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Plan now to attend the API’s 90th Exploration & Production Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials, June 24-28, 2013. 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
View the Preliminary Program (Will be available in mid-April)
Registration Information
Register Online
The deadline for pre-registration is
June 7. After this date, you may register for this meeting on-site.
Registration Fees (in US Dollars)
| |
By June 7 |
After June 7 |
| API Dues Members |
$500 |
$600 |
| Committee Members |
$550 |
$650 |
| Non-API Members |
$625 |
$725 |
| One-Day Registration |
$300 |
$400 |
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 14, 2013 at
registrar@api.org or at the American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. Attention: Meetings and Events. 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 14, 2013.
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 Brittany Ellis 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 2013 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. 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 contact Brittany Ellis (Registrar) at 202-682-8195 or registrar@api.org to request a registration form. The registration form must be completed and returned to Brittany by June 7, 2013 by fax or email.
On-line registration is not available for this option. On-site registration for sponsored attendees cannot be accepted.
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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 24, 2013.
Applications and agreements for sponsorship items requiring artwork should be returned by
May 10, 2013 with the artwork as stipulated.
Hotel Information
Requests for reservations will be accepted until 5:00 pm, local time at the hotel on
May 30, 2013 or until the room block is sold out (whichever comes first). The group rate is $249 single or $274 double occupancy, plus current applicable taxes. Mention the American Petroleum Institute to receive the group rate. The group rate applies three days prior to and after the dates of the meeting
based on availability only.
You may make
hotel reservations online. Reservations may also be made by calling 402-592-6464 or 888-421-1442.
The Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill is located at 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001.
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 – City Tour
Tuesday – Culinary Tour
Wednesday – Museum Tour
(Order in which activities are listed is subject to change)
Spouse/Guest Fees
| |
By June 7 |
After June 7 |
| Spouse |
$150 |
$175 |
| One-Day Spouse |
$75 |
$100 |
(Note: The Spouse 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 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
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
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