1. Future Geoscience Employment and Student Enrollment (Keane) AGI work with member societies to identify ways to improve response rates from surveys to geoscience departments: –Combine surveys (reduce duplication) –Streamline to improve ease of response –Encourage participation through member society publications Explore development of professional master’s degree Quantify employment in the geosciences

2. Earth Science Teacher Corps (Ridky) Systematically catalog and publicize –State certification requirements –Universities that teach teachers (comprehensive list) –Sample programs/curricula on the Web Develop annual snapshot of earth science education Other Education Action Items Identify members for study group to investigate developing earth science examples or modules for high school physics/chemistry/biology/math courses Develop K-6 earth science modules

3. Strengthening Undergraduate Geoscience Education (Tewksbury) Augment “On the Cutting Edge” workshops - BT Seek out and publicize success stories for enrollment growth and develop models for success Develop strategies to increase the number of top high school students who pursue geoscience research topics Help geoscience departments strategize to attract more majors Connect professionals with schools that have active research/science fair programs Brochure on needs for specific geoscience careers Engaging retired Geoscientists in interfacing with educational environment - Ian

4. Enhancing Diversity in the Earth and Space Sciences (Karsten) Establish baseline demographics in each member society Establish a task force to organize national marketing campaign on role of earth science in daily life Create a state-based alliance tasked with trying to increase the requirements for earth science in high school Scale up programs to support retention of students in pipeline -- participate in the MSPHDs program as mentors and host similar programs at society meetings More...

5. Mobilize earth science community to be local agents of change -- develop concise information on diversity and why members should be involved. Encourage rewards for outreach and service activities by academic faculty -- consider an AGI award or recognition for minority scientist or scientist who encourages diversity – AGI Executive Committee Enhancing Diversity, continued…

6. Geoscience Outreach (Martinez) Earth Science Week (October 12-18, 2003) –Order kits (50-100 free to each member society) –Publicize Earth Science Week to membership –Distribute poster through member society publications Earth Science World web portal –Identify member society resources to enhance site –Link to site from your society’s home page –Provide teacher resources on site (prominent link) Collaborate and support AGI’s Origins television series and DVD project

7. Constraints on International Geoscientific Interaction (Folger) Provide input on questions for survey to universities seeking information on scope of visa denial problem –Help ensure that recipient list is comprehensive –Assist with dissemination & interpretation of results Other International Issues (Briskey) –Identify representatives for new AGI International Geoscience Advisory Committee (AGI should also seek members from international organizations) –Member societies that also belong to IUGS should nominate representatives to IUGS Working Group on Public Affairs

8. Federal Budget Hotspots for Geoscience R&D (Applegate) Join USGS Coalition Identify mechanisms to convey AGI policy updates to your membership Oil & Gas Research at a Critical Juncture (Tinker) AGI should develop alert for member societies on proposed cuts to DOE oil & gas R&D programs AAPG will help identify corporate champions

9. Future Vision for NSF Earth Science Research Support (Zimmerman) Coordinate e-journal aggregates (GeoScience World, DataPages, etc.) with Geoinformatics initiative AGI should coordinate industry involvement in Geoinformatics initiative

10. GeoScienceWorld: An Intersociety Initiative (Speer) Review Business plan in the Fall. (all)

11. New Data Access Opportunities (Fritz) AAPG extends offer of help with integration and cooperation with DataPage efforts.