Membership Rules
Consists of the three most recent Past-Presidents and the three most recent meeting hosts. The most recent Annual Meeting host will act as Chair.
Responsibilities
- Reconfirm commitments for future AASG annual meetings and fill gaps as needed by working with potential host states.
- Provide guidance to the next several Annual meeting hosts as to venue, costs, registration fees, and social activities.
- Offer guidance to the President and Executive Committee concerning structure of the meeting with regard to length of meeting, open vs. structured time, breakouts vs. general sessions, and the like.
- Maintain at least a five-year commitment of host states. The current list consists of:
- 2007 - Florida (99th annual meeting)
- 2008 - Washington, D.C. (Commitment is still being discussed among neighboring states. 100th annual meeting, to commemorate the organizational meeting of the Association of American State Geologists, May 12, 1908, also in Washington, D.C.)
- 2009 - Utah (101st annual meeting)
- 2010 - New Jersey (102nd annual meeting)
- 2011 - Iowa (103rd annual meeting)
- 2012 - Texas (104th annual meeting)
Goals
- Assist Florida with the 2007 annual meeting planning
- Recommend agenda and structure to the Executive Committee for the 2007 meeting
- Confirm status of meetings for 2008-2012
- Optional: Start assessing interest for a 2013 meeting host
Parent Committees