SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported):
FEBRUARY 2, 2000
EARTH SEARCH SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
State of Utah 0-19566 87-0437723
(State of Incorporation) (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
File No.) Identification No.)
502 North 3rd Street, Suite #8, McCall, Idaho 83638
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(208) 634-7080
No Change
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
EARTH SEARCH SCIENCES NAMES RORY STEVENS COMPANY'S FIRST CFO
McCALL, Idaho - Larry Vance, founder and chairman of Earth Search
Sciences, Inc., [OTCBB : EDIS] today announced that the company has appointed
Rory J. Stevens, CPA, as its first chief financial officer.
Vance said the billion-dollar-plus revenue potential from Earth Search
Sciences' involvement in the Naval EarthMap Observer hyperspectral satellite
program is strong evidence of the need for experienced leadership over the
company's financial affairs.
"Rory Stevens' appointment sends a message to the financial markets
that Earth Search Sciences is serious about its commitment to focus growth,
accountability and shareholder value," Vance said. "We are fortunate that our
new CFO is a long-time advisor to the company, has already mastered the learning
curve and has hit the ground running."
Stevens, who has served on Earth Search's board of directors since
1994, assumes his new role with the company immediately. Stevens brings to Earth
Search 16 years of accounting experience and a proven track record in financial
and management reporting, tax planning and compliance, treasury functions,
corporate insurance and internal controls for companies with $70 million in
annual sales. For the past 11 years, he worked as the controller for Chiyoda
International Corporation, an international engineering and construction
company.
"I look forward to my return to Idaho as I join Earth Search Sciences
as a full-time member of the team offering leading high-technology services to
important clients and partners," Stevens said.
Stevens holds a master of professional accounting and a master of
business administration (finance) from the University of Washington, and a
bachelor of business administration (economics) from Boise State University.
Earth Search Sciences, Inc., is a leading provider of commercial remote
sensing services. The company's PROBE-1 hyperspectral remote sensing instruments
provide quantifiable information to customers by measuring the "signature" light
reflections of almost everything on the earth's surface.
Earth Search Sciences last month was featured as the "technology tool
of the next century" on a National Geographic EXPLORER
(www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/) documentary covering the work of the Dian
Fossey Gorilla Fund International to study habitat conditions of the endangered
mountain gorilla in Rwanda. Last week, Forbes.com showcased on its home page an
in-depth feature story about Earth Search's technology.
The company delivers proprietary data to clients engaged in mineral and
hydrocarbon exploration, environmental assessment and other activities that
require highly accurate information from images. By employing software to
analyze images captured by its proprietary remote sensing system, Earth Search
Sciences enhances its customers' decision-making capabilities. The system
enables precise mapping of large tracts of land quickly and economically.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned duly authorized.
EARTH SEARCH SCIENCES, INC.
/s/ Larry F. Vance
Chairman
February 02, 2000