American Geosciences Institute#EARTH Magazine

{{Short description|Nonprofit scientific federation including around 50 geoscientific organizations founded in 1948}}

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| logo = American Geosciences Institute logo.png

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| name = American Geosciences Institute

| founded_date = 1948

| location = Alexandria, VA

| focus = Earth Science

| method = Science, partnerships, information services, nonpartisan policy

| staff = 50+{{cite web|url=http://www.americangeosciences.org/about|title=About AGI|date=2 May 2013}}

|leader_title = President

|leader_name = David Wunsch

| homepage =[https://www.americangeosciences.org/ americangeosciences.org]

| dissolved =

}}

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is a nonprofit federation of about 50 geoscientific and professional organizations{{Cite web|url=https://www.americangeosciences.org/member-societies|title=AGI Member Societies {{!}} American Geosciences Institute|website=www.americangeosciences.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-11}} that represents geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. The organization was founded in 1948.{{Cite web|url=https://www.americangeosciences.org/about|title=About AGI {{!}} American Geosciences Institute|website=www.americangeosciences.org|date=2 May 2013|language=en|access-date=2017-04-20}} The name of the organization was changed from the American Geological Institute on October 1, 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.americangeosciences.org/news/agi-becomes-american-geosciences-institute|title=AGI becomes the American Geosciences Institute {{!}} American Geosciences Institute|website=www.americangeosciences.org|date=October 2011|language=en|access-date=2017-04-11}} The organization's offices are in Alexandria, Virginia.