Industry Capital Campaign Brochure

8/8/2019 Industry Capital Campaign Brochure

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The Power of People:Graduate Student Competition 5Student/Young Professionals at ACE 7University Research Grant 9

AAPG Digital Library 11

The Power of Education:Educate the Teachers 13Teacher of the Year 15

The Power of Science:AAPG Publications 17Special Publications Fund 19Online Technical Resources 21

The Power of Public Outreach:Distinguished Lecturers 23Region Special Lecturers 25Web Development 27

Corporate Financial Partnership Campaign:

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Greetings!

The AAPG Association and Foundation rely on the generosity of its members and their

companies. That generosity deserves recognition, demands results, and is the basis of

AAPGs corporate financial partnership campaign.

It is a joint effort between geoscientists and industry to increase knowledge of

geoscience and technology to find energy. In 2006, a few members of AAPG embarked

on a mission to provide financial support for AAPGs programs well into the future

Meeting Challenges, Assuring Success. Since that time, we have raised over $28 million

toward a $35 million goal. More than ninety percent has been raised from individual

members; especially from AAPGs leadership.

The members of AAPG have spoken with their financial support. Now we ask our industry

to be the closer and help us raise the remaining $7 million to complete the $35

million goal. Funding options can be customized to fit your charitable preferences and

corporate philanthropic goals.

We are dedicated to working with you to maximize broad recognition tailored to your

constituents for your contributions to this initiative.

AAPG members and staff have developed programs in support of the geosciences,

professionals and students. The compelling case for support of AAPGs financial plan is

based on our focus of science and people.

In the following proposal, we provide brief descriptions of several key successful

programs at AAPG. Trustees, in their wisdom, decided to set aside funds to endow

operating costs to cover overhead, salaries and benefits. All monies raised in this

campaign go directly toward the program initiatives described herein.

We invite you to partner with us for the future of our science and profession.

Sincerely,

Corporate Financial Partnership Campaign


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In July of 2005, the AAPG Foundation Trustees and staff embarked on a crusade like

none in its history a campaign to raise $35 million for the geosciences. Why such an

undertaking? The requests for funding of research and worthy programs continue to

exceed the ability of the Foundation to meet those requests.

Why $35 million? An in-depth study identified major new initiatives and areas of

improvement to current programs which could better meet the needs of our students,

teachers and researchers. The achievement of this goal will provide new opportunities

which will turn into accomplishments and impact the world.

From an organization that boasts over 38,000 members, more than 6,300 donors have

already shown their support by giving to this effort. Many show their dedication by giving

on a yearly basis. The funds raised are already making a difference, but there is still more

to raise.

Please take a moment to consider areas in which there may be a corporate and personal

interest.

The Foundation Trustees and staff will make a pact with you that in return for your

support, we will provide progress reports and feedback so that you will see the full

impact of your giving.

This goal is attainable with your help as the closer. Join us in meeting the challenge

and making an investment in the future.

A Letter From the President

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The Power of People:

Graduate Student Competition

The Imperial Barrel Award ceremony is the exciting culmination of AAPGs prospect

and exploration evaluation and presentation competition. The contest is an annual event

between teams of geoscience graduate students and their respective faculties from various

universities. Students compete to win scholarship funds for their institutions, which are

dedicated to petroleum geoscience education. The program is rigorous, incorporating

real-life datasets and problem-solving, and contributes to AAPGs mission of promoting

petroleum geoscience training and advancing the careers of geoscience students.

Partnership Opportunity:

Corporate support of the Imperial Barrel Award will help provide students with in-depth

exposure to an interdisciplinary program that provides them with an understanding of how

a prospect is developed. Commitments to the award will help buttress current support forthe program, and also provide the means for a 20% expansion of the initiative over the next

five years.

Corporate Benefit:

Sponsors will have exclusive opportunities to interact with some of the top students

and universities in the world, in addition to the prominent display of corporate logos on the

Imperial Barrel Award website, publications and promotional materials.

PARTICIPANT TESTIMONIAL

Cameron D. Campbell

ExxonMobil Exploration Geoscientist

2008 San Diego State University IBA Team

After working for a whole three days, I see the importance of how the IBA project allowed me to get the

experience needed.

