NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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Society
Officers Capitalize a title when it immediately precedes a personal name; otherwise lowercase:
National Geographic television
Publications and products
Programs
Address
the National Geographic Society
the National Geographic, the Geographic; a Geographic photographer
the Society, your Society
NGS (used in credit lines)
National Geographic Society headquarters
a National Geographic Society–sponsored expedition
a National Geographic–sponsored expedition
Society members, fellow members, member families, life member
Chairman of the Board Jean Case; Jean Case, chairman of the board; board chairman, the chairman
CEO Gary E. Knell; the president, the CEO, the chief executive officer
senior vice president
Editor in Chief Susan Goldberg; Susan Goldberg, editor in chief
board of trustees, the trustees, a trustee, the board
National Geographic (do not use Channel)
National Geographic Films
National Geographic Giant Screen Films
National Geographic Kids Entertainment
National Geographic Home Entertainment
National Geographic Digital Motion (formerly NG Film Library)
nationalgeographic.com
National Geographic Enterprises
National Geographic Maps (NG Maps)
National Geographic Music & Radio
National Geographic U.S. Channel
National Geographic Channels International
board of directors
National Geographic magazine, the magazine
National Geographic History
National Geographic Adventure, Adventure (defunct)
National Geographic Traveler, Traveler
National Geographic Kids (formerly World magazine)
National Geographic Little Kids
National Geographic Explorer! (omit exclamation in editorial copy)
National Geographic Young Explorer
The Complete NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
National Geographic Atlas of the World, NG atlas, the atlas
National Geographic Index, the index
the Special Publication America’s Sunset Coast
National Geographic Books
National Geographic Specials on PBS, TV Specials, Television Special
EXPLORER (name of documentary series before June 2003)
Explorer (National Geographic Channel's documentary series)
GEOBEE (CD-ROM and software)
nationalgeographic.com
NG Connect
Radio Expeditions
Climate Connections
TOPO! Interactive Maps series; TOPO! Washington, a CD-ROM set
Overheard at National Geographic (podcast)
National Geographic Digital
National Geographic Society Education Foundation, Education Foundation, the foundation
National Geographic Conservation Trust
National Geographic Bee, the Bee
National Geographic World Championship
Geographic Alliance Network, the alliance
Kentucky Geographic Alliance, the alliance
state geographic alliances, alliances
Genographic Project
Grosvenor Council, the council
Grosvenor Fund for Geography Education
JASON Project
National Geographic Expeditions (Do not shorten to Geographic Expeditions)
National Geographic Live! (For references in text, use National Geographic Live or Nat Geo Live)
National Geographic All Roads Film Project
National Geographic All Roads Photography Program
National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall (formerly Explorers Hall)
Sustainable Seas Expeditions
Expeditions Council
Explorer-in-Residence Program
Emerging Explorers Program, Emerging Explorer Jill Pruetz
National Geographic Fellow Andrew Zolli
Preserve Our Planet
Afghan Girls Fund
National Geographic Girls' Education and Training Center in Kabul
Research, Conservation, and Exploration (RCE) Group comprises:
Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE, the Research Committee),
Conservation Trust (CT),
Expeditions Council (EC),
Center for Sustainable Destinations (CSD)
Headquarters:
1145 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-4688
Information:
PO Box 98199
Washington, DC 20090-8199
1-800-NGS-LINE
1-800-548-9797 (TDD)
Magazine fulfillment:
PO Box 63002
Tampa, FL 33663-3002
1-800-NGS-LINE
1-800-548-9797 (TDD)
Product fulfillment:
PO Box 10041
Des Moines, IA 50340-0041
1-888-CALL-NGS
Videos and DVDs:
1-800-627-5162
Note that the shortened name Nat Geo may be acceptable on some platforms, particularly audio and streaming. However, it is preferred to spell out the full name National Geographic when referring to our publications, stories, or contributors.