E&P Information and Data Management

. SMi present the 11th annual E&P Information and Data Management conference. . The 2009 E&P Information and Data Management will encourage attendees to take a fresh look at the processes and practices they use.  The programme will examine not just Information and Data Management activities, but the impact these actions have on the business as a whole.   .. . . CONFERENCE ADVISORY BOARD INCLUDES:     John Adams, Project Manager, ConocoPhillips Luigi Salvador, Chief Knowledge Officer, E&P, ENI Alan Smith, Managing Consultant, Paras Consulting

Why should you attend this event?

As well as providing an update on recent developments in the industry the conference will try to answer some of these questions:

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. . · How can investment in information and data management be justified? · How can we demonstrate ROI? · Can we change the way we work? · Should we change the way we work?  · Can we learn valuable lessons from data management practices in other industries? · How can we encourage younger workers into the E&P Industry?

Feedback for SMi's 2008 E&P Information and Data Management conference:

“Good conference”
Livio Marques Pinto, Geophysicist, Petrobras

 “Excellent!”
Han de Min, Vice President, Global Exploration and Production, Aspentech

“Very good range of speakers; not too much vendor-led detail.  Great networking opportunity”
Ed Evans, Director, NDB

“Well organized and conducive to intelligent discussion and interaction”
Shaji Zacharias, AVP, Energy & Utilities, Satyam Computer Services

“Well done”
Jill Lewis, Director, Troika International and Chairman, Technical Standards Committee, Society of Exploration Geophysicists

“Very good – diverse – presentations”
Nigel Corbin, Information Management Consultant, Schlumberger

Hear keynote addresses from:

• Mario Marco Fiorani, Manager, Data and Corporate Data Base, Eni S.p.A.
• Flemming Rolle, Manager Information and Application Systems, Dong E&P Norge
• Alan Smith, Managing Consultant, Paras Consulting
• Eric Toogood, Diskos Manager, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

• Achim Kamelger, Global Manager Data and Information, E&P Information Systems, OMV Exploration and Production
• Al Kok, Content Data Management Group Lead, Saudi Aramco
• Martin Turner, GIS Coordinator, Hess Services UK Ltd
• Bjarte Ravndal, Associate Professor in Information Management, and Head of Department, Business Administration, University of Stavanger  
• Stig Petersen, Research Scientist, Communication, SINTEF ICT     
• Floyd Broussard, Global Information Management Portfolio Manager, Schlumberger Information Solutions
• Dag Heggelund, Data Quality Manager, Schlumberger   
• Janet Hicks, Senior Product Manager, Landmark
• Dr Sandy Smith, Project Manager, Landmark
• Karen Blohm, Global consultancy manager, Fugro Data Solutions B.V.
• Caspar Schoorl, Department Head, Fugro Data Solutions B.V.
• Simon Johnson, Head iLogistics, IBS Europe
• Robert E Best, President, Neuralog, Inc
• Clay Harter, Chief Technology Officer, OpenSpirit
• Paul Gregory, President and Managing Partner, Intervera Data Solutions
  

Who should attend?

• Data/Information/Knowledge Management professionals
• Data Administrators
• IT Managers for the oil and gas industry
• CIO
• GIS co-ordinator

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There were over 100 attendees at our 2008 conference, from companies including:

BG Group   S BHP Billiton   S BP Oil International   S Centrica Plc   S ENI E&P   S Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)   S Mol   S Petrobras   S PETROM E&P   S Premier Oil   S R W E - D E A A G Fur Mineraloel Und Chemie   S Repsol YPF   S  Saudi Aramco    S Shell E&P Europe   S Shell International Exploration & Production   S State Oil Company Suriname N V   S StatoilHydro   S Total E&P   S Tullow Oil   S Wintershall

Venue details

COPTHORNE TARA HOTEL

. Scarsdale Place Kensington London W8 5SR Phone (44) 20 7937 7211,  Fax (44) 20 7937 7100, www.millenniumhotels.com

In a corner of fashionable Kensington you will find the Copthorne Tara. Within easy reach of the shops and restaurants of Kensington High Street, Knightsbridge, and Notting Hill. The hotel is also close to the beautiful tree lined lanes and avenues of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall, the theatres of the west end and the world famous museums on the Cromwell Road

• From Heathrow Airport: 30 mins by car; Heathrow Airport to Paddington Station 20 mins by Heathrow Express
• Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station 30 mins by Gatwick Express Train;
• Stansted Airport to Liverpool Station 50 mins by Stansted Express Train;
• Luton Airport to Victoria Station 90 mins by coach.

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For sponsorship opportunities contact:

Punita Patel

Sponsorship Manager

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+44 (0) 20 7827 6128

ppatel@smi-online.co.uk