• Introduction

• President

• President-Elect

• Vice President - Technology
  

  • Guidelines for Symposium Abstract Selection

  • Guidelines for Symposium Best Paper Award

  • Guidelines for Symposium Best Poster Award

• Vice President - Education
  

  • Distinguished Speaker Program

• Vice President - Finance, Secretary and Administration
  

  • Membership Solicitation Awards

• Vice President - Publications
  
  • Petrophysics

• Vice President - Information Technology

• Regional Directors

• Executive Director

• Past President

• Appendices (Not currently included)
  
  1. Current Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

  2. Motion Trail

  3. Chapter Information
     
     • List of Chapters

     • Model Chapter bylaws

  4. SPWLA Foundation

  5. Historical Facts and Figures

1. Preside at Board meetings.

2. Encourage Board members to attend all Board meetings. If any Board member does not have the financial support of his/her employer, the Board should consider a special allowance to cover some travel expenses.

3. Provide a written report in advance of each Board meeting.

4. Prepare an agenda for each Board meeting. Request written reports from Board members for each meeting. If anyone cannot attend, their report should be sent to the President or Executive Director for distribution.

5. Schedule Board meetings. The following is the normal schedule for Board meetings. Locations are suggested based on past experience. Notices should be sent out at least 5 weeks prior to each meeting, so travelers can plan ahead.

Chapter assignments:

1. Assign Chapters to Regional Directors at the first Board meeting. Chapters must be represented by Regional Directors for whom their members were eligible to vote. Chapter-at-Large liaison is the function of the VP-Education.

Committees:

1. Appoint members of all Standing Committees (Technology, Publication, Education, Nominations, and Awards) based on the recommendations of the specific committee chairs.

2. Assign 4 members of the SPWLA Board to the SPWLA Foundation Scholarship and Grants Committee (VP Technology should always be one).

Annual Business Meeting:

1. Prepare agendas and seating assignments for Annual Business Meeting and Awards Banquet.

2. Prepare an agenda for Chapter President's Luncheon Meeting.

3. Preside at Annual Business Meeting and Awards Banquet.

Formalities:

1. Sign membership certificate and welcome letter for new members.

2. Sign Chapter Presidents' certificates for newly elected Chapter Presidents.

3. Sign charters for newly established Chapters.

4. Sign bank account signature cards and the bonding application.

Staff:

1. Sign employment contracts.

2. Conduct employee reviews by the end of April.

Other:

1. Acquaint new Board members with Society practices.

2. Ensure that all Board members dutifully perform their assigned jobs.

3. Prepare President-Elect for next year.

4. Forward copies of all correspondence to the SPWLA Business Office.
    

Board meetings:

1. Preside at Board meetings in the absence of the President.

2. Serve as parliamentarian.

3. Prepare a written activity report in advance of all Board meetings.

Society liaison:

1. Act as liaison with AAPG, with which we are affiliated

2. Act as liaison with other major professional societies.

3. Serve as liaison with the SPWLA Foundation.

4. Keep Board informed of SPWLA Foundation activities.

5. Chair past-president meetings, and keep Board informed of their concerns (attend past-presidents meeting at annual symposium where he is installed as president-elect).

Other:

1. Develop a thorough knowledge of the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws to ensure that all actions of the Board and its Committees are in compliance with those governing documents. Compose proposed revisions to these documents to implement changes proposed by the Board or general membership.

2. Develop a thorough knowledge of Society practices and procedures.

3. Supervise the annual revision of the Director's Manual. Collect policy changes developed by the Board during the year, and discuss duties with other Board members in order to update their job descriptions. Provide all changes to the SPWLA Business Office so they can issue an update to the following Board.

