[Nhcoll-l] Making Geological Collections Preservation a True Priority --- GSA Proposal

[Sarah Timm]

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you so much for the incredible support, we are now at 30 signatures
and counting for the proposal/letter that is being presented at the GSA
board meeting later this month. If you have already signed, I apologize but
we are going back and adding affiliations to show GSA the breadth of the
geological community we are reaching. *If you are comfortable adding your
affiliation please do so.* If it is not added I'll try to touch base to
ensure it is alright to add. Also, should you have any issues with edits or
signatures (some people have had issues that do not have google accounts)
please just email me your suggested edits and signatures and I will be sure
to add them. The link to the proposal again is here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19y6JK2GZvC8CD4R0YioGnwvCGTRJqLcDCuxzISD-eu0/edit

Thank you again, this is turning out to be a great collaboration!
~Sarah


On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Sarah Timm <stimm10 at vt.edu> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I invite you to review and sign if you wish the proposal being put forth
> to the Geological Society of America (GSA) board this month for *"Making
> Geological Collections Preservation a True Priority"*. The proposal, it's
> supporting documents, and a summary of its talking points can be found
> here:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/19y6JK2GZvC8CD4R0YioGnwvCGTRJqLcDCuxzISD-eu0/edit
> If you do not have an account with google or have difficulty editing the
> document please direct edits and requests for signatures to me and I'll be
> happy to take care of them for you.
>
> On behalf of Dr. Bob Tracy, who has graciously offered to represent
> everyone who signs at this year's GSA meeting, we ask that any suggested
> edits and all signatures be submitted by 5pm EST on this Friday Aug 15.
> This will give us enough time to get the final draft out to the board
> members for their perusal before the meeting.
>
> Geological collections preservation has recently been a discussion on many
> of the community listserves and in meetings such as this year's
> Southeastern GSA meeting. Please join myself Dr. Tracy, and the supporting
> members of our community, to take action and preserve our priceless
> collections before it's too late.
>
> Thank you all and apologies for any cross postings
>
> --
> *Sarah Timm *
>
>
> *Curator at Tellus Science Museum saraht at tellusmuseum.org
> <saraht at tellusmuseum.org>*
>



-- 
Sarah Timm



* Geological Collections & Database Specialist, Virginia Museum of Natural
HistoryMS in Geosciences with Focus on Geological Collections
ManagementPhone: 845-774-9994*
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