Deadline Looms for Cancun Conference

An important deadline has arrived for this year's premier international conference.

The preregistration deadline for the AAPG International Conference and Exhibition is Sept. 23.

Online registration is easy.

This year's international meeting, sponsored jointly with the Mexican Association of Petroleum Geologists, will be held Oct. 24-27 in Cancun, Mexico.

The site for all activities is the Cancun Convention Center, featuring a nearly 30,000-square-foot ballroom that will house the large exhibits area.

The meeting's theme is "Petroleum Industry in the 21st Century: Technology, Business and Frontiers," which will be explored through field trips, short courses, special talks and a technical program that features more than 340 presentations.

The technical program -- details of which are now available in print and online -- is divided into six themes:

• Deep Water Exploration, Development and Production.
• Geology and Seismic Interpretation.
• Mexican Basins and Beyond.
• Management and Strategy.
• Beyond Conventional Petroleum.
• Exploration and Production Concepts and Technologies.

Two special luncheons also are planned for the meeting:

• On Monday, Oct. 25, Luis Ramírez Corzo y Hernández, general director of Pemex, will discuss Pemex's role in the 21st century oil industry.
• On Tuesday, Oct. 26, Pilar Luna Erreguerena, head of underwater archaeology at the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico, will discuss "Underwater Archaeology: A New Vision of the Past."

Remember, registration and updated meeting information are available online.