4. Forward copies of all correspondence to the SPWLA Business Office.

5. Review the long-range plan and modify it as necessary. Convene and chair a long-range planning committee.

6. Establish a dialog with past presidents, who are an important resource.

Board meetings:

1. Preside at meetings in the absence of the President and President-Elect.

2. Prepare a written activity report in advance of all Board meetings.

Technology Committee:

1. Select replacements for Technology Committee members whose three year terms are expiring.

2. Chair all meetings of the Technology Committee.

Preparation for Annual Symposium:

1. Obtain copies of records from previous VP - Technology.

2. Ensure that Call for Abstracts appears in July-August issue of Petrophysics.

3. Prepare abstract solicitation letter to be mailed to all members in August.

4. Prepare timetable of Technology Committee activities and deadlines.

5. Make arrangements with SPWLA office for abstract receipt and distribution.

6. Chair Tech Committee meeting for selection of Symposium papers.

7. Determine deadline date for papers.

8. Prepare abstract acceptance/rejection letters.

9. Organize Symposium technical program.

10. Send accepted abstracts to Petrophysics for March-April publication.

11. Tell VP-Publications of high-rated rejected papers for possible publication.

12. Appoint Symposium Session Chairmen (usually from Tech Committee)

13. Send information/timing letter to presenting authors (including poster sessions!)

14. Consider supplemental programs for the Symposium.

15. Select gifts for speakers and committee.

16. Tally voting for Symposium "Best Paper."

17. Turn your files over to the incoming Vice President - Technology.

Other:

1. Forward copies of all correspondence to the SPWLA Business Office.

Details of duties are on the following pages. Numbers refer to those above.
 

Details of duties:

Duties with respect to Technology Committee:

1. Recommend candidates for appointment by the President to serve as members of the new Technology Committee within four weeks of taking office, being mindful of the need to maintain a broad spectrum of technical backgrounds. It is a good idea to solicit most of the new members at the Symposium at which you take office. In the interest of continuity, new members should be asked to serve three-year terms. The outgoing Vice President - Technology should provide you with a list of members who have one and two year terms remaining. You should confirm their willingness to continue serving and then select your new members, who will represent about one third of the total committee. Aim for a total committee size between 20 and 24 members; try not to exceed 24 members as it can create logistical problems. The committee should also include the chairmen of any subcommittees of the Technology Committee.
   
   Send the name, company affiliation, address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address of committee members to the SPWLA Office so stationery can be printed and distributed.
    

2. Consider holding a Committee meeting at the Symposium at which you take office, to gather suggestions and make assignments for soliciting papers on particular subjects of current interest. In addition to the petroleum field, contacts need to be made in the geothermal, minerals, and geotechnical areas. If a meeting at the Symposium is impractical, obtain solicitation ideas and technical program suggestions from Committee members by mail or by e-mail.
    

3. Prepare a solicitation letter to be sent to the entire membership with the abstract form enclosed; include an announcement from the Symposium organizing committee, if possible. Have the SPWLA Office mail it to the entire membership around September 1. The abstract deadline should normally be around December 1. Send a letter to each committee member urging him/her to solicit papers by writing letters to individuals he/she feels would make a worthwhile contribution.
    

4. Prepare and distribute a timetable of committee activities, emphasizing important deadlines.
    

5. Make arrangements with the SPWLA for abstract receipt, logging in, copying, and distribution to committee members. Do not distribute any abstracts until the absolute deadline has passed. Abstracts received after your absolute deadline should be returned. It is usually a good idea to allow authors a 1-2 week grace period after the official posted deadline.
    

6. Aim to hold the Technology Committee meeting to select papers no earlier than 5-6 weeks after the posted abstract deadline and no later than January 15. Paper selection must follow the "Guidelines for Abstract Selection" in this section of the Director's Manual.
    

7. The absolute paper deadline for completed manuscripts should be no later than two months before the Symposium. Work closely with the SPWLA Office to ensure that ample time is available to print and deliver the Symposium Transactions.
    

8. Pre-prepare letters of acceptance, rejection, and designation as alternate, so that these can be mailed immediately after a decision has been reached by the Technology Committee. Alternate papers will be published in the Transactions, but will be presented only if slots are available due to cancellations.
    

9. Work with the Symposium General Chairman to establish the lengths of the technical sessions. Calculate the number of papers that would comfortably fit in the schedule, allowing a 20 minute total time slot (presentation and discussion) for each paper. Increase this number by 10 to 15% to account for the number of withdrawals that usually occur. This defines the number of abstracts that can be accepted. Up to 12 papers can be designated as alternates to cover for no-show speakers or for an anticipated excessive attrition rate. The remainder should be rejected.
    

