AAPG Public Outreach Committee Meeting
Noon - 2 pm, Sunday, April 1, 2007
Hyatt Regency Hotel - Pacific AB
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- Introductions and agenda (10 minutes) – Gretchen Gillis, Chairman
- How committee members contribute to AAPG
- Expectations of committee members
- Committee membership – suggestions for new members welcome
- Review of revised 2006-2007 Public Outreach Plan
- Words from the AAPG President-Elect (5 minutes) – Will Green
- Executive Committee expectations for Public Outreach
- Words from the AAPG Communications Director (5 minutes) – Larry Nation
- Headquarters communication activity
- Position papers and fact sheets – Lee Billingsley, AAPG President
New Business
- 100th Anniversary of AAPG (5 minutes) – Charles Sternbach, Chairman
- Proposed series, “Wildcatters-Independent Oil Men of the Permian Basin” – W. Green
Continuing Business
- Public Outreach project updates – all committee members
- Public Outreach Web site demo – Rachel Paez, G. Gillis
- Web casts and pod casts – L. Nation
- Survey of AAPG Standing Committee outreach efforts – liaisons
- Other liaison activity – liaisons
- AGI update (10 minutes) – Ann Benbow, AGI Director, Education and Outreach
- AGI outreach programs
- Opportunities for AAPG to contribute to Earth Science Week
- Long-term strategy – G. Gillis
- (Web site construction and maintenance)
- Develop strong ties to interested organizations so that AAPG members are their first point of contact for issues of interest
- Suggestions from committee about plans for 2007-2008 as AAPG grows globally
Adjourn
