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Download CUP06 SC Annual Report December 2007

CUP06 Student Chapter of AAPG, Beijing, P.R. China, had given her proposal of a summer field trip to the Yanshan Mountain in the suburb of Beijing in June. The survey planned to be carried out in August had been delayed to October for some unexpected reason.

The field survey was planed carefully. First, Yanshan Mountain is not far away, just about 30Km from our university. So we can make a round trip just in one day. Second, the survey was supported by our department. And professor Tong, a responsible teacher with much teaching experience in Yanshan Mountain area, guided us. In a word, the field survey received a great success.

Download Activity Report of CUP06 SC Field Survey

On December 1st, 2007, Yusak Setiawan (Hess - Kuala Lumpur) gave talks in Institute of Technology, Medan (ITM) in North Sumatra (Indonesia). The event was organized by the AAPG Student Chapter of ITM. The title of the talks are: 1) 3D modeling-building a 3D static geologic model and 2) Introduction to Petroleum industry

Yusak Setiawan is serving AAPG as a member of the House of Delegates and as AAPG Visiting Geoscientist. In 2003 he was the top AAPG member recruiter, as he managed to recruit 48 members in a year. For his effort AAPG sponsor his trip to attend the AAPG International Conference in Barcelona, Spain.

AAPG would like to thank Yusak Setiawan for giving his time and effort to share his knowledge and experience to AAPG Student Chapter in ITM. Thumbs up for ITM Student Chapter for their initiative and proactive approach to get external speaker to come. We acknowledge HESS Malaysia for sponsoring the program.

Dear AAPG Asia Pacific Student Chapter Leaders and University Reps,

Imperial Barrel Award Program (IBA)
AAPG is pleased to announce an exciting new career-development program for geoscience graduate students. It is called the Imperial Barrel Award Program or IBA. IBA is a wonderful program in which students work in teams, analyze real geologic data, then give prospect presentations before a panel of petroleum industry judges. Teams of five students per team compete for trophies and cash prizes.
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Another Successful AAPG Course.

If you are an AAPG member, you will receive your 2008 AAPG Education Catalog along with your December issue of the Explorer, so we hope you’ll take advantage of the great program of courses we have scheduled for next year! If you are not a member and would like to have a catalog sent to you, please contact the AAPG Education Department at 1-918-560-2650, or email us at educate@aapg.org
And if you simply can’t wait to receive the hard copy, you can download the PDF version from our website at http://www.aapg.org/education/2008aapgedu.pdf******
Have you signed up yet for the fifth annual AAPG Winter Education Conference, February 11-15, 2008, in Houston, Texas?? We’ve included some returning favorites from past years, but have also added 6 new courses to the new roster. Check out the complete list of courses and all their descriptions at http://www.aapg.org/education/wec/index.cfm
There were over 150 attendees at the 2007 WEC, and many courses sold out, so be sure to register early to reserve your seat in the courses you want!******
Norm Hyne will be teaching the “Basic Petroleum Geology for Non-Geologists” course one more time in 2007, December 4-6, in Houston. This course is valuable for geotechs, landmen, and company support staff who work with geologists could benefit from a non-technical course that explains the language and processes of petroleum exploration. The complete course description can be found at http://www.aapg.org/education/shortcourse/details.cfm?ID=78******
There are several new offerings on our calendar for 2008, including several NEW short courses and field seminars, and three popular GeoTours! Check out all the course descriptions, dates, tuitions and instructor information on AAPG’s website at http://www.aapg.org/education/index.cfm

IPTC 2007 Special Events Offer Unique Opportunities

Online registration is now available for the International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) being held 4-6 December 2007 in Dubai, UAE. Register now at http://www.iptcnet.org .

IPTC presents opportunities to learn about advances in the industry through more than 300 technical presentations and 5 panel sessions focusing on exploration, production, reservoir, midstream gas, and over-arching industry issues. In addition to a strong technical program, IPTC offers various special events including

• Opening ceremony under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of UAE and Ruler of Dubai
• Keynote session themed “Energy Issues for a Changing World” featuring international industry executives
  - Daniel Yergin (moderator), Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates
  - Fu Chengyu, President, China National Offshore Oil Corporation
  - Chad Deaton, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Baker Hughes
  - Abd Allah S. Al-Saif, Senior Vice President E&P, Saudi Aramco
  - Red Cavaney, President and CEO, The American Petroleum Institute
• Special session titled “Climate Change and Spirit of the Desert”
• Field trips visiting
  - Wadi Jizzi ophiolites in Oman
  - Sabkha - modern carbonate-evaporite depositional environments of Abu Dhabi
• Awards banquet recognizing the winners of the “Excellence in Project Integration” award

Hotel Accommodations
The IPTC hotel booking forms are now available online at http://www.iptcnet.org . The deadline for hotel bookings is 1 October 2007, after which rooms and rates will be subject to availability.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Student Chapter University of Malaya organized a career talk on the 6th of October 2007 from 2.00pm to 6.30pm, followed by a small fast-breaking gathering, in conjunction with the fasting month for the Muslims. Speakers from PETRONAS (Mr. Syed Mohd Muhafiz), Schlumberger (Ms Nora Abu Zarin), Baker Hughes (Mr. Cormac Parsons), and two alumni from this department (Ms. Intan Suhaila Mustafa and Mr. Hairul Hafiz) were invited to the event.

The primary objective of this talk is to enhance the knowledge of students in the working environments of oil and gas industry as well as to provide opportunity for them to submit their resume for job or internship. This event also aspires to construct a platform for students to socialize with their potential employer, subsequently obtain better understandings on these companies and their entry requirements.

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Hi folks,

First of all, I would like to congrats you on the job well done for the first half of this year. I really enjoyed reading any of your activity reports as well as your End Year Annual Reports.

There are 3 things I would like to point out in this message:

1. L.Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grants
2. Activity Funding
3. Grant-in-Aid Program

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