AAG Establishes Geography Support Clearinghouse and Special Fund to Help Rebuild Geography Departments and Assist Others Affected by Hurricane Katrina

In order to respond to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and assist our fellow geographers and others in need, the AAG is organizing an online clearinghouse at http://www.aag.org/katrina, and establishing a fund to support geography departments and others impacted by the storm.  Departments and others in need in the affected regions can send us a list of items (such as books, other publications, maps, and electronic materials) or services (including remote sensing, emergency mapping, special expertise, etc.) and we will post these lists on the clearinghouse as a way of linking colleagues interested in helping out with those in need.  The AAG has also established a special fund which will go towards rebuilding departments and assisting others in the hardest hit areas.  Geographers and others can contribute to the fund online at http://www.aag.org/Donate/index.cfm or send a check to the AAG designated for the "AAG Hurricane Katrina Assistance Fund."  Direct questions or requests for assistance to Doug Richardson or John Wertman at AAG headquarters in Washington, DC