Julie, would you please forward to WAML-L?
I did forward it to ALA MAGERT chair and
chair-elect this morning, and the chair-elect - Pete Rehling, really
a good person for this! - said immediately that
he'd apply. But we fer shure need more than
one of us - I am sure the notice means "20-25"
members, not "2025" members:-)
but it would be worth a try to get
5 map libns on this.
Julie Sweetkind-Singer wrote:
> Hi Mary,
>
> I have not applied and can not do so given my other commitments, but I
> agree it would be great to get map librarian on there. If no one from
> the UCs is game, we should forward to WAML and see if we can't get
> someone to throw their hat in the ring.
>
> Julie
>
> At 10:08 AM 5/18/2007, Mary Larsgaard wrote:
>> Seems to me we need to have
>> map libraries represented on this,
>> and more specifically one of the UC/S
>> group:-)
>> Has anyone already applied?
>> Or hasn't done so but is thinking
>> about it?
>> I'd be more than happy to write
>> a letter of recommendation.
>> Only catch is that the deadline is
>> June 28 and I'm at ALA or on
>> vacation June 22-29 - so
>> I'd sure like to get application
>> one done on this by the end of
>> May - things always get considerably
>> more rushed those 2 weeks before
>> ALA.
>>
>> Mary
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: USGS News Release: Interior Department Seeks
>> Nominations for
>> National Geospatial Advisory Committee
>> Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 10:31:52 -0400
>> From: Karen Renee Wood <kwood@usgs.gov>
>> To: maps-l
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> * News Release*
>>
>> * U.S. Department of the Interior*
>> * U.S. Geological Survey*
>>
>> *For release: May 14, 2007*
>>
>> *Contacts: Karen Wood, USGS (703-648-4447)*
>> * John Mahoney, USGS (206-220-4621)*
>>
>>
>> *Interior Department Seeks Nominations for National Geospatial Advisory
>> Committee*
>>
>> Interior Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett announced today the formation
>> of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC). The Interior
>> Department is currently seeking nominations for membership on the new
>> advisory group.
>>
>> The NGAC is being created to advise the Federal government on the
>> management of national geospatial programs and the development of the
>> National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The NSDI promotes sharing
>> of geospatial data throughout all levels of government, the private and
>> non-profit sectors, and the academic community. The Committee will
>> provide advice and recommendations on Federal geospatial policy and
>> management issues and provide a forum to convey views representative of
>> our partners in the geospatial community. The Committee is being formed
>> by the Department of the Interior on behalf of the Federal Geographic
>> Data Committee (FGDC) under the authority of the Federal Advisory
>> Committee Act (FACA).
>>
>> Geospatial data has become a critical element in many agencies
>> abilities to achieve their goals, said Scarlett, who serves as chair of
>> the FGDC. The Department of the Interior and the FGDC are committed to
>> working with partners to develop an inclusive geospatial governance
>> process. We believe that the NGAC will provide an excellent forum for
>> our partners to participate in the further development of the NSDI.
>>
>> The FGDC Steering Committee is the interagency executive group
>> responsible for providing leadership and direction in Federal geospatial
>> programs. The effort to establish the NGAC was initiated as a result of
>> the FGDC Future Directions strategic planning effort, which was
>> completed in 2005. The Future Directions governance report, which was
>> developed by an intergovernmental team, included a recommendation to
>> establish a new national geospatial coordination body to be comprised of
>> representatives of federal, state, local, and tribal governments, as
>> well as representatives from the private and non-profit sectors. In
>> addition, the Presidents Geospatial Line of Business initiative, which
>> was established in 2006 to develop better management practices for
>> Federal geospatial programs, recognized the importance of involving
>> non-federal partners in the NSDI development process.
>>
>> The NGAC will include approximately 2025 members, who will be selected
>> to generally achieve a balanced representation of the viewpoints of the
>> various partners involved in national geospatial activities. The
>> Secretary of the Interior will appoint Committee members and their
>> alternates to the Committee to serve 2-year terms.
>>
>>
>> Nominations for Committee membership should be submitted electronically
>> to /ngacnominations@fgdc.gov/ by June 28, 2007. Nominations should
>> include:
>>
>> 1. A statement summarizing the nominees qualifications and interest in
>> Committee membership and describing the nominees ability to represent a
>> stakeholder group.
>> 2. A biographical sketch, resume, or vita.
>> 3. A list of three references or endorsements.
>> 4. Contact information for the nominee.
>>
>> Final selection and appointment of Committee members will be made by the
>> Secretary of the Interior. Members of the Committee serve without
>> compensation. However, members may be reimbursed for per diem and travel
>> expenses incurred while attending Committee meetings in accordance with
>> the Federal travel regulations as implemented by the Department of the
>> Interior.
>>
>> The Committee will operate under the requirements of the Federal
>> Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of FACA, which was enacted by
>> the Congress in 1972, is to ensure that advice rendered to the executive
>> branch by the various advisory committees, task forces, boards and
>> commissions formed over the years by Congress and the President, be both
>> objective and accessible to the public. The Act formalized a process for
>> establishing, operating, overseeing, and terminating these advisory
>> bodies. The U.S. General Services Administration is responsible for
>> implementing the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Additional information
>> about FACA may be found at <www.gsa.gov/faca>.
>>
>> A draft charter for the NGAC is available at
>> <www.fgdc.gov/participation/steering-committee/meeting-minutes/feb07-sc/faca-charter-draft>.
>>
>> To learn more about the Federal Geographic Data Committee, please visit
>> <www.fgdc.gov>. To learn more about the Geospatial Line of Business
>> initiative, please visit
>> <http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/c-6-8-glob.html>.
>>
>>
>> -USGS-
>>
>>
>>
>> Karen Wood
>> Public Affairs Specialist
>> U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Communications
>> 703-648-4447
>> Fax: 703-648-4466
>> Email: kwood@usgs.gov
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mary Lynette Larsgaard
>> Director, Map Library
>> Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory
>> Davidson Library
>> University of California, Santa Barbara
>> Santa Barbara CA 93106-9010
>> USA
>> mary@library.ucsb.edu
>> voice: 805/893-4049; 2779, reference desk
>> fax: 805/893-8799
>>
>
> Julie Sweetkind-Singer
> Head Librarian; GIS & Map Librarian
> Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
> 397 Panama Mall, M/C 2211
> Stanford University
> Stanford, CA 94305
> sweetkind@stanford.edu
> Phone: 650-725-1102
>
>
>
-- Mary Lynette Larsgaard Director, Map Library Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA 93106-9010 USA mary@library.ucsb.edu voice: 805/893-4049; 2779, reference desk fax: 805/893-8799
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