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The London Section’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is proactively working to bridge the gap among students, recent graduates, and industry senior management. Most of the effort is being done through presentations, seminars, and especially the new Champions program.

New members of the SPE Student Chapter of Technische U. of Clausthal, interested in learning more about the petroleum industry and in increasing networking opportunities, attended the 2005 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference in Amsterdam in February. The students, slightly rushed because of the timing of examinations and the end of the semester, quick- ly rounded up funding …

SPE President Giovanni Paccaloni’s column in the February 2005 Journal of Petroleum Technology described the central role of young professionals in the future development of the oil and gas industry. In his March column, he stressed the “urgent priority for public energy education.” This central role of

“Arise, awake, and keep moving on your way till you achieve your goal.”

Continuing threats of possible global warming, environmental disasters, and public misperception have cast a dark shadow over the oil industry for many years. Combined with recent scandals within the energy industry, continual mergers and corporate restructurings, and escalating prices at the fuel pump, it is no wonder our industry has been dealt a black eye. Even wit…

For us, the SPE Student Chapter at the Mining U., Leoben, Austria, our main task is to organize events for the petroleum engineering and applied geophysics students. We are a group of 15 students active in organizing company presentations, other presentations regarding the petroleum industry, field trips, barbecues, and other events. It is important for us to offer a …

Roughneck Camp is one of the legacy events established by the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) of the SPE Gulf Coast Section. Roughneck Camp invites “new” technical professionals (engineers, geologists, geophysicists, et al.) in the Houston area to network and learn about the benefits SPE has to offer young members. The program is designed to assist students entering th…