I couldnt realize it at the time, but the Imperial Barrel has just translated into a real-life experience here at

work, as they have literally handed me a dataset and said, here you go. Apart from the mentoring and training,

competing in the Barrel has given me the right tools and the required steps needed to make things happen, and

in return I know I can contribute from day three!

A A P G F O U N D A T I O N

P.O. Box 979Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101-0979 (918) 584-2555 Fax: (918) 560-2642e-mail: [email protected] 1444 S. Boulder AvenueTulsa, Oklahoma 74119-3604


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Program Status:

The program has grown over the past four years from just 12 competitors to more than

80 teams worldwide.

Financial Considerations:

The primary expenses of the IBA Program are travel and

accommodations for the student teams; followed closely by

scholarship awards to the teams. Sponsorships not only allow

for funds to be awarded to geoscience programs worldwide, but

also provide the means for the top teams to fully experience

a top technical and scientific conference in AAPGs Annual

Conference and Exhibition.

This $400,000 yearly cost provides the support for 12

semifinal rounds of IBA to be played throughout the world

along with the global finals held at the Annual Conference andExhibition.

The Power of People: Graduate Student Competition

Sponsorship Request:

Your support of $50,000 at the patron level will help ensure continued success of this

program. Please refer to the chart below for additional support and endowment options.

In most universities, it is part of the curriculum, and when so, students receive credit

hours for participating.

It directly involves at least 600-plus students and over 100 professors and industry

professionals interacting with the students.

Indirectly, it is recognized by thousands of students around the world as a premier

student development program.

Level Annual Support 10-Year Endowment Lifetime Endowment

Patron $50,000

Titanium $30,000 $300,000 $750,000

Platinum $25,000 $250,000 $625,000

Gold $20,000 $200,000 $500,000

Silver $15,000 $150,000 $375,000

Bronze $10,000 $100,000 $250,000

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The Power of People:Supporting Students at the Annual

Conference and Exhibition

AAPG is expanding student initiatives at its Annual Convention and

Exhibition (ACE) to include the AAPG Student Leadership, Education, and

Activities Program (LEAP).

Participating students will have the opportunity to attend a 3-day

mini-series of short courses and activities that will include one

field trip and one forum-style session with supporting industry

representatives.

Subject matter will include basic training, cross-disciplinary exercises,

and at least one current cutting-edge topic.

Primary sponsors will be asked to provide instructors for the courses.

Our goal is to engage and educate a broad cross-section of student

leaders from around the world. Students will be selected based on

past performance and activity with AAPG and/or other professional

organizations. Students attending the Imperial Barrel Award finals will be

included.

A financial investment would provide funding for travel grants,

accommodations and on-site expenses.


LEAP is designed to expand professional training for students at ACEin addition to creating opportunities for

students to develop more professional

contacts. It also offers students the

opportunity to experience the technical

sessions and exhibits offered in conjunction with the

convention.

Corporate Benefit:

As the key to collective future success, the

development of student leaders is critical to theenergy industry. LEAP is designed to help achieve

this success. Representatives from participating

companies will be introduced and have special access

to students during the program. Additional benefits

include the prominent display of corporate logos

during ACE university activities and exclusive forum

invitations.




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The Power of People:Supporting Students at the Annual Conference and Exhibition

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Program Status:

While there are a number of student-related programs at an AAPG Annual Conference

and Exhibition, currently there is no comprehensive educational and professional crosstraining program designed to prepare student leaders to be competent, business savvy

young professionals. LEAP aims to fill this gap.


Travel, accommodation and per diem funding is needed for 24 students each

year. This will provide for up to two students from each of the U.S. sections and

non-U.S. regions of AAPG.


Your support of $60,000 per year for five years would provide a successful student

leadership, education and activities program. Total support requested is $300,000.

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The Power of People:University Research Grant

Funding levels for petroleum-geoscience-related research projects are currently

low or non-existent at many universities. Because research funding is

still preferentially available for non-petroleum topics such as deep earth,environmental and renewable resources, students and faculty gravitate by

financial necessity to these disciplines. As a result, many students enrolled

in geoscience programs are not receiving the opportunity to develop the

skills needed to populate a future energy workforce.

AAPGs PetroGrant program, an initiative to fill this funding gap, is in its

second year. It is designed to provide funds to undergraduate and graduate

students engaged in petroleum research.

