Hello GSW Council +,

A reminder here about our Council meeting NEXT WEEK on Wednesday, April 12 from 3-5pm in the large conference room (Mantle) of the Geological Society of America’s DC office, which is located inside the AAAS building, at:
1200 New York Ave. NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005

1.  If you have any items you wish to be included on the agenda, send them to me before this Friday, April 7.
   

2.  As indicated in the email I send 2 months ago about this meeting, I need a list of everyone who plans to attend to provide in advance to AAAS security. I need you to confirm with me ASAP. Those who have already confirmed (thank you!) and don’t need to do so again are:
   

·        Carl-Henry Geschwind

·        Callan Bentley

·        Larry Meinert

·        Alex Speer

·        Elizabeth Crafford

·        Jessica Rodysill

·        Karen Prestegaard

·        (And Jamie Allen said he can’t make it – so Jamie, I don’t need to hear back from you either. Enjoy your ski trip!)

Callan Bentley

Assistant Professor of Geology
Chancellor’s Commonwealth Professor 2015-2017
President, Geological Society of Washington
Vice President, Geo2YC division, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Contributing Editor, EARTH Magazine

Geology Department
Northern Virginia Community College
Math, Science, & Engineering Division, Annandale Campus
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003

Office: CS # 248-A
Phone: 703.323.3276
Fax: 703.323.4250

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/

From: Bentley, Callan
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 3:59 PM
To: 'gsw-councilplus-l@minlists.org' gsw-councilplus-l@minlists.org
Subject: Location of the 4/12 GSW Council meeting; 2 action items

GSW Council members and other important people,

We will have our spring Council meeting on Wednesday, April 12 from 3-5pm in the large conference room (Mantle) of the Geological Society of America’s DC office, which is located inside the AAAS building, at:
1200 New York Ave. NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005

Visitors are required to use the entrance at 12th Street and H Street, NW, at the northwest corner of the intersection. You will have to sign in when you enter.
The building is easily accessible by subway; it is one block north of the 12th and G Street exit of the Metro Center subway stop. A map and printable directions are here:
https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/About/Who_We_Are/GSA/About/directions-DC.aspx

ACTION ITEM 1: I need a list of names of those who will attend, for security purposes, to be submitted to GSA/AAAS in advance. If you are one of the 16 who said you can attend, please reply to this email (not ‘reply all’) and let me know you intend to be there.

ACTION ITEM 2: Send any items that you wish to have on the agenda for the meeting.

Thanks, and I hope to see you tonight at the meeting,

Callan

Callan Bentley

Assistant Professor of Geology
Chancellor’s Commonwealth Professor 2015-2017
President, Geological Society of Washington
Vice President, Geo2YC division, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Contributing Editor, EARTH Magazine

Geology Department
Northern Virginia Community College
Math, Science, & Engineering Division, Annandale Campus
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003

Office: CS # 248-A
Phone: 703.323.3276
Fax: 703.323.4250

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/

From: Kasey White [mailto:kwhite@geosociety.org]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 3:48 PM
To: Bentley, Callan <cbentley@nvcc.edumailto:cbentley@nvcc.edu>
Cc: Craig Schiffries <cschiffries@ciw.edumailto:cschiffries@ciw.edu>
Subject: Re: FW: GSW Council meeting

Hi Callan and Craig,
I have reserved the large conference room (Mantle) for Wednesday, April 12 from 3-5. I'll need a list of attendees to give to the security guard in advance of the meeting.
Best,
Kasey

On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 3:07 PM, Bentley, Callan <cbentley@nvcc.edumailto:cbentley@nvcc.edu> wrote:
Thanks Craig. Yes, I’m aware of the Geophysical Lab’s remoteness from the Metro. Linking me up with Kasey is just as good!

Hi Kasey –
If GSA would be willing, the Geological Society of Washington would be grateful if we could borrow a conference room for a couple of hours. Generally, we have about fifteen people attending Council meetings. Currently, the date we’ve selected is Wednesday, April 12 from 3pm to 5pm. Will that work?
Thanks for considering it,
Callan

PS – GSW meets tonight at the Powell Auditorium of the Cosmos Club. 7:30pm drinks and socializing; 8pm formal program. If you haven’t been yet, we invite you to join us! It’s free and open to everyone. http://www.gswweb.org/

Callan Bentley

Assistant Professor of Geology
Chancellor’s Commonwealth Professor 2015-2017
President, Geological Society of Washington
Vice President, Geo2YC division, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Contributing Editor, EARTH Magazine

Geology Department
Northern Virginia Community College
Math, Science, & Engineering Division, Annandale Campus
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003

