1. SPE Gulf Coast Section Annual Kickoff Meeting
24th August 2018
SPE-GCS Board of Directors
SUNIL LAKSHMINARAYANAN, CHAIRMAN

2. Thank you…

3. Agenda Safety moment SPE-GCS Mission Statement
Board of Directors
Accomplishments
Goals
Committee Chair Briefing
Programs
Communications
Education
Young Professionals(YP)
Innovate
Continuing Education
MIT
Community Services
Social
Break
Breakout Sessions

4. Mission Statement
Promotion of mutual cooperation in furthering the objectives of the Society of Petroleum Engineers International (SPEI). This shall be accomplished by:
Providing forums that afford members the opportunity to upgrade and maintain professional competence
Providing social interaction that increases member participation in section activities as a whole, while striving to maintain the integrity of the section
Supporting programs in area primary and secondary schools to encourage students to develop their abilities in mathematics, science, and engineering
Supporting engineering programs at the university level
Enhancing the image of the oil and gas industry by sponsoring community service programs

5. Board of Directors 2018-19 Executive Committee
Sunil Lakshminarayanan
Oxy
Chairman
Gabrielle Guerre Morrow
Ryder Scott
Vice Chairman
Simeon Eburi
Chevron
Secretary
Prashant Sainani
CIBC
Acting Treasurer
Alberto Casero BP
Treasurer
Brian Sinosic
Independent
Vice Treasurer

6. Board of Directors 2018-19 Past Chairman & Directors At Large
Trey Shaffer
ERM Consulting
Past Chairman
Marise Mikulis
Independent
Director at Large
Adrian Reed
Tellurian
Director at Large
Nils-Kaageson Lee
SPEI
Director at Large
Steve Loving
Core Labs
Director at Large
Kim Padeletti
BHP
Director at Large
Vivek Ghosh
Shell
Director at Large

7. Board of Directors 2018-19 Committee Chairpersons
Bill Davis
Independent
Programs
Karin Gonzalez
Chevron
Communications
Mohammad Tabatabaei
Newfield
Education
Jessica Badger
CRA
Membership
Lisa Li
Independent
Comm. Services
Mike Redburn
Newpark Drilling Fluids
Cont. Ed
Jasen Gast
PetroQuip
Social
Mikhail Alekseenko
Marathon
INNOVATE
Shakti Sehra
IHS Markit YP

8. Trey Shaffer, ERM Past Chair
Year End Highlights
Trey Shaffer, ERM Past Chair
What I learned working with the Board of Directors in :
We can weather the storms by working together
Great things happen when we listen to our members and act
Change brings new opportunities

9. Our Financial Performance

10. Top Achievements

11. 2018-19 Goals Financial Programs/Technical Events Communications
Exceed financial targets for the section
Programs/Technical Events
Expanding Webinar options for various study group events
Increase in technical one day events
Completions and Production(C&P)
Digital Transformation(DT)
Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD)
Women in Energy(WIN)
Westside Study Group
Communications
Launch the new SPE-GCS website
Streamline blast process
Education
Support and deliver the scholarship plan
Launch the Scholarship Endowment Fund(SEF) campaign

12. 2018-19 Goals Members in Transition Membership
Increase number of employers in the MIT hiring events
Membership
Two membership networking events
Membership publicity effort inside various corporations
Social/Young Professionals
Launch the inaugural inter-corporate sporting event

13. Breakout Sessions
Study Groups and Committees – moderated by Gabby Morrow and Taylor Wright
Programs – Bill Davis
Treasury – Brian Sinosic
Communications – Karin Gonzalez

14. Questions?