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AGI Highlights and Milestones
2007
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AWARDS
AGI recognized the professional and scientific contributions of Arthur A. Socolow, Thomas D. Barrow, and Simon Winchester.
- GEOREF CONTINUES STRONG PERFORMANCE
GeoRef, the world’s most comprehensive geoscience database, added 128,000 citations in 2007, bringing it to a total to 2.9 million.
- TV SERIES
Faces of Earth premiered in July 2007 on The Science Channel.
- ADVANCING EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION
The Education department published the first of four posters on geologic features of America’s National Parks as part of a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service.
- EARTH SCIENCE WEEK
In October, thousands of students nationwide participated in activities based on the theme ― "The Pulse of Earth Science."
- CONGRESSIONAL SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP
In September, Bryan Mignone began his term as AGI’s 2007-2008 Congressional Fellow.
- EXPANDING GEOTIMES REACH
The Geotimes website averaged more than 15,000 unique visitors each month.
- NEW SERVICES
In 2007, AGI began offering a subscription-based online version of the Glossary of Geology.
- FINANCIAL STABILITY CONTINUES
The Institute had a positive bottom line for the 15th consecutive year. During AGI’s financial turnaround in the 1990s, net assets increased from a negative $230,000 in 1989 to a positive $9.4 million in 2007.
Download AGI's 2007 Annual Report as a PDF file.
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