Live Long and Prospect:

APPEX Opens Sept. 9 in Houston

Registration will be available onsite. For more information, go online at the APPEX Web page or contact Michelle Mayfield Gentzen

It's not too late to sign up for a booth.

Registration for viewers/attendees is onsite only.

The day has arrived for an event that brings buyers and sellers together under one roof -- and gives everyone a chance to make the deal of a lifetime.

The third annual AAPG Prospect and Property Expo, this year titled "Live Long and Prospect," will be held Sept. 9-11 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Co-conveners are SIPES, the Houston Geological Society and PLS.

This year’s Houston APPEX, like the previous two events, will offer a convenient, extensive prospect and property showroom that is designed by geologists, for geologists.

Those deals, ideas, plays and properties will be on display at the time of year when most buyers are developing their budgets for the coming season.

APPEX also offers a chance for geologists to attend a one-day forum that’s designed to provide the information and knowledge needed to succeed in today’s tough business environment.

Organizers are hoping to attract 3,000 attendees and 400 booths.

APPEX begins on Tuesday, Sept. 9, with the special one-day forum on "Perspectives on the Upstream Business of Oil and Gas." The forum, sponsored by IHS Energy, will address key trends, business issues, strategic alliances and future directions in two critical E&P areas.

The prospect and property expo will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 10-11, with a reception set for all attendees in the expo hall on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 4 p.m.

The APPEX schedule includes:

Tuesday, Sept. 9

• 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. -- Registration open.
• 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. -- "Upstream Perspectives" forum.
• 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. -- Exhibitor setup.
• 11:45 a.m.- 1 p.m. -- Power lunch.
• 4:30-5:30 p.m. -- Forum participants reception.

Wednesday, Sept. 10

• 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. -- Registration open.
• 7:30-9 a.m. -- Last minute exhibitor setup.
• 9-10 a.m. -- Continental breakfast available.
• 9 a.m.-6 p.m. -- APPEX Expo open.
• 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. -- Lunch service available.
• 4-6 p.m. -- APPEX reception.

Thursday, Sept. 11

• 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Registration open.
• 8-9:15 a.m. -- Continental breakfast available.
• 8 a.m.-3 p.m. -- APPEX Expo open.
• 11 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Lunch service available.
• 3-8 p.m. -- Exhibitor tear down.