The AAPG 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition was held in San Antonio, Texas April 20-23. It fulfilled its theme to "deliver the conventional; pursue the unconventional" with a positive and exciting experience for all present. Attendance exceeded 7,500 and there were many ground-breaking events that were enthusiastically received and partcipated in.
Watch here for details as the reports come in.
Abstracts
Online abstracts will be provided on the Search & Discovery Web site.
Attendance
This year's convention was attended by 7,530 from 73 countries (breakout of attendees is pending), along with 269 exhibiting companies.
Explore the Floor
The winners of the "Explore the Floor" game were:
Mike Kozimko: GPS System (Monday)
Christina Huenink: GPS System (Tuesday)
Hernan Javier Perez: GPS System (Wednesday)
Ovidiu R. Lazar: Grand Prize (2008 Jeep Wrangler)
Oral and Poster Award Winners
Oral winner:
Poster winner:
Student recipients:
Imperial Barrel Award recipients:
Pictures and Video
Some pictures from various events at the convention including video from the opening session and selected forums.