2012 Exploration and Production Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials

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Plan now to attend the API’s 88th Exploration & Production Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials, June 11-15, 2012. The development of consensus standards is one of API’s oldest and most successful programs. It covers about 550 standards for all segments of the oil and natural gas industry. The breadth of this vital program is an important indication of the varied industry contacts that attendees can make during the sessions and networking opportunities.

Preliminary Program

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Registration Information

Register Online
The deadline for pre-registration is May 25, 2012

Registration Fees (in US Dollars)

General Information: If you are an employee of a company that holds corporate membership in API, you are entitled to the API member rate. If you have questions about your membership status, please call the API Membership Office at 202-682-8475. For questions about registration, contact: Registrar at registrar@api.org or call 202-682-8195.

Substitutions, Cancellations, and Refunds: Substitutions may be made at any time by written request. Cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing and received by June 1, 2012 at registrar@api.org or at the American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. Attention: Events and Tradeshows. A refund of your registration fee, less a $100 cancellation fee, will be made if notice is received by this date. No refunds given after June 1, 2012.
If you have questions, encounter any problems using the on-line registration software, or if you do not receive a confirmation showing that the payment was successfully processed and indicating a zero balance, contact the Registrar, at 202-682-8195 or registrar@api.org.

Advance Your Standards
Your participation keeps API standards going strong, and we would like you to share your standards expertise with the next generation. API invites you to sponsor first-time attendees from your company complimentary at all API 2012 standards meetings.

Complimentary registration is limited to first-time attendees, who must be sponsored and accompanied by a prior API standards meeting participant from the same company. Pre-registration is required. Registration for sponsored attendees can be completed on-line under a participant registration. All hotel and travel expenses are the responsibility of the participant/attendee.
If you wish to sponsor a first-time attendee, and you are a previous participant at API standards meetings, please complete the Sponsored Attendee section on your on-line Registration Form by May 25, 2012. You'll find the Sponsored Attendee category by clicking on the drop-down box under Guest Information. On-site registration will not be accepted for Sponsored Attendees.

Sponsorship/Exhibitor Application and Agreements

Sponsoring or exhibiting at standards meetings is a targeted, cost-effective avenue for connecting with customers that you might not reach otherwise. The deadline for returning Sponsorship/Exhibitor Applications and Agreements is May 11, 2012.

Sponsorship items requiring artwork should be returned by April 27, 2012.

• Sponsor Application and Agreement
(Use the above form to apply for sponsor items)
• Exhibitor Application and Agreement
(Use the above form to apply for an exhibit display table)
• Sponsor and Exhibitor Information
 (Deadlines, Table Setup Hours, Display Hours, Shipping Details, etc.)

2012 E&P Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials Sponsors

MSI Oilfield Products

NOV Tuboscope

2012 E&P Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials Exhibitors

Energy & Technology, Corp/Technical Industries, Inc. 

Foerster Instruments Inc. 

Howco Metals Management Group

Lafarge

Pro-Tech Hardbanding Services, Inc. 

Stress Engineering

Thermo Scientific Portable XRF Analyzers

Hotel Information

We have sold out of our room blocks at the Westin Westminster Hotel.  An alternate block of rooms has been set up at the Aloft Broomfield Denver Hotel at 8300 Arista Place, Broomfield, CO 80021.  You may make reservations by calling the Aloft at 303-635-2000.  Please mention the 2012 Exploration and Production Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials (API) to get the group rate of $159, plus tax.  The cut-off date for making sleeping room reservations is May 25, 2012.  The rate is available three days prior to Sunday, June 10 and following Thursday, June 14.  The hotel has a free shuttle to make it convenient to make trips between the Aloft and the Westin.

You may also make hotel reservations online.

Should you have questions, please email them to registrar@api.org.

Spouse/Guest Program

Breakfasts will be provided Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings beginning at 8:00 am. In addition to breakfasts, the following activities are being planned.

Monday – Downtown Denver and Tour of Hammond’s Candies
Tuesday – Day Trip to Estes Park
Wednesday – Georgetown/Silver Mine Tour
Additional details to follow shortly for spouse activities.

Spouse/Guest Fees

(Note: The Spouse/Guest fee is valid only to a spouse or personal friend, not a business associate or staff colleague.)
(Early registration is required for all of the following activities. If you wait to register a spouse/guest on-site, participation in activities will be based on availability at that time. All participants must be 18 years of age or older.)

If you have questions, please email Christy Howard at christy@christyhillevents.com or Arnetta Smith at smitha@api.org.
Spouses and guests may also attend the reception on Wednesday evening.

Reasons for Attending
Here are just some of the benefits you’ll gain by participating:
• You will be able to keep up with the latest ideas and technologies, gain knowledge, and stay technically competent, while helping to keep industry advances rolling out.
• Participate in a proven method of information exchange about problems and opportunities, sharing knowledge with international experts.
• Learn the “story behind the standard” or the reasoning and perspective that let you apply industry specifications with sound judgment.

Who Should Attend
(Note: You don’t have to be an API Member to participate in API Exploration & Production Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials.)
API’s standardization meetings are open to all interested parties. Input and ideas are always welcomed to help the sessions achieve balance, consensus, and due process.
The conference is especially beneficial for:
Members of API Exploration & Production Standards Committees and subgroups, as well as:
• Engineers
• Equipment and Material Buyers
• Manufacturers and Suppliers
• API Monogram Licensees
Other parties interested in the standardization of oilfield equipment and materials such as:
Environmental and Safety Executives
Oil Company Management
Researchers, Technical Advisors and Trainers

Questions?

We look forward to your participation. If you have technical questions, please contact:

• David Miller, Director, Standards, at 202-682-8159 or miller@api.org (Program)
• Roland Goodman, Manager, Upstream Standards, at 202-682-8571 or goodmanr@api.org (Program)
• Arnetta Smith, Senior Events Manager, at 202-682-8149 or smitha@api.org (Logistics)
• Registrar, at 202-682-8195 or registrar@api.org (Registration)

Future Meetings
2013 E&P Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials
June 24-28, 2013
Hyatt Regency Washington
Washington, DC

2014 E&P Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials
June 16-20, 2014
Sheraton Chicago
Chicago, IL

2015 E&P Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials
June 22-26, 2015
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
San Francisco, CA