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2015 Highlights for the GCAGS Affiliated Societies For updates and additional details, please refer to the individual society webpage links from www.GCAGS.org.
GCAGS Affiliated Societies
• Alabama• Asociación Mexicana de
Geólogos Petroleros• Austin• Baton Rouge• Corpus Christi• East Texas• Houston• Lafayette• Mississippi• New Orleans• Shreveport• South Texas• Southeastern
GCAGS Leadership Team photo, GCAGS Annual Meeting, Lafayette, Louisiana, Oct 5, 2014
ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Richard Esposito
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office April 2014, Alabama President takes office in April, serves two-year term)
ASOCIACION MEXICANA DE GEOLOGOS PETROLEROS (AMGP)
Ulises Hernandez
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office mid October 2014, two-year term
Congreso Mexicano del Petróleo 2015 (2015 Mexican Petroleum Congress) June 10‐13, 2015, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Jointly organized by the Asociación Mexicana de Geofísicos de Exploración (AMGE), Asociación Mexicana de Geólogos Petroleros (AMGP), Asociación de Ingenieros Petroleros de México (AIPM), Colegio de Ingenieros Petroleros de México (AIPM) and the Mexico Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). 2015 Host: Asociación Mexicana de Geofísicos de Exploración (AMGE) (Mexican Association of Exploration Geophysicists) http://www.congresomexicanodelpetroleo.com.mx/ AMGP National Assembly, June 12, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Delegación Villahermosa Monthly meetings, last Wednesday of every month (except June and December)
AUSTIN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Jack Sharp
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office August 1st)
In the spring of 2015, the AGS has 4 speakers arranged. The first, on February 2, will be Peter Rose of Rose & Associates who will speak on the “Geologic History of the Edwards Plateau, Llano Uplift, and Hill Country, Central Texas” or "What Happened in the Texas Hill Country after Edwards Deposition?" Scott Hamlin of the Bureau of Economic Geology and Barb Mahler and MaryLynn Musgrove of the USGS will also make presentations next spring. We also have a spring field trip being developed and will have our annual poster session meeting. Finally, on Sunday, May 3, we will throw the AGS 50th anniversary party at the County Line on the Lake. All present and former members of the Austin Geological Society are invited. Our field trip committee, ably chaired by Pat Dickerson, is planning a field trip and core workshop on the Austin Chalk for next fall.
BATON ROUGE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Jason Griffith
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office June 1)
On Friday, January 9, 2015 The Baton Rouge Geological Society Presents: An Update on the Comite River Basin Project by Mr. Dietmar Rietschier Executive Director for the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District The meeting will be held at Mike Anderson’s at 1031 W. Lee Dr., Baton Rouge Lunch is served at 11:40 am; Talk at 12:00 pm Seats must be reserved by Noon on Thursday, January 8th Please confirm your reservation to Lisa Pultz at [email protected].
April 16, 2015
9th Louisiana Groundwater, Water Resources & Environmental
Symposia
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
CORPUS CHRISTI GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Leighton Devine
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office July 1)
Feb 18th 2015 – “Collegiate Month” Corpus Christi Town Club 11:30am ‐ 1:00pm
May 20th 2015 – End of Year Luncheon Special Guest Speaker – Mark Papa EOG Resources Corpus Christi Town Club 11:30am – 1:00pm
July 24th 2015* CCGS 6th Annual Fishing Tournament Island Moorings Marina Port Aransas, TX
September 9th 2015* CCGS Annual Kickoff BBQ
*Tentative Dates
Wooden Rigs – Iron Men Book Order form: http://www.ccgeo.org/bookorder.asp
EAST TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Dale Short
E-mail: [email protected]
(President takes office during the Summer)
Tech/Prospect Expo scheduled for March 31 probably to be held Harvey Hall, Tyler TX. Also to include a student recognition event.
