AASG MID-YEAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
7:15 a.m. – 12:00noon, Mineral Hall B, Level 3
Hyatt Regency, Denver
OPEN SESSION
7:15 – 7:45 a.m.Registration
Coffee/Tea/Muffins available
7:45 a.m.Call to Order and WelcomeJohn
Recognition of Honorary Members
Self Introduction of Guests
Self Introduction of AASG Members and Staff
COMMENTS FROM GUESTS
8:05 a.m.Geological Survey of Canada
David Boerner, Director General, Central and Northern Canada Branch
8:15 a.m.British Geological Survey
Ian Jackson, Director of Information
8:25 a.m.Geological Society of America
John Sharp, President
8:35 a.m.American Geological Institute
Patrick Leahy, Executive Director
8:45 a.m.American Institute of Professional Geologists
Bill Siok, Executive Director
8:55 a.m.U.S. Geological Survey
Mark Myers, Director
9:05 a.m.American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Scott Tinker, President-elect
9:15 a.m.NationalCave and Karst Research Institute
George Veni, Executive Director
9:25 a.m.International Year of Planet Earth
Larry Woodfork, U.S. Representative
9:35 a.m.Presentation of John C. Frye Environmental Geology Award to David K. Brezinski, for Maryland Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 75, Stratigraphy of the Frederick Valley and its Relationship to Karst Development
Presented by Chacko John
9:45 a.m.Conclusion of Open Session
9:45 – 10:00 a.m.Break
AASG EXECUTIVE BUSINESS SESSION
(For AASG Members, Honorary Members, AASG Associates and State Survey Staff)
10:00 a.m.Call to OrderJohn
Roll call of States and Declaration of Quorum McConnell
10:10 a.m.Approval of Annual meeting minutes (Key Largo, Florida, 2007)
Approval of Liaison Executive Committee meeting minutes (Washington, DC, September 2007)
REPORTS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS
10:15 a.m.Secretary’s ReportMcConnell
Treasurer’s ReportMatthews
Vice Presidents ReportWunsch
President-elect and Liaison Committee ReportTew
Presidents ReportJohn
10:40 a.m.Statistician ReportThorleifson
10:45 a.m.Historian – Update on Centennial History VolumeCobb
10:50 a.m.AASG Foundation UpdatePrice
COMMITTEE REPORTS(5 minutes each)
10:55 a.m.AASG Affairs
Geoinformatics Proposal to NSF Allison
Communications
(a) AASG – USGS Coordination Committee Robertson or Price
(b) 2008 Centennial Meeting Update Hohn, Thorleifson
Energy Resources and PolicyTew
Geologic Hazards and PolicyMcConnell
Geoscience Data PreservationSteinmetz
MappingThorleifson
(a) NCGMP ReauthorizationRobertson
Mineral Resources and PolicyBreckenridge
Honorary MembersPrice
Associate MembersBuchanan
Other Old Business
11:50 a.m. New Business
12:00noonAdjourn
CALENDAR
AASG Spring liaison meeting, Washington D.C. – March 9 -12, 2008
Pick and Gavel Banquet – Tuesday, March 11, 2008, Cosmos Club
AASG Annual Centennial Meeting, Shepardstown, WV, June 28 – July 2