SIPES - HOUSTON CHAPTER
SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL EARTH SCIENTISTS
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SIPES - HOUSTON CHAPTER SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL EARTH SCIENTISTS
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MEMBERS AND GUESTS - PLEASE JOIN US FOR FINE FOOD, FUN, AND PROFESSIONAL FOCUS
12th ANNUAL SIPES / HGS LUNCHEON: Tuesday August 10th, 2010 Houston Petroleum Club ~ Social: 11:15 am ~ Lunch: 11:45 am "RESERVOIR DIMENSIONING AND ENERGY IMAGING"
Registration deadline is noon on the Friday before our meeting - $30 for Members and Affiliates, $35 for guests and non-members. An additional $5 will be charged for late registration and walk-ups. We have to commit to the Petroleum Club so you will be billed if you register and don't come or cancel before the deadline. Call, fax, or e-mail your reservation to Mrs. B.K. Buongiorno at 5535 Memorial Drive, Suite F654, Houston, Texas 77007 (713-651-1639-tel or 713-951-9659-fax). You can sign up online but it is subject to confirmation, and payment is still required at the luncheon or by mail to the address above. Thanks and we hope to see you there!
In Vino Veritas....
One reason for the buzz at our meetings is the fun (and complimentary) social we enjoy before each meeting. This is a great chance to chat up your friends and hear what's happening in Houston and the oil patch. PLS and Wolfsnare are our Hospitality Sponsors for July - many thanks for their support and generosity. If you would like to be a sponsor (and win the hearts and minds of your friends and associates) you can contact our Hospitality Chairman Duncan DuBroff at 281-664-7000. July Hospitality Sponsors
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June Meeting at the Petroleum Club
Houston, Are You Ready to Live Large?
We recently had a great continuing education event at Halliburton's Oak Park Auditorium. The theme was "How to Become an Independent" and every possible aspect was covered, from formulating a business, to choosing an entity, and to raising money both to fund the company and individual projects.
This event was SOLD OUT and if you were one of the lucky ones to make it you couldn't help but walk away a little smarter. The speakers were kind enough to share their PRESENTATIONS with everyone, so please enjoy.
MEMBERSHIP
Although the majority of our membership is made up mainly of Independent Geologists, Geophysicists and Engineers, we also welcome individuals who have other Geoscience-related jobs to join and enjoy most of the same privileges, including the best technical sessions and industry networking in Houston.
You don't have to be a Houston resident to be a member of the Houston Chapter. Our membership now stands at 315: with 257 Full Members, 40 Limited Members, and 40 Affiliate Members. We are excited about the extraordinary number of people that have chosen to join our organization. The benefits are significant. We have presentations coming up by industry
icons like Boone
Pickens.
become a SIPES member by emailing our
The following outstanding individuals were approved for membership in June by the Houston Board of Directors, with final approval to come from National:
Full Membership - Fred Hoffman III, Karl Joern, PE, Bob Munn, and Bob Pace Limited Membership - Arvel Martin Affiliate Membership - Kelly Butler and Enzo Aconcha
PARTIAL LIST OF MEMBER BENEFITS
SHORT STORY LIBRARY
We're not Kindle, but we do offer some neat digital reading. Check out the neat short story What It Was Was Football by Jim Richards. It'll make you go back for more. VIEW SIPES PRESENTATIONS You can also access many SIPES Presentations online. If you miss a SIPES Presentation or want to go back and refer to one that you particularly liked, go to our Presentations page and view or download presentations whose authors have graciously agreed to share. It shouldn't take long to download, depending on your connection speed. To reset your planetary outlook, you may want to start with "Global Climate Change - A Geologist's View: What the Data Tell Us". In truth, there is some inconvenient data there.... HOUSTON CHAPTER Houston is the fastest growing SIPES Chapter. Our National Constitution, By-laws and Code of Ethics can be downloaded here. DEAL BUYERS LIST The Houston Deal Buyers’ List is free to Houston Chapter members, by email or in printed form, and $5 on diskette. Please sendupdates, new entries or other information to Clff Fontenot, Chairman of the Deal Buyers List Committee. You will be required tosign a confidentiality agreement for this list which is provided exclusively for Houston Chapter SIPES members. For your copyyou can also contact B.K. Buongiorno at 713-651-1639 or bkspee@aol.com.FORMS AND REFERRALS FOR CONSULTANTS SIPES has developed, in conjunction with the DPA of AAPG, useful professional model contracts for independent geoscientists.A Model Confidentiality Agreement form and a Contract for Geoscience Services form are now available at no charge at thenational SIPES web site at www.sipes.org and are widely used and accepted in the industry. SIPES membership also providesexposure for your expertise and areas of experience as a geologist, geophysicist or engineer. The National SIPES organizationmaintains a referral list for distribution to companies, individuals and governmental agencies.
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