Chairperson's message for May 2005
View from the chair. . .
Dear Fellow SPE member,
Our big event in May is the annual golf tournament. It will be held on Friday, May 20, 2005, at Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills. This fun-filled event starts with a BBQ lunch at 11 a.m. hosted by Weatherford. The tournament itself begins at 1 p.m., and is followed by a banquet which includes raffle and silent auction.The golf tournament is our Section’s biggest fundraiser. Its proceeds fund scholarships, student section support, and many of our community outreach programs. So, be sure to join us on May 20. No matter what the level of your golf game is, you are guaranteed to have fun. Moreover, you will get the satisfaction of having supported your Section’s outreach programs.
For more details on the golf tournament, please see the article devoted to it elsewhere in this Newsletter.
Fracturing Short Course
Earlier this year, Continuing Education Chair Scott McGurk conducted a survey of LASPE members to prioritize topics for short courses. In this survey, Fracture Technology came up as the number one choice of the respondents. Therefore, Scott is planning a one-day class on Fracture Technology on June 3 at the Long Beach Petroleum Club. Scott will notify you of all relevant details soon. This information will also be posted on the LASPE website, www.laspe.org .New Section Officer Position: Young Professionals Liaison
The SPE Board of Directors has approved the establishment of a new section position of Young Professionals Liaison to be responsible for representing the perspectives and interests of young oil & gas professionals (35 years or under with less than 10 years of experience in the industry) and involving young professionals in section program and activities. The person filling this position can be of any age.
This is an important position for the future of our Section and for SPE as a whole. If you are interested in filling this position, please contact me via email at the address given below.Shuler Elected Vice Chair
On April 12, 2005, the LASPE Board elected Pat Shuler Vice Chairperson of the Board to fill the vacancy created by John Yu’s move to Bakersfield. The Board also elected Pat to be its nominee for Board Chairperson for 2005-2006.Larry Gilpin Replaces Thais McComb as Newsletter Editor
As most of you know, Thais McComb has been the editor of the LASPE Monthly Newsletter for a long time. Because of increased demands on her time, Thais is unable to continue in this role. Publishing a quality newsletter takes a lot of hard work and time, and Thais has done a superb job with our Newsletter. On behalf of the Section, I thank Thais for her dedicated service as the Newsletter Editor.Larry Gilpin, who does an excellent job of managing our website, will also become the new Newsletter Editor. We believe that with Larry performing both these functions, our communications effort will become more streamlined and efficient. We are thankful to Larry for agreeing to take on this additional responsibility.
Sincerely,
Raj Upadhyay
2004-2005 LASPE Chairperson
upadhyayraj@hotmail.com