<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>Dear Colleague,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I would like to invite you attend the CIG Business meeting being held in</DIV> <DIV>conjunction with the Fall AGU meeting in San Francisco on Tuesday,</DIV> <DIV>December 12, at the Argent Hotel starting at 5:30 pm, with refreshments</DIV> <DIV>starting at 7:30.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>If you are interested in computational earth science and want to find out</DIV> <DIV>what's happening in your community or voice your opinion to your colleagues,</DIV> <DIV>please attend! If you are a senior scientist or a student, in the US or from</DIV> <DIV>another country, we welcome your participation.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>At a recent CIG meeting in Austin TX, the Executive Committee proposed</DIV> <DIV>that we amend the CIG ByLaws so that the number of normal, voting</DIV> <DIV>members of the committee is increased from 4 to 5. Specifically, we</DIV> <DIV>propose to amend Article VI, Section 1 of the By-Laws. Other changes</DIV> <DIV>can be offered from the floor.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Besides such formal matters, we will hear reports from the Science</DIV> <DIV>Steering Committee and the Director, as well as open up the meeting</DIV> <DIV>to any issue that can be effectively discussed.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>After the meeting we will have hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.</DIV> <DIV>See you in San Francisco.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Sincerely yours,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Mark Richards</DIV> <DIV>Chair, CIG Executive Committee</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>CIG BUSINESS MEETING</DIV> <DIV>DECEMBER 12, 2006</DIV> <DIV>ARGENT HOTEL</DIV> <DIV>50 THIRD STREET</DIV> <DIV>SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.geodynamics.org:8080/cig/events/business-mtg-06">http://www.geodynamics.org:8080/cig/events/business-mtg-06</A></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>5:30 pm (City Room)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Call to order by Mark Richards, Chair, CIG Executive Committee</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>1. Report from the Science Steering Committee. Peter Olson, Chair</DIV> <DIV>2. Discussion of CIG goals</DIV> <DIV>3. Director's Report, Mike Gurnis</DIV> <DIV>4. Amendment to ByLaws to expand EC, Mark Richards, Chair</DIV> <DIV>5. Question and Answers</DIV> <DIV>6. Motions from the Floor</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>7:30 pm Adjourn for Reception ( Franciscan III)</DIV> <DIV>Drinks, snacks, and cash bar</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <X-SIGSEP><PRE>--
</PRE></X-SIGSEP><DIV>Mark A. Richards<BR> Executive Dean and Dean of Physical Sciences<BR> College of Letters and Science<BR> 201 Campbell Hall, MC 2920<BR> University of California, Berkeley<BR> ph: 510-642-5872<BR> e-mail: <A href="mailto:markr@seismo.berkeley.edu">markr@seismo.berkeley.edu</A><BR> <BR> Professor of Earth and Planetary Science<BR> 307 McCone Hall, MC 4767<BR> University of California, Berkeley<BR> ph: 510-642-8560</DIV> </BODY></HTML>