October 2011

We sometimes marvel at the size of the AAPG and all of its moving parts, some of which are going in quite different directions.

As I was formally introduced to AAPG leaders and staff as the Association’s ninth executive director in August, I spoke about three broad themes to guide our actions in achieving AAPG’s purpose.

As mentioned in my July EXPLORER column, the DPA continue to build on last year’s business plan that was formulated by Dan Tearpock’s Executive Committee – and to kick-off our 2011-12 term, our DPA EC held a half-day summit in early August along with key committee chairs to brainstorm our objectives for the term.

To co-render seismic attributes means to blend two or more seismic attributes into a single, unified data display.

AAPG’s presence in Washington, D.C., the Geoscience and Energy Office, or GEO-DC, was established by the DPA and AAPG in 2005 – it is fast approaching a six-year anniversary.

It is my pleasure to introduce myself as the new AAPG Middle East Region president (2011-13).

Former longtime AAPG Foundation deputy executive director Don O’Nesky was elected chairman of the Foundation Trustee Associates at the group’s recent annual meeting at Lake Tahoe, Calif.