Vice President, Regions

John R. Hogg

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Manager-exploration, New Ventures and Frontiers, ConocoPhillips, Calgary, Canada

Born 1958, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Academic Degrees

1981

B.S., Geology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada

Experience

2006

ConocoPhillips, manager-exploration, New Ventures and Frontiers, Calgary, Canada

2005-06

Burlington Resources, manager exploration, New Ventures, Calgary, Canada

2003-05

EnCana Corporation, vice president exploration, Atlantic Canada/Greenland, Calgary, Canada

1997-2003

PanCanadian Energy, senior staff geologist/manager, Atlantic Canada Exploration, Calgary, Canada

1988-97

Petro-Canada, geological specialist/team lead, Atlantic Canada Exploration, Calgary, Canada

1984-88

Husky Oil, senior geologist, Frontier Exploration, Calgary, Canada

1981-84

Gulf Oil Corp., geologist, Arctic Exploration, Calgary, Canada

AAPG Activities

2005-08

Research Committee, member; International Conference and Exhibits (ICE), chair

2005-07

AAPG officer candidate, secretary; International Conference and Exhibits (ICE), chair

2005

General chair, Calgary Convention

2004-06

Canada Region Officer, past president

2003-06

Annual Conference and Exhibits (ACE)

2003-05; 2004-05

Convention Coordinating Committee, vice chair, chair

2003

Society president, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologist

2002-07

Committee on Committees; Visiting Geologist Program vice chair, member

2002-05

Visiting Geologist Program vice chair, member

2002-04

Canada Region Officer, president; Career Services Ad Hoc Committee

2001-02

Canada Region Officer, vice president, treasurer

2000-01

Advisory Council, past HoD chair

1999-2000

AAPG chairman House of Delegates

1998-99

Budget Review Committee

1994-98

Advisory Council

1987-90

Membership Committee, member

Other Professional Organizations

• AAPG
• SEG
• Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
• Association of Professional Engineers
• Geologist and Geophysicists of Alberta
• Houston Geological Society

House of Delegates

2005-07

HoD Committee, Nomination & Election

2004-05

Chairman, ad-hoc executive session

2001-02

Chairman, Honors and Awards

1999-2000

Chairman

1998-99

Ad Hoc Committee, IRC Amendment Resolution, chairman; Ad Hoc Committee, elected editor; chairman-elect

1997-98

HoD Committee, Constitution & Bylaws; chairman, Future of Earth Scientists

1996-97

Ad Hoc Committee, International Representation, chairman

1994-95

Recording secretary

1992-95

Ad Hoc Committee, unaffiliated delegate group chairman

1991-92

Chairman, Credentials

1990-91

HoD Committee, Nomination & Election

1986-99

Delegate (Group chair 1989-92)

Division of Professional Affairs

Joined 1986, CPG# 4620

2001; 2006

Vice president candidate

1999; 2004

DPA Council member

Honors and Awards

2006

AAPG Certificate of Merit, Convention Coordinating Committee chair

2005

AAPG Certificate of Merit, general chair, Annual Convention Calgary; CSPG Presidents Award

2004

AAPG Certificate of Merit, president, Canada Region; Distinguished Member of the House

2002

AAPG Certificate of Merit, International Regions Committee chairman; Distinguished Service Award; CSPG Best Paper Award

2000

A.I. Levorsen Award; HoD Certificate of Merit

1995

CSPG Presidents Award

Affiliated and Associated Societies and Sections

2005-07

Board Member CSPG Trust

2004

Past president

2003

President CSPG

2002

Vice president CSPG

1996

General chairman Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologist Annual Convention

Publications

Numerous authored and co-authored oral, poster and journal papers on Atlantic Canada Mesozoic Geology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology over the past 15 years.

John Kaldi

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Professor and cooperative research centre (CRC) program manager,
Australian School of Petroleum, University of Adelaide, Australia

Born 1950, Budapest, Hungary

Academic Degrees

1974

Queens College, City University of New York, B.A.

1980

Cambridge University, England, Ph.D.

 

Experience

2005–present

Professor and program manager, Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC),
Australian School of Petroleum, University of Adelaide, Australia

1998-2005

University of Adelaide, Head of School, Australian School of Petroleum (2003-05); Director, National Centre for Petroleum Geology & Geophysics (1998-2003)

1997-98

VICO, Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; chief geologist

1991-97

ARCO Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; geological specialist

1987-91

ARCO Oil and Gas Co., Plano, Texas, senior reservoir geologist

1982-87

Shell Canada, Calgary, Canada, senior research geologist

1980-82

Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Regina, Canada, research geologist

1978-80

InterCon Geological Consultants, contract geologist/petrographer

AAPG Activities

2005-07

International Regions Committee (co-chair)

2004-07

Visiting Geologist Committee (vice chair, 2005-07)

2002-05

Asia Pacific Region president; Advisory Council

2002-03

AAPG Distinguished Lecturer

1999-02

Asia Pacific Region secretary

1995-96

AAPG Asia Pacific Special Lecturer

1995

PESA Distinguished Visiting Lecturer

1992-98

International Regions Committee

1990-93

Reservoir Development Committee

1984-87

Research Committee

1983-86

Grants-in-Aid Committee

House of Delegates

2004-07

HoD Committee for Resolutions

2003-06

HoD Committee for Nominations and Elections

2000-01

HoD Committee for Future of Earth Scientists

1999-08

HoD delegate (Australia)

