Knowledge is the key to maintaining your career in the 21st Century. AAPG and EMD are where you acquire it -- be it scientific, technologic, economic, regulatory or business knowledge.
We’re practical! We’re applied! We’re innovative!
We’re explorers, researchers...
We put it all together!
23 Reasons to Join AAPG and EMD:
- EMD Home Page
... to lean what the current EMD President and Past Presidents are saying of the state of the EMD.
- EMD Members’ Only webpage
... containing technical information on eleven (11) Commodities.
- Educational offerings
... to attend (or sponsor) courses on recent developments in the profession at minimal cost.
- Interaction with professionals in all geoscience fields
... to better understand the relationship of your work to the geoscience
- Contact with the world's professionals
... to gain knowledge of scientific and technological developments in other countries
- Access to an international audience
... to insure that your ideas receive wide consideration
- Networking opportunities
... to maximize your potential and help you get things done
- Career assistance
... to transition to a new field or enhance your abilities in your present field
- Creative outlet
... to design programs, e.g. workshops, meeting sessions, and field trips, to satisfy your needs
- Prestige
... to know you are active in an organization which leads the profession
- Continuity and excellence in service performance
... to experience consistent quality in all services designed to meet your professional needs
- Regional, national, and international meetings
... to keep you current with scientific and economic trends
- International symposia
... to enjoy hearing state-of-the-art presentations on particular subjects
- EMD co-sponsored journal
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Natural Resources Research
- AAPG Bulletin
... to stay abreast of (or publishc) scientific research
- AAPG EXPLORER
... to read (or communicate) the latest news on all geoscience fields, professional trends, and society activities
- Books and CD-ROMs
... to expand your library with a wide variety of inexpensive, high-quality publications
- Distinguished Lecturer and Visiting Geoscientist programs
... to hear (or become) a recognized professional leader in a specialty area
- Professional standards
... to associate with your peers in the development of standards of ethical practice
- Professional certifications
... to acquire coal geology’s prestigious credential, the Certified Coal Geologist, (or to establish peer certification in other fields).
- Personal services and business activity support
... to enroll in insurance and car rental programs and to sell your deal, service or product
- Receptive society leadership
... to influence the directions and practices of your profession
- House of Delegates
... to elect your representatives to the body which shapes society policies and programs