EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
How Your AIPG Dues Help Advance the Geology Profession
Aaron W. Johnson, MEM-2783
awj@aipg.org
Fall is upon us, and with it, the time to
renew membership in AIPG. You’ll notice a dues increase this year, the first since 2016. We recognize that your hard-earned dollars are valuable, and we did not reach this decision lightly. The increase is approximately 2% per annum, which roughly corresponds to the increase in the consumer price index for the Denver metro area. Our goal is provide the best services we can to you, our members.
Approximately half of AIPG’s annual expenditures go directly to members, either as member services or via the expenditures necessary to host our annual meeting or other continuing education events, seminars, and courses. The National Office staff works diligently to ensure that your member records are up-to-date, letters of good standing are issued quickly and accurately, and that AIPG complies with all state, federal, and international laws and guidelines. Members of the National Office staff work tirelessly to address issues that impact our profession, and we dedicate our time and effort to fight on your behalf when issues pertaining to licensure, registration, certification, public reporting for purposes of investment, changes to policies in or programs at the state or federal level arise.
Your dues provide support for specific programs and initia- tives. Among these are AIPG’s participation in the Federal Advisory Committee for the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP). The NCGMP provides funding for applied geologic mapping and derivative map products, mostly produced by state surveys or by university researchers in conjunction with state surveys. The Institute also works directly with credentialing organizations abroad to ensure that members that hold the CPG title can maximize their career potential in the international space. AIPG has recip- rocal recognition agreements with The Geological Society of London, The European Federation of Geologists, the Institute of Geologists of Ireland, and Geoscientists Canada. We work assiduously to see that your CPG is recognized by CRIRSCO and the members of the CRIRSCO family (JORC, PERC, SAIMM, etc.)1 and Geoscientists Canada so that members who possess the requisite experience can be recognized when reporting on ore deposits.
AIPG is also working in partnership with the Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG), the American Geosciences Institute (AGI), with financial assistance from the Foundation of AIPG to develop an informational program that we can deploy to legislators and legislative staff, to better illustrate
the impact our profession has on human health and safety and the economic health and financial vitality of local, state, and national economies. This partnership provides funding for a geology intern to construct a database of concrete examples of the impact of professional geologists on the public. Finally, your dues help us support students at the local, state, and national levels. Last year, AIPG awarded more than $25,000 in scholarships funded from the Foundation of AIPG, the AIPG National Office Grants Program, and by individual AIPG sec- tions. Your participation in AIPG is a critical component of training the next generation of geologists.
These examples are but a few of the ways in which your membership in AIPG has a larger impact on our profession. I personally am grateful to each of you for the resources you provide to AIPG, and I recognize your contributions, both financial and of your time, energy, and expertise on our behalf. I wish each of you a safe, healthy, and productive fall.
Best Regards, Aaron
1. The Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards (CRIRSCO), which was formed in 1994 under the auspices of the Council of Mining and Metallurgical Institutes (CMMI), is a grouping of representatives of organizations that are responsible for developing mineral reporting codes and guidelines in Australasia (JORC), Brazil (CBRR), Canada (CIM), Chile (National Committee), Colombia (CCRR), Europe (PERC), Indonesia (KOMPERS), Kazakhstan (KAZRC), Mongolia (MPIGM), Russia (NAEN), South Africa (SAMREC), Turkey (UMREK) and the USA (SME). (
https://mrmr.cim.org/en/links/crirsco/, accessed on 2019-08-27)
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