AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST ISSUE

Dear readers,

We humbly present you the fi rst issue of our monthly magazine for the year 2009, in its newest dress, with a touch of elegance and a taste of professionalism, hopefully meeti ng your high standards on quality and not only reaching your perspecti ve on life but also enriching your eager and enthusiasti c minds.

Diversity and creati vity is our new slogan in the upcoming era of the life of this chapter and its monthly magazine, I guess you are - as a reader – probably wondering; is any of this of any importance to me? And mostly, why should I keep reading? What’s in it for me? Well, the answer to that is plain simple, your life is what you make of it, we as a student associati on give you a chance to turn your life in the right directi on, help you get more acquainted with your fi eld of interests as a student of petroleum engineering. The fi rst couple of years as a college student can be confusing let a long harsh, someti mes all what you need is a push in the right directi on, some help to fi nd your true calling in life, and in this magazine you will fi nd a gate that gives you a closer look to what your future might turn out to be.

In this issue we will try to cover several subjects in many areas of interests and on many levels scienti fi cally or otherwise, with a historic over view of the SPE as both a worldwide recognized organizati on and as a student chapter, hopefully answering all your questi ons about us and what we do in the process and without any further delays we leave you to fl ip freely through the pages of this magazine, make your own opinion about it wishing you a great ti me reading it.