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Apr 07-19 Oil & Gas Mini MBA - 10 day Training Course, 30 Pavilion Road, Knightsbridge, London, UK, by the CWC School for Energy. (Viviane Walker, Regent House, Oyster Wharf, 16-18 Lombard Road, London, Phone: +44 20 7978 0042 FAX: +44 20 7978 0099 EMail: vwalker@thecwcgroup.com Web: http://www.thecwcgroup.com/train_detail_home.asp?TID=25)

This 10 day course presents the ‘core curriculum’ covered in most graduate business programmes. The knowledge acquired will provide you with a strong business foundation and enable you to function more effectively and efficiently in today’s competitive oil and gas business environment. This management school for global oil and gas executives – middle to senior managers – offers an intensive training opportunity for executives to develop their knowledge of the essential principles and techniques of strategic management.

The programme will enable participants to offer their organisations a deliverable benefit, focusing on providing delegates with maximum take-home value of business decision-making processes, skills and practices.

Apr 20-23 2008 Annual Convention and Exhibition, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA, by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. (Randa Reeder-Briggs, P.O. Box 979, Tulsa, OK 74119, Phone: 918-560-2660 FAX: 918-560-2684 EMail: rreeder@aapg.org Web: http://www.aapg.org/sanantonio)

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and its Divisions, along with SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) and your host, the South Texas Geological Society, invite all energy industry professionals to attend the 2008 AAPG Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas, April 20-23, 2008. The weather, scenery and cultural activities are outstanding at this time of year, providing the perfect backdrop for a multitude of planned activities. The convention plans to “Deliver the Conventional; Pursue the Unconventional” and do it with a heavy dose of fun!

May 25-28 49th Annual Logging Symposium of the SPWLA, Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Edinburgh, Scotland, by the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts. (Dr Steve Cuddy, Helix RDS, Westhill, Aberdeen, AB32 6JL, Scotland, Phone: +44 (0) 1224 741 400 EMail: scuddy@helixesg.com Web: http://www.spwla2008.com)

The Aberdeen Formation Evaluation Society (AFES) are honoured to announce that they have been asked to host the 49th Annual Logging Symposium of the SPWLA.

Jun 16-19 13th International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete 2008 (ICAAR), Radisson SAS Royal Garden Hotel, TRONDHEIM, SørTrøndelag, Norway, by the Norwegian Concrete Association, SINTEF, Geological Survey of Norway, Hönnun. (Maarten A.T.M. Broekmans, Geological Survey of Norway, Phone: +4773904152 FAX: +4773964781 EMail: maarten.broekmans@ngu.no Web: http://www.icaar2008.org)

The First Circular & Call for Papers is available for download at the official conference website: www.icaar2008.org. Registration of interest is free and non-obligatory. Further information on general issues can be obtained from Harald Justnes, harald.justnes@sintef.no (chairman organizing committee), on technical issues from Børge Wigum, wigum@honnun.is (chairman scientific committee), and on publishing issues from Maarten Broekmans, maarten.broekmans@ngu.no (editor-in-chief).

Jul 20-24 Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC) 2008, Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, by the The Geological Society of Australia and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. ( Phone: +61 8 9381 9281 EMail: aesc2008@iceaustralia.com Web: http://www.iceaustralia.com/aesc2008)

The conference theme “New Generation Advances in Geoscience” reflects the growing need to engage others in this critical work. The AESC typically attracts over 1000 delegates from across Australia and overseas, and provides a wonderful opportunity to make new contacts and network with others in the geological sector.

If you would like to register your interest to either attend, sponsor or exhibit at this event, kindly click on the Convention website http://www.iceaustralia.com/aesc2008. You will receive regular updates on the convention as they become available. For queries please do not hesitate to contact the convention secretariat at aesc2008@iceaustralia.com

Nov 08-10 The Third Grmena International Conference & Exhibition on Oil & Gas Exploration, Cairo University, Conference Center, Cairo, Giza, Egypt, by the Grmena Society. (Prof. Ali Sadek, Geology Department, Cairo University, Phone: 00202 - 344 64 11, 00202 - 8356624 FAX: 00202- 344 85 73 EMail: alisadek2008@yahoo.com Web: http://www.grmena.com.eg)

:: Purpose
To promote multidisciplinary initiatives for better understanding of Oil & Gas Exploration processes and for the development of new approaches, tools and techniques to forecast and solve Exploration problems.

