[CIG-ALL] New CIG Director

[mspieg]

Dear CIG community,

On behalf of the nominating and executive committees of CIG, I would
like to thank again all who participated in the nomination process for
the next CIG director.  We received excellent nominations with many
seconds, indicating widespread community support. We have just
completed discussions with all of the candidates.

As a result of this search, and in accord with the CIG by-laws, the
Executive Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof.
Louise Kellogg of UC Davis as the next Director of CIG. Louise was the
most highly nominated candidate, and brings considerable experience in
computational geodynamics, software development (through CIG and
KeckCaves) and administration.  We are confident that Louise will
provide the critical leadership that CIG needs to take us through the
proposal renewal and into the next exciting phase of CIG development.
With the support and endorsement of the CIG community, we look forward
to working with Louise as we move forward.

Sincerely,
Marc Spiegelman
Chair CIG Executive Committee


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Marc Spiegelman
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Dept. of Applied Physics/Applied Math
Columbia University
http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~mspieg
tel: 845 704 2323 (SkypeIn)
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