The AAPG Foundation recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding

with the National Science Foundation to jointly administer funds dedicated

to this program.

The project directly benefits a wide spectrum of U.S. university

geoscience students while providing a unique opportunity to assure the

availability of a well-qualified geosciences workforce for the future.


This program will cultivate and build a new relationship among industry, academia

and government, and help to maintain an active university program in petroleum

education. It is an opportunity to apply a broad approach across many universities to

develop new petroleum geoscientists and foster a much-needed future workforce.

Corporate Benefit:

The PetroGrant program will help develop new petroleum geoscientists by:

Increasing interest and research in petroleum-related programs at the university

level.

Creating a better-equipped and more educated workforce.

Improving public relations between industry, academia and government.

An additional important benefit forsponsors is the opportunity to have

the first look at many new research

projects and the students involved with

them. From an overarching perspective, it

will also increase the general support of

university geoscience departments.



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With a goal to have a sustained program of at least $3 million in grant awards

per year, as many as 50 projects could receive funding consideration. This program

embodies our most ambitious goal, as $10-$15 million is needed to commence the

geoscience-related research initiative.

The Power of People: University Research Grant

Program Status:

In an environment of declining government research for the geosciences, coupled with

projected industry demand for geoscientists, PetroGrant provides a unique opportunity to: Strengthen the geosciences workforce.

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Your support at the $1,000,000, $250,000 or $50,000 level would provide

broad industry support for this program.

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The Power of People:AAPG Digital Library

Decades of hard-working geologists have carefully written about

their oil and gas discoveries, leaving a priceless legacy of knowledge

so that those who followed could more effectively explore for

hydrocarbons.

These articles are forever captured in AAPGs digital library,

Datapages.

AAPG is the only major society that actively seeks to find,

preserve and digitally republish geoscience and other industry-related

publications. Datapages is the repository for these treasures.

In addition to all of AAPGs publications, Datapages contains the

archives of nearly 30 other societies from around the globe.

The Association funds the capture and publishing of all digitized

publications in addition to paying each contributing society a royalty

from subscription sales.

One of the ways to access the Datapages library is through Digital Products University

Subscriptions. This online portal provides faculty and students with unlimited access to

nearly one million pages of geoscience publications and geological information at the

touch of a computer key. AAPG Datapages is continually updating this digital library to

include additional discoveries and new publications worldwide.


Participation in Datapages University Subscriptions helps guarantee three major

outcomes:

Generations of students will receive digital access to whole collections of geological data.

The selected university will continue to educate the future leaders in our industry.

Your organization will be recognized each time a student or faculty accesses the data.

Best of all, this partnership provides the digital subscription to the university in

perpetuity as long as the geosciences or earth sciences department exists at the

university.

Corporate Benefit:

The University Subscriptions program is an incredible opportunity for corporate

recognition. A participating companys prominent logo is located on the universitys

access page and viewed each time a student, faculty member or university visitor utilizes

the Datapages subscription.




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The Power of Education:Educate the Teachers

Each students secondary education is a critical

time in which to foster an interest in the geosciences.

AAPGs Educate the Teachers (ET) Program provides

educator access to a series of low-cost earth science

courses that utilize the highly regarded American

Geological Institute (AGI) educational materials.

The ET Program offers several unique features:

Program courses are scheduled to conveniently fit

a teachers availability, such as during weekends

and school holidays.

The courses provide credit hours applicable towards

many teachers annual certification requirements.

Teaching materials are selected from the best, most recently available resources.

This initiative has been successfully offered since 2007 at the Ellison Miles Geotechnology

Institute at Brookhaven College in Dallas. Major funding has been provided by AAPG member

John Bookout (see reverse).


AAPG plans to expand the program to reach 1,000 teachers over the next five years. An

investment in this program will provide the funding needed to offer the program in other selectedareas, as well as providing capital for the necessary printed materials. Funding will also help

maintain a low enrollment cost for participating teachers.

Corporate Benefit:

Support of the ET Program offers:

An organization naming opportunity for the

program.

Contact with hundreds of teachers.

Prominent display of supporting companies logo onthe programs website and during each Educate the

Teachercourse.

