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Geophysical Society of Houston Consolidated Calendar Events List as of 5-Jan-09 6:39 PM

8-Jan-09 Thursday
 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 8-Jan-09 10:00 AM to Thursday 8-Jan-09 11:30 AM CST Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/11/

13-Jan-09 Tuesday
 

Cont. Ed: Decline Curve Analysis - A Crucial Skill Often...   

  Tuesday 13-Jan-09 8:00 AM to Wednesday 14-Jan-09 5:00 PM CST Morning Program
 Crowne Plaza Downtown
1700 Smith St. : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1466
  Decline Curve analysis is a vital part of a Petroleum Engineer's skill set. Though it is a technique applied very often, many have little or no specific formal training in the subject. Dr. Poston's 2-day ... more at SPE-GCS

 

S&E: Produced Water Management Options – One Size Does Not...   

  Tuesday 13-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 13-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell, 43rd Floor : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1479
  This lecture describes many produced water management options using the concept of a 3-tiered water management/ pollution prevention hierarchy: minimize water production, recycle or reuse, and treat and ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Northside - Chittim Ranch Redevelopment Case Study  

  Tuesday 13-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 13-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Greenspoint Club
16925 Northchase Dr : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1467
  Integrated teams, using new technologies and a well manufacturing process has allowed ConocoPhillips to redevelop Chittim Ranch Field in Maverick County, Texas. The Chittim Field was discovered in the ... more at SPE-GCS

14-Jan-09 Wednesday
 

Drilling: Challenges of Directional Drilling Through Salt...   

  Wednesday 14-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Wednesday 14-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Greenspoint Club
16925 Northchase Drive : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1470
  Salt drilling is still a relatively new practice and presents operators with many drilling challenges that are still not totally understood. Adding a directional component to drilling through salt not ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Technical Breakfast  

  Wednesday 14-Jan-09 7:00 AM to Wednesday 14-Jan-09 8:30 AM CST Morning Program
 Fugro
6100 Hillcroft Ste 100 : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/505
  The Kaleidoscope Project: Breaking the Sound Barrier in Seismic Imaging. The subsalt exploration targets in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico have changed through time following maturation of ... more at GSH

15-Jan-09 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thursday 15-Jan-09 7:30 AM to Thursday 15-Jan-09 10:30 AM CST Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1428
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

 

C&P: The Effects of the Global Recession and Credit Squeeze...   

  Thursday 15-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 15-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Greenspoint Club
16925 Northchase : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1464
  The Effects of the Global Recession and Credit Squeeze on the Petroleum Industry We are clearly in the midst of the most recessionary economic environment in recent history. What makes this global ... more at SPE-GCS

19-Jan-09 Monday
 

SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference  

  Monday 19-Jan-09 7:30 AM to Wednesday 21-Jan-09 12:00 PM CST Morning Program
 The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center
1601 Lake Robbins Drive : The Woodlands TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1483
  Click here for more information & for registration. The SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition will present current and proven technology in hydraulic fracturing based on ... more at SPE-GCS

20-Jan-09 Tuesday
 

PF&C: The Development of Cascade and Chinook Fields in...   

  Tuesday 20-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 20-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Houston Racquet Club
10709 Memorial Drive : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1452
  The Cascade and Chinook fields are located in the Walker Ridge Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing area of the central Gulf of Mexico. There are no production analogs for these two fields and a phased ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Permian Basin: A Case Study of Hydraulically Fractured Eddy...   

  Tuesday 20-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 20-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 WestLake Club
570 Westlake Park Blvd. : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1425
  In order to improve production and subsequent well economics in the Wolfcamp formation in Eddy County, New Mexico, horizontal drilling has been employed for the last seven years. Current stimulation ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Techncial Luncheon  

  Tuesday 20-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 20-Jan-09 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Omni Palace
12121 Westheimer Rd. : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/506
  The Poorman’s Guide to Depth-calibrating Seismic Data in the Presence of Allochthonous Salt It is a well known problem that depths from isotropic PSDM data generally do not match well depths. This ... more at GSH

21-Jan-09 Wednesday
 

BP - Gulf of Mexico Advanced Collaborative Environment (ACE)  

  Wednesday 21-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Wednesday 21-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Courtyard on St James
1885 St James Place : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1485
  The Gulf of Mexico Advanced Collaborative Environment (ACE) has been in operation for several years. BP have gained some new insights about improving the efforts of workers on offshore platforms ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Westside: The Barnett Shale and the Evolution of Shale Plays  

  Wednesday 21-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Wednesday 21-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 The WestLake Club - Carriage Room
570 WestLake Park Blvd : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1469
  The Barnett Shale and the Evolution of North American Shale Plays Beginning with the first Barnett Shale vertical well drilled in 1981 and continuing through the simultaneous fracing of multiple ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Bus. Devt.: Business Development from the Perspective of...   

