses, field trips, and education and outreach This committee works with GSA members representing a wide
programs. Professional interests: environmental and engineering range of education sectors to develop informal, pre-college (K–12),
geology, hydrogeology, karst, Quaternary geology and geomor- undergraduate, and graduate earth-science education and outreach
phology, structural geology and tectonics, sedimentary geology. objectives and initiatives.
Members must also be active in one or more GSA Division. Qualifications: Members of this committee must have the
ability to work with other interested scientific organizations and
Annual Program Committee science teachers’ groups.
Three vacancies: two members-at-large (four-year term; B, E,
M); one student member-at-large (two-year term; B, E, M) Geology and Public Policy Committee
This committee is charged with developing a plan for increasing Two member-at-large vacancies (three-year term; E, M)
the quality of the annual and other society-sponsored meetings in This committee provides advice on public-policy matters to
terms of science, education, and outreach; evaluating the technical GSA Council and leadership by monitoring and assessing interna-
and scientific programs annually to identify modifications neces- tional, national, and regional science policy; formulating and
sary for accomplishing the Society’s long-range goals; conducting recommending position statements; and sponsoring topical white
short- and long-range planning for Society meetings as a whole; and papers. This committee also encourages active engagement in
developing a long-term logistical plan/strategy for the technical pro- geoscience policy by GSA members.
grams of all GSA meetings and other society-sponsored meetings. Qualifications: Members should have experience with public-
One member-at-large should have previous meeting experience. policy issues involving the science of geology; the ability to
develop, disseminate, and translate information from the geologic
Arthur L. Day Medal Award sciences into useful forms for the general public and for GSA
Two member-at-large vacancies (three-year term; E, T) members; and familiarity with appropriate techniques for the
This committee selects candidates for the Arthur L. Day Medal. dissemination of information.

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.

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