PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Looking Forward
Helen V. Hickman, CPG-07535
hickmanhydro@att.net
I am optimistic about AIPG’s long term future. I think that we need to be creative and adventurous in looking for new ways to reach and interact with members across the country and beyond the borders, and look to supplement our income so we can do more for members in terms of services, activities, education and scholarships.
The Executive Committee and head- quarters staff regularly reaches out to the section leadership across the country to find out how things are going and exchange ideas. In addition, I encour- age all members to communicate with them and with each other. Scheduling a oint meeting or field trip is a great way to do something different to meet mem- bers from adoining states, for example. If your section is struggling with new ideas to attract those “hard to motivate” members, please reach out directly to one of the more active sections, or to the Executive Committee, or directly to headquarters staff who can help, or put you in touch with someone who can.
As everyone should be aware by now, this year’s AIPG’s National Conference will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico between September 10th and 13th, 2016 at the Drury Plaza Hotel, close to the center of Santa Fe. The title of the Conference is “New Mexico: Land of Geologic Confluences and Cultural Crossroads.” Set in a beautiful and geo- logically interesting area, there will be the usual excellent field trips and tech- nical sessions. Events will include the Awards Luncheon and Awards Dinner, with lots of opportunities to network with members across the country and renew friendships. As a reminder, please send a representative from each of your sections to attend the business meet- ings. The Delegates meeting is held on Saturday September 10, 2016; details of the conference are on the AIPG website,
www.aipg.org. A report on your activities
should be submitted to Dorothy Combs before the meeting. Attendees have an opportunity to share ideas and discuss issues at the meeting. We are also scheduling a Delegates breakfast this year, so Delegates can explore ideas in more detail.
In addition to the typical technical format this year we are introducing a different type of presentation theme – asking for presentations related to Professional Growth and Improvement. We hope to have several presentations on subects of interest to all geologists, including our student members. These topics will be related to Professional Business practices.
Student membership continues to rise in AIPG. We have added several new student chapters at universities across the country during the past year. Each chapter has a faculty and AIPG sponsor. We have had success providing opportu- nities for students to meet Professional Geologists for networking events in some student sections. The students are very interested in this type of event, as well as open to learning about what it takes to succeed as a professional geolo- gist. These types of events have helped students obtaining internships and obs upon graduation, and are equally help- ful to our other members to pass on their skills and hire new staff. Sections please help your students to come to the conference in Santa Fe. There are opportunities for student volunteers to provide assistance on field trips.
I am happy to report that our Executive Director Search Committee has com- pleted their work. Our new Executive Director, Dr. Aaron W. Johnson is on board and getting very busy. He will be sharing his thoughts for the future at one of the presentation slots during the Professional Growth and Improvement track in the Technical Sessions, so please
attend to share your ideas, because he would like to hear from you.
The less positive part of having a new Executive Director is that we are saying goodbye to our current Executive Director, Bill Siok who has served AIPG for more than 15 years. He has devoted a lot of energy to the AIPG and last year when the previous Director did not work out, Bill came out of retirement to help the organization stay on track. We owe him a huge debt of gratitude for his dedi- cated service to AIPG and wish him the very best in his re-instated retirement!
I look forward to seeing everyone in Santa Fe!
Breaking News: Geologic Licensure in New York State starts on
November 21, 2016!
The regulations and appli- cation forms for licensure are now available online through the NYS Education Depart- ment website for the Ofce of the Professions http://www.
op.nysed.gov/prof/geo/. Please read the regulations and review the forms carefully. There is a “grandfathering” period until November 20, 2017, after which the ASBOG exam will be re- quired for all applicants.
John M. Nadeau, CPG-11181 Legislative Chair, Past President,
New York State Council of Professional Geologists
www.aipg.org
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