  Wednesday 21-Jan-09 6:00 PM to Wednesday 21-Jan-09 7:30 PM CST Evening Program
 FOUR SEASONS HOTEL BALLROOM, 3rd Floor - Hors D'Oeuvres...
1300 Lamar St., Between... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1484
  Join the Business Development Study Group at the Four Seasons Hotel as we discover how the business development captains of three respected Super-Independents plan to sail their companies through the ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Techncial Luncheon  

  Wednesday 21-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Wednesday 21-Jan-09 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell St. : Downtown Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/507
  The Poorman’s Guide to Depth-calibrating Seismic Data in the Presence of Allochthonous Salt It is a well known problem that depths from isotropic PSDM data generally do not match well depths. This often ... more at GSH

 

Rock Physics SIG  

  Wednesday 21-Jan-09 5:30 PM to Wednesday 21-Jan-09 7:00 PM CST Evening Program
 CGG Veritas (Visualization Center, 3rd. floor)
10300 Town Park Dr : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/510
  Physical response of mud rocks to pore pressure un-loading; a probable example from the Jurassic age Bossier Shale, Texas There is very active exploration and development of highly overpressured ... more at GSH

22-Jan-09 Thursday
 

Reservoir: Empowering Young Professionals to Lead After the...   

  Thursday 22-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 22-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Courtyard on St James
1885 St James Place : HOUSTON TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1450
  During the last decade there has been an increase in discussion about The Big Crew Change and how to prepare the industry’s young professionals (YPs) for this outflow of knowledge from organizations and ... more at SPE-GCS

9-Feb-09 Monday
 

SEG Professional Development  

  Monday 9-Feb-09 7:30 AM to Thursday 12-Feb-09 5:00 PM CST Morning Program
 Courtyard Marriott Houston I-10 West
12401 Katy Freeway : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/511
  SEG Education Week, West Houston 9-12 February 2009 Courtyard Marriott Houston I-10 West 12401 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77079 http://marriott.com/property/propertypage.mi?marshaCode=HOUWK ... more at GSH

10-Feb-09 Tuesday
 

Northside - The Critical Path to Success for Openhole...   

  Tuesday 10-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 10-Feb-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Greenspoint Club
16925 Northchase Dr : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1472
  Openhole completions have become a key component to efficient field development. There is a plethora of fluid options to drill and complete these wells. If careful testing and planning are not undertaken ... more at SPE-GCS

11-Feb-09 Wednesday
 

Drilling: A Guide to Successful Backreaming - Real-Time...   

  Wednesday 11-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Wednesday 11-Feb-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club - Coastal Room
800 Bell Street, #4300 : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1454
  Backreaming is the practice of pumping and rotating the drillstring while simultaneously pulling out of the hole. When reliable top drive drilling systems (TDS) on conventional drilling rigs were ... more at SPE-GCS

12-Feb-09 Thursday
 

REMEDIATING CUSIANA & CUPIAGUA - FRACTURING BETWEEN A ROCK...   

  Thursday 12-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 12-Feb-09 5:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston, ExxonMobil Bldg, 43 Floor
800 Bell Street : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1377
  The Colombian Cusiana and Cupiagua developments, in the Llanos foothills of the Eastern cordillera of the Andes mountains, comprise a giant oilfield (Cusiana) and a giant retrograde gas-condensate field ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 12-Feb-09 10:00 AM to Thursday 12-Feb-09 11:30 AM CST Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/12/

17-Feb-09 Tuesday
 

Permian Basin: Scale Inhibitor Applications in Hydraulic...   

  Tuesday 17-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 17-Feb-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Westlake Club
570 Westlake Park Blvd. : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1468
  As the price of energy and services increase, even greater attention will be focused on all aspects of scale deposition. The detrimental impact of scale deposition continues to compel the industry to ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Harmonizing efforts to evaluate contractor HSE performance:...   

  Tuesday 17-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 17-Feb-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell, 43rd Floor : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1480
  A key element in managing contractors is evaluating their policies, management system and statistical performance. Many companies use some form of questionnaire that is either submitted to the contractor ... more at SPE-GCS

 

PF&C: Optimization of the Exmar OPTI –EX Semisubmersible...   

