Meeting Set Sept. 14-16

APPEX -- Get Smart, Buy, Sell Your Deals

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Online registration is now available for a meeting that could change your life.

AAPG's fourth annual Prospect and Property Expo -- known widely by the popular acronym "APPEX" -- will be held Sept. 14-16 in Houston at the George R. Brown Convention Center, offering geoscientists the chance to buy, sell and trade their work in a professional marketplace.

Already applauded as a "can't miss" meeting for those with geologic ideas and deals to sell, APPEX is adding new features this year to give attendees even more opportunities for success.

Among those features is a "Perspectives on the Upstream Business of Oil and Gas" forum, sponsored by IHS Energy, around the theme "The Exploration Dilemma: What is the Role for Exploration in the Energy Future?"

The forum, set from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14, will address issues such as financial markets, technology, regulations, politics and policies, and is organized into three sessions:

• Global exploration opportunities, discovery trends and directions -- Experts and executives from various company sectors will discuss industry directions, and will assess risks and rewards to stimulate increased international exploration investments.
• North American exploration outlook -- Executive views of challenges, opportunities and policy issues.
• Investment opportunities.

The forum is the lead-up, of course, to the expo itself, which begins with an Icebreaker at 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 14 and offers the opportunity to find and/or sell ideas, prospects and property.

Other APPEX highlights include:

• A "power lunch" on Tuesday, Sept. 14, featuring a talk on international exploration experiences and opportunities.
• A SIPES/HGS/AAPG short course, "Packaging and Selling Your Prospect: Geoscience, Land and Financial Return -- A How-To Guide for Presenting Prospects to Management and Investors," to be held from 1-5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16.
• A "mini-breaker" at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15.
• Continental breakfast available on both Sept. 15-16.

Blocks of rooms are being held at the Holiday Inn and Hilton Americas, available through Aug. 13.

Best of all, registration and further updated information -- about both attending or securing space on the exhibit floor -- can be found online at appex.aapg.org.