Spotlight on Education

AAPG's cyber-education world continues to develop and grow. Several online courses, 20 IOL modules and a variety of other online education opportunities are available.

Of immediate note is Roger Slatt's online "Reservoir Characterization" course that begins on Feb. 28 and runs through May, with weekly assignments and instructor guided chat sessions.

Also available online are two courses by Susan Nash:

• "Technical English," designed for geoscientists who use English as a second language, and those who write research papers, proposals, dissertations and technical papers.
• "Professional English," a useful course dealing with professional writing for a variety of media (print matter, CDs, the Internet, etc.). Some examples would include resumes, quarterly and annual reports, PowerPoint presentations, reports to shareholders, etc.

Also available is "How to Find Oil & Gas On the Internet," taught by William Crowley, which shows how to effectively use the Internet. It also offers useful geoscience Web sites, some of which are not found on conventional search engines.

For more information go to the AAPG's Education Web site

AAPG Education Conference Starts Feb. 14 in Houston

AAPG's second annual Winter Education Conference, which includes 11 different courses over five days, will be held Feb. 14-18 in Houston.

The conference's concept is one-stop, a la carte shopping for a variety of education opportunities, all in one place at one time.

Four concurrent sessions will be going on each day -- and the start/stop times for the courses are staggered throughout the week so attendees can attend from two to four courses, depending on their interest and training needs. The courses range from one to three days in length.

The full-week registration fee is $1,095 for AAPG members ($1,195 for non-members), but courses also are priced individually for those that prefer the "a la carte" option.

This year's courses are:

• Giant Oil & Gas Fields: Global Inventories, Tectonic Settings, Stratigraphic Framework and Predictive Parameters, taught by Paul Mann and Mike Horn -- Feb. 14-15.
• Well Log Analysis, taught by Dan Krygowski -- Feb. 14-15.
• Practical Salt Tectonics, taught by Mark Rowan -- Feb. 14-16.
• Risk Analysis for Development Applications, taught by Jim Gouveia and Mark McLane -- Feb. 14-16.
• Essentials of Subsurface Mapping, taught by Dick Banks -- Feb. 15.
• Log Analysis of Shaly Sands, taught by George Asquith -- Feb. 15.
• Tight Gas Sands, taught by Alan Byrnes -- Feb. 17-18.
• Assessment, Classification and Reporting of Reserves, taught by Rawdon Seager and Menno Dinkelman -- Feb. 17-18.
• Reservoir Engineering-Characterization for Geologists, taught by Rich Green and Bill Kazmann -- Feb. 17-18.
• Understanding Complex Permeability in Carbonate Rocks, taught by Jerry Lucia -- Feb. 17.
• Geochemical Exploration for Oil and Gas: Strategies for Success, taught by Deet Schumacher -- Feb. 18.

In addition to the courses, a small AAPG Bookstore will be set up to give attendees the opportunity to purchase AAPG books and maps. A welcoming icebreaker is included on the first evening to encourage networking among the attendees from all the courses.

For more information contact the AAPG education department at 1-888-338-3387 (USA only); or at .

Complete course descriptions.