U.S. Petroleum Industry 150 Anniversary
Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism, Oil City, Pa., will hold a press conference at 10 a.m., Aug. 1, 2008, at the Drake Well Museum, Titusville. Officials will announce the kick-off of the 17-month long Oil 150 celebration. Pennsylvania legislators and the Oil Region Alliance will introduce local, state and federal Oil 150 resolutions. The public is invited to attend. Call (800) 483-6264. Visit www.oil150.com.
Energy Education Conference & Field Trip
The third annual American Oil & Gas Historical Society (AOGHS) meeting promises record attendance. The 2008 AOGHS Energy Education Conference & Field Trip will take place Nov. 12 - 14, 2008, in Houston, Texas, at the Westin Galleria.
State and national experts from Pennsylvania to California will gather to share their latest techniques and workshop strategies for improving energy education, especially about petroleum exploration and production. Museum directors will share experiences about exhibits, outreach and community events.
"This national conference is designed for those professionals who ‘teach the teachers’ and will include panel discussions, demonstrations, and a tour of the Wiess Energy Hall at the Houston Museum of Natural Science," notes Bruce Wells, AOGHS executive director.
“Our outstanding participation at the 2007 conference in Oklahoma City – including leaders from the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board, the National Energy Foundation, Derricks to Desks, and the state energy education programs – promises an even greater exchange of ideas in Houston, the world's energy capital.”
Energy education program practitioners, oil and natural gas museum directors, and representatives from the Oil 150 Steering Committee of Oil City, Pa., will discuss new partnership possibilities for the petroleum industry's sesquicentennial next year.
The Nov. 14 field trip will feature demonstrations at the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum in Galveston, and two energy museums in Beaumont. Conference sponsors include the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the American Petroleum Institute (API), and the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.
For sponsorship and participation information, call (202) 857-4785 or e-mail Bruce Wells at bawells@aoghs.org.
3rd Annual Energy Education Conference & Field Trip
Westin Galleria, Houston
Wednesday, November 12
Morning – State Energy Education Strategies
State program leaders share their goals and methods
Lunch – Oil 150 Steering Committee Presentation
Oil 150 leaders review anniversary plans
Afternoon – State Energy Education Strategies
Museum programs and a classroom demonstration
Evening – Networking Reception
Thursday, November 13
Morning – National Energy Education Strategies
National program leaders share goals and methods
Lunch – National Campaigns
National associations and corporate initiatives
Afternoon – National Energy Education Strategies
Museum programs and open discussion
Evening – Reception & History Awards Banquet
Friday, November 14
All Day – Oil & Gas Museums Fieldtrip
Galveston and Beaumont energy museum tours
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