Second Call for Papers
2015 CAPA PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM
DATE: Friday, October 30, 2015
VENUE: Marathon Oil Tower, 5555 San Felipe, Houston TX 77056
Dear CAPA members,
Please find the following link for the second 2015 technical symposium announcement:
CAPA_2015_Symposium_Call_For_Papers.pdf
2015 CAPA PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM
THEME
The Challenges and Opportunities to the Energy Industry for
Anemic Oil Prices and Increasingly Stringent Environmental Regulations
低油價和更嚴格的環保法規對能源產業的挑戰與契機
Dear CAPA Members and Friends:
Chinese American Petroleum Association is pleased to announce the 2015 Petroleum and Petrochemical Technical Symposium to be held on Friday, October 30, 2015. The Southwest Section of the Chinese American Chemical Society (SW-CACS) will continue to co-organize the downstream / petrochemical session with CAPA, and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) will sponsor the student paper contest.
The symposium venue is the Marathon Conference Center, 5555 San Felipe, Houston TX 77056, courtesy of the continuing, generous support from Marathon Oil Corporation.
The symposium will focus on “The Challenges and Opportunities to the Energy Industry for Anemic Oil Prices and Increasingly Stringent Environmental Regulations”. We encourage you to submit presentations relevant to the symposium theme. Exceptional technical papers will be considered for future Global Chinese Petroleum and Petrochemical Technical Symposiums (GCPPTS) to be held in Houston or other locations.
CAPA student members are encouraged to submit their papers to the Student Paper Contest session and take this opportunity to share their research results as well as to improve their presentation skills.
Symposium Program Outline
(1) General Session (Morning):
Four to five invited keynote speakers from major oil companies and the service sector will discuss high-level, current and future challenges, opportunities and solutions. A special keynote speaker will be invited by SW-CACS to discuss the downstream/petrochemical aspects.
(2) Parallel Technical Sessions (Afternoon):
· Deepwater and Conventional Exploration & Production
· Unconventional Plays
· Engineering and HSE
· Business Development
· Downstream / Petrochemical (Co-organized with CACS-SW)
· Student paper contest - All student papers will be oral presentations in English. Awards will be given at the end of the session ($500 – 1st place; $300 – 2nd place; $200 – 3rd place).
(3) Abstract Submission
· Abstract: one-page in English, including your brief biography. Please use the attached template for your abstract
· Presentation: 20-minute delivery in English, plus a 10-minute Q &A
· Please submit your abstract to Dr. Eddy Lee via email at mailto: capa2015tech@gmail.com and clearly indicate the session for your paper in your email subject.
(4) Abstract Submission Deadline: September 30, 2015
We look forward to seeing you at the 2015 Technical symposium on Oct. 30, 2015.
Sincerely,
Dr. Long Ma, CAPA 2015 President and Symposium Chair
CAPA 2015 Technical Program Committee:
Eddy Lee (Chair), Mark Chang, Jeff Chen, Zhenzhen Dong, Yining Li, Po-Ching Tai, Li-Fan Yue, Jing Xiang, Kuochen Tsai, Chang Wang, Hong Jin, Teng Xu, Linn Fang, Tai-Chang Shih, Meisong Yan, Shengkai Duan, Billy Liu, G. T. Ju, Albert Ku, Tim Huang, Tracy Pan, Joan Wu