February 2008

From Nov.12 through Dec. 7, Marianne and I traveled 25,000 miles in 25 days to represent AAPG at four very different venues.

Communication is always the most critical function of any organization – or perhaps another way to say it is, most misunderstandings are caused by a lack of communication.

The Energy Minerals Division (EMD) will be sponsoring an unprecedented number of sessions, forums and short courses at the upcoming 2008 AAPG Annual Convention, which will be held April 20-23 in San Antonio.

We now extend the story that was started in April 2006 to show the maximum depths to which P-P and P-SV modes can image when 4-C OBC data are acquired with 10-kilometer offsets.

It has been just over two years since GEO-DC opened its doors – and as a result AAPG is now widely recognized in Washington, D.C., as a provider of nonpartisan, scientifically sound information on petroleum, energy minerals and the environment. As we transition leadership at GEODC it’s important to reflect on the accomplishments of the first two years.

Gifts to the Foundation – including cash, stocks and other securities, real estate, retirement plan assets and bequests – help fund the Foundation’s mission of supporting educational, charitable and scientific objectives that benefit the geologic profession and general public.