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AAPG House of Delegates Meeting

Sunday, April 1, 2007, 8:00 a.m.
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Ballrooms D-E-F-H
Long Beach, California

AGENDA

Presiding

• Larry L. Jones, Chairman
• Martin D. Hewitt, Chairman-Elect
• Jeannie F. Mallick, Secretary/Editor

1. Delegate registration begins at 7:00 a.m. – Coffee & rolls
2. Call to order at 8:00 a.m. (Jones)

Introductions

3. Officers of the House of Delegates
4. Mary Bahde, parliamentarian
5. House Committee chairs and members
6. AAPG Past Presidents
7. Past Chairs of the House of Delegates
8. Honorary Members of the House
9. AAPG Executive Committee
10. AAPG officer candidates
11. House of Delegates officer candidates
12. AAPG headquarters staff

Reports - Part 1

13. 2007 Convention General Chairman, Dalton F. Lockman
14. AAPG President, Lee T. Billingsley
15. AAPG Executive Director, Richard D. Fritz
16. Chairman of the House (Jones)

House Committee Reports and Legislation

17. Report of Credentials Committee (Patrick Gooding, Chair)
18. Approval of agenda (Jones)
19. Report of the Minutes Approval Committee (Bob Shoup, 2006 Chair)
20. Report of Honors and Awards Committee (Mark Rainer, Chair)
    1. House Long Service Award presentations
21. 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:
    1. Article I.B. -brings R&P in compliance with AAPG Bylaws
    2. Article I.C. -has HoD officer candidates sign same election campaign policy as AAPG officer candidates
    3. Article II.A.2. -provides option rather than mandate for extended meeting
    4. Article III.A.1. -incorporates Bylaws definition of a qualified delegate
    5. Article III.A.1.a. -expands Nomination & Election Committee’s report
    6. Article III.A.1.g. -deletes irrelevant language, corrects name of award, and adds the automatic “Certificate of Service”
    7. Article III.A.1.g.(2) -expands eligibility for awards
22. 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:
    1. Article V, Section 7. -adding Regions to AC relationships
    2. Article VI, Section 1. -deleting language no longer relevant
    3. Article II, Section 14. -candidacy restriction
    4. Article XIII, Section 3. -provides for a graduated dues structure
23. Report of Nomination and Election Committee (Ed Dolly, Chair)
    1. Presentation of House Officer Candidates
    2. Voting for new House Officers
24. Report of Resolutions Committee (Peter Lloyd, Chair)
    1. Request for Affiliated Society status from the Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA), Johannesburg
    2. Request for Affiliated Society status from the Qatar Geological Society (Q.G.S.), Doha
    3. Request for Associated Society status from the American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists (AASP), Arlington, Texas
25. Report of Newsletter Committee (Mallick)

Reports – Part 2

26. AAPG Treasurer (Randi Martinsen)
27. AAPG Publications (Ernest A. Mancini, Editor)
28. AAPG Foundation (William L. Fisher, Chairman of Trustees)
29. Energy Minerals Division (William A. Ambrose, President)
30. Division of Environmental Geosciences (Jane S. McColloch, President)
31. Division of Professional Affairs (Richard G. Green, President)
32. International Year of Planet Earth (Werner Janoschek)

Additional Business

33. New Business (Jones)
34. Results of election of officers (Dolly)
35. Adjournment (Jones)