New Website Resource: Consortium Accessible Geoscience Field Schools As a result of several successful field courses and trips offered for students with disabilities over the past years, the IAGD is working to establish the IAGD Consortium of Accessible Field Courses. We are extending the online resource development initiated by...
January 2015 IAGD Newsletter: AGI Geoscience Leadership Forum on Access and Inclusion in the Geosciences
AGI Geoscience Leadership Forum on Access and Inclusion in the Geosciences By Heather Houlton, American Geosciences Institute On September 15th, 2014, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and the IAGD hosted the 2014 AGI Leadership Forum. During this annual meeting, the leadership of AGI’s member societies come together in Washington,...
January 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Geological Society of London Higher Education Network (HEN) Conference
Geological Society of London Higher Education Network (HEN) Conference By Alison Stokes, IAGD Executive Counselor On 21st January 2015 Plymouth University (UK) hosted the annual meeting of the Geological Society of London Higher Education Network. The conference attracted geoscience education practitioners from across the UK, and provided an ideal...
January 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Geological Society of London New Access Statement
Geological Society of London New Access Statement By Sarah Day, Geol. Society of London (@geowriter) The Geological Society has today made a commitment to improving diversity within the geosciences by signing the Science Council’s Declaration on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. The Declaration on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion brings together...
January 2015 IAGD Newsletter: IAGD Foundation Update
IAGD Foundation Update Since forming in 2008, the IAGD has operated solely on volunteering, research and in-kind support. However, on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, the IAGD officially became registered with the Secretary of the State of Ohio, USA, as a Non-Profit Corporation. The new corporate status will allow us...
January 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Fall Wrap-Up
Fall Wrap-Up 2014 Geological Society of America in Vancouver This year The IAGD conducted the first fully accessible field trip during the Geological Society of American’s Annual Meeting. GSA Trip 416: Full Access to the Geology of the Sea to Sky Highway included 35 participants from four different countries,...
January 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Mark your calendars!
Mark your calendars! We will be hosting an online meeting that is open to the entire IAGD community on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. This meeting replaces our formal Annual Virtual Meeting that has been held in December. This change is to spread out our scheduled meetings with the IAGD...
January 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Letter from the Director
Dear IAGD Community, Last year, awareness for improving access and accommodation in the geoscience disciplines grew beyond expectations. The IAGD continues to be a resource of ideas, and personal instructional experiences and materials. But even more, the IAGD is becoming an organization of opportunity, creating a community that students...
Geological Society signs Declaration on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
By Sarah Day, Geological Society of London Writer (@geowriter) The Geological Society has today made a commitment to improving diversity within the geosciences by signing the Science Council’s Declaration on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. The Declaration on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion brings together the Geological Society with other learned and professional...
