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	Geosciences Congressional Visits Day: 9–10 September 2008

 
The American Geological Institute will host its first Geosciences Congressional Visits Day (Geo-CVD) on 9 and 10 September 2008.

This two-day event brings geoscientists, engineers, researchers, educators, and executives to Washington D.C. to raise visibility and support for the geosciences. Participants will spend the first day learning about how Congress works, the current state of the budget process, and how to conduct congressional visits. The second day will consist of visits with members of Congress. In addition to the workshops and visits, participants will get to meet other geoscientists and federal science agency representatives.

Geo-CVD will be coordinated by Washington DC staff from the AGI, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the American Geophysical Union, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, the Geological Society of America, the Seismological Society of America, and the Soils Science Society of America. Please contact the AGI Government Affairs staff for more information and to volunteer to participate by sending an email to govt@agiweb.org.

	NEHRP Input Opportunity

 
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) has established the creation and maintenance of a repository of important post-earthquake reconnaissance data as one of its strategic priorities that will be emphasized in its new strategic plan. The Multihazard Mitigation Council's American Lifelines Alliance (ALA) hopes to develop a road map that will . . . [Full Text of this Article]