4th annual Skeet Shoot scheduled for May 2. visit ETGS website for official details. http://www.easttexasgeo.com/
HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Ken Nemeth
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office July 1)
Monday, January 19, 2015; 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Featuring Imperial Barrel Award: Mary Broussard, Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas Chris Zahm – University of Texas Brian Lock – University of Louisiana at Lafayette
HGS Guest Night at HMNS Saturday June 6, 2015 Discovering the Deep: A Photographic Atlas of the Seafloor and Ocean Crust by Dr. Jeffrey A Karson
Call for Papers Ongoing Until January 17th, 2015 http://www.gcagshouston.com/
HGS Hosts GCAGS Annual Convention September 20-22, 2015
• Unconventional Plays• Deepwater Field Studies• GOM Shelf and Onshore
Plays• Salt Tectonics and Traps• Mexico and Caribbean Plays• Geophysical Technology• Environmental Geology• Pore Pressure/Rock Studies• Geology-Geophysics-
Engineering
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Craig Glassinger
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office June 1)
Spring field trip, speakers, golf tournament and possible programs with University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Meetings 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Petroleum Club of Lafayette, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. January 2015 LGS Luncheon Speaker: James E. Martin Abstract: “Recent Fossil Discoveries in the High Desert of Oregon”
Date: / Time: Jan 21 | 11:30 – 1:30
Location: The Petroleum Club of Lafayette, 111 Heymann Blvd., Lafayette
MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Ezat Heydari
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office first week in June)
April 9, 2015, Boland Scholarship Awards, River Hills, 11:30 AM
May 14, 2015, Spring Fling, Jackson Yacht Club, 5:30 PM For additional updates and details visit: http://www.missgeo.com/
NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Kelli Hardesty
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office July 1)
January 8, 2015
LePavillon Hotel, 833 Poydras Street @ 11:30 AM Admission: $30.00 Reservations: Click Here To pay online for your luncheon, Click Here
Guest Speaker: John R. Dribus Schlumberger Oil Field Services, 1515 Poydras St, New Orleans
Will Present: A Tour of Abrupt Margin Prospectivity Around the African Margin and Major Challenges of the Abrupt Margin Play
February 2 – Speaker, Dr. Huiming Bao, LSU Geology & Geophysics Dept. will present: Snowball Earth.2.0
March 2 – Speaker, Warren Wood, Stennis Space Center
April 13 – Zane Jobe, Shell Deepwater
New NOGS Website: NOGS is developing a new website, which should be launched on or before January 1, 2015. Watch for it! – www.nogs.org
April 27 – NOGS Annual Dr. Bill Craig Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at Money Hill Country Club & Golf Course, Abita Springs, Louisiana – See forthcoming announcement on the NOGS Website’s Events page.
New Publication: Under the leadership of NOGS Member Chris McLindon, work is under way to compile maps across south Louisiana showing the traces of faults that reach the surface. Research has shown that movement on the downthrown side of these faults is the main dynamic causing subsidence and land loss, not the dredging of access canals by petroleum companies, as alleged in the recent law suit against 95 petroleum companies. Publication date has not been established. Take a look at Chris’ award-wining presentation: Rethinking Coastal Restoration: The Delta Cycle and Land Area Change in Coastal Louisiana. Presented by him at the March 2014 NOGS Luncheon. Please note this download is greater than 50MB and may take some time with older internet connections.
Earth Science Education Outreach: The Society and its Memorial Foundation has pledged a $50,000 contribution for the construction of the new Louisiana Children’s Museum in City Park, and for the new St. Tammany Parish Children’s Museum to be built in Covington, Louisiana. The funds will be handled through PIPE (Petroleum Industry Promoting Education). Each of the 23 local societies affiliated with the industry will contribute to the cause. NOGS’ contribution will enable it to play a key role in the scientific accuracy of the geology and paleontology exhibits in both museums.
SHREVEPORT GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
O. Roger Berg
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office June 1)
January 20 Rick Turner Application of Terrain Slope Maps
Feb 20 Kevin Hill Geology, Wine and Cheese of N. Italy
March 17 Barry Katz Organic Porosity
April 21 Thomas Ewing TBA
May 19 Rusty Riese Climate Change
SOUTH TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Bud Holzman
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office June 1)
The STGS is preparing for many events and fundraisers this coming year. We are going to have the Coalition Blowout on 31 January to raise money for scholarships for future geoscientists. This party combines all of the geologists, engineers and geoscientists groups in the region. See webpage: http://www.coalitionblowout.com/events.htm
THE 8TH ANNUAL COALITION BLOWOUT
We have raised over $200,000 for scholarships! Thank you so much for your support…. Now, let’s do
it again!!
TABLE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2015
Leon Springs Dance Hall 24135 IH-10W San Antonio, TX 78257
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
RIB-EYE STEAK DINNER ** LIVE BAND ** OPEN BAR ** DOOR PRIZES ** SPECIAL DONATION DRAWING
Musical Entertainment by the Nick Lawrence Band
Proceeds benefit scholarships for your local organizations:
SPE, STGS, SAAPL, Desk and Derrick, API, SIPES, COPAS, SAGS, AADE, SAPA
We are also going to have the Battle of the Bands event in late spring to raise money for the STGS NeoGeos. We are also going to offer Jones-Amsbury Research Grants to graduate students who are enrolled in a Texas university who are pursuing the Master’s Degree in Geology. The main focus of our group this year is to increase membership, especially among young geoscientists. We were very successful last year in doing so. We will also have a couple of field trips in the late spring or early fall.
SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
John R. Herbert
Email: [email protected]
(President takes office first quarter of year, Feb/Mar)
SEGS typically conducts four field trips each year to sites of geological interest in Florida and adjoining states. We generally hold a business/technical/social meeting on Friday evening with the field trip the following day. We are in the planning phase our tentative plans are:
Pleistocene/Holocene Geology of the Everglades - SEGS is coordinating our first field trip of 2015 with the Everglades Geological Society. Tentative date is March 27-28.
Geology/Coastal Processes at Honeymoon Island, Florida - May Geology of the Blue Ridge Mountains - October Fourth field trip to be determined.