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To: Public Outreach Committee:

From: Lee Gerhard

Date: September 27. 2002

Topic: Subcommittees:

  1. Graphics Collection Subcommittee, Victor J. Yannacone, jr, Chair.

    2. Responsibilities include QAQC for the graphics collection, develop graphics collection, and prepare programs from the graphics collection for AAPG members to use in public presentations. Subcommittee members might be interested in photography, art, other creative activities. Internet program development is also a task assigned to this subcommittee.

    Assigned members:

    Larry Nation (AAPG Staff)
    Don O’Nesky
    Margaret Kloska
    Paul Belanger

  2. Earth Sciences Week Coordination Subcommittee. Donna Willette, Chair.

    3. To develop and implement Earth Sciences Week activities and program for AAPG, and to investigate becoming involved with Earth Day.

    Coordinates with: Betsy Campen, Youth Education Activities Committee

    Assigned members:

    Robert Cowdery
    Paul Belanger

  3. Environmental Stewards Subcommittee. Philip Ryall, Chair.

    4. The major task of this subcommittee is to identify and document examples of outstanding oil and gas exploration and development operations. These will be used to demonstrate sound and modern E&P practices to the public and the media. This subcommittee should also monitor where there are problems on which we can help focus other's attention. I envision this as a global program.

    Assigned members:

    William Sarni
    Lawrence Wickstrom
    Richard Green

  4. Writers for the Public Subcommittee. Tom Moore, Chair.

    5. We need to identify great AAPG writers and speakers who easily communicate energy issues to the non-technical public, and provide them with the materials to communicate. Interaction with similar minded groups, such as the Energy Advocates, is encouraged to leverage energy and time.

    Coordinates with: Philip Ryall

    Assigned members:

    William Pollard
    Jane Crouch
    Maureen Wan
    Denise Cox
    Vicki Cowart

  5. Materials for Teachers Subcommittee: Betsy Campen, Chair.

Develop materials that meet teachers needs for energy education materials. Will have to coordinate with many other groups both within and external to AAPG. This subcommittee is our link to the Youth Education Activities Committee.

Assigned members:

Robert Cowdery
Maureen Wan
Paul Belanger
C.Elmo Brown

Inactive members (no longer on e-mail list):

Lee Allison
Raymond Leonard
Lowell Lischer (excused, still on list)
Christopher Martin
Terrilyn Olsen
James White