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INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, IPTC
Mohammed Borhan Bakeer Chapter Vice President (2009-2010) Chapter President (2008-2009)
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About IPTC
IPTC is a collaborati ve eff ort between the European Associati on of Geologists and Engineers (EAGE), the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the Society of Explorati on Geophysicists (SEG) and Gas Processors Associati on (GPA). The synergy of these four leading member-driven internati onal societi es provided the most comprehensive opportunity to form multi -disciplinary committ ees and an outstanding technical program.
SPE is the lead organizati on in the management of the event, following the model of the very successful annual Off shore Technology Conference (OTC) produced each May in Houston. The acti viti es and format closely parallel to that of the sponsoring societi es’ Annual Technical Conferences and Exhibiti ons, meaning that regional oil ministries, industry leaders and governmental representati ves have had an opportunity to; share and discuss their views on ti mely industry topics and trends, exchange experti se and experience, present state-of-the-art technology and innovati on, and sti mulate further research of technical and business acti viti es. In additi on, awards and recogniti on have been given for individual efforts for technical and business contributi ons to the industry.
IPTC Educati on Week
As part of the 2009 Internati onal Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), a number of Oil and Gas industry sponsors hosted the IPTC Educati on Week, which was held in Doha (Qatar) from December 5–9, 2009. The objecti ve for this event was to select top students who study in Engineering, Geoscience and Science degree programs from qualifi ed insti tuti ons across the globe. As it was anti cipated, 60–80 of the best students were selected to parti cipate in this program and were invited to Doha to att end this event.
Our student chapter parti cipati on
Representi ng Suez Canal University Student Chapter was a great honor in such an important event of SPE Internati onal events where 75 of the bestminded students from over 35 diff erent countries delegated and engaged in its agenda.
The agenda of the IPTC comprised of a tough but exciti ng and challenging program, where it provoked the best-minds to think creati vely about their chosen subject of research. Mine was “Alternati ve Energy Sources and Future of Energy Demand”.
Of course, an icebreaking meeti ng came fi rst in the agenda where interesting exercises gave the opportunity for the team members to introduce themselves to each other easing the environment a lot.
In the following day, there was a glance on the sponsoring companies followed by a scienti fi c trip to Khor El Obied sand dunes where we learned about the Geology of Qatar. Aft er that, the opening ceremony of IPTC took place under the patronage of Prince of Qatar and his Prime Minister, after that each group started fi nalizing their researches.
Field trips for the delegates to visually observe the cutti ng edge technology in the Petroleum Industry were held, mine was to Schlumberger Qatar.
Educati onal Week Sponsors
Schlumberger RasGas Total ExxonMobil Oxy Qatargas Baker Hughes Saudi Aramco
The fi nal day was the presentati on day, and the judging committ ee evaluated the presentati ons.
The amusing part in IPTC is the idea of diff erent cultures and nati onaliti es coming together for the fi rst ti me, and end up presenti ng their ti reless eff orts in their corresponding researches. It indeed refl ects the diversity of races, nati onaliti es and cultures in Petroleum Industry. However, IPTC Educati onal week was only a week and I wished it could have lasted more than that.