Office: CS # 248-A
Phone: 703.323.3276tel:(703)%20323-3276
Fax: 703.323.4250tel:(703)%20323-4250

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/

From: Craig Schiffries [mailto:cschiffries@ciw.edumailto:cschiffries@ciw.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 3:01 PM
To: Bentley, Callan <cbentley@nvcc.edumailto:cbentley@nvcc.edu>
Cc: Kasey White <kwhite@geosociety.orgmailto:kwhite@geosociety.org>
Subject: Re: FW: GSW Council meeting will be

Dear Callan,

I am contacting Kasey White, GSA's Director of Geoscience Policy. If the GSA/IRIS conference room is not available for the GSW meeting, she may be able to recommend an nearby venue.

I can reserve a meeting room at the Geophysical Lab, but our campus is not near the Cosmos Club or a metro line. The Carnegie Headquarters building is at 16th and P Streets, NW (near Dupont Circle), but there may be a fee to use the facility, especially if the meeting extends beyond their normal business hours.

Best wishes,

Craig

On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 5:09 PM, Bentley, Callan <cbentley@nvcc.edumailto:cbentley@nvcc.edu> wrote:
Hi Craig,
A quick favor, if you can help…
The GSW Council typically meets at AGU headquarters, but AGU’s going to be under renovation starting next month. I seem to recall way back several years ago, that you hosted the Council meeting at GSA’s office. Now that you’ve gone back to Carnegie, who’s the ideal point of contact to see if GSA is willing to give the Council a room again for a couple of hours?
Thanks,
Callan

Callan Bentley

Assistant Professor of Geology
Chancellor’s Commonwealth Professor 2015-2017
President, Geological Society of Washington
Vice President, Geo2YC division, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Contributing Editor, EARTH Magazine

Geology Department
Northern Virginia Community College
Math, Science, & Engineering Division, Annandale Campus
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003

Office: CS # 248-A
Phone: 703.323.3276tel:(703)%20323-3276
Fax: 703.323.4250tel:(703)%20323-4250

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/

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Subject: [Gsw-councilplus-l] GSW Council meeting will be

87.5% of you (N=16) said you could make Wednesday, April 12, before our regular GSW meeting. Only 2 were not able to make it then, so it looks like we’ll have a quorum.

Note that AGU headquarters will be under renovation at that time, and so we will not meet there but instead at an alternate location. I’ll email again when I have the location confirmed.

Thanks. Please mark your calendars.

Callan Bentley

Assistant Professor of Geology
Chancellor’s Commonwealth Professor 2015-2017
President, Geological Society of Washington
Vice President, Geo2YC division, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Contributing Editor, EARTH Magazine

Geology Department
Northern Virginia Community College
Math, Science, & Engineering Division, Annandale Campus
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003

Office: CS # 248-A
Phone: 703.323.3276tel:(703)%20323-3276
Fax: 703.323.4250tel:(703)%20323-4250

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/

--
Craig M. Schiffries, Ph.D.
Director, Deep Carbon Observatory
Geophysical Laboratory
Carnegie Institution of Washington
5251 Broad Branch Road, NW
Washington, DC 20015
Tel: 202-478-8819tel:202-478-8819
E-mail: cschiffries@ciw.edumailto:cschiffries@ciw.edu
deepcarbon.nethttp://deepcarbon.net/

--
Kasey White
Director for Geoscience Policy
Geological Society of America
1200 New York Avenue, NW Suite 400
Washington DC 20005
kwhite@geosociety.orgmailto:kwhite@geosociety.org
202.669.0466

I will be there, and the treasurer's report, finance committee report, and a
discussion of liability insurance need to be on the agenda.  And it is time
to revise the graybook (last revised in 2007), so that should also be on the
agenda.

Odette James

From: gsw-councilplus-l-bounces@minlists.org
[mailto:gsw-councilplus-l-bounces@minlists.org] On Behalf Of Bentley, Callan
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:58 AM
To: gsw-councilplus-l@minlists.org
Subject: Re: [Gsw-councilplus-l] Location of the 4/12 GSW Council meeting; 2
action items

Hello GSW Council +,

A reminder here about our Council meeting NEXT WEEK on Wednesday, April 12
from 3-5pm in the large conference room (Mantle) of the Geological Society
of America's DC office, which is located inside the AAAS building, at:
1200 New York Ave. NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005

1.  If you have any items you wish to be included on the agenda, send
   

them to me before this Friday, April 7.