An opportunity to foster favorable perspectives

regarding the energy industry within the educational

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The Power of Education: Educate the Teachers

Bookout Initiative

Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute Outreach Fund(40 60 teachers per program)


To meet the demands of geosciences education for students, it is essential to

provide certified teacher education training. The successful Bookout Initiative became

a fast growing and successful program after only three years. These efforts need to be

expanded to select locations around the world. The cost is $10,000 per course in the

United States and $16,000 per course outside the United States.


Your support of at least eight courses per year in the United States and six courses

per year outside of the United States would advance this program in meaningful ways.

The total request is $176,000 per year or $880,000 over the course of five years.

Program Status:

John Bookout established the Bookout Initiative in 2007 and contributed $150,000 to

Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute Outreach Program to support teacher training.

Year Teachers Trained Cost

2007 223 $15,000

2008 665 61,900

2009 710 73,100

Total 1,598 $150,000

PaleozoicTexasFieldExperience

More!RocksInyourHeadWorkshop

MineralFamilyFeud

TheHuntforFossilFuels

MetroplexGeologyontheBus

FossilHands-OnWorkshop

DinosaurValleyStatePark

BarnettShaleOverview

CretaceousTexas:OceanDallas

SMUPaleoLabTour

MuseumofNaturalHistoryFieldTrip

FossilFieldExperiencesontheBus

ConferencefortheAdvancementofScienceTeaching(CAST)6,000teachersattended

GeologyOutreachProject(GOProject)1,150studentsattended

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The Power of Education:Teacher of the Year

The AAPG Foundations Teacher of the Year Awardis one

of AAPGs most remarkable awards, and its presentation is

during the ACE All-Convention Luncheon.

The award is presented to a primary or secondary

school educator for excellence in the teaching of natural

resources in the earth sciences.

The award includes $2,500 for educational purposes

under the teachers supervision, $2,500 for the

recipients personal use, and an expense-paid trip to the

AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition.

Requirements for award eligibility include a minimum

of three years of full-time teaching experience, specifically

teaching at least one unit per year on natural resources. Nominations are only accepted

from the United States; however, with increased funding, the nomination process would be

expanded to include nominations of teachers worldwide.


AAPG plans to expand the program to support 12 Teacher of the Year Awards - one

awardee from each of the Associations six U.S. sections and six non-U.S. regions.

Contributions to the Teacher of the Yearinitiative have the potential to greatly expand our

reach.

Corporate Benefit:

Financial support of the Teacher of the Year Awardincludes name and logo displays in

all award publications, website materials, and on stage during the awards ceremony. A

contributor will also reap the benefits of recognizing quality earth science teachers at the

primary and secondary education levels, helping to engage students early in recognizing

the value and importance of the earth sciences, which will

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The Power of Education: Teacher of the Year

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Teacher of the Year Recipients and Nominees(13 recipients) (38 nominees)

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To select a qualified Teacher of the Yearwinner from each AAPG U.S. section and

each AAPG non-U.S. region through expanding the program globally.

The yearly cost for providing a Teacher of the Yearprogram in the United States is

$50,000 and the non-U.S. program is $90,000.


Your support of $140,000 per year will fund 12 Teacher of the Yearawards

annually. The requested total is $700,000 over a five-year period.

Program Status:

The AAPG Teacher of the Year Awardwas established in 1996 to recognize excellence in the

teaching of natural resources in the earth sciences from kindergarten through 12th grade.Each AAPG section nominates one candidate and the judges select one recipient annually.

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The Power of Science:AAPG Publications

Bulletin Sponsorship:

The Bulletin is AAPGs flagship of science. Every

month, tens of thousands of association members

and subscribing institutions receive this publication,recognized worldwide as the leading geologic periodical

of petroleum geoscience.

Each year, AAPG members and other scientists submit

more than 200 technical manuscripts, resulting in the

publication of over 100 peer-reviewed papers on global

topics ranging in scope from field development to

regional exploration, and on technology-specific areas as

source-rock characterization.

Some of the most popular Bulletins are the special issues

on topical subjects such as shale gas reservoirs.

Also popular are the field study papers primarily

published as E&P Notes.

The Bulletin is read worldwide by professionals in

industry, government and academia, and is a standard

research journal for students as well. It is subscribed to

by universities worldwide, either directly through AAPG or via its participation in

the GeoScienceWorld subscription program. It is distributed both in hardcopy, and

digitally via CD and online. Bulletin archives are available to all AAPG members

through the AAPG Datapages library.


