AAPG Student Outlook

AAPG/SEG Spring Break Student Expo:
The first Expo of 2010 is about to take place in Norman, OK.

The AAPG/SEG Spring Break Student Expo is slated for March 11-12, 2010.

To learn more and to sign up please visit here.

IBA Finals 2010:
The first ticket in AAPG’s own version of March Madness the IBA semifinals has just been punched, by the Latin America Region team from EAFIT University – School of Geology in Columbia.

Throughout the rest of March the remaining Sections of Regions AAPG will decide their team for the IBA finals to be held just before the AAPG Annual meeting in New Orleans, LA.

While it is now too late for teams to play the game for 2010, it is not too late [more] …

AAPG Student members and Student Chapters:
There are a couple of imminent deadlines and opportunities that you should be reminded of.
 Imperial Barrel Award
The deadline has passed for teams to sign up to compete in the 2010 IBA competition. However I have noticed some obvious omissions of teams that normally participate so the deadline is going to extend thru December 5th, 2009.

 If your University is interested in competing in IBA please review the rules here: http://www.aapg.org/iba/documents/IBARulesRegulations.pdf

 Then sign up by completing the interest form here: http://www.aapg.org/iba/interested.cfm

Spots are still available in most of AAPG’s Sections and Regions

 For general information about the IBA Program please see: http://www.aapg.org/iba/
 L. Austin Weeks Grant
The deadline for Student Chapters to apply for the [more] …

Has your chapter had its eyes on some AAPG publications, but hasn’t had the opportunity to grab them up.  Now is the time!  We have what is on your wishlist! The AAPG Student Chapter Book Gift delivers!
The Student Chapter Book Gift allows for active chapters to receive up to $250 in AAPG publications for their geoscience library. This gift is funded by AAPG, and is voted on each year for continuation. Forms are posted around October 15 of each approved year. Deadline for the 2009-2010 Book Gift – December 18, 2009.

The Student Chapter must be an active chapter in order to be eligible for the Book Gift.  If the Book Gift has been received by the chapter in a previous [more] …

What would happen if you equipped some students at the AAPG Annual meeting with a videocamera and set them loose to capture key moments and do interviews with AAPG VIP’s?

The answer is awesome footage that gives you a first hand glimpse of what an AAPG Annual meeting is like. For more information on this project please see the post about it on the wwwUpdate Blog

To see what has been posted so far please visit the AAPG YouTube Channel or AAPG’s Video Vault.

Be sure to check back often for new released videos.