Geoscience Information Society
Annual Business Meeting

Agenda

A. Introduction – Lisa Dunn

1. Approval of the minutes of the 2002 Annual Meeting in Denver
2. Introduction of newly elected officers
3. Welcome to new members and visitors
4. Group introduction

B. Officers

1. Vice President/Conference update – Lura Joseph
2. Secretary – Jim O’Donnell
3. Treasurer – Patricia Yocum
    a. Budget report
    b. Proposed budget for 2004
    c. Auditor’s report – Margy Walsh
4. Past President – Michael Noga
5. Newsletter Editor – Connie Manson
6. Geonet Listserv Editor – Carolyn Laffoon
7. Publications Manager – Elizabeth Wallace
8. Webmaster – Jim O’Donnell

C. Announcements

1. Conference announcements
2. Other announcements

D. Old Business

1. GSIS meeting organization—
    a. Schedule—membership preferences (discussion)
    b. VP responsibilities—Can/should they be broken down into a committee effort? (discussion)
    c. GSIS Proceedings copyright issues
2. Distinguished Service Award—Discussion
3. Letter to GSA on their meeting guidebook publication practices

E. New Business

1. Budget
    a. Status of unspent funds – Yocum
    b. Membership dues – Dunn
2. Committee review – Dunn
    a. Public Relations
    b. Archives
    c. Digital Data
    d. Other committee charges
3. Task force to compile a GSIS recommended list of core undergraduate geoscience books — Hardy and Hanson
4. Cooperative activities
    a. USGS Coalition
    b. AGI International Geoscience Advisory Committee
5. New Business from the members—Call for discussion and/or action to be taken by the Executive Board

F. Adjourn

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lej 10/27/03
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