On December 15, 2018, President Donald Trump announced that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke would be stepping down at the end of the year. During his time as secretary, Zinke faced a string of investigations over allegations that he violated ethics rules, while the Department of the Interior has been under scrutiny over concerns about scientific integrity. Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt will be taking charge as acting secretary amid a partial government shutdown.
A series of nomination processes moved forward in December as Congress wrapped up their lame duck session following the November 6 midterm elections. On December 6, the Senate confirmed Bernard McNamee to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The nominations of Rita Baranwal to be assistant secretary for nuclear energy at the Department of Energy (DOE) and Raymond Vela to be director of the National Park Service (NPS) were still awaiting a final confirmation vote by the Senate at the end of December 2018.
It’s time to submit the forms to nominate noteworthy publications and exceptional individuals in publishing for the annual Association of Earth Science Editors (AESE) awards. The deadline for submitting nominations is May 30, 2018. This deadline will give the committee enough time to read and judge the submitted publications before this year’s annual meeting in Niagara Falls, NY (September 26–29, 2018), where the winners will be announced at the Awards Banquet.
AGI is seeking quality candidates for American Geosciences Institute 2024 officer positions and 2023 awards. Your nominations should be received by February 1, 2023, in order to be reviewed by the AGI Nominating Committee making recommendations for the 2024 officers and 2023 awards. Letters of support may be sent for each nominee and, if provided, will be included in the package sent to the 2023 Nominating Committee.
Specifically AGI is seeking nominations for the following:
Please select the award for which you would like to submit a nomination. Be sure to have all candidate information ready before starting. Submitting online nominations is a one-time only process. If there is more candidate material to be added after exiting, please send that material to nominations@americangeosciences.org.
