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Joining a professional association
Before beginning any foray into a professional association, why should you consider joining one? USA Today explains five benefits of joining a professional association:
- Internship and job opportunities
- Conferences
- Industry standards
- Code of ethics
- Updates on policies
Professional associations related to geology
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
- American Geosciences Institute (AGI)
- American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
- Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG)
- Geological Society of America (GSA)
- Mineralogical Society of America
- Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
- Society of Economic Geologists (SEG)
- The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration (SME)