• Contact your member organization representative (if you do not know who your representative is, please contact the NCGIS
• Review the GWG and GWG focus group activities pages and contact the FG chair
• Review the criteria set out by each focus group to help you decide whether and how you can contribute to FG activities:

For more information on GWG participation and to obtain access to DISRonline follow these steps:

Step 1: Read GWG on DISRonline

Step 2: Request a DISR account - Go to DISRonline and select Request an Account.

Note: You must have a PKI Certificate or CAC card to access this website and must be directly involved in an activity that requires the use of the DISR registry to gain access to information other than certain reports or archival information.

Step 3: Request to be on the GWG e-mail list server