Annual Report 2011: FY July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011
100th Anniversary Committee
This Committee had a very productive year and accomplished its goals.
There are five different projects that the Committee members are working on for the 100th anniversary of AAPG, celebrating the history of the organization and the history of both geology and the petroleum industry.
The five projects are outlined below.
Discovery Thinking Forums
Led by Charles Sternbach and Ed Dolly, we have had a Discovery Thinking Forum at each of the past four AAPG annual conventions. These forums have proven to be a highly successful part of the technical program at each of those conventions. All presentations (given the presenter’s permission) have been video-taped and are available for viewing on the AAPG web page under “Search and Discovery.” We will continue these forums through 2017, with speakers providing up-to-date data on some of the major successful exploration finds of the past few years.
Field Guides
Led by Andrew Hurst, Outcrops that have changed the way we practice petroleum geology is the theme of field guides to celebrate AAPG’s impact in the industry. Our goal with these field guides is to inspire geologists to visit the outcrops more often and be better prepared to interpret the rocks for their value in the search for petroleum reserves. Our team’s work will provide AAPG members with a “coffee table” volume, a hardbound book of the field excursions, richly illustrated to show the geology of the different outcrops. Secondly, there will be a digital storage device for each field trip, containing the relevant outcrop study, interpretation, photographs and GPS data, to be used by the geologist in the field.
Landmark Papers Project
Led by Randi Martinsen, 100 to 150 of the most significant core principle papers and papers on discovery thinking will be selected. Our team, with the help of exploration and exploitation geologist and college-level educators, is compiling suggestions of papers that have made a difference in their careers. The deliverable will be a CD or DVD containing a list of the landmark papers and a one-paragraph summary of each, stating why it has stood the test of time.
Geo-Legend Videotaped Personal Interviews Project
Led by Steve Sonnenberg, Charles Sternbach, Daniel Minisini, Paul Weimer, and Ed Dolly, videotaped interviews of top explorers, research geologists, and professors who have pioneered geology and exploration for the past 60 years will be made worldwide to preserve their contributions for posterity for the benefit of present and future AAPG members. We plan to interview as many geo-legends as possible so that their efforts can be long remembered. The deliverable will be in a digital format.
History of AAPG 1917–2017 Project
Led by Rick Fritz, we plan to write a complete one hundred year history of AAPG from its founding in 1917 to the present in 2017. A hardbound book will be the end result.
The book will contain chapters on the formation and purpose of AAPG, development of its constitution and by-laws, development of conventions, formation of the AAPG Foundation, formation of sections, going international and formation of regions, record of general history and pertinent events, AAPG land and property acquisitions, non-profit status, history of committees, and AAPG goes to Washington, DC. Other chapters will cover AAPG leaders, officers, honors and awards winners, etc. The book will include pictures, pictures, and more pictures of individuals, groups, meetings, executive committees, advisory councils, etc.
We also plan to put together a 100th Anniversary of AAPG webpage before the end of 2011 to post progress on each project and provide an opportunity for members not on the Committee to observe and make suggestions they think pertinent.
We will be preparing for the Big Gala Celebration 2017 in Houston.
Edward D. Dolly, Chair
Committee members:
Edward D. Dolly (chair) and Stephen A. Sonnenberg