Field trips
Get back to your love of the rocks by registering for a field trip
Hands-on training keeps you current on the job and allows you the opportunity to explore a part of the world you may not have seen before. Geosciences professionals at any stage of their careers will find a variety of field trip options to choose from.
| Field Trip | Date/Time | Location | Fee |
| Pre-conference | |||
#1 Paleozoic Amazon Basin Field Trip Along the Tapajós River, Northern Brazil SOLD OUT |
Tuesday, 10 November, 19:00 – Friday, 13 November, 21:00 | Departs from and returns to Manaus, Amazon | US$1,600 (P) US$824 (S) (limited) |
#2 Meso and Neoproterozoic of the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil CANCELED |
Tuesday, 10 November, 20:00 – Saturday, 14 November, 21:00 | Departs from and returns to Salvador, Bahia | US$1,000 (P) US$500 (S) (limited) |
#3 Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Petroleum Systems of the Pre-Rift/Rift/Post-Rift Systems in the Sergipe-Alagoas Passive Margin Basin, Northeastern Brazil SOLD OUT |
Tuesday, 10 November, 19:00 – Saturday, 14 November, 14:00 |
Departs from Aracaju, Sergipe, and returns to Recife, Pernambuco | US$1,000 US$500 (S) (limited) |
| Post | |||
#4 Petroleum Systems of the Recôncavo Basin SOLD OUT |
Wednesday, 18 November 20:30 – Saturday, 21 November late afternoon | Departs from and returns to Salvador, Bahia | US$1,000 |
#5 Paleozoic Petroleum Systems of the Intracratonic Paraná Basin ALMOST SOLD OUT |
Wednesday, 18 November, 20:30 – Sunday, 22 November, noon | Departs from Curitiba, Paraná, and returns to Foz de Iguacu, Paraná | US$1,000 |
IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING FIELD TRIPS
- Field trips are limited in size and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and must be accompanied by full payment.
- If you do not plan on attending the conference, a $30 enrollment fee will be charged in addition to the field trip fee. This fee may be applied toward registration if you decideat a later date to attend the conference.
- A wait list is automatically created if a field trip sells out. The AAPG Convention Department will notify you if space becomes available.
- Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm that the trip will take place. Undersubscribed field trips will be cancelled.
- It is important that you note your gender on your registration form for hotel room assignments.
- Several weeks prior to the trip, you will receive an itinerary with details of meeting points, transportation within the trip, phone and fax numbers and email addresses of hotels and trip leaders, etc. Please indicate your fax number and e-mail address on your registration.
- Proper clothing and supplies are needed for the outdoors (hat, wind breaker, sturdy footwear, sunscreen and rucksack).
- If any field trips are likely to meet your needs or the needs of your staff, you are encouraged to register early.
- To help us better anticipate the number of attendees and avoid premature cancellation of field trips, please register well before 9 September.
- Neither AAPG, ABGP, nor trip leaders and their employers maintain insurance covering illness or injury for individuals.
