| Executive Committee: |
Four officers plus Advisory Council Rep; five voting members |
| Officers: |
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer Past President is an honorary, non-voting positionArchivist and Editor also do not have a vote |
| Terms of office: |
One year, each office |
| Officer rotation: |
Yes; four year obligation |
| Governing body: |
Eastern Section Council |
| Representatives: |
House of Delegate reps from each affiliated society |
| Committees: |
Standing Committee on Future Meetings (current, 2 previous and 2 future annual meeting General Chairs). Senior member is chair of committee. Very active Honors & Awards Committee |
| Staff: |
Added “Gatekeeper” duties to Archivist (5 year position), with small annual compensation, rather than hiring an Executive Director |
| Legal address: |
Not yet; would have been that of an Executive Director |
| Website: |
Yes; hosted and maintained by Appalachian Region PTTC |
| Insurance: |
From AAPG |
| Foundation: |
|
| Teacher Awards: |
|
| Student Awards: |
|
| Honors & Awards: |
|
| Annual Section Convention |
| Frequency: |
Annual |
| City rotation: |
Four key cities, 3 basins, no set rotation |
| Profit split: |
50% Host society, 50% to the Section |
| Society Host: |
Always an affiliated society |
| Co-hosts: |
Have held joint meetings with SPE; first profit split was 50% to SPE, 50% to Section; second split 50-50, host society and Section |
| Standing Committee: |
Yes; see above |
| Opening session: |
Yes, includes awards ceremony |
| National platform: |
Yes, AAPG and Division Presidents; officer candidates |
| Awards ceremony: |
With opening session |
| All-convention luncheon: |
No (except when co-host is SPE) |
| Division luncheon: |
Yes, commonly an All-Division luncheon |
| Division sessions: |
Yes; EMD and DEG sessions |
| Division awards: |
Yes; presentation and service |
| Use national abstracts: |
On a few occasions |