10. Send the accepted paper titles and abstracts to Petrophysics for publication in the March-April issue. Send this information to the Executive Director, the Symposium General Chairman, and the VP-Publications.
     

11. Of the abstracts that were not accepted, send those that were more highly rated to the Vice President - Publications for possible solicitation for publication in Petrophysics.
     

12. After the final deadline for paper receipt has passed, prepare the final program and select session chairmen, normally from your committee, for the various sessions.
     

13. Send a final letter to the authors (of oral and poster presentations) and session chairmen detailing exactly the time allotted to individual papers. Also, work with the Symposium Chairman to arrange for the speakers' breakfasts and describe the arrangements in the letter.
     

14. Consider other supplemental programs for the technical meeting. Options include invited speakers, workshops on subjects of high interest, panel discussions, poster sessions, field trips, schools, etc. Solicit the Technology Committee for ideas for these programs. Coordinate with the VP-Education on continuing education programs. Scheduling of these programs at the Symposium will need to be coordinated through the Symposium General Chairman as early as possible.
     

15. Organize a tentative program, not a tentative schedule, for pre-publicity. Preparation of a tentative schedule is fruitless, since withdrawn papers will make major schedule adjustments necessary. In the past, published tentative schedules have caused confusion.
     

16. Following the Symposium, select the Symposium's "Best Paper" and "Best Poster" using the "Guidelines for Selecting Best Paper" and "Guidelines for Selecting Best Poster" included in this Director's Manual. Send a list of the top five papers and the top three posters from the Symposium to the incoming Vice President - Publications for consideration for publication in Petrophysics.
     

17. Turn your files over to the incoming Vice President - Technology.
     

Guidelines for Symposium Abstract Selection

Abstracts are to be graded using the following scoring system:
 

Abstracts will be rated based on their average scores, provided that at least 60% of the participating committee members do not abstain. If more than 40% of the participating members abstain, the abstract will be rejected.

The following rules and guidelines govern abstentions:

1. Members of the Technology Committee must abstain from voting on abstracts on which they are authors.

2. Committee members should abstain if they feel they cannot make an unbiased technical judgement on an abstract because of particular subjects, authors, or company affiliations.

3. Members may abstain if they feel unqualified to judge an abstract because of their lack of understanding of the subject material. However, members should seek the opinions of trusted, knowledgeable colleagues rather than abstain from lack of familiarity with the subject.

Guidelines for Symposium Best Paper Award

The following criteria are to be used for selecting the best paper:

1. Presentation quality (delivery, organization, visuals, etc.)

2. Originality

3. Quality of writing and documentation

4. Contribution to the advancement of the technology of formation evaluation.

To qualify for the award, a paper must be presented at the Symposium, be included in the Transactions, and not have been previously published.

Each member of the Technology Committee in attendance at the Symposium is eligible to participate in the selection. Members should provide to the Vice President - Technology their personal rankings of the top 5 (and only five) technical papers. This information should be received within four weeks after the close of the Symposium. Rankings received after this deadline will not be counted. The Vice President - Technology will tally the rankings after assigning points to the papers as follows:

The paper receiving the highest point total will be given the "Symposium Best Paper" award the following year. In the event of a tie, the Vice President - Technology will resolve the situation.

A formal announcement of the Symposium Best Paper award will be made in the first available issue of Petrophysics after the determination is made. The four runners-up will also be announced (in alphabetical order by author) with the announcement of the winner.

The Best Paper will also be published in the first available issue of Petrophysics where space permits.
 

Guidelines for Symposium Best Poster Award

The following criteria are to be used for selecting the best paper:

1. Presentation quality (delivery, organization, visuals, etc.)

2. Originality

3. Quality of writing and documentation

4. Contribution to the advancement of the technology of formation evaluation.

To qualify for the award, a poster must be presented at the Symposium, be included in the Transactions, and not have been previously published.

Each member of the Technology Committee in attendance at the Symposium is eligible to participate in the selection. Members should provide to the Vice President - Technology their personal rankings of the top 3 (and only three) poster papers. This information should be received within four weeks after the close of the Symposium. Rankings received after this deadline will not be counted. The Vice President - Technology will tally the rankings after assigning points to the papers as follows:

The paper receiving the highest point total will be given the "Symposium Best Poster" award the following year. In the event of a tie, the Vice President - Technology will resolve the situation.

