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Board of Directors 2010-2011
The Board of Directors is the governing body of SCGIS. The Board is responsible for steering the Society and has all final decision making authority for the Society. Members to the Board of Directors are elected every 3 years. Once a complete Board is elected, members of the Board elect the President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Officers are in office for one year. Elections usually occur after the Annual Conference. Contact: email the President of the Board, Robert Rose 
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Robert Rose
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Wildlife Conservation Society, USA
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July 2011
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Vice President
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Mike Engels
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International Crane Foundation, USA
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July 2011
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Treasurer
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Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada
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July 2011
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Lisa Pierce |
San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District, USA |
July 2011 |
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Karen Beardsley |
Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis, USA
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July 2011 |
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Lucy Chege-Waruingi |
African Conservation Centre, Kenya
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July 2011 |
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Lata Iyer |
Auroville, India
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July 2011 |
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Susan Miller
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The Nature Conservancy, USA
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July 2011
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John Schaeffer |
Juniper GIS, USA |
July 2011 |
Advisory Council
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Leslie Backus
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Chrysalis Biology
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Steve Beckwitt
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Sierra Biodiversity Institute
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Joe Bremen
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University of Hawaii
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| Charles Convis |
ESRI Conservation Program |
| Sandra Coveny |
PC Trask and Associates
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| Michelle Gudorf |
Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
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Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, University of California at Berkeley
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Auroville, India / ESRI Conservation Program
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| Michelle Kinzel |
San Diego Mesa College |
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Roberta Pickert
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Archbold Biological Station
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Kai Snyder
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E&S Environmental
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Committees 2007/08
Read about each committee below and see if you can bring support, skills, or just enthusiasm. If you are interested in volunteering for a committee, please email the committee chair or the membership committee chair.
Data Access Committee
Purpose: The primary objective is to handle the broad issues of data access: how and where conservation groups can share their data and metadata, and how they can gain access to other available data. This will involve education addressing metadata development and distribution among data clearinghouses, and data management.
Chair: Hugh Irwin
Domestic Chapters Committee
Purpose: The purpose is to facilitate the creation of local SCGIS chapters in the United States that support the mission of SCGIS. We are starting with 5 pilot chapters in Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Utah and Washington DC. Chair: Vacant. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Mark van Bakel. [ Email Mark ]
Communications CommitteePurpose: The Communications Committee is responsible for the coordination of all official correspondence to/from SCGIS and comunication tasks which lie outside the scope of other committees. Examples include; handling formal requests to/from other societies; insuring consistency between and within the SCGIS newsletter, brochures, announcements, and Web site; handling or routing all requests from members directed to the Society; and assisting in Newsletter development, under the direction of the Newsletter Editor in Chief.
Purpose: Assigned the goal of hosting the annual conference to promote information exchange and to develop network of expertise to support conservation efforts worldwide. Charged with the task of coordinating the conference as specified in the SCGIS Strategic Plan, 1999-2004. The committee chairperson will report to board of directors with details requiring vote (site selection), keeps other committees informed that rely on relative information, and report monthly to treasurer. The treasurer will review and sign any negotiated contracts.
Chair: Susan Miller [ Email Susan ]
Fundraising Purpose: Charged with the task/goals of expanding SCGIS membership (and monetary base) through marketing plans, writing proposals, and fundraising, and with recovering the costs of the newsletter through advertisements by the year 2004. Additionally, with conducting an SCGIS user community assessment identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in 1999, as specified in the SCGIS Strategic Plan, 1999-2004. Chair: Dave Neufeld [ Email Dave ]
International Committee Purpose: This committee is strongly tied to the primary mission and goals of the Society, as evident by the presence of a worldwide focus. The primary objectives of the International Committee is to foster communication and networking among conservationist through a well defined scholarship program, the development and support of regional groups, the creation of reverse scholarship programs, training and technical support programs, and a number of other activities. An international mentoring program may be an additional focus of this committee. The International Committee has, historically, been the largest of the SCGIS Standing Committees, currently exceeding 40 volunteer committee members. Chair: Charles Convis [ Email Charles ]
International Networks Committee Purpose: The purpose is to facilitate, support and assist in the creation of local in-country SCGIS Chapters or Conservation GIS Users Networks and help them become self-sustainable. Currently we have very successful SCGIS chapters going on in Russia and Madagascar, and an informal network going on in Chile. We are currently working on forming networks in Colombia, Kenya and Philippines and Cameroon. We also collaborate with other similar networks and organizations already doing conservation work in various countries.
Membership Committee Purpose: Charged with the task of administering all memberships (new and old) as specified in the SCGIS Strategic Plan, 1999-2004. Activities include developing and distributing a new member packet, maintaining the membership database, and addressing any membership issues that may arise. In addition, the committee will mail the SCGIS newsletter to new members and current members who didn't attend the annual conference. The Committee Chair will work closely with the treasurer.
Chair: TBD
Website Committee Purpose: This committee is responsible for the management and function of the SCGIS listserv (CONSGIS, SCGIS, SCGISBD) and website ( www.scgis.org). The Chair and Listserv Administrator are the technical contacts for maintenance and updates. It is the duty and obligation of this committee to insure that all information representing SCGIS is accurate and has the blessing of the SCGIS Board of Directors. Members of this committee are responsible for maintenance and upgrades to electronic infrastructure, and any other technical or conceptual tasks deemed worthy. Chair: Kim Fisher [ Email Web Team ] Test Engineer: Marcelle Caturia Web Developer: Bryan Baker Listserve Administrator: Peter August [ Email Peter ]
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