2.  As indicated in the email I send 2 months ago about this meeting, I
   

need a list of everyone who plans to attend to provide in advance to AAAS
security. I need you to confirm with me ASAP. Those who have already
confirmed (thank you!) and don't need to do so again are:

•     Carl-Henry Geschwind
  

•     Callan Bentley
  

•     Larry Meinert
  

•     Alex Speer
  

•     Elizabeth Crafford
  

•     Jessica Rodysill
  

•     Karen Prestegaard
  

•     (And Jamie Allen said he can't make it - so Jamie, I don't need to
  

hear back from you either. Enjoy your ski trip!)

Callan Bentley

Assistant Professor of Geology
Chancellor's Commonwealth Professor 2015-2017

President, Geological Society of Washington

Vice President, Geo2YC division, National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Contributing Editor, EARTH Magazine

Geology Department

Northern Virginia Community College

Math, Science, & Engineering Division, Annandale Campus

8333 Little River Turnpike

Annandale, VA 22003

Office: CS # 248-A

Phone: 703.323.3276

Fax: 703.323.4250

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/

From: Bentley, Callan
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 3:59 PM
To: 'gsw-councilplus-l@minlists.org' gsw-councilplus-l@minlists.org
Subject: Location of the 4/12 GSW Council meeting; 2 action items

GSW Council members and other important people,

We will have our spring Council meeting on Wednesday, April 12 from 3-5pm in
the large conference room (Mantle) of the Geological Society of America's DC
office, which is located inside the AAAS building, at:
1200 New York Ave. NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005

Visitors are required to use the entrance at 12th Street and H Street, NW,
at the northwest corner of the intersection. You will have to sign in when
you enter.

The building is easily accessible by subway; it is one block north of the
12th and G Street exit of the Metro Center subway stop. A map and printable
directions are here:

https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/About/Who_We_Are/GSA/About/directions-DC.aspx

ACTION ITEM 1: I need a list of names of those who will attend, for security
purposes, to be submitted to GSA/AAAS in advance. If you are one of the 16
who said you can attend, please reply to this email (not 'reply all') and
let me know you intend to be there.

ACTION ITEM 2: Send any items that you wish to have on the agenda for the
meeting.

Thanks, and I hope to see you tonight at the meeting,

Callan

Callan Bentley

Assistant Professor of Geology
Chancellor's Commonwealth Professor 2015-2017

President, Geological Society of Washington

Vice President, Geo2YC division, National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Contributing Editor, EARTH Magazine

Geology Department

Northern Virginia Community College

Math, Science, & Engineering Division, Annandale Campus

8333 Little River Turnpike

Annandale, VA 22003

Office: CS # 248-A

Phone: 703.323.3276

Fax: 703.323.4250

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/

From: Kasey White [mailto:kwhite@geosociety.org]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 3:48 PM
To: Bentley, Callan cbentley@nvcc.edu
Cc: Craig Schiffries cschiffries@ciw.edu
Subject: Re: FW: GSW Council meeting

Hi Callan and Craig,

I have reserved the large conference room (Mantle) for Wednesday, April 12
from 3-5. I'll need a list of attendees to give to the security guard in
advance of the meeting.

Best,

Kasey

On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 3:07 PM, Bentley, Callan cbentley@nvcc.edu wrote:

Thanks Craig. Yes, I'm aware of the Geophysical Lab's remoteness from the
Metro. Linking me up with Kasey is just as good!

Hi Kasey -

If GSA would be willing, the Geological Society of Washington would be
grateful if we could borrow a conference room for a couple of hours.
Generally, we have about fifteen people attending Council meetings.
Currently, the date we've selected is Wednesday, April 12 from 3pm to 5pm.
Will that work?

Thanks for considering it,

Callan

PS - GSW meets tonight at the Powell Auditorium of the Cosmos Club. 7:30pm
drinks and socializing; 8pm formal program. If you haven't been yet, we
invite you to join us! It's free and open to everyone.
http://www.gswweb.org/

Callan Bentley

Assistant Professor of Geology
Chancellor's Commonwealth Professor 2015-2017

President, Geological Society of Washington

Vice President, Geo2YC division, National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Contributing Editor, EARTH Magazine

Geology Department

Northern Virginia Community College

Math, Science, & Engineering Division, Annandale Campus

8333 Little River Turnpike

Annandale, VA 22003

Office: CS # 248-A

Phone: 703.323.3276 tel:(703)%20323-3276

Fax: 703.323.4250 tel:(703)%20323-4250

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/

From: Craig Schiffries [mailto:cschiffries@ciw.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 3:01 PM
To: Bentley, Callan cbentley@nvcc.edu
Cc: Kasey White kwhite@geosociety.org
Subject: Re: FW: GSW Council meeting will be

Dear Callan,

I am contacting Kasey White, GSA's Director of Geoscience Policy. If the
GSA/IRIS conference room is not available for the GSW meeting, she may be
able to recommend an nearby venue.

