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NOVEMBER, 2001

Resolutions Committee

by J. Michael Party, Chair

The Resolutions Committee has had a request for affiliation with the AAPG from the Geological Society of America (GSA). The review process is under way and barring any unforeseen complications, the request will be brought up for a vote at the Annual Meeting.

The committee is also working on getting all of the societies that are affiliated with the AAPG to elect all of the Delegates that they are entitled to by the Constitution and Bylaws.

The societies who have no elected Delegates but are entitled to have one or more are: Abilene, Alabama, Association of Missouri Geologists, El Paso, Fort Smith, Georgia, Grand Junction, Professional Geologists of Indiana, Geological Society of Iowa, Miami, New Mexico, New York State Geological Association, Northwest Energy Association, Sacramento Petroleum Association, San Angelo and Southeastern.

The following societies are under represented: Austin, Fort Worth, Illinois, Los Angeles Basin, Michigan Basin, Mississippi and Shreveport.

If you notice that your local society is on this list, please e-mail me or Donna Riggs and you may be able to help us resolve this situation.

The final item that the committee is reviewing is a way to resolve the dilemma of societies having a majority of their Delegates elected in one year. This can cause some problems with continuity for the societies with their delegations. In a perfect world, a third of the delegates would be elected each year, however, because of societies gaining and losing Delegates each year this is not the case. The committee will be exploring possible avenues to help rectify these circumstances.

In this issue ...

Committee Reports:

> Nomination and Election
> Resolutions
> Constitution and Bylaws
> Deadlines for Business

> AAPG Members Initiate GEM Program
> AAPG Officer Nominations
> Meeting of the EC, AC, and the HoD Officers
> Membership
> GeoVest Retirement Savings Plan
> 16 YEARS AGO: Milestones for AAPG/HOD

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