The American Geophysical Union announced that the election period for new leadership is now open, and will remain open for 30 days. Those elected will still be in office during AGU's Centennial celebration in 2019.
The International Association for Promoting Geoethics announced their keynote dpeakers in the Geoethics sessions at the International Geological Congress which will commence this weekend in Cape Town, South Africa.
The National Groundwater Association has announced that Peter G. McCornick, PhD, PE, D. WRE will give the keynote at NGWA’s Groundwater Week and the Irrigation Association’s 2016 Irrigation Show and Education Conference and is titled, Water for Food Security: Solutions for the Context. “Food and water security are two major interrelated challenges facing the world.
The Society of Exploration Geophysicists approved a new antiharassment policy. In an article published in their publication, "The Leading Edge" they noted that the previous antiharassment policy applied to staff, but it did not address interactions between members and other participants in their meetings and activities.
