Workshop Details

Cost and Residency Information

This is a non-residential workshop.

The registration fee is USD 1,750 for SPE Members and USD 1,850 for Non-Members.

Fees include welcome reception and dinner on 28 April 2008, all workshop sessions, coffee breaks and luncheons. Hotel accommodation is not included in your registration fee. However, an SPE rate has been negotiated with the Le Royal Meridien, Abu Dhabi for this workshop. For information on the hotel please visit: http://www.royalabudhabi.lemeridien.com

Cancellation and Refund Policy

A processing fee of USD 100 will be charged for cancellations received before the registration deadline 10 April 2008.
For cancellations received after the registration deadline 10 April 2008, 25% refund will be made to the registrant.
No refund on cancellations received within seven (7) days prior to the Workshop date, i.e. on or after 21 April 2008.
No refund will be issued if a registrant fails to attend the workshop.

Format

The workshop format will be a Welcome Reception and Dinner followed by two days of informal discussions prompted by selected keynote presentations. Attendees will be assigned to discussion groups on a random basis to maximise the opportunity to interact with other participants.

Poster Sessions

The Steering Committee encourages registrations from professionals who are able to prepare and present a poster on a relevant project. Details of the poster size and facilities will be provided in the joining instructions.

Attendance

Registrations will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. The Steering Committee encourages attendance from those who can contribute to the workshop most effectively either in discussions or with posters. A mix of attendees in terms of geographic origin, companies and discipline will be encouraged.

Scribe

The Steering Committee will appoint a “scribe” to record the discussions and to produce the full Workshop Report for SPE. This report will be circulated to all attendees as the Workshop deliverable within 4-6 weeks following the Workshop. The copyright of the report is with SPE.

Attendance Certificate

All attendees will receive an attendance certificate attesting to their participation in the workshop. This certificate will be provided in exchange for a completed workshop questionnaire.

Continuing Education Units

This workshop qualifies for SPE Continuing Education Units (CEU) at the rate of 0.1 CEU per hour of the workshop.

Overview of Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and the largest of the seven Emirates. Its naturally desert climate and its convenient location in the Arabian Gulf has endowed it with warm seas and cosy beaches. Its long coastline - the shallow waters of the Southern Gulf, extend from the base of the Qatar Peninsula in the west to the border of the emirate of Dubai on the North East. Now Abu Dhabi is one of the most modern and richest cities in the world. Abu Dhabi city provides tourists with large gardens and parks, green boulevards lining all the streets and roads, sophisticated high rise buildings, state of the art communication services and transport, the presence of all international luxury hotel chains, rich shopping malls and cultural centres.

On the land, Abu Dhabi stretches south to the Oasis of Liwa where some of the world’s largest sand dunes can be found and east to the ancient Oasis of Al Ain. The main language is Arabic and English is widely spoken.