As membership chairman I have primarily been focused
on asking AAPG Leadership to join DPA.
As membership chairman I have primarily been focused
on asking AAPG Leadership to join DPA. Several have
committed and I am working to get them to join as are many
of the DPA councilors. The concept is once we have the
leadership well covered then we can use them to entice their
peers to join. In addition, we have been working with Charles
Sternbach's Ad Hoc Committee to evaluate "growth engines"
that will entice new members and revenues into DPA. One of
these concepts is called the DPA Playbook and Scout Check.
Also, we are looking at a model whereby DPA will be AAPG
primary representative at NAPE. This will increase DPA's
exposure and if we can prove value added then we can
request a small percentage of revenue from the meeting. This
revenue could be from $20K-$40K.
Table 1 below provides a summary of 5 year DPA
membership trends. There has been a total net increase of
108 members over the 5 year period (a 4% increase). Table 2
below provides a breakdown of 2011/2012 membership by
category. Note that 27 DPA members hold dual certifications;
therefore the total number of DPA members is lower than the
total of the individual certifications.
Table 1: Five Year DPA Membership Trends
|
Petroleum Geologist
|
Petroleum Geophysicist
|
Coal Geologist
|
|
Total DPA Membership
|
MEMBER TYPE
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
2011
|
Active with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Paid
|
2272
|
2200
|
103
|
110
|
17
|
15
|
|
2362
|
2298
|
Active with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Not Paid
|
0
|
123
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
0
|
123
|
Associate with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Paid
|
0
|
N/A
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
5
|
5
|
Associate with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Not Paid
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
Emeritus with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Paid
|
321
|
337
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
324
|
340
|
Emeritus with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Not Paid
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
15
|
Honorary with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Paid
|
54
|
53
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
55
|
55
|
Honorary with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Not Paid
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
Life with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Paid
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
|
3
|
Total
|
2650
|
2732
|
112
|
121
|
19
|
18
|
|
|
2749
|
2839
|
Total Net Increase/Decrease
|
|
+82
|
|
+9
|
|
-1
|
|
|
90
|
Table 2: 2011/2012 DPA Membership Breakdown
|
Petroleum Geologist
|
Petroleum Geophysicist
|
Coal Geologist
|
|
Total DPA Membership
|
MEMBER TYPE
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
2011
|
Active with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Paid
|
2272
|
2200
|
103
|
110
|
17
|
15
|
|
2362
|
2298
|
Active with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Not Paid
|
0
|
123
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
0
|
123
|
Associate with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Paid
|
0
|
N/A
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
5
|
5
|
Associate with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Not Paid
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
Emeritus with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Paid
|
321
|
337
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
324
|
340
|
Emeritus with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Not Paid
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
15
|
Honorary with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Paid
|
54
|
53
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
55
|
55
|
Honorary with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Not Paid
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
Life with 2011-12 AAPG Dues Paid
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
|
3
|
Total
|
2650
|
2732
|
112
|
121
|
19
|
18
|
|
|
2749
|
2839
|
Total Net Increase/Decrease
|
|
+82
|
|
+9
|
|
-1
|
|
|
90
|