HGS Newsletter for January, 2004
8 January, 2004
The HGS plans a great series of technical programs in January and there are new features on the HGS Website.
A few days ago, the HGS Website added a new section called Member News which can be reached through the "News" entry on the Navigation Bar. Member News will contain professional and personal news about HGS members. If you have a new job or have received professional recognition, let the Webmaster know. We will publish it on the HGS Website and pass it on to the HGS Bulletin editor for inclusion in a future print issue. In fact, let us know about any changes in your life that you want fellow HGS members to know about. Have you moved? Are you running for Congress? Written a paper? Retired? Tell us so we can tell your friends. And be sure you update your personal information on the HGS Website and keep us informed about e-mail address changes. If you need help, call me, Dave Crane, at (713) 789-5916 and I'll walk you through it. How about uploading your picture while you are at it?
The January HGS Bulletin was mailed on time but, for unknown reasons, only a few members have received their copy yet. So please use this e-mail to make your plans to attend these January talks. Note that three of the five January meetings fall on a monday. The reservations deadline for monday meetings is the previous friday at the close of business. The hotels insist on a meal count at that time. That means that tomorrow, January 9th is the reservations deadline for the first meeting of the year. Log in and make your reservations on line now!
Monday, January 12, 2004 (5:30pm, Westchase Hilton)
"The Energy Image and Recruiting" will be the title of the talk at the monthly HGS Dinner.
Lane Sloan will share his engaging comments regarding the energy workforce demographics, energy image and recruiting. Bring your Human Resources manager. Your job may depend on it!
Monday, January 19, 2004 (5:30pm, Westchase Hilton)
The International Explorationists Dinner speaker will be Scott Thornton of Shell International E&P."Brazilian Deep Water Fold Belts: Tectonic Drivers and Structural Styles of Potential Traps"
The following Tuesday there is an unfortunate conflict between the Joint GSH/HGS Luncheon (hosted by the GSH) and the Northsiders Luncheon.
Monday, January 20, 2004 choose between:
The Joint HGS/GSH Luncheon talk (11:30am, H.E.S.S) will be"Composite Plate Tectonics and Basin Dynamics Model for the Gulf of Mexico"
HGS Northsiders (11:30am, Greenspoint Sofitel) will feature Kevin Bohacs talking about "Slime, Sand, and Shells: Lacustrine Hydrocarbon Play Elements Within a Continental-Environment Phase Stability Framework"
Monday, January 26, 2004 (5:30pm, Westchase Hilton)
The North American Explorationists Dinner speaker is Ken Bowker of Star of Texas Energy Services."The Barnett Shale Play, Fort Worth Basin"
The AAPG Winter Education Conference will be in Houston January 19-23, 2004
Adams Mark Hotel - 2900 Briarpark Drive at Westheimer.
It''s five great days of the finest geoscience training for one low price. Your five-day badge can be transferred to a friend or colleague if you can't come all five days.
For the full course schedule or to register online, go to: http://www.aapg.org/education/wec.cfm. Walk-in registrations are also welcomed. Come to the Adams Mark (Ballroom entrance) Monday morning. Classes start at 8 a.m.
There will also be demos of the AAPG/Datapages archive journal search, GIS-UDRIL Program, an AAPG Bookstore and information on upcoming AAPG courses, field seminars, research conferences and meetings.
It''s time to start thinking about the 2004 Joint HGS/GSH Membership Directory to be published this Spring. Get your personal data up to date by logging into the HGS Website and correcting any old information you find. In mid-January the GSH Website will be revised to include interactivity much like the HGS Website, so folks who are also members of the GSH will be able to update their data on line, too. If you do not have access to the Internet, send your changes to office@hgs.org.
Have a happy and prosperous New Year!