| January 2012 | Volume 3, Issue 1 |
| IN THIS ISSUE |
 AGU congratulates its 2012 class of Fellows. The Fellows program recognizes
AGU members who have made exceptional contributions to their fields as evaluated by their peers and vetted by section and focus group committees. To
qualify for consideration, nominees must be responsible for a major breakthrough, discovery, or paradigm shift in one of the Earth and space sciences.
This honor is conferred on only 0.1% of the membership in any given year. The 2012 Fellows will be recognized during the Honors Ceremony at the
Fall Meeting. New AGU Science Policy Conference: Monday, 30 April – Thursday, 3 May 2012
This four-day event will include a free communications training session, lunch, plenary lectures and sessions with experts from the science and policy community, a congressional briefing, a Capitol Hill reception, and the opportunity for attendees to visit their legislators. Submit your poster
abstract today –The submission deadline 22 February. Visit www.agu.org/spconference for additional details. The 2012 AGU Union medal, award, and prize nomination sites are currently open. AGU recognizes a compelling need to promote diversity in our Honors Program. To that end, the Honors and Recognition Committee asks that you consider rewarding and honoring women and other underrepresented groups for their accomplishments in Earth science research. All nominations are due by 16 March. Visit AGU Honors and Awards to learn more. Be inspired by Earth and space scientists! In the new lecture series Paths Through Science, AGU members tell you what inspired them to embark on a career in science, what sustains their professional curiosity, and how they continue to find satisfaction in research and discovery. Dr. Robert Bindschadler, an Antarctic field researcher, kicks off the series. Read more  “Chasing Ice,” a documentary about one photographer’s journey from a single magazine shoot to a five-year project recording the loss of glaciers as a result of climate change, premiered 23 January at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Photographer and AGU member James Balog, the subject of the film, stopped by AGU headquarters in Washington, D.C., early this month to talk about his experiences as a scientist-communicator. His advice to researchers when they communicate with nonscientists? “Show us the cool stuff.” he urges. See the AGU interview with Balog and read more at The Plainspoken Scientist. If you couldn’t attend AGU’s 2011 Fall Meeting, or if you missed a session or lecture, don’t worry. You can still access this important and inspiring content through our Video on Demand program. Other selected workshops and presentations, including AGU member and astronaut Andrew Feustel’s Public Lecture, are available on AGU’s YouTube channel, More videos will be added to this channel in the coming months, so check back often. Each year, more than 20 awards are presented by AGU sections and focus groups to recipients at various stages of their careers. Please consider nominating a former student for the following award: Fred L. Scarf
Award (Space Physics and Aeronomy) • Deadline: 23 March 2012 • Recognizes outstanding dissertation research that contributes directly to solar-planetary science • Ph.D. recipients who completed their degree requirements between 1 July 2010 and 31 December 2011 are eligible The awardee will be recognized and will deliver an invited lecture during the 2012 AGU
Fall Meeting in San Francisco. Thank you to all AGU members who have
shared feedback about the recent change in the AGU
Eos delivery policy to members outside of the United States. We welcome your comments at service@agu.org about this change and invite members to use the Eos Delivery Preference form to manage their
receipt of Eos print issues. The National Medal of Science is the highest honor bestowed by the President of the United States for science,
technology, and innovation. Recognize the contributions of your colleagues by submitting a nomination before 31 March. The AMS
Summer Policy Colloquium is coming to Washington, D.C., 3–12 June. The Colloquium will provide an overview of policy basics and how
decisions are made governing the course and future of atmospheric science. Participants will also have opportunities to meet and dialog with the
federal officials, Congressional staffers, and others involved in the policy-making process. National Earth Science Teachers Association Share-a-Thons provide great opportunities to share
your exemplary K-12 educational resources with a large audience of classroom teachers. NESTA is offering four Share-a-Thons at the National
Science Teachers Association conference in Indianapolis, to be held 30–31 March, on the following topics: geology; atmospheres, weather and
climate; Earth system science; and astronomy, space, and planetary science. To present your classroom successes at a Share-a-Thon, please complete the
application form, selecting the Share-a-Thon(s) of
your choice from the drop-down menu. Please note that if you want to present at multiple Share-a-Thons, you will need to complete the form multiple
times.
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Communicating the important role
science plays in supporting our economy, public safety, and national security is vital to ensuring continued investment in research. This meeting will
focus on the science that helps to inform policymakers’ decisions regarding:
 A Look Ahead to 2012 Meetings: 2012 Ocean Sciences
Meeting EGU General Assembly 2012 (EGU2012) AGU Chapman Conference on Volcanism and the Atmosphere Communicating Science – A National Education and Public Outreach Conference AOGS-AGU (WPGM) Joint Assembly AGU Chapman Conference on Hawaiian Volcanoes: From Source to Surface
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