  Tuesday 17-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 17-Feb-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Houston Racquet Club
10709 Memorial Drive : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1451
  The presentation will be a discussion of the hull shape and structural configuration that created the unique OPTI hull form which optimizes the payload to hull steel ratio while minimizing motions and ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Techncial Luncheon  

  Tuesday 17-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 17-Feb-09 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Omni Palace
12121 Westheimer Rd. : Housotn Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/512
  Learning by the Bit: 15 Years of West Africa Deepwater Exploration, Development, and Production The past 15 years has witnessed the opening of a major new hydrocarbon province in the deep-water of West ... more at GSH

18-Feb-09 Wednesday
 

GSH Techncial Luncheon  

  Wednesday 18-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Wednesday 18-Feb-09 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell St. : Downtown Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/513
  Learning by the Bit: 15 Years of West Africa Deepwater Exploration, Development, and Production The past 15 years has witnessed the opening of a major new hydrocarbon province in the deep-water of West ... more at GSH

19-Feb-09 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thursday 19-Feb-09 7:30 AM to Thursday 19-Feb-09 10:30 AM CST Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1429
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

26-Feb-09 Thursday
 

Reservoir: Modeling Permeability in Tight Gas Sands Using...   

  Thursday 26-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 26-Feb-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Courtyard on St. James
1885 St James Place : HOUSTON TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1422
  Evaluation of gas potential in low permeability reservoirs (< 0.1 md) generally referred to as Tight Gas reservoirs is not very straight forward as in conventional reservoirs. This study is focused on ... more at SPE-GCS

4-Mar-09 Wednesday
 

2009 GSH/SEG Spring Symposium  

  Wednesday 4-Mar-09 8:30 AM to Thursday 5-Mar-09 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
 The Omni Palace
12121 Westheimer : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/509
  Celebrating 60 Years of Innovation Honoring Dr.Frank Levin A two-day symposium of invited and contributed papers on recent innovations in seismic (land, marine, ... more at GSH

12-Mar-09 Thursday
 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 12-Mar-09 10:00 AM to Thursday 12-Mar-09 11:30 AM CST Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/13/

17-Mar-09 Tuesday
 

PF&C: Ethics and Compliance Violations  

  Tuesday 17-Mar-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 17-Mar-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Houston Racquet Club
10709 Memorial Drive : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1460
  Are YOU guilty or innocent? Do YOU really know right from wrong? Do YOU obey the law and your Code of Conduct? Hear the warstories from an experienced Ethics and Compliance Officer. Then, take the mirror ... more at SPE-GCS

19-Mar-09 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thursday 19-Mar-09 7:30 AM to Thursday 19-Mar-09 10:30 AM CST Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1430
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

7-Apr-09 Tuesday
 

Digital Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009d Exhibition...   

  Tuesday 7-Apr-09 7:00 AM to Wednesday 8-Apr-09 5:00 PM CST Morning Program
  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1465
  Announcing the Digital Energy Conference April 7-8, 2009, Houston, TX, USA Building on the success of the Digital Energy (DE) and Intelligent Energy (IE) Conferences held in Houston and Amsterdam ... more at SPE-GCS

9-Apr-09 Thursday
 

THE STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE AND PRACTICALITIES OF CO2 EOR &...   

  Thursday 9-Apr-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 9-Apr-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston, ExxonMobil Bldg, 43 Floor
800 Bell Street : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1376
  The key message is the worldwide opportunity to use the skills of the oil industry to exploit the synergy between reduced CO2 emissions and sequestration of CO2 in depleted reservoirs. The UK has ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 9-Apr-09 10:00 AM to Thursday 9-Apr-09 11:30 AM CST Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/14/

16-Apr-09 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thursday 16-Apr-09 7:30 AM to Thursday 16-Apr-09 10:30 AM CST Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1431
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

20-Apr-09 Monday
 

2009 SPE-GCS Golf Tournament  

  Monday 20-Apr-09 7:00 AM to Monday 20-Apr-09 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
 Kingwood Country Club
1700 Lake Kingwood : Kingwood TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1453
  This Gulf Coast Section event is an important part of fundraising for our Scholarship Fund, which helps send several potential clients or co-workers to college. These scholarships are even more ... more at SPE-GCS

21-Apr-09 Tuesday
 

Organization Design Considerations for Effectively...   

  Tuesday 21-Apr-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 21-Apr-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell, 43rd Floor : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1481
  A key to effectively addressing health, safety, security environmental and regulatory (HSSE) program requirements in oil and gas operations is to first have in place effective and structured management ... more at SPE-GCS

23-Apr-09 Thursday
 

Reservoir: New Grids for Robust Reservoir Modeling  

  Thursday 23-Apr-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 23-Apr-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Courtyard on St James
1885 St. James Place : HOUSTON TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1421
  Geostatistical modeling of reservoir facies and petrophysical properties (e.g. porosity and permeability) must be performed in a pre-faulted, deposition space in order to reproduce the true spatial ... more at SPE-GCS

14-May-09 Thursday
 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 14-May-09 10:00 AM to Thursday 14-May-09 11:30 AM CST Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/15/

21-May-09 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thursday 21-May-09 7:30 AM to Thursday 21-May-09 10:30 AM CST Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1435
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

11-Jun-09 Thursday
 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 11-Jun-09 10:00 AM to Thursday 11-Jun-09 11:30 AM CST Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas