Cancun to be a Meeting of 'Firsts'
348 Technical Sessions Booked
The month has arrived when the AAPG spotlight is thrown
on the international arena — and there are plenty of reasons why
the spotlight deserves to be bright.
The AAPG International Conference and Exhibition will be held
Oct. 24-27 in Cancun, Mexico, sponsored jointly with the Asociación
Mexicana de Geólogos Petroleros.
The conference theme is "Petroleum Industry in the 21st Century:
Technology, Business and Frontiers."
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The month has arrived when the AAPG spotlight is thrown
on the international arena — and there are plenty of reasons why
the spotlight deserves to be bright.
The AAPG International Conference and Exhibition will be held
Oct. 24-27 in Cancun, Mexico, sponsored jointly with the Asociación
Mexicana de Geólogos Petroleros.
The conference theme is "Petroleum Industry in the 21st Century:
Technology, Business and Frontiers."
Meeting planners said they expect more than 1,500 to attend —
and wouldn't be surprised if the number went much higher than that,
and not just because of the inviting locale. The technical program
is expected to be among the strongest ever offered at an AAPG international
setting, comprising 168 oral papers and 180 full-day posters.
It also is a meeting that promises a lot of "firsts"
for AAPG international conferences, including:
- First and foremost, it is the first such event held in Mexico.
- It is the first time that an international conference will
have two special luncheon speakers.
- It is the first time for an exhibitor-sponsored free lunch
to be held — on Wednesday, Oct. 27, when all attendees are invited
to enjoy a complimentary lunch in the exhibits hall.
- It is the first time for the House of Delegates to sponsor
a special breakfast at an international conference for all attending
HoD delegates.It will be the first time that a co-hosting society
(AMGP) will install its new board of directors as part of the
conference.
And adding to the excitement, the 30,000-square-foot ballroom
that will house the exhibits hall is completely sold out, with a
second level of exhibits opened especially for this meeting.
The conference officially begins at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24,
with an opening session at the Cancun Convention Center that will
be led by general chairman Alfredo Guzmán and will feature AAPG,
AMGP and Mexican government officials.
Immediately after the opening session will be the Icebreaker reception,
held in the exhibits hall.
The technical program will revolve around 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.
The two special ticketed luncheons planned for the meeting will
be offered in the Costa Maya Ballroom at the Cancun Convention Center.
They are:
- 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."