20092010 Kick Off Meeting

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SPE Gulf Coast Section
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• 2009-2010 Kick Off Meeting
• August 21, 2009

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Agenda

• Section Overview
• Jane Moring Section Chair
• Susan Howes SPEi Regional Director
• Claude Thorp Membership
• Operations
• Mike Cooley Programs
• Keith Rappold / Communications
• Derek Key
• David Tumino Social
• Hiep Vu Career Management
• TBN Technology Transfer
• Outreach
• TBN Community Services Rey Saludares Education
  
• Nancy Giffhorn SPE Auxiliary
• Breakouts Treasury
• Programming, Newsletter, Website, Arrangements
  New Volunteers

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• 2008 2009
• Highlights

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• Presidents Award for Section Excellence

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2008-2009 Highlights

• ? Programs / Technology Transfer
• 96 Luncheons / Dinners / Workshops averaging
  70/meeting
• 13 Short Courses / Seminars with 700 attendees
• 7 Large Conferences / Exhibitions / Symposia with
  1700 attendees
• Continued podcasts
• ? Fun
• 3 Social Events, 1500 Participants
• ? Big Crew Change
• Active Young Professionals Group
• 19 Events/Outreach Programs, 1000 Participants
• ? Educational Outreach
• Expanded scholarships (largest contributor in
  SPEi)
• Endowed professorship at Univ of Houston (PtE
  Dept)
• ? Community Outreach
• Joined with SPEi for 10K donation to Red Cross
  for Hurricane Ike relief

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2008/09 Financials - xx In xx Out xx Net
Jim to supply graph
2009/10 Budget -- 1.3M in 1.7M Out (.5M) Net
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• 2009 2010
• Looking Forward

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• One Team,
• Sharing Our Strengths

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One Team, Sharing Our Strengths

• GCS members know who we are and why we exist
• The Mission of the Gulf Coast Section shall be
  the promotion of mutual cooperation in furthering
  the objectives of the Society of Petroleum
  Engineers International, Inc. This shall be
  accomplished by
• ? Providing forums that afford members the
  opportunity to upgrade and maintain professional
  competence
• ? Providing social interaction that increases
  member participation in Section activities as a
  whole, while striving to maintain the integrity
  of the Section
• ? Supporting programs in area primary and
  secondary schools to encourage students to
  develop their abilities in mathematics, science,
  and engineering
• ? Supporting engineering programs at the
  university level
• ? Enhancing the image of the Oil and Gas Industry
  by sponsoring community service programs

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One Team, Sharing Our Strengths

• Open and Effective Communication
• ? Communication is vital for success. Open lines
  of communication between Study Groups,
  Committees, Board, Members, SPEi
• ? We share successes (and failures). Utilize
  liaisons
• ? Efficient Communication Networks looking toward
  the future
• ? Reduce Competing Events

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One Team, Sharing Our Strengths

• Continued Technical Outreach
• ? SPE
• ? Reaching our membership
• - Create same time access to one meeting for
  those unable to attend Houston meeting /
  expansion of podcasts
• - Find ways to leverage SPEi training center /
  work with SPEi on training events
• ? Reaching the world
• - Hold one joint meeting with another Section
• - Find one time/cost effective way to help
  another Section
• ? Intersociety
• ? Hold one new joint society event
• ? Find one time/cost effective way to help
  another technical society

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One Team, Sharing Our Strengths

• Continued Community/Education Outreach
• ? Participate in community outreach and energy
  education programs that enhance public
  understanding of energy issues and explain
  technical and economic issues involved in oil and
  gas exploration and production
• ? Develop standard table display that can be used
  for Educational / Community Events
• ? Continued execution of Educational/Community
  Initiatives

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One Team, Sharing Our Strengths

• Build on our Successful Social Events
• ? Host one non-sporting social event

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One Team, Sharing Our Strengths

• Sound Execution of New Initiatives without
  Sacrificing Core Operation
• ? Develop method of evaluating initiative
  effectiveness
• ? All volunteer needs are filled
• ? Spotless financial review

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One Team, Sharing Our Strengths

• Retention of Members
• ? Make SPE Membership relevant to our members by
  communicating benefits of membership and
  providing diverse, high quality programming
• ? Volunteers are shown they are appreciated and
  their time valued
• ? Utilize both humps in the bimodal membership
  distribution YP and Seasoned demographic
  balance

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One Team, Sharing Our Strengths

• Dont bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.
• David Ogilvy

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Study Group Committee Awards
Also will need your help for Technical / Regional
Award Nominations
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Outstanding Study Group Committee

• Outstanding Study Group Outstanding Committee
• 2003 Projects, Facilities Construction Golf
• 2004 Digital Energy Sporting Clays
• 2005 Northside ESP Workshop
• 2006 Permian Basin Emerging Leaders Program
• Reservoir Scholarship
• Drilling Continuing Education
• Westside Tennis
• Your name here Your name here

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Governance
www.spegcs.org / About / Governance
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Ready,Set,Go!
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Extra Materials
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Conflict of Interest

• Purpose of COI
• Protect volunteers, Section, SPEi
• Steps
• Form in your packet
• Email from Audit Committee (AC) to Chairs via
  Liaisons
• Chairs circulate to committee members
• Chairs verify policy has been circulated and
  understood by committee member
• Post Communication
• If individual perceives potential COI Submit
  form to AC to disclose potential COI
• AC reviews potential COI (confidential review)
  mitigation, if any, advised by AC