[Geoinfo] Re: Earth Science Literacy Initiative at AGU

[Victor Hugo Garcia]

> **************Earth Science Literacy Initiative Activities at
> AGU**************
>
>         PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN AND PROVIDE YOUR INPUT TO THE
>           NSF-SPONSORED PROJECT TO ASSEMBLE A DOCUMENT
>      OF WHAT ALL CITIZENS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EARTH SCIENCE!!
>
> Activities at AGU:
>
> Monday 2:10 - 2:25 pm, Room MC 3011:
>    Oral Session ED13D: Earth Science Literacy: Building Community
> Consensus
>
> Tuesday 8:00 am, Hall D:
>    Poster ED21A-0601: Earth Science Literacy: Big Ideas and Supporting
> Concepts
>
> Thursday 6:15 pm, Moscone West 3005
>    Open Town Hall Meeting: Developing a Framework for Earth Science
> Literacy
>
> =================================================================
>
> GO TO WWW.EARTHSCIENCELITERACY.ORG TO SEE THE LATEST REVISION OF THE
> LITERACY DOCUMENT!!
>
> AS OF MONDAY, DEC 15, THE WEBTOOL WILL REOPEN TO ACCEPT THE NEXT ROUND
> OF COMMENTS!!
>
> ==================================================================
>
> The Earth Science Literacy Draft Document:
>
> The NSF-supported Earth Science Literacy Initiative has prepared a draft
> document outlining what every citizen should know about Earth science,
> and we are seeking community input on the most recent draft. A first
> public draft was announced and open for comments during October, 2008.
> These comments have been incorporated into the document, and a second
> round of comments will open on Monday, December 15. We hope that you
> will take the time to provide your input because this document will
> provide a clear and concise summary of the fundamental ideas in Earth
> science for policy makers, educators, students, and the general public.
>
> This document complements the efforts of the Ocean, Climate and
> Atmospheric science communities in defining the big ideas and supporting
> concepts essential for an earth-system literate public. The Earth
> Sciences draft was developed through an NSF-supported, 350-participant
> online workshop held in May, 2008 and a 35-participant, in-person
> writing workshop held in July, 2008.  These workshops brought together
> scientists from a broad representation of the geosciences, including
> mineralogists, petrologists, resource explorationists, sedimentologists
> and statigraphers, paleontologists, tectonists, geophysists,
> geomorphologists, low-temperature geochemists and biogeochemists,
> continental dynamacists, volcanologists, geohazard specialists, and
> members of the freshwater hydrologic science community. The document has
> gone through several rounds of revisions since then, and though it is
> already the product of 10,000s of hours of work, we want to make sure
> that it represents the current state of Earth science understanding.
>
> This is a critical time for our science -- the geosciences can play a
> critical role in helping society meet the challenges of natural hazards
> and human impacts on the environment.  Please help us make this document
> accurate and engaging!
>
> Please contact Michael Wysession at michael en seismo.wustl.edu with any
> questions.
>
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