The Bulletin significantly reduced costs by moving to digital distribution in 2005.

However,theneedforadditionalcontentandanupgradeinitscurrentproduction

and distribution capabilities is necessary to remain competitive in todays scientific

publishing market. AAPG seeks a sponsor that will financially support these

advances.

Corporate Benefit:

Primary sponsors will see their company logo and an acknowledgement

displayed inside the Bulletins front cover. Additionally, sponsorship will include an

annual thank you published in the AAPG Explorer, the sponsoring companys

logo displayed on the Bulletin website, and in e-announcements. A foundation and

association website sponsorship announcement will be made, as well as a listing in

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Financial Consideration:

In 2006, AAPG implemented a program to encourage electronic delivery to its

members in place of hardcopy. This significantly improved the cost structure of the

Bulletin. Today, we print and mail approximately 7,400 hardcopy versions per month

with 750 of those going to university and library subscribers. Expenses for the Bulletin

continue to exceed revenue by $150,000 to $200,000 per year.

The Power of Science: AAPG Publications

Program Status:

The Bulletin enjoyed a record 210 manuscripts submitted in 2009, and

indications suggest 2010 will be higher. This is one of many indicators of theBulletins reputation. In fact, for 2009, the Bulletinscitation index ranked #1

among a group of 23 Petroleum and engineering journals tracked by Thomson

Reuters. The Bulletin content has a global perspective. In 2009, 44% of its content

was technology/non-region specific.


Your support of $1,000,000 would fully fund the Bulletin for five years. Your

support of $200,000 would fully fund the Bulletin for one year.

Costs in Excess of Income for AAPG Bulletin

Excludes Extraordinary Items

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AAPG is one of the top petroleum geoscience publishers in the world.

AAPG special publications provide AAPG members and other industry

professionals with focused and timely studies on critical scientific topics.

Special Publication Memoir 26 on seismic stratigraphy was a pivotal point

in the evolution of our science, and started a revolution of new ideas in

exploration. Other classic AAPG special publications include:

Methods16,BasicWellLogAnalysis

Memoir42,InterpretationofThree-dimensionalSeismicData

Memoir77,AColorGuidetothePetrographyofCarbonate

Rocks: Grains, Textures, Porosity, Diagenesis

AAPGs Special Publications manuscripts are peer-reviewed, followed by a

rigorous editorial evaluation by top geoscientists in the subject. Most of AAPGs

Special Publications are available both in hardcopy and digital formats. Some new

publications are hybrids, consisting of both hardcopy printed abstracts and a

CD-ROM. This approach helps reduce printing costs and allow for the use of more

color.

According to the legendary oil finder Robert M. Sneider, AAPGs 35-volume special

publication, Treatise of Petroleum Geology, is one of the most amazing collections ever

printed. It contains hundreds of petroleum papers on how to explore for oil and gas,

and is an indispensable resource to all geoscientists regardless of experience level or

expertise.


An investment in AAPGs Special Publications Fund will help advance

the Associations publishing capacity. In addition, sponsorship will

allow AAPG to improve the quality, look and feel of their publications,

and to implement new cost-effective publishing technologies necessary

to stay competitive in the scientific marketplace.

Corporate Benefit:

Each AAPG special publication that utilizes sponsorship funds will

feature each sponsoring companys logo, and provide a personalized

recognition.

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Financial Considerations:Book sales, however, are much like the production curve of an oil well individual

product sales decline with time, and new products need to be brought on stream.

Publication costs on recent books have averaged over $96,000, with one publication

exceeding $246,000.

The Power of Science: Special Publications Fund

$40,975Memoir 91

$96,060Average

$246,903Studies 56

Range of Publicaon Costs

AAPG Books

20082010

Program Status:

Whether it is for books on the basics of well log analysis

or the cutting edge science of carbon dioxide sequestra-

tion, AAPG continues to strive to bring science to the

geoscience community at reasonable costs. Over the last

five years, the AAPG publication committee has yielded

thereleaseof48newpublicationsinprint,CDorDVD.In

2009, over 15,000 individual books or CDs were sold.

