Networking Opportunities
YP Meet & Greet
Date: Sunday, 22 April
Time: 2:00 p.m.–3:00
p.m.
Location: Convention Center
Details
Make plans to participate in the annual YP Meet & Greet event. This is a great networking opportunity and serves as a link to connect students and professionals at ACE. The Young Professionals Committee oversees this event, pairing students and young professionals with experienced AAPG attendees to guide newcomers through the convention experience. Participants will have the opportunity to be introduced prior to the Opening Session on Sunday afternoon.
Professionals may be paired with one or more students/young professionals. Experienced attendees will then go to the Opening Session with their group and are encouraged to show the students/young professionals around the Exhibition Hall floor during the Icebreaker Reception, introducing them to other AAPG members and their colleagues.
This program grows in popularity every year with positive reviews from all who participate. To participate or receive further information, check “Please send Meet & Greet information” when registering online. More information will follow at a later date.
Icebreaker Reception
Date: Sunday, 22 April
Time: 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibition Hall
Fee: Included with convention registration
Don’t miss the festivities during the Icebreaker Reception. Enjoy drinks, hors d’oeuvres and comraderie inside the Exhibition Hall.
YP Networking Reception
Date: Sunday, 22 April
Time: 7:30 p.m. - ???
Location: Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, across from the Renaissance Hotel, 1 Pine Avenue
Includes: Appetizers
Details
Young Professionals — join us for the YP Networking Reception, immediately following the Icebreaker. The YP-only event will be held at the Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery is conveniently located within walking distance of the Long Beach Convention Center, across the street from the Renaissance Hotel, at 1 Pine Avenue.
Appetizers will be provided by the YP Committee and drinks will be available for purchase. You will have an opportunity to meet members of the hosting YP Committee and hear about the goals and initiatives that have been addressed during the past few years.
This event promises to be a wonderful opportunity to network with colleagues old and new — and start off your convention experience on the right foot.
Refreshment Breaks
Dates: Monday, 23 April–Wednesday, 25 April
Times: 9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (Monday and Tuesday)
Location: Exhibition Hall
Fee: Included with convention registration
End-of-Day Refreshments
Dates: Monday, 23 April–Tuesday, 24 April
Times: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibition Hall
Fee: Included with convention registration
All-Alumni Reception
Date: Monday, 23 April
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Beacon Ballroom
Fee: Included with convention registration
Details
Mingle with former classmates at the All-Alumni Reception. Signs will identify tables for participating colleges and universities. Enjoy cash bars stationed throughout the room.
- Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
- Iowa State University
- Ohio State University, School of Earth Sciences
- Oklahoma State University, Boone Pickens School of Geology
- Rice University
- San Diego State University
- Smith College
- Tufts University
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Arizona
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Colorado
- University of Massachusetts
- University of Wyoming
Private Alumni Receptions
Date: Monday, 23 April
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Locations: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, 200 S. Pine Avenue or Renaissance Long Beach Hotel, 111 East Ocean Boulevard
Details
| University | Hotel / Room |
|---|---|
| Brigham Young University | Renaissance/ Venice |
| California State University, Northridge/ Fullerton | Renaissance/ Sienna |
| Indiana University | Hyatt Regency/ Beacon Rotunda |
| Louisiana State University | Renaissance/ Verona |
| Northern Arizona University | Hyatt Regency/ Seaview A |
| Stanford University, School of Earth Sciences | Renaissance/ Naples I |
| University of Illinois, Department of Geology | Renaissance/ Roselli Suite |
| University of Kansas |
Renaissance/ Naples II |
| University of Michigan | Renaissance/ Varese |
| University of Oklahoma, ConocoPhillips School of Geology & Geophysics | Hyatt Regency/ Seaview Rotunda |
| University of Southern California, Department of Earth Sciences | Renaissance/ Corsican |
| University of Utah | Renaissance/ Raphael Suite |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Renaissance/ Capri |
| West Virginia University | Renaissance/ DaVinci Suite |
Other Private Events
The Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Monday, 23 April
Reception
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The Queen Mary
1126 Queens Highway
Ohio State University, School of Earth Sciences
Tuesday, 24 April
Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Renaissance Long Beach Hotel
111 East Ocean Boulevard
Capri Room
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Tuesday, 24 April
Luncheon
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Renaissance Long Beach Hotel
111 East Ocean Boulevard
Capri Room
Friends of Sherlock Holmes
Wednesday, 25 April
Dinner
7:00 p.m.
Gladstone’s
330 South Pine Avenue
