Founded in 1981, the GCSSEPM Foundation is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization whose primary objective is to promote the science of stratigraphy in the Gulf Coast region through research in sedimentary petrology, reservoir quality, paleontology, and any other related geological and geophysical fields, especially as it relates to petroleum geology. The Foundation is an autonomous organization that cooperates very closely with the GCSSEPM in acieving their common objectives and is also closely associated with the national organization as well as Gulf Coast geological and geophysical associations and local universities. The Foundation cooperates with them for the furtherance of mutual objectives as they relate to the oil industry.

Among the activities which the Foundation may engage in are:

• Conduct research directly or through promotion, assistance, encouragement, or support of studies and research in the field of stratigraphy and in the science related thereto;
• Dissemination of information relating to stratigraphy and related fields through lectures, seminars, research conferences, symposia, publications, educational courses, teaching aids, and by other means and material;
• To carry on programs of continuing education in stratigraphy and related studies;
• To assist in career guidance to persons interested in stratigraphy and related studies;
• To assist public and private schools and colleges and universities and technical schools in teaching and education in the field of stratigraphy and related fields.

The primary means for carrying out these objectives is the hosting of the annual Research Conference in early December. The conferences include papers, poster sessions, and actual core reviews on 'hot' oil-related topics. A complete listing of the conferences is given in the Research Conference page.

In 1999, the Board of Trustees decided to name the research conference the Bob F. Perkins Research Conference. Bob was our first executive director. The importance of the role he played in the Section and Foundation is discussed in the memorial to Dr. Perkins.

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