Annual Report 2007: FY July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007
100th Anniversary Committee
The 100th Anniversary Committee’s mission is to develop plans and options to celebrate AAPG’s 100th Anniversary (2017) in a grand fashion honoring AAPG’s history, anticipating the future, and in line with AAPG’s Strategic Plan and standing committees.
The charge of the committee is to research, develop, and produce a plan recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the founding of AAPG in 1917.
Summary of Initiatives under Consideration
The celebration could be titled “The Creative Century and the Legacy of Discovery”. “Stories of inspiration: 100 who made a difference” will include video interviews of key AAPG personalities, senior members, Sidney Power’s medalists, past presidents, and significant personalities in the Energy Profession. Plans include digitally linking interviews to the AAPG Web site. A key focus is the philosophy of exploration and the personal side of overcoming challenges.
Our committee’s request was responsible for the inaugural videotaping of the Opening Ceremony at the AAPG 2006 Annual Convention in Houston, now standard at all annual meetings. During the summer of 2007, an initiative was undertaken to interview and digitally record Rocky Mountain legends using newly acquired digital recording equipment. A “Discovery Thinking” forum was proposed and accepted for the San Antonio (April 2008) Convention, which will be co-sponsored by DPA.
Possible publications include the following:
- “Lessons from History: 100 Great Ideas in the Search for Energy.” A reprint series of key papers and breakthroughs in exploration thinking, with editorial comments regarding historical significance. This project will be a collaborative effort with the History of Petroleum Geology committee.
- “100 AAPG World Heritage Sites: Field Trip Locations Based On Outstanding Geology.” These will be published and video recordings made by local experts linked to the AAPG Web site. For those able to visit the sites in person, an AAPG plaque and extended material documenting the geologic significance of the site will be available.
A major annual meeting is planned for 2017. This will include celebrations of the history and future of the AAPG. Cooperative efforts with other global professional societies will be planned.
Near term goals are to develop existing and new plans in cooperative efforts with other AAPG committees and design a centennial logo. The committee plans to meet at the annual meeting in San Antonio, and other possible locations throughout the year.
Our committee is growing. The initiation of an advisory board is anticipated.
C.A. Sternbach, Chair
Committee members: Ted Beaumont, Ed Dolly, Andrew Hurst, John Kaldi., Jeff Lund, Jane McColloch, Mike Party, Bob Shoup, Steve Sonnenberg, Bill Stephens, Charles Sternbach (chair), and Paul Weimer.