Conferences

2006

Perth ICE, Technical Program co-chair

2002

Convener Hedberg Conference on Fault and Top Seals

2000

Bali ICE, Oral Sessions chair

1993

Convener Hedberg Conference on Seals and Traps

Honors and Awards

2005

AAPG Distinguished Service Award; AAPG Certificate of Merit President Asia Pacific Region

2004

AAPG Certificate of Appreciation

2001

AAPG Certificate of Merit

1997

AAPG Special Commendation Award

Affiliated and Associated Societies and Sections

• Saskatchewan Geological Society, Life Member
• Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
• Indonesian Petroleum Association
• Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia
• Society of Petroleum Engineers
• Society for Sedimentary Geology

Publications

Author of over 60 publications on carbonate sedimentology and diagenesis, seal evaluation, reservoir geology and multi-disciplinary teams). AAPG Short Course on “Reservoirs, Seals and Pay” presented at AAPG Conferences: Calgary (1992), Sydney (1992), Bali (2000).

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Why I accepted the invitation to be a candidate for AAPG Office

by John R. Hogg

AAPG is more than an Association. It is like a family and we are all members of this wonderful clan. Through the years, I have enjoyed the interaction and fellowship with members during my tenure on various committees, at Section meetings, annual and international conferences and, since 1986, in the House of Delegates.

Serving on the Executive Committee of AAPG during the 2000 term as chairman of the House of Delegates gave me a good insight into just what the Executive Committee does, how it operates, and more importantly, the understanding that AAPG is not only an Association but also a business run by the members – for the members.

A constitutional change establishing two vice presidents (one for U.S. Sections and one for International Regions) was overwhelmingly approved by the House of Delegates in April and by a vast majority of voting members in June 2006. This development will bring increased focus to the fledgling International Regions and build a closer relationship of AAPG to the U.S.-based Sections.

AAPG as “An International Geological Organization” has fallen behind in international growth, relative to peer societies in the last decade. As a candidate for Vice President Regions, I support our international growth while recognizing that a significant majority of members are still U.S.-based with different demands on the Association, which also need to be continually reviewed to ensure that we are vital to U.S. members.

As one of the originators of the concept of the International Regions back in the mid- to -late 1990s, I feel proud of their accomplishments to date and know that we can make the Regions stronger in the years to come. AAPG needs to increase both the international and domestic membership and continue to listen to the members regarding their evolving professional and scientific needs.

Being asked to serve is already an honor. If elected as your Vice President, Regions, I want to focus on four key themes over my two-year term of office.

• Work to develop AAPG’s ties to the International Regions and build all of the Regions into viable entities.
• Have the Association show fiscal responsibility and continue to have strong member direction in programs and services.
• Increase the training and recruitment of young members into AAPG and our profession, through programs and services.
• Continuation of high ethical standards for membership.

My experience on the Advisory Council, the DPA Advisory Board, the Executive Committee, the House of Delegates and the numerous committee chair and vice chair assignments in my AAPG career have provided me a very good understanding of all facets of the Association. I would like the opportunity to serve you again as Vice President, Regions and I ask for your support in the coming election.

I look forward to meeting many of you at an AAPG function in the coming year and I would appreciate hearing from you regarding any AAPG issues.

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Why I accepted the invitation to be a candidate for AAPG Office

by John Kaldi

I am honored to be nominated for AAPG’s newest office of Vice-President, Regions. I agreed to stand for this position because of the opportunity to potentially “give back” to our profession in a role for which my background and skills seem fairly well suited.

My career to now has been an extremely rich tapestry woven around life in the petroleum industry around the world. I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to live and work in five different countries (six if we count Texas) including the United States, Canada, UK, Indonesia and Australia.

Having both overseas and domestic experience, I believe I have a balanced view of the issues our members in both arenas face. In addition, I have an understanding of some of the different roles and drivers of our membership by having worked for major oil and gas companies (Shell, ARCO), an independent (VICO), government (Saskatchewan Geological Survey) and a University (Adelaide).

The common thread in the myriad of experiences of these varied duties and locations has been my involvement in professional societies. As many geoscientists who have experienced the ups and downs of our industry in the past few decades understand, in this business we may have multiple employers, but our professional “allegiance” is often likely to be to our professional society, and no geoscience society has a higher profile around the world than AAPG!

However, our industry is graying and there aren’t enough students from the traditional Western universities to fill the ranks of those who have or will be leaving the industry. The most likely source of company staffing will be from outside North America.It is of utmost importance therefore, that these young geoscientists be provided with the quality of learning to prepare them to meet a global industry’s needs. This is a formidable challenge and meeting it lies squarely with AAPG and its affiliates and student chapters. To do so we need to start at grass-roots to ensure that international students become aware of our industry and the opportunities for careers therein.As an association we need to increase our visibility overseas. Simultaneously, we need to raise our awareness of international issues and of the social and political underpinnings driving professional activities around the world, while at the same time maintaining the trust and confidence of our colleagues domestically.I hope to help our International Regions realize their potential to grow significantly in membership in the next decade. The first step will be improving communications with the regions to emulate the excellent work done by the domestic sections. AAPG Regions and Sections must function as a seamless entity.

I am proud to have served AAPG in various capacities already, recently as Asia Pacific Region president, HoD representative, Distinguished Lecturer, co-chair of the International Regions Committee and as an organizer of two AAPG International Conferences (Bali 2000 and Perth 2006). I learned much about AAPG governance by being on the Advisory Council (2002-05).

If elected I will do as I counsel students and my own kids: work hard, try to do some good, and have fun! It is a great honor to be asked to stand, and I believe I have the energy, experience, wisdom and sense of humor to serve our association as Vice-President, Regions.