Since 2005 AAPGs Publication Committee has yielded the releaseof 48 new publications in print, CD, or DVD

Annual Releases


Your support of $25,000-$50,000 per book will enable AAPG to significantly increase

its scientific offerings to the geoscience community. The total request is $125,000-

$250,000 over five years.

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The Power of Science:Online Technical Resources

Sometimes a tremendous result comes from a

very small seed. AAPG Search and Discoverywas a

small idea generated by an AAPG member more

than a decade ago. The idea was to digitally capture

and make available online many of the talks, posters

and audiovisual presentations made at AAPGs many

meetings. Selected presentations from educational

eventssuchasAAPGHedbergConferences,

Distinguished Lecture Series, and others also have

been captured. Many of these valuable contributions

to geoscience will never make their way into print.

The goal of Search and Discoveryis to make these

cutting-edge presentations digitally available in a timely manner.

Search and Discoverynow receives over one million unique visits per year,

allowing users unlimited access to over 30,000 papers, posters, abstracts and

videos. Geoscientists from around the world both contribute to and utilize this

valuable resource along with AAPG members, students, industry and members of

the general public through Google searches. Search and Discoveryis a great public

outreach tool that is accessed by people of all walks of life from around the world.


AAPGs goal is to maintain existing and add new content to Search and Discovery,

and improve its website deliverability. To achieve these

goals, additional financial support is needed from the

corporate community.

Corporate Benefit:

Search and Discoveryis a unique sponsorship

opportunity. Participating companies will reap the benefits

of their logo appearing on the Search and Discovery

home page, knowing that it will be viewed, and company

information potentially accessed, more than one milliontimes per year.

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The Power of Science: Online Technical Resources

Program Status:

Search and Discoverysaw very wide usage from its roots as a small volunteer program.

As a result, it has evolved into a fully staffed online publication with an AAPG appointed

editorial board. Search and Discoverycontinues to enjoy increased usage by the geoscience

community and academia. Meeting this demand also requires addition of new content. In

2009, almost 500 new articles were added.


In late fiscal year 2009-2010, a full time staff member was appointed to handle the

increased administrative work required for new content development. It is estimated that

program costs will exceed $170,000 in 2011.


Your gift of $50,000 per year for five years will provide much needed funding and

will enable AAPG to maintain existing and add new content to Search and Discovery.

Total support requested is $250,000.

Search and DiscoveryExpenses

Annual Additions of Articles toSearch and Discovery

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One of the Associations most popular initiatives, the annual

Distinguished Lecture series, reaches more geoscientists and engineers

than any other AAPG program, with the exception of ACE and ICE.

Distinguished Lecturers are unpaid volunteers who embark on two- or

three-week tours to speak before local geological societies and

university groups around the world.

They are selected for their expertise in topics of current interest to

geoscientist professionals, and are held in high regard by their peers.

Although they are not compensated for their time, Distinguished

Lecturers necessarily incur substantial expenses in traveling to their

global audiences. There is enough current financial support for only

10 to 14 Distinguished Lecture tours, which results in the rejection of anumber of tour requests.


AAPGs goal is to significantly expand the program to achieve a more

global reach by increasing the number of lecturers to at least 20 per year.

Corporate Benefit:

A sponsoring entity may choose to sponsor a geographic area, a specific

Distinguished Lecturer, or both. A sponsoring companys name will be

displayed in conjunction with a Distinguished Lecture tour in a specific area.The organizations logo will be displayed on tour promotional materials,

including company name and/or logo placement on the Distinguished

Lecturer website and printed brochures, and displayed during the sponsored

Distinguished Lecture presentation. A sponsoring company also will receive

recognition on the specifically-sponsored Distinguished Lecturers webpage.

The Power of Public Outreach:Distinguished Lecturers

United States

CanadaChina

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Germany

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Scotland

Hungary

PolandSpain

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Austria

Australia

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TurkeyEgypt

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Oman

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U.S. and non-U.S. Distinguished Lecturers

Program Status:

The attendance rate for the Distinguished Lecture program has experienced an 80%

growth rate over the last five years. The impact of the program continues to increase.


In order to achieve growth targets and extend the global impact of the popular DL

series, funds for travel, technical support and facilitation are needed.


