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		<title>Congratulations to SPE&#8217;s 2 Newly Established Sections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariya Saakova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that SPE has two new sections in our Middle East region: Kolkata Section Kolkata, India Duliajan Section Duliajan, India Congratulations! See list of all sections »]]></description>
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		<title>Distinguished Lecturer Evaluation Contest Winners Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariya Saakova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010-11 Distinguished Lecturer Evaluation Contest is now over, and the winners have been selected!  The prize is awarded to three sections, one from each division. The sections winning the USD 500 prize are: Less than 150 members: Michigan Between 151-500 members: North India More than 500 members: Lagos Nigeria Thank you to all section members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Build the World Quarterly Winner Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.spe.org/now/2011/07/build-the-world-quarterly-winner-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariya Saakova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the fourth quarter winner of the 2011 Build the World of SPE member recruitment contest, Wolfgang Ludwig from the SPE German Section! Previous quarterly winner: Salaudeen Abdulhakeem, SPE Port Harcourt Nigeria Section. Build the World SPE member recruitment contest begins 1 January and ends 31 December each year. By sharing information about the value [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Society of Petroleum Engineers Establishes First New US Section in 3 Years</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariya Saakova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact: Margaret Watson, Society of Petroleum Engineers +1.972.952.9304 media@spe.org HORSEHEADS, New York, 15 November 2010 – The Society of Petroleum Engineers has established a new section in the United States in the Twin Tiers area of Northern Pennsylvania and Southern New York. The SPE Twin Tiers Section is the first new SPE section in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia’s first PetroBowl is a success!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sponsored by the SPE Colombia Section (with special thanks to Cesar Patino, Ecopetrol SA) and held in Bucaramanga, 16 teams from 4 universities competed with over 250 spectators.  This was the first time the Colombian Student Chapters had worked together, and it was so successful that they have decided to make it an annual event. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eastern North America Regional Award Recipients Named</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariya Saakova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five SPE members from the Eastern North America Region were recognized for their contribution to SPE and technical expertise two weeks ago in West Virginia. Learn more about regional awards and nominate an outstanding individual at  http://www.spe.org/about/honors/regional_awards.php. Left to right: Richard Fulcher; Charles Boyer; Mark Spears, 2010 President’s Award Winner, Most Improved Section; Bill Rubin; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>German Section of SPE Hosts Student Technical Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariya Saakova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A yearly event, Student Technical Conference hosted by the Germen Section of SPE recently took place in Wietze, Germany on the 7th and 8th of October. The program was both enjoyable and educational. Several universities were given the opportunity to speak at the event. The universities included TU Clausthal and TU Berlin among others. There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President&#8217;s Award for Section Excellence Recipients</title>
		<link>http://www.spe.org/now/2010/09/presidents-award-for-section-excellence-recipients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.spe.org/now/2010/09/presidents-award-for-section-excellence-recipients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariya Saakova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of the SPE President’s Award For Section Excellence is to recognize SPE sections whose efforts in member programs, technology dissemination, and cooperation with other SPE sections distinguish them. Because the award recognizes exceptional merit in a number of areas, it is not required that an award be given every year; up to six [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPE Sabah Section Reaches 112 Students</title>
		<link>http://www.spe.org/now/2010/08/spe-sabah-section-reaches-112-students/</link>
		<comments>http://www.spe.org/now/2010/08/spe-sabah-section-reaches-112-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arusso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past July, the Sabah Section held their first Energy4me educational outreach event.  A group of 15 young professionals visited 112 pupils and 17 teachers at SK Kabajang in Beufort, Sabah.  This was the first destination chosen as part of the Sabah Section&#8217;s strategic plan for educational outreach as part of their Corporate and Social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Modern Day Odyssey</title>
		<link>http://www.spe.org/now/2010/07/a-modern-day-odyssey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariya Saakova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The primary task of an SPE Distinguished Lecturer is to provide an engaging presentation of the best  technology of the oil and natural gas industry to the far corners of the world for the some 170 SPE Sections, from Grayville, Illinois to Perth, Australia.  Occasionally, that commitment takes on monumental proportions, especially when a volcano [...]]]></description>
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