By ASHTON EMBRY
Technical Program Coordinator

Technical Program Set for Calgary

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The view is superb at Dinosaur Provincial Park, located near Calgary -- just one of the regional attractions awaiting those who attend this year's AAPG Annual Convention, set June 19-22 at Calgary's Stampede Park.

Photo courtesy of the Calgary Visitor and Convention Bureau

From a technical perspective, the 2005 AAPG Annual Convention promises to be the biggest and best geological meeting ever held in Calgary.

Set for the meeting, which will be held June 19-22, are nearly 1,000 presentations based on the theme "Global Roundup: Exploring Energy Systems."

The program includes:

• A look at the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and Canadian Frontier Basins.
• "Recent Major Discoveries."
• The latest concepts in sedimentology and stratigraphy. An entire day of talks on "Seismic Geomorphology" will showcase the sedimentological details that now can be imaged by 3-D seismic.
• A symposium on "Controls on Carbonate Platforms and Reefs."
• Clastic sedimentation, from non-marine to deep water and everything in between -- including a look at Mars.
• Sessions on petroleum systems.
• Sessions on tectonics, including a full-day of talks on "The Interplay of Basin Tectonics and Sedimentation."
• Unconventional hydrocarbon sources -- oil sands, coalbed methane, tight gas and gas hydrates.
• Environmental issues such as CO₂ sequestration, water resources and alternative energy sources.
• The business side of the industry -- including talks on reserve reporting.

Complementing these are 21 field trips to a wide variety of terrific geological exposures, and 14 short courses, including never-before-presented courses on carbonate sequence stratigraphy, coalbed methane and hydrocarbon biodegradation.

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