Exploration & Production Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials

June 23-27, 2008
Hyatt Regency Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

FINAL PROGRAM 

Plan now to attend the API’s 85th Exploration & Production Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials, June 23-27, 2008.  The development of consensus standards is one of API’s oldest and most successful programs. It covers about 550 standards for all segments of the oil and natural gas industry. The breadth of this vital program is an important indication of the varied industry contacts that attendees can make during the sessions and networking opportunities.

Preliminary Program and Registration Information
Please use the links below to view the preliminary program and registration information.

• Schedule Overview
• Preliminary Program (revised 5/16)
• Print and fax a Registration Form
• Register Online

The deadline for pre-registration is June 2, 2008.  After this date, you may still register for the meeting on-site at the hotel.  (Please note that since this conference will be held in Canada, all materials and arrangements will have to be completed a little earlier to meet customs requirements.)

If you have questions, encounter any problems using the on-line registration software, or if you do not receive a confirmation showing that the payment was successfully processed and indicating a zero balance, contact Angela Nelson, Program Assistant, at 202-682-8195 or nelsona@api.org.

Advance Your Standards
Your participation keeps API standards going strong, and we would like you to share your standards expertise with the next generation.  API invites you to sponsor first-time attendees from your company complimentary at all API 2007 standards meetings.

Complimentary registration is limited to first-time attendees, who must be sponsored and accompanied by a prior API standards meeting participant from the same company.  Pre-registration is required.  Sponsored attendee registrations will not be accepted on-site.  All hotel and travel expenses are the responsibility of the participant/attendee.

Sponsorship/Exhibitor Application and Agreements
Sponsoring or exhibiting at standards meetings is a targeted, cost-effective avenue for connecting with customers that you might not reach otherwise.   The deadline for returning Sponsorship/Exhibitor Applications and Agreements is May 2, 2008.  Sponsorship items requiring artwork should be returned by April 28, 2008.

Sponsor and Exhibitor Forms and Information

We were pleased to have had the following companies participating as sponsors and exhibitors at this conference in Calgary.

Sponsors
Hunting Energy Services, MSI Oilfield Products, NOV Tuboscope, OFI Testing Equipment, Inc.

Exhibitors
Bronx International, Scan Systems Corporation, Stress Engineering Services

Hotel Information
The Hyatt may be sold out depending on your arrival and departure dates.  Some rooms may become available if there are cancellations or other rooms might become available at the end of May from another group, so continue to check with the Hyatt by calling 403-717-1234. The address for the Hyatt Regency Calgary is 700 Centre Street, SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 5P6.

Other hotels near the Hyatt are listed below.  Please note that we do not have any signed agreements with these properties.

Marriott
403-266-7331
110 - 9 Avenue, SE

Fairmont Palliser
403-262-1234
133 - 9 Avenue, SW

Westin
403-266-1611
321 – 4 Avenue

Sheraton Suites (Eau Claire)
403-266-7200 255 Barclay Parade, SW

Delta Bow Valley
403-266-1980
209 – 4 Avenue, SE

Spouse/Guest Program
Breakfasts will be provided Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings.  In addition to breakfasts, other activities are being planned as follows.  

Monday – Scrapbooking (Please have your spouse send a favorite recipe to Christy Hill at christy@christyhillevents.com to be used in this session.)

Tuesday – Banff Fieldtrip (The group will leave the hotel around 8:15 am. They will stop for lunch (which will cost them around $15), visit in Banff, and return to the hotel around 5:30 pm).  Hot box breakfasts will be provided.  Anyone not participating in this trip will have breakfast provided for them in the hotel restaurant 8:00 am - 10:00 am.

Wednesday – Glassblowing Fieldtrip (The group will be going to St. Mary's College campus to see a glass blowing demonstration. They will leave the hotel around 10:00 am and return around 1:00pm allowing them some time in the afternoon to explore Calgary on their own.)

The fee for spouses and guests to participate is $125 which will include all activities unless otherwise indicated such as lunch on Tuesday.  If you plan to bring a spouse or guest, please provide information in Cvent or on your written registration form.  The Spouses/Guests fee is valid only to a spouse or personal friend, not a business associate or staff colleague.

We must be able to plan accordingly for how many will participate, so please be sure to include your spouse's home address, email, and contact information so we will have it should we need to confirm their participation with them directly.

If you have questions in the meantime, please contact Arnetta Smith at smitha@api.org or 202-682-8149 or Christy Hill at christy@christyhillevents.com.

Golf Tournament

If you are interested in participating in the golf tournament, please fax or email the 2008 E&P Summer Standards Conference Golf Tournament Form as indicated.  Direct any questions regarding the tournament to Debbie Thorne at thorned@api.org or 202-682-8040.

Reasons for Attending

Here are just some of the benefits you’ll gain by participating:

• You will be able to keep up with the latest ideas and technologies, gain knowledge, and stay technically competent, while helping to keep industry advances rolling out.
• Participate in a proven method of information exchange about problems and opportunities, sharing knowledge with international experts.
• Learn the “story behind the standard” or the reasoning and perspective that let you apply industry specifications with sound judgment.

Who Should Attend

(Note: You don’t have to be an API Member to participate in API Exploration & Production Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials.)

API’s standardization meetings are open to all interested parties. Input and ideas are always welcomed to help the sessions achieve balance, consensus, and due process. 

The conference is especially beneficial for:

Members of API Exploration & Production Standards Committees and subgroups, as well as:

• Engineers
• Equipment and Material Buyers
• Manufacturers and Suppliers
• API Monogram Licensees

Other parties interested in the standardization of oilfield equipment and materials such as:

Environmental and Safety Executives
Oil Company Management
Researchers, Technical Advisors and Trainers

Questions?

We look forward to your participation.  If you have technical questions, please contact:

David Miller, Director, Standards, at 202-682-8159 or miller@api.org (Program)
Roland Goodman, Manager, Upstream Standards, at 202-682-8584 or goodmanr@api.org (Program)
Arnetta Smith, Senior Events Manager, at 202-682-8149 or smitha@api.org (Logistics)
Angela Nelson, Program Assistant, at 202-682-8195 or nelsona@api.org (Registration)

Future Meetings

2009 E&P Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials
June 22-26, 2009
The Westin Westminster
Westminster, Colorado

2010 E&P Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials
June 28 – July 2, 2010
Hyatt Regency Washington On Capitol Hill
Washington, DC

2011 E&P Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials
June 27-July 1, 2011
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
San Francisco, California