DPA: How to Thrive (and Survive) as an Independent Geologist Room Ballroom J Co-Chairs: J. Close, M. Mavor, and K. F. Wantland
1:25 --	Introductory Remarks
1:30 --	L. F. Baie, K. F. Wantland, J. ". Gallagher: New Career Patterns and New Adaptive Skills: The Other Half of a Successful Independent Geologist's Brain
1:50 --	D. H. Suek: Originality, Persistence and Adaptability: Keys to Survival
2:10 --	M. Saunders: The Individual Employee as a Temporary Team Member: The Individual Skills and the Corporate Process
2:30 --	J. ". Gallagher, L. F. Baie, K. F. Wantland: What Happens After What Comes Next?: Scenarios of the Future for Individual Geoscientists in the Oil and Gas Industry