Delegate registration begins at 7:00 a.m. – Coffee & rolls
Call to order at 8:00 a.m. (Jones)
Introductions
Officers of the House of Delegates
Mary Bahde, parliamentarian
House Committee chairs and members
AAPG Past Presidents
Past Chairs of the House of Delegates
Honorary Members of the House
AAPG Executive Committee
AAPG officer candidates
House of Delegates officer candidates
AAPG headquarters staff
Reports - Part 1
2007 Convention General Chairman, Dalton F. Lockman
AAPG President, Lee T. Billingsley
AAPG Executive Director, Richard D. Fritz
Chairman of the House (Jones)
House Committee Reports and Legislation
Report of Credentials Committee (Patrick Gooding, Chair)
Approval of agenda (Jones)
Report of the Minutes Approval Committee (Bob Shoup, 2006 Chair)
Report of Honors and Awards Committee (Mark Rainer, Chair)
House Long Service Award presentations
Report of Rules and Procedures Committee (George Bole, Chair) (Note: Amendments to the HoD Rules & Procedures require approval of a majority of the Delegates present and voting.) Proposed changes to the HoD Rules and Procedures:
Article I.B. -brings R&P in compliance with AAPG Bylaws
Article I.C. -has HoD officer candidates sign same election campaign policy as AAPG officer candidates
Article II.A.2. -provides option rather than mandate for extended meeting
Article III.A.1. -incorporates Bylaws definition of a qualified delegate
Article III.A.1.g. -deletes irrelevant language, corrects name of award, and adds the automatic “Certificate of Service”
Article III.A.1.g.(2) -expands eligibility for awards
Report of Constitution and Bylaws Committee (David Hawk, Chair) (Note: An AAPG Bylaws amendment requires a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the Delegates present and voting.) Proposed amendments to the AAPG Bylaws:
Article V, Section 7. -adding Regions to AC relationships
Article VI, Section 1. -deleting language no longer relevant
Article II, Section 14. -candidacy restriction
Article XIII, Section 3. -provides for a graduated dues structure
Report of Nomination and Election Committee (Ed Dolly, Chair)
Presentation of House Officer Candidates
Voting for new House Officers
Report of Resolutions Committee (Peter Lloyd, Chair)
Request for Affiliated Society status from the Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA), Johannesburg
Request for Affiliated Society status from the Qatar Geological Society (Q.G.S.), Doha
Request for Associated Society status from the American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists (AASP), Arlington, Texas
Report of Newsletter Committee (Mallick)
Reports – Part 2
AAPG Treasurer (Randi Martinsen)
AAPG Publications (Ernest A. Mancini, Editor)
AAPG Foundation (William L. Fisher, Chairman of Trustees)
Energy Minerals Division (William A. Ambrose, President)
Division of Environmental Geosciences (Jane S. McColloch, President)
Division of Professional Affairs (Richard G. Green, President)
International Year of Planet Earth (Werner Janoschek)