ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS
3rd PESGB/HGS International Conference on African E & P
QE2 Conference Centre, London, September 7th-8th, 2004
"Africa: The Continent of Challenge and Opportunity"
INTRODUCTION: Alternating between London and Houston, this event has already established itself as the primary technical E & P conference on Africa, with an attendance in Houston September 2003 of over 400 delegates. In September 2004, the event will be held in the Mountbatten Conference suite in the QE II centre in Westminster with its commanding views over West London.
INVITE FOR PROGRAMME PAPERS: The two day programme of around 22 high quality talks will span all aspects of technical challenges and opportunities presented by Africa’s diverse petroleum provinces, There will be sessions on North Africa, New & Frontier Areas, West Africa and Emerging and Developing Technologies.
All Abstracts should be sent as soon as possible, but no later than Friday 12 March 2004, to Duncan Macgregor at duncan.macgregor@sasol.com or duncan.macgregor2@ntlworld.com. Several abstracts have already been received from major and independent oil companies as well as noted academics.
POSTERS: There will be a large poster programme complimenting the oral sessions, and aimed particularly at more specialist studies, where authors will be invited to present their African research & successes interactively with conference delegates.
SPONSORSHIP & EXHIBITION: There will also be an exhibition area available to Conference Sponsors. Details of sponsorship opportunities and associated exhibition space are available from the PESGB office ‘Africa Conference 04’ at 41-48 Kent House, 87 Regent Street, London, W1R 7HF or from Chris.Brown@petro-canada.com
DELEGATE REGISTRATION: Pre-registration will be available from the PESGB office in London from the 1st April 2004 at a discounted rate of £250 for PESGB/HGS/Geol Soc. members and £295 for non-members. For more information and application forms see: www.pesgb.org.uk
The Committee: The conference organising committee for the 2004 London consists of Ray Bate (Chairman), Duncan Macgregor (Technical Co-ordinator), Chris Brown (Sponsorship), Mike Lakin, Val Clure & Gail Williamson of the PESGB. Al Danforth, Ian Poyntz, Gabor Tari, Art Beall and Paddy Keenan of the HGS are the Houston representatives.