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December 8, 2009
MN-AIPG Annual Business Meeting - Chatterbox Pub
800 South Cleveland Avenue South
St. Paul, Minnesota
Minnesota Section:
2009 brought significant challenges for the Section with the economic downturn in late-2008, but the membership is stable from previous years (129+ members in 2009), and our financial position is strong. The Section held nine (9) luncheon meetings in 2009, and the Spring Social. Attendance also appears stable to our scheduled events, and the Roseville - Radisson Hotel meeting location was an upgrade in food quality and meeting space.
The Section held a join meeting in April 2009, with the Association of Women Geologists (AWG), with Michelle LaRue from the UM-Antarctic Geospatial Information Center speaking on “Antartica”, and the 11th Annual AIPG Spring Social was again held at Summit Envirosolutions with Calvin Alexander speaking on the “Geology of Mars”. Both events were popular and well attended. The Section has been invited to collaborate on a 2010 Field Trip with the Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists (MAPSS), and AWG.
Due to economic considerations I chose to conduct communications with the Executive Committee largely via e-mail or at scheduled meetings, as there were few pressing conditions that needed immediate consultation, and the traditional morning breakfast meetings could have become a burden on individuals in the Excomm.
Upcoming challenges - the Section continues to try to develop a Student Section in the state, with little success, and there are proposed changes to the professional development hours (PDHs) for Minnesota Professional Geologists. Proposed changes to PDHs include the addition of ethics training, which bodes well for AIPG with a credo of competence, integrity, ethics.......Cabin Ross from the University of St. Thomas was awarded the 2009 Student Grant.
I would personally like to thank the Section Officers for all their help this year, especially President Elect - Eric Tollefsrud, Vice President - Dan Hunter, Sect-Treasurer - Susan Mickus, Past President - Christine Tillema, and Committee Members Damon Powers, Mike Hultgren, Bruce Johnson, Al Sunderman, Curt Hudak, Mike Convery, and our Directors, Bruce Johnson, Jane Willard, and Tim Grape. Thanks for your service. I’d also like to thank the volunteers for 2010, including Laura Scheid, Audrey Van Cleve, and Susan Mikus. I also appreciate Paul Putzier for attending the 2009 AIPG National Convention in my stead. Without great volunteers there wouldn’t be a sustainable Minnesota Section. Thanks to all of you.
Renew your membership for 2010 !!!!
Sincerely yours,
Keith B. Rapp
2009 Minnesota Section President
3191 Copper Oaks Pl
Woodbury, MN 55125
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