APPEX Sign-up Deadline Looming

An important deadline looms this month for the inaugural AAPG Property and Prospect Exposition in Houston.

APPEX, a new event that will provide sales opportunities for both domestic and international prospects and properties, will be held Aug. 27-29 in Houston at the Adam's Mark Hotel.

APPEX is a cooperative effort involving AAPG, the Society of Independent Professional Earth Sciences and the Houston Geological Society.

The deadline to remember is July 25: That's the cut-off date for reduced pre-registration fees for both exhibitors and attendees of both the expo and the conference that will be held in conjunction with the event.

APPEX is designed as a showcase for those who have prospects and properties to show, similar to the successful North American Prospect Expo, which is held annually in the early part of the year by the American Association of Petroleum Landmen.

The expo's goals are "to expose as many new geological and geophysical prospects and ideas to the widest market possible," said APPEX general chairman Charles "Chuck" Noll.

Torch Energy/PLS, Houston, which formerly sponsored a fall prospect and property exposition was purchased by AAPG. Torch/PLS has agreed to accept a marketing role in APPEX, which will be held in lieu of the previous PLS Dealmakers meeting.

Last fall, the Dealmakers meeting drew about 1,200 attendees and 135 booths. By comparison NAPE attracted over 8,000 attendees and over 1,000 booths at the 2001 meeting.

APPEX' conference, which will be held over the first two days of the three-day event, will include talks and educational workshops. Topics for past workshops included acquisitions and divestitures, exploration, sourcing capital, Internet services, marketing and hedging.

For information on exhibiting or attending, contact Michelle Mayfield Gentzen at (918)560-2618 or .

REMEMBER: the pre-registration deadline, ensuring reduced rates for both exhibitors and attendees, is July 25.