1. copyright Shutterstock.com/Sergey Nivens Threats on the Geosciences Landscape How is AGI Mitigating Them? Dr. P. Patrick Leahy, Executive Director American Geosciences Institute AASG Meeting Flagstaff June 15, 2015

2. Threats Open Access Publishing Sustainable Society Business Models State of K-12 Education Students, Field Training, Graduates, and Employment Research Funding Policy Making International Participation and Collaboration Big Data Communication and Social Media

3. AGI Activities to Mitigate the Threats GeoRef inclusion of Open Access Articles Leadership Forum on Evolution of Societies Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) - Education Summit - Professional Development Academies - Earth Science Week—City Celebrations Workforce Activities

4. Workforce Factors Today Drop in oil prices Layoffs Continued robust hiring Affordable Care Act Implications Accelerating retirements Federal Impacts on Academia Research Funding Title IV issues

5. Historical US Geo Enrollments

6. Field access is now a problem

7. AGI Activities to Mitigate the Threats (2) Funding - Letters to Hill Committees - Mineral Science and Information Coalition - Hill Briefing Series Policy - Critical Issues Web Site - Forums and Webinars on Issues

8. AGI Activities to Mitigate the Threats (3) International Participation and Collaboration - Resourcing Future Generations Effort - GSL, GAC, MSAGBI, IUGG, IUGS - International Raw Materials Observatory (INTRAW) - Global Geoparks Initiative Big Data - EarthCube Communication and Social Media - Earth Magazine Digital Subscriptions - Facebook, etc.

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