AAPGAAPGEnergy Minerals Division Energy Minerals Division

(EMD)(EMD)

Serving the Greater AAPG Membership by Serving the Greater AAPG Membership by Increasing:Increasing:

Member Benefits,Member Benefits, Communications with AAPG Communications with AAPG

Leadership and Technical Standing Leadership and Technical Standing Committees, andCommittees, and

Cooperation with the DEG and DPA.Cooperation with the DEG and DPA.

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How Does the EMD Serve Today?As a Supporting Technical Wing of the AAPG

that :

1. 1. Serves as an integral part of a global professional community for geoscientists in developing so-called unconventional and alternative energy resources, whether they are hydrocarbon-based, carbon-based, nuclear-based, or geothermal-based,

2. Serves as a recognized center of information for unconventional and alternative energy-related geoscience and technology within the AAPG,

3. Serves as part of a global organization that effectively promotes the exchange of unconventional and alternative energy-related geoscientific information and the dissemination of associated research (from Government, University, and Industry Sources), and

4. Serves as a center of respected professionals who encourage the appropriate standards for ethical and environmental practice in unconventional and alternative energy development in cooperation with AAPG’s DPA and DEG.

CoalbedCoalbedMethaneMethane

Oil SandsOil Sands

Oil ShaleOil Shale

Uranium (Nuclear Minerals)Uranium (Nuclear Minerals)

Energy Economics & TechnologyEnergy Economics & Technology

Geothermal EnergyGeothermal Energy

GasGasHydratesHydrates

Gas ShalesGas Shales

Unconventional Energy ResourcesUnconventional Energy Resources

Alternative Energy ResourcesAlternative Energy Resources

CoalCoal

Renewable Energy

Tight Gas SandsTight Gas SandsTight Gas SandsTight Gas Sands

• Public Awareness

• Professional Awareness

• Information Transfer

• Member Recruitment

The AAPG – EMD FocusThe AAPG – EMD Focus

To EMD Public Page

• Members Only

• Members Involvement

• Member Benefits

• Member Networking

• Member Recruiting

• Member Training

• Member Advantage

The AAPG – EMD FocusThe AAPG – EMD Focus

Elected EMD OfficersGo to EMD Officers

Appointed EMD Chairs

Go to EMD Chairs

2010 / 2011 Initiatives2010 / 2011 Initiatives1. Enhance the technical committee structure and

committee membership.

Action: Action: Provide assistance to committee chairs with addition of Technical Vice Chairs including:

a) Industry, b) Government, c) University,d) DEG Representative, ande) DPA Representative.

2. Provide member benefits and services on unconventional and alternative energy resources that create value within the global geoscientific community.

Action:Action: Deliver benefits and services through: a) EMD Commodity and Supporting Committees,

b) EMD and AAPG Webpages, c) Meetings, Short Courses,

and Field Trips, andd) EMD-Generated

Publications (Memoirs, Special Publications, etc)

EMD Example Technical Committee EMD Example Technical Committee Structure with Vice Chairs, etc. Structure with Vice Chairs, etc.

Example EMD Technical Committee Example EMD Technical Committee Functions: 2010-2011Functions: 2010-2011

Example of EMD Commodity Members’ Only WebpagesExample of EMD Commodity Members’ Only Webpages

How is the EMD Evolving?How is the EMD Evolving?Developing a Web Portal to Integrate Energy and Environmental Developing a Web Portal to Integrate Energy and Environmental ConcernsConcerns

AAPG-EMD Web Portal plusAAPG-EMD Web Portal plus

AAPG’s AAPG’s Search & DiscoverySearch & Discovery make a difference !make a difference !

Example of EMD Commodity Members’ Only WebpagesExample of EMD Commodity Members’ Only Webpages

48 (Number of Members)

Now Advisory Committees

How is the EMD Evolving?How is the EMD Evolving?By Developing a Member Profile to Encourage Participation in CommitteesBy Developing a Member Profile to Encourage Participation in Committees

Advisory Advisory CommitteeCommittee

CommodityCommoditySelectionSelection

ObservingObservingCommitteeCommittee

CommodityCommoditySelectionSelection

How is the EMD Evolving?How is the EMD Evolving?By Opening Membership to AAPG CommunityBy Opening Membership to AAPG Community

2010 / 2011 Initiatives2010 / 2011 Initiatives3. Invite AAPG membership to participate in EMD commodity

activities.

