AAPG Programs
| Program Revenue (in 000s)* |
Program Expense (in 000s)* |
|
| Annual Convention & Exhibition | $3,230 | $2,431 |
| Generally considered to be the world’s most comprehensive and important convention for petroleum exploration and development geologists. | ||
| AAPG Bulletin | $710 | $710 |
| The association’s premier scientific, peer-reviewed monthly publication. | ||
| AAPG Explorer | $2,266 | $1,512 |
| Highly popular monthly 4-color publication containing news and information of interest to the membership and non-members concerned with the upstream petroleum industry. | ||
| International Conference and Exhibition | $1,948 | $1,788 |
| A smaller, non-U.S. version of the AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition. | ||
| AAPG Web Site | $114 | $460 |
| A 10,000-page web area (non-scientific) focused on association and outreach information. | ||
| Petroleum Schools and Short Courses | $790 | $724 |
| Focused on advancing the science via workshops, providing top quality instruction at rates extremely favorable to commercial vendors. | ||
| Student Chapters | $200 | $220 |
| Supports the establishment and ongoing efforts of AAPG Student Chapters at academic institutions; acts as liaison between AAPG and its student and faculty members; promotes student membership and provides students with exposure to careers in the upstream industry. | ||
| Distinguished Lecturer | $391 | $391 |
| Provides top-level speakers to local societies for on-site presentations. | ||
| Special Publications | $782 | $710 |
| Publishes and markets peer-reviewed geoscience publications. | ||
| Grants-In-Aid | $206 | $206 |
| An AAPG Foundation-funded program providing student research grants. | ||
| Datapages | $1,450 | $1,403 |
| Provides the upstream petroleum community with relevant information published digitally. | ||
| Visiting Geoscientists Program | $53 | $53 |
| Provides university campus visits by active and experienced geoscientists. | ||
| Imperial Barrel Award | $172 | $172 |
| A competitive real-world project for teams of university students who vie for cash rewards individually and for their schools. | ||
| Research Conferences | $220 | $219 |
| Disseminates geoscience information at a meeting on a specific topic; publication of findings sometimes results. | ||
| Digital Bulletin & Member Support | $0 | $183 |
| Search & Discovery | $10 | $67 |
| An open access, online electronic technical journal. | ||
| Field Seminars | $671 | $638 |
| Provides hands-on, on-site technical field trips for professional geologists. | ||
| AAPG Leadership Conference | $0 | $285 |
| An invitation-only gathering of association leadership featuring speakers on a topic of the president’s choosing, with social networking as the main goal. | ||
| GEO-DC Office | $310 | $300 |
| A Washington D.C. office that the association uses to provide on-site information and education for government officials around the world on the science of petroleum geology and the professional needs of petroleum geologists. | ||
| Petroleum Technology Transfer Council | $1,044 | $990 |
| Formerly funded by the U.S. government and now operating on a one-year transition grant to provide low cost and local access workshops dealing with upstream technology for independent oil and gas operators. | ||
| European Office – London | $160 | $352 |
| A staff of three in a small office location in Imperial College provides local support to AAPG members and the European Council, provides products and services to members on a local and regional basis including educational programs and conferences. | ||
| GEO-Middle East | $864 | $1,074 |
| A meeting held biennially with AAPG serving as the conference manager and technical program secretariat under contract with Arabian Exhibition Management in Bahrain. | ||
| AAPG Middle East Office | $50 | $35 |
| A staff of one provides local support to AAPG members in the Middle East, provides products and services to members on a local and regional basis including educational programs and conferences. | ||
| GIS-UDRIL | $123 | $244 |
| Delivers geoscience data, maps and studies digitally via map-based software. | ||
| Training Seminars/Training Partners | $28 | $70 |
| Customized training for corporate clients. | ||
| London APPEX Meeting | $583 | $535 |
| A 3-day business forum and exhibition focused exclusively on E&P international upstream deal-making which has been held at a loss for four of the last five years. | ||
| Geoscience World | $90 | $6 |
| Digital copies of the AAPG Bulletin 2000-current combined with 20+ other publishers are licensed to universities. | ||
| GeoCare Benefits Program | $118 | $0 |
| Provides insurance benefits to members which may not be available to them on an individual basis. | ||
| IOL/Online Learning | $34 | $53 |
| Online learning modules, providing alternative, loc-cost learning via the internet. | ||
| Career Services Job Board | $10 | $0 |
| An internet accessible job/resume posting service to be utilized by both the job-seeker and the employer; a member registry (professional bio) detailing areas of expertise with the member having the option to allow the information to be part of searchable database with a range of categories. | ||