Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support for EarthScope Steering Committee (including subcommittees, and working groups)

° Organizes, schedules, and provides logistical support for the EarthScope Steering Committee
° Develops meeting materials
° Produces and distributes meeting minutes

• Communication

° Implements strategic communications plan
° Provides/solicits web content (leveraged by the technical expertise of the facilities)
° Publishes a newsletter
° Highlights/promotes recent activities and results
° Disseminates results to multiple constituencies
° Maintains an email listserve

• Conference/workshop/townhall support (leveraged by infrastructure of facilities)

° Provides guidance and logistical support for organizers of biennial EarthScope meeting, planning, and thematic workshops
° Produces and/disseminates meeting/workshop reports
° Organizes and provides logistic support for town hall meetings (AGU, GSA, etc.)
° Publicizes meetings
° Promotes and coordinates EarthScope science sessions at national professional meetings
° Provides information/materials/booth at national meetings and other appropriate venues

• Coordination of EarthScope E&O

° Supports the EarthScope E&O Subcommittee
° Strengthens existing programs by providing EarthScope content
° Creates opportunities for participation in EarthScope
° Coordinates with existing Geoscience E&O programs
° Facilitates connection and coordination of E&O efforts for funded EarthScope projects
° Identifies highlights for incorporation into appropriate news and review items, fact sheets, non-technical components of the website and press releases.
° Supports EarthScope Cyberinfrastructure Subcommittee