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Colloquium on Petroleum Engineering Education

7-10 January 2008
The Woodlands, Texas

The Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Association of Heads of US Petroleum Engineering Schools invite you to participate in the 2008 SPE Colloquium on Petroleum Engineering Education. Important issues for the industry as it strives to obtain the high quality professionals needed to conquer tomorrow’s technical and social challenges will be discussed.

The Colloquium provides an opportunity for representatives from industry, government, and academia to work together to build a stronger educational experience for petroleum engineers, leading to meaningful contributions to the industry. Strong representation by industry (including members of university/industry advisory committees), petroleum engineering faculty, and government will promote concrete outcomes from the event.

Objectives

  • Develop a better joint understanding of the industry’s training needs and how academia, in partnership with industry, the service sector, and government, can help fill those needs

  • Assess the technical and personal qualifications required of graduate engineers to meet the industry’s needs and how academia can prepare students to meet those qualifications

  • Discuss the evolving roles of academia, industry, the service sector, government, and SPE in education

  • Develop a proactive course of action to implement the findings and recommendations of the Colloquium

  • Strengthen industry/education/government partnerships to develop the people and technology the industry will need in the 21st century

Participants

All those concerned with recruiting and developing petroleum engineers who are equipped to tackle the challenges facing the energy industry today and tomorrow will be interested in attending and contributing to the outcome of the Colloquium. The planning committee seeks equal representation from industry and educational institutions. Organizations are encouraged to send individuals with a range of industry and educational experience who will bring their perspectives and ideas on petroleum engineering education and lifelong learning to the discussion and to the plan for moving forward.

Venue

The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center

2301 N. Millbend Drive
The Woodlands, Texas, 77380
USA

Tel.: +1.281.367.1100
Fax.: +1.281.364.6345

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