To strengthen the interest and participation of the Geoscience Community in Oil & Gas Resources Management by providing relevant information on policy, environmental, and economic issues.

It brings together Oil & Gas Exploration companies, the government sector that supports the industry, investment experts, private and institutional investors and the professional services that support Oil & Gas industry.

:: Call for Papers
The Organizing Committee has the Honor to invite all Geologists and Engineers who are involved in the Oil & Gas Exploration to share their knowledge and their expertise with original Contributions pertaining to the Themes of the Conference.

:: Themes:
- Global Energy Resources.
- Reservoirs.
- Using Outcrop Data to Build Reservoir Models.
- Reservoir Characterization & Management.
- Fractured and Tight Reservoirs.
- Fluvial Deltaic Reservoirs.
- Structure and Tectonics.
- Geophysics.
- Chronostratigraphy, Sequence Stratigraphy and Paleontology.
- Sedimentology and Depositional Environments.
- Petroleum Systems and Geochemistry.
- Basin Analysis.
- Petrophysics.
- Drilling and Completion Technology

Dec 01-05 Eighth International Geostatistics Congress - GEOSTATS 2008, Sheraton Hotel & Convention Center, Santiago, Chile, by the Department of Mining Engineering, University of Chile. (Amada Plaza, Paseo Bulnes 197. Piso 6, Phone: (56-2) 652 1521 FAX: (56-2) 652 1570 EMail: info@geostats2008.com Web: http://www.geostats2008.com)

The program will include theoretical advances, new insights and case studies in geostatistics and its applications to mineral resources evaluation and reservoir characterization. Authors are invited to submit a 500-word abstract of their paper by November 5, 2007, to info@geostats2008.com

The Congress will be centered on innovations and practical applications of geostatistics in diverse areas, including:

• Mining
• Geology
• Oil and Gas
• Hydrology
• Forestry
• Environment
• Health Science
• Agriculture
• Soil Sciences

Authors are invited to submit a 500-word abstract of their paper in English formatted as a Word file, by November 05, 2007 to info@geostats2008.com. The summary should include a title of no more than 100 characters, authors’ full names, their positions, companies, business addresses, city, country, telephones and e-mails. If accepted, a full camera-ready article in English, up to 10 pages long, will be required by May 07, 2008. All final papers accepted will appear in the Congress Proceedings.

Feb 21-24 The Third Grmena International Conference & Exhibition on Water Resources Management, Cairo University, Conference Centre, Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Egypt, by the Grmena ( Geo-Resources of the Middle East & North Africa. (Dr. Sharief Sadek, Geology Department, Cairo University, Egypt, Phone: 00202 - 83 70 752 FAX: 00202 - 3 44 85 73 EMail: al_shareefan@yahoo.com Web: http://www.grmena.com.eg)

:: Call for Papers

The Organizing Committee has the Honor to invite all Scientists and Professionals who are involved in the Water Resources Studies to share their knowledge and their expertise with original Contributions pertaining to the Themes of the Conference.

:: Themes
Hydrological and Hydraulic Systems
Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling
Demand Forecasting
Distribution and Optimization
Sourcing
Water Quality Protection
Treatment
Storage
Reclamation
Eco-hydrology
Water Augmentation
Water Use
Aquaculture
Domestic
Recreation
Transportation
Industrial
Agriculture/Irrigation
Hydropower
Containment and Collection
Modelling and Simulation
Integrated Urban Water Management
Sludge Handling
Wastewater Reuse
Wastewater Discharge
Groundwater Mapping
Remote Sensing &Geographic Information Systems
International Rivers
Environmental Management Systems
Planning and Management
Management of Aquifer Recharge
Use of Water and Land for Food
Environmental Sustainability