Society of Petroleum Engineers

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SPE - Gulf Coast Section
Membership Overview
2004-2005 Kick-off Meeting Friday, August 20,
2004 Anadarko Tower
Society of Petroleum Engineers Gulf Coast Section
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Membership Committee

• Long-Term Membership Goals
• Recruit New Members - especially young engineers
  and those interested in the oil and gas industry.
• Retain Existing Membership - SPE Membership is
  essential to individuals in the Oil and Gas
  Industry
• Elicit More Volunteerism - from Membership and
  Study Groups

• 2003-2004 Committee Members
• Randy Woods, Chair
• Susan Howes
• Nicholas Piskurich
• Anjali Prasad
• ClaudeThorpe
• Mike Sumrow
• Jim Paul
• Thanks for all the help!!!!

• Jennifer Bell
• Eric Malcore
• Jay Graham
• Michael Saunders
• Trina Engels
• Scott Nonhof

• 2004-2005 Committee Members
• Interested Volunteers Welcome!!!!

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Membership Summary
SPE-GCS
SPE-I

• SPE-GCS Membership Summary
• SPE-GCS Membership represents 22 of Total
  non-student SPE Membership (12,000 in GCS)
• Membership in the SPE-GCS Continues to Grow
• New Recruits (763)
• Transfers (641)
• Reinstatements (190)
• SPE-GCS Membership Growth has slowed a little
• Net growth of 3 (329)
• Industry Trends
• Continued Centralization (To Houston) - Growth
  to SPE-GCS, but not SPE-I
• Increasing Retirements
• High Industry Activity (New Entrants????)

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Membership Demographics

• SPE-GCS Membership Demographics
• Gulf Coast Section membership demographic trends
  generally follow/drive overall SPE-I trend
  reflective of industry
• Recruiting and Developing Young Membership is
  crucial to long-term organizational success
  consistent with recent SPE-I initiatives
• Continue to focus on delivering programs that
  meet diversity of membership (experience,
  discipline, etc.)

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2004-05 Membership Goals

• Support Base Membership Growth
• New Graduates
• Existing Workforce (Petrotechs, Emerging Leaders
  Program)
• Industry Transfers
• Re-Recruitment reinstating existing members
  who have not renewed
• Continue Pacesetting Efforts to Develop Young
  Membership
• Emerging Leaders Program
• Inclusion of Young Members in Study
  Groups/Committees
• Succession Planning
• Encourage and Support Volunteerism
• Engage SPE-GCS Members to Volunteer
• Find a place for everyone!!!!!!!

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2004-05 Membership Plans

• Support Base Membership Growth
• Continue with Quarterly New Members Happy Hour
• Continue Ambassador Program - Roadshow to inform
  industry participants of the many opportunities
  provided by SPE
• Continue to identify and implement initiatives to
  encourage delinquent members to re-new their
  membership
• Target non-members who attend study group
  meetings for membership, identified through
  registration
• Discount for Study Group Meetings if non-member
  completes application at the meeting
• Develop Young Membership
• Continue to support/grow Emerging Leaders Program
• Next selections will be Spring 2005
• Engage Young Membership in Committees/Study
  Groups
• Encourage and Support Volunteerism
• Volunteer Recognition (Shirts, Awards)
• Establish membership sub-committee/lead to
  establish a network to connect volunteers to
  study groups