Action: Action: Deliver additional benefits and services through:a) EMD and AAPG websites (offering Commodity–Specific Technical

Information, Web Portal, Search & Discovery),b) Blast E-mails to AAPG members to advise on regional and national, and

international meetings, and brochure mailings.

4. Strengthen and streamline the communications between the AAPG Standing Committees and EMD.

Action: Action: Promote geoscientific research & applied technology through:a) An organizational structure that facilitates two-way communications

between AAPG and EMD, i.e., AAPG President-Elect with EMD President and EMD President-Elect with AAPG Technical Standing Committees, and EMD VP w/ AAPG Education & Publications.

b) Eliminating EMD’s GIS, Education, & Outreach Committees and by creating the EMD Unconventional Resources Committee to consolidate communications with AAPG Technical Standing Committees through one EMD Officer, and

c) Design communications pathways between AAPG & EMD to maintain communications and to provide support for EMD activities.

EMD Vice-President

EMDTreasurer

AAPG Executive Committee

AAPG HOD

AAPGPresident

AAPGPresident-Elect

AAPG Executive Director

AAPG-EMD Division Manager

EMD President EMD President-Elect

EMDSecretary

Unconventional Resources CommitteeChair: Elected by Vote of Chairs of the Committee

Vice-Chair: EMD President-Elect

Renewable Energy Committee

Uranium CommitteeCoal Committee

Geothermal Energy Committee

Economics & Technology Committee

Research Committee

Geophysical Integration Committee

Reservoir Development Committee

Education Committee

Publications Committee

AAPG – EMD Organizational Structure

EMD Reporting Responsibilities

Publications Committee

Lines of AAPG-EMD CommunicationDEG

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5. Assist AAPG to be financially strong. Action: Action: Provide income opportunities where EMD helps to:

a) Organize content and presenters for meetings,b) Prepare AAPG-EMD publications,c) Generate exposure for AAPG functions by display ads on EMD Website, andd) Recruit new members.

6. Build relationships with affiliated societies, sister societies, and other recognized organizations, such as: AIPG, NGWA, etc.

Action: Action: These relationships will be delivered as follows:

a) Hold preliminary discussions with officers of other organizations to establish mutual relationships,

b) Attend meetings of other organizations to evaluate culture, size, financial conditions,

c) Create proposals for AAPG Executive Director to pursue concepts of mutual cooperation with AAPG, and to evaluate feasibility of joint meetings, and

d) Maintain professional relationships with others in outside organizations to recruit members for AAPG-EMD, and also for DEG and DPA.

The New Division Policy and Procedures The New Division Policy and Procedures Document – 2010 AAPG & EMDDocument – 2010 AAPG & EMD

Purpose: Clarify relationship between AAPG and Divisions for seamless, joint operations of AAPG Standing committees, Divisions and Tulsa Headquarters.

A. Communications - Redefined

B. Division Relationships with AAPG Committees - Redefined

C. Coordination of Division Products and Services with AAPG Committees - Redefined

D. Division Affiliation with Other Societies - Pursued

E. Financial Support of Divisions by Approved Budget - Redefined

F. Division Support at AAPG Headquarters - Pursued

EMD Executive Committee2010-2011

EMD Executive Committee2010-2011

PresidentPresident Michael D. Campbell

President-ElectPresident-Elect Stephen M. Testa

Vice PresidentVice President Genevieve B. Young

SecretarySecretary Frances J. Hein

TreasurerTreasurer Kent A. Bowker

Past PresidentPast President Frank E. Walles

PresidentPresident Michael D. Campbell

President-ElectPresident-Elect Stephen M. Testa

Vice PresidentVice President Genevieve B. Young

SecretarySecretary Frances J. Hein

TreasurerTreasurer Kent A. Bowker

Past PresidentPast President Frank E. Walles

AAPGAAPGEnergy Minerals Division Energy Minerals Division

(EMD)(EMD)

Thank you!For copy of this presentation, see: http://www.ela-iet.com/EMD/EMDLeadershipMtg2010Final.ppt