NLA COMMUNIQUÉ

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL LANDMEN

The position of Education Director has been filled.  William Patterson joined the AAPL Fort Worth staff effective October 15, 2000.  More details on his background will be contained in upcoming AAPL publications and the Communiqué.

AAPL is still seeking an Executive Director.  Anyone interested in this position should contact Eric K. Hanson at Hanley Petroleum, Inc., 415 West Wall Street, Suite 1500, Midland TX 79701-4455.  Eric's can also be contacted as follows: Tel: 915-684-8051; Fax: 915-685-1104 and E-mail: ekjhanson@aol.com.

Upcoming AAPL events include the West Coast Institute, two CPL reviews and examinations between now and the end of the year and the NAPE conference in January 2001.  For details on any of these events, please contact Rob Berry or visit the AAPL website: http://www.landman.org.

Rob Berry, RPL, of Land Management Services, is NLA's representative with AAPL.  Please let Rob know if you have issues or suggestions concerning AAPL.  You can reach Rob at 775-825-6488 or via e-mail at rberry@lmsgis.com.

The final Environmental Impact Statement (2 Volumes) for the revisions to 43 CFR-3809 has been published.  If you did not receive a copy of the FEIS, copies may be obtained at the BLM.  Alternative 3 is the Preferred Alternative in the FEIS.  It is important for each member to obtain a copy of this document and carefully study the Preferred Alternative. 

The anticipation is that the regulations will take effect between November 20th and the end of the year.

Susie Mason, CPL, of Pittston Nevada Gold Company, is NLA's legislative chairman.  If you have issues for Susie to track or report on for NLA, please contact her at 775-824-4000 or smason@pngc-usa.com.

Corrections and Updates:
 

1. Douglas C. Hirschman - In addition to the address and telephone numbers in the October, 2000 Communiqué, Doug has a new e-mail address: d.hirschman@worldnet.att.net.
2. Scott R. Holmes - Newmont Mining Corporation, 337 West Commercial Street, Elko, Nevada 89801. Tel:  775-778-3929; Fax: 775-738-8506; E-Mail - same.
3. Richard J. Moorhead - Newmont Mining Corporation, P.O. Box 669, Carlin, Nevada 89822; Telephone, Fax and E-Mail - same.
4. Others - Please take a few moments to look at the information in your printed directory and the online directory.  If there are any mistakes, let Susie Mason know.  Call 775-824-4000, Fax 775-824-4019 or e-mail smason@nvlandman.org.

Edd Jackson, CPL,  Landman, Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation, Inc., is the 20001 Chairman for MALRI. If you have suggestions or want to participate in planning the Institute, please contact Edd at ejackson@fnen.com or Fax: 775-825-4994. The next committee meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7th at the offices of Franco-Nevada. 

NLA CAREER/COUNSELING CORNER

When information is available, the Communiqué will contain information about current openings and career counseling resources.  If you would like to contribute to this column, please send any information to Susie Mason at smason@nvlandman.org or fax it to Susie at 775-824-4019.

1.    Counseling Opportunities:

1. Truckee Meadows Community College - Contact John Coles or William Carlin (775-824-8657).  Also visit the TMCC web site t http://www.tmcc.edu/careercenter/.
2. Meg Price, WorkLife, 3785 Baker Lane, Suite 103, Reno, NV 89509-5412, Tel: 775-828-9600; Fax: 775-828-9688; E-Mail: megprice1@aol.com.

2.    Employment Opportunities:

1. AAPL Executive Director - See AAPL column above.
2. See NLA Links Page - AAPL Job Post and Geotemps Job Post

New Links to explore from the NLA Links Page:
Nevada Mining Claim Forms, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Mining Claim Procedures Nevada, BLM LR-2000, Federal Land Patent Records, Public Record Research Sources, Language Translator, AAPL Job Post, Geotemps Job Post, TMCC Career Center.

Late Breaking Security Issues:
"New McAfee virus update freezes Windows." McAfee virus definition file 4102 (released November 1, 2000) is incompatible with VirusScan engine version 4.0.02 and will hang up Windows during bootup once the update is installed.  Make sure you use the virus definition file version 4103 which is currently posted on McAfee's site. The current scan engine version is 4.0.70.  For the complete story, click on the above article title. 
 
Security holes in  Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express can allow virtually any Website that you visit to read all the files on your hard disk.  Read the full article "More flaws in Internet Explorer and Outlook:  Now you can receive e-mails that read you" to find out more about this problem and what patch you can implement to protect yourself or read Microsoft's security bulletin and download the necessary patch Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS00-081): Frequently Asked Questions.

Bill Houston, RLP,  LandInfo Services, continues to serve as NLA’s Webmaster.   Please be sure to pass along any comments, suggestions, web links, etc. to Bill at 775-746-2434 or wghouston@juno.com.

The next special institute is "Ethics and Professional Responsibility in the New Millenium" to be held in Denver on December 8, 2000.  For more information, please use the NLA Links to the RMMLF web site.

Lois Hall, CPL, of Hallwood Petroleum Inc., is the NLA’s RMMLF Trustee.  If you have issues for Lois to bring up with RMMLF, please contact her at 303-850-6391 or lois.hall@haenco.com.