Your support would fund either a single tour, a full year of U.S. or non-U.S. tours,or would endow the Distinguished Lecture program. The cost per U.S. tour is $18,000

and the cost per non-U.S. tour is $27,000. Your support of $350,000 would endow and

name a U.S. Distinguished Lecture program. To endow and name a non-U.S. tour, the

cost would be $675,000.

Year U.S. DL's Non U.S. DLs U.S. Stops Non U.S. Stops

20052006 7 3

20062007 7 3

20072008 10 5 208 57

20082009 11 6 102 5

20092010 9 6 88 81

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The Power of Public Outreach:Region Special Lecturers

Geoscience lecturers in the AAPG regions are in continuous demand, especially

from universities and AAPG affiliated societies. It is the highest honor to be chosen asa Distinguished Lecturer. The annual Distinguished Lecturer program provides excellent

lecturers, but they are limited in the number of venues they can reach during a year.

AAPGs new Region Special Lecturerprogram (RSL) is designed to enable the regional

offices to select top scientists from each region to make a tour within the region. This

will provide more opportunity for AAPG to disseminate

science and information about our profession to

students, professors, industry professionals and

the general public. The Region Special Lecturers will

focus on regional exploration plays and development

projects or on current geoscience/technologicalissues. Although most RSLs will be geoscientists,

these expert speakers can be from a wide range of

disciplines.


AAPGs goal is to develop this program within all

six non-U.S. regions of AAPG to provide a broader

program of education and public outreach. Our goal is to provide up to five named RSLs

per year for each region.

Corporate Benefit:

This is an excellent naming opportunity. Sponsors may choose a region and their

corporate name will be associated for a specific lecture series within the period of

funding. In addition, the organizations logo will be displayed on tour promotional

materials, including company name and/or logo placement on the region website

and printed brochures, and displayed during the sponsored Region Special Lecturer

presentation. A sponsoring company will also receive recognition on the specifically-

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The Power of Public Outreach:Region Special Lecturers

Program Status:

The Region Special Lecturerprogram is new, and as such, does not have any

history. A few of the AAPG regions have experimented with this program with somesuccess limited by budgetary constraints. Our only statistic is the high interest in

AAPG Distinguished Lecturers and the constant request for more.

Financial Consideration:

The primary cost of the Region Special Lecturerprogram is for travel and

accommodations.The cost per stop ranges from $1,200 in Europe to $2,000 in the Asia

Pacific region. Each Region Special Lecturermakes 5-10 stops in a tour.


Your support is needed in the amount of $18,000-$30,000 per year for special

lecturers to make at least five visits per year. A gift of $54,000-$90,000 would fund a

three-year tour.

AFRICA

LATIN

AMERICA

ASIA/PACIFIC

EUROPECANADA

U.S.

MIDDLE

EAST

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The portal to our professions future is through Web services.

Online resources represent the primary method for dissemination of scientific

information, and represent the key to future geoscience education andnetworking.

AAPG has been a pivotal leader in the digitization

of geoscience publications and materials as well as

providing a known and trusted online site for the

distribution of digital petroleum geoscience knowledge

and information.

The need for new and additional electronic information

currently exceeds available funding. With generations of

available information waiting to be digitized, AAPG has

barely scratched the surface on this opportunity.


AAPG desires a financial partner that will invest in the

building of a high-quality Web portal, one that is necessary

to meet the scientific and informational needs of our profession, industry, students,

government and society.

Corporate Benefit:

Financial partners would benefit from the display of their corporate name on

AAPG products and websites created with their assistance.

The Power of Public Outreach:Web Development




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The Power of Public Outreach: Web Development

Program Status:

The Web is vital for communicating with many audiences of the association and

industry. AAPG maintains two public websites aapg.org and petroleumgeology.org. AAPG.org is the mainstay for the organization and development is continuous in creating

and orchestrating over 12,000 individual pages on the non-scientific areas of the site.

Petroleumgeology.org was created for use by students and teachers and would be a

prime area for development of teaching and informational materials.

Factsaboutenergy.org is another site under construction and is focused on the

information-consuming public, such as investors, lawmakers, industry planners and others

interested in the macro and micro numbers of the industry as well as other pertinent

facts. Content development is continuing.


To create an internet community, a robust software platform is required with

hardware able to handle the hard drive capacity and bandwidth necessary for multiple

web growth opportunities. And, as always, content is what drives the power of the

Internet. The initial development and maintenance of fresh editorial items is essential.


