How do you measure success? From a committee perspective, the answer may seem simple - number of events planned vs executed, the average number of attendees per event, positive external feedback etc. But what if it's something more? For example, staying true to a deeper sense of purpose. As a committee, we have always put the interest of YPs first, and in challenging times, our committee has proven to be a beacon of hope for many students and young professionals. These are some of the important self-reflections that were discussed during our annual strategy meeting. A big shout-out to S&P Global Commodity Insights for their generous volunteering program which allowed our AAPG Europe Advisor, Gerardo G., to help us with our strategy for 2025, plus reviewing 2024. Events don’t always go to plan and along with whatever successes the YPs may have had, it is usually intertwined with failures in between. This was a good time for the team to self-reflect. These lessons are what keep us human, and ultimately form the building blocks necessary to facilitate our growth and help keep us focused on what matters most. Our mission is multifaceted and parts of this involve continuing building a collaborative geoscience community via free networking opportunities, tackling skill shortages through outreach initiatives, addressing misconceptions about the energy industry at the grassroots level and championing the importance of geoscience. The team extends heartfelt thanks to everyone we’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with as well as our audience. Our mission is not possible without your contributions. Sam Morgan, our London AAPG YP president, had to join remotely as Sam is always scoping opportunities across Europe and US! We look forward to more collaborations in 2025 plus extending our community! American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) | AAPG Europe Sam Morgan, Marcella Cilia, Imran Ali, Gerardo G. _________________________________ Follow our pages for free geoscience events, news & vacancies: London AAPG YP ___________________ Many thanks to our sponsor: Viridien - An advanced technology, digital and Earth data company.
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Stratigrapher & President AAPG Europe YP
3wGreat team, great meeting. Thanks for your efforts in arranging Gerardo G.! Nice planning and charts provided by Marcella Cilia, really helps us analyse our event statistics. And Sam Morgan, since you had joined the committee we have seen accelerated growth - that's no coincidence!