At the top of
the pyramid are several important Professionalism aspects of AAPG
membership: Ethics/Outreach and Advocacy/Networking.
AAPG, as a
global society with members in over 122 countries, is helping to spread
the knowledge and advance the geological sciences.
AAPG inspires
high professional conduct, and operates under a Code of Ethics which
allows for honesty, integrity, loyalty, fairness, impartiality, and
trust to be incumbent upon every member.
Advocacy and
networking are extremely important aspects of AAPG membership which afford
the professional geoscientist the opportunity to share ideas and develop
relationships with other professionals with a common sense of purpose.