This request has two distinct and separate components.

Your support of $100,000 per year over three years would purchase the hardware

and software needed.

Your annual gift of $200,000 would fund ongoing content development.

AAPG.org Website Traffic

PetroleumGeology.org

Visitors & Average Length of visit

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Level Annual 10-Year Lifetime

Support Endowment Endowment

Patron $50,000

Titanium $30,000 $270,000 $600,000

Platinum $25,000 $240,000 $500,000

Gold $20,000 $200,000 $400,000

Silver $15,000 $155,000 $300,000Bronze $10,000 $90,000 $200,000

Student/Young Professionals at ACE



University Research Grant

Your support at the $1,000,000, $250,000 or $50,000 level would provide broad industry

support for this program.

AAPG Digital Library

Your support is needed for non-U.S. universities represented by AAPG student chapters.

We request at least $30,000 per year for lifetime endowments for 10 universities. Donor

may specify universities to be supported. Total support requested is $150,000 over five

years.


Your support of at least eight courses per year in the United States and six courses per

year outside of the united States would advance this program in meaningful ways. Thetotal request is $176,000 per year or $880,000 over the course of five years.

Teacher of the Year

Your support of $140,000 per year will fund 12 Teacher of the Yearawards annually. The

requested total is $700,000 over a five-year period.


Sponsorship Request Summary

P.O. Box 979

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101-0979

(918) 584-2555 Fax: (918) 560-2642

e-mail: [email protected]

1444 S. Boulder Avenue






Level Annual 10-Year Lifetime

Support Endowment Endowment

Patron $50,000

Titanium $30,000 $270,000 $600,000

Platinum $25,000 $240,000 $500,000

Gold $20,000 $200,000 $400,000

Silver $15,000 $155,000 $300,000

Bronze $10,000 $90,000 $200,000

Student/Young Professionals at ACE



University Research Grant

Your support at the $1,000,000, $250,000 or $50,000 level would provide broad industry

support for this program.

AAPG Digital Library

Your support is needed for non-U.S. universities represented by AAPG student chapters.

We request at least $30,000 per year for lifetime endowments for 10 universities. Donor

may specify universities to be supported. Total support requested is $150,000 over five

years.


Your support of at least eight courses per year in the United States and six courses per

year outside of the united States would advance this program in meaningful ways. The

total request is $176,000 per year or $880,000 over the course of five years.Teacher of the Year

Your support of $140,000 per year will fund 12 Teacher of the Yearawards annually. The

requested total is $700,000 over a five-year period.


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The Power of Science:AAPG Publications

Your support of $1,000,000 would fully fund the Bulletin for five years. Your support of

$200,000 would fully fund the Bulletin for one year.

Special Publications Fund

Your support of $25,000-$50,000 per book will enable AAPG to significantly increase its

scientific offerings to the geoscience community. The total request is $125,000-$250,000

over five years.

Online Technical Resources

Your gift of $50,000 for five years will provide much needed funding and will enable AAPGto maintain existing and add new content to Search and Discovery. Total support requested

is $250,000.


Your support would fund either a single tour, a full year of U.S. or non-U.S. tours, or would

endow the Distinguished Lecture program. The cost per U.S. tour is $18,000 and the cost

per non-U.S. tour is $27,000. Your support of $350,000 would endow and name a U.S.Distinguished Lecture program. To endow and name a non-U.S. tour, the cost would be

$675,000.

Region Special Lecturers

Your support is needed in the amount of $18,000-$30,000 per year for special lecturers

to make at least five visits per year. A gift of $54,000-$90,000 would fund a three-year

tour.

Web Development

This request has two distinct and separate components.

Your support of $100,000 per year over three years would purchase the hardware and

software needed.

Your annual gift of $200,000 would fund ongoing content development.

Sponsorship Request Summary

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Emerging Opportunities Fund

P.O. Box 979


(918) 584-2555 Fax: (918) 560-2642

e-mail: [email protected]

1444 S. Boulder Avenue


During the course of any year there are new, exciting emerging opportunities. This page

represents a blank slate to provide a place for those opportunities not listed in the

brochure. The AAPG Foundation staff stands ready to customize a program to fit the

goals and interests of your company and its people. We look forward to discussing new

ideas with you.


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