March 1999

This is a pledge to you from the Executive Committee and the AAPG staff, that we can take steps during this downturn -- and that we will deliver products and services that can contribute to all the membership.

A comprehensive effort is being launched by AAPG to assist members who are being affected by the downturn in the industry.

The Executive Committee approved several items to assist AAPG members facing career transition issues.

If seismic acquisition and leasing activity are accurate indicators, the Gulf of Mexico's East Breaks region is on its way to becoming one of the busiest spots in the deep water frontier play.

How do colleges and universities deal with the ups and downs of geoscience-intensive industries and provide the best possible education for their students?

A lot of brainpower that yesterday was dedicated to solving the world's energy problems is today unemployed.

Pasquale Scaturro, 45, a Denver-based geophysicist with a passion for bicycling, rafting and mountain climbing, was the climbing leader of last year's Everest Environmental Expedition.

A new department has been formed in a reorganization of AAPG headquarters, with changes prompting a combining of a departmental directorate.