I can reserve a meeting room at the Geophysical Lab, but our campus is not
near the Cosmos Club or a metro line. The Carnegie Headquarters building is
at 16th and P Streets, NW (near Dupont Circle), but there may be a fee to
use the facility, especially if the meeting extends beyond their normal
business hours.

Best wishes,

Craig

On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 5:09 PM, Bentley, Callan cbentley@nvcc.edu wrote:

Hi Craig,

A quick favor, if you can help.

The GSW Council typically meets at AGU headquarters, but AGU's going to be
under renovation starting next month. I seem to recall way back several
years ago, that you hosted the Council meeting at GSA's office. Now that
you've gone back to Carnegie, who's the ideal point of contact to see if GSA
is willing to give the Council a room again for a couple of hours?
Thanks,
Callan

Callan Bentley

Assistant Professor of Geology
Chancellor's Commonwealth Professor 2015-2017

President, Geological Society of Washington

Vice President, Geo2YC division, National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Contributing Editor, EARTH Magazine

Geology Department

Northern Virginia Community College

Math, Science, & Engineering Division, Annandale Campus

8333 Little River Turnpike

Annandale, VA 22003

Office: CS # 248-A

Phone: 703.323.3276 tel:(703)%20323-3276

Fax: 703.323.4250 tel:(703)%20323-4250

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/

From: gsw-councilplus-l-bounces@minlists.org
[mailto:gsw-councilplus-l-bounces@minlists.org] On Behalf Of Bentley, Callan
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2017 4:56 PM
To: gsw-councilplus-l@minlists.org
Subject: [Gsw-councilplus-l] GSW Council meeting will be

87.5% of you (N=16) said you could make Wednesday, April 12, before our
regular GSW meeting. Only 2 were not able to make it then, so it looks like
we'll have a quorum.

Note that AGU headquarters will be under renovation at that time, and so we
will not meet there but instead at an alternate location. I'll email again
when I have the location confirmed.

Thanks. Please mark your calendars.

Callan Bentley

Assistant Professor of Geology
Chancellor's Commonwealth Professor 2015-2017

President, Geological Society of Washington

Vice President, Geo2YC division, National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Contributing Editor, EARTH Magazine

Geology Department

Northern Virginia Community College

Math, Science, & Engineering Division, Annandale Campus

8333 Little River Turnpike

Annandale, VA 22003

Office: CS # 248-A

Phone: 703.323.3276 tel:(703)%20323-3276

Fax: 703.323.4250 tel:(703)%20323-4250

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/

--

Craig M. Schiffries, Ph.D.

Director, Deep Carbon Observatory
Geophysical Laboratory
Carnegie Institution of Washington
5251 Broad Branch Road, NW

Washington, DC 20015

Tel:  tel:202-478-8819 202-478-8819

E-mail:  mailto:cschiffries@ciw.edu cschiffries@ciw.edu

http://deepcarbon.net/ deepcarbon.net

--

Kasey White

Director for Geoscience Policy

Geological Society of America

1200 New York Avenue, NW Suite 400

Washington DC 20005

kwhite@geosociety.org

202.669.0466

Attached is the GSW Treasurer's report (Council_report_Apr17) and the
financial status spreadsheet (GSW_sum_BID7) for the GSW council meeting next
Wednesday.  I'm also attaching the current version of the Investment Policy
(Invest_policy_2016), as there are a number of new council members who have
not seen this previously.  Please bring copies of all these items to the
council meeting, either on your laptop or in hard copy, as I won't be
passing out copies at the meeting.  Also please review the spreadsheet and
the description of the spreadsheet in the Treasurer's report before the
meeting - the spreadsheet is complex and I won't have time to explain it at
the meeting.

I will also be sending on a short discussion of liability insurance that we
will be discussing at the meeting.  GSW has never had liability insurance of
any kind, and now that our financial status is much stronger than in the
past, we should consider purchasing such insurance, especially since we
sponsor field trips for which we bear the ultimate responsibility.

The Finance Committee should be forwarding their report to you in a separate
message.

Cheers

Odette James, Treasurer

Attached is a brief write-up of evaluation of the two types of liability
insurance GSW might purchase, for consideration at the council meeting next
Wednesday.  If any of you would also like me to send on a sample policy for
either type of insurance, please ask and I will do so.

Cheers

Odette James