A formal announcement of the Symposium Best Poster Award will be made in the first available issue of Petrophysics after the determination is made. The two runners-up will also be announced (in alphabetical order by author) with the announcement of the winner.

Board meetings:

1. Prepare a written activity report in advance of all Board meetings.

Education Committee:

1. Select candidates for the Education Committee.

2. Chair all meetings of the Education Committee.

Chapter-at-Large liaison:

1. Obtain names, addresses and phone numbers of all Chapter-at-Large officers.

2. Contact Chapter-at-Large presidents at least bimonthly.

3. Encourage Chapters-at-Large to submit monthly report form provided by Business Office.

4. Encourage Chapters-at-Large to submit "Chapter News" and articles for publication to Petrophysics.

5. Send SPWLA membership applications to Chapters-at-Large and encourage recruitment.

6. Encourage Chapter-at-Large members to submit papers for the Annual Symposium.

7. Solicit suggestions for Distinguished Speakers from Chapters-at-Large.

8. Keep Board informed of Chapter-at-large activities

Distinguished Speaker Program (details in next section)

1. Update list of Distinguished Speakers based on Symposium talks

2. Provide final list of Distinguished Speakers to Chapters soon after Symposium

3. Compile preliminary list of Distinguished Speakers at end of term for use in following year

Topical Conferences

1. Recommend topics for Topical Conferences to the Board of Directors

2. Arrange chairpeople for Topical Conferences

3. Serve on steering committee for all Topical Conferences

Continuing Education Programs

1. Compile a list of known continuing education programs in formation evaluation

2. Provide the list to Chapters (via the Business Office) for use in local programming.

Other

1. Make recommendations to the Awards Committee for Best Chapter award

2. Forward copies of all correspondence to the SPWLA Business Office
    

Distinguished Speaker Program

"Distinguished Speakers" should be prominent people in the industry, who speak well and have interesting topics to present. Finding people willing to serve as Distinguished Speakers is one of the most challenging functions of the VP - Education. This document is designed to serve as a guideline for the newly elected VP - Education to establish and publicize a list of such speakers.

The outgoing VP - Education should provide you with a list of Distinguished Speakers from the previous year. Many will be willing to serve again. The outgoing VP - Education should also provide you with a list of suggested Distinguished Speakers based on recommendations that have been made throughout the year.

You should attend as many talks at the Symposium as possible. If you like a talk, ask the speaker to volunteer to be a Distinguished Speaker. Good talks from the Symposium provide the majority of Distinguished Speakers each year.

No later than August, you should create a master list of Distinguished Speakers. You should send this to the Business Office to be transmitted to the Regional Directors and to the Chapter Presidents.

1. Prepare a written activity report in advance of all Board meetings.

Finance Committee:

1. Chair all meetings of the Finance Committee.

Membership:

1. Review membership applications and recommend new members for Board approval.

2. Sign membership certificates for new members.

3. Report current membership status at each Board of Directors meeting.

4. Conduct membership survey every 3-5 years, and publish results in Petrophysics

5. Administer the membership solicitation award system.

Treasury

1. Provide treasury reports to Board at each meeting

2. Monitor monthly statements from accountant

3. Approve expense reports submitted by Business Office Staff

4. Submit a suggested budget for the incoming Board at the last Board meeting

5. Prepare Annual Report at end of fiscal year for publication in Petrophysics

6. Suggest ways to improve the financial condition of SPWLA

Secretary

1. Prepare highlights of minutes of Board meetings for publication in Petrophysics

Membership Solicitation Awards

An award is given to the top recruiter each year. The Vice President - Finance, Secretary and Administration at the Symposium Awards Banquet, presents this award.

Awards are also given for cumulative number of members sponsored, at 10, 20, 50 and 100 members. At a level of 100 sponsored members, the award includes SPWLA-paid lifetime membership. The Vice President - Finance, Secretary and Administration at the Symposium Awards Banquet, should also present these awards.

Selection of the physical form of the awards is the responsibility of the Vice President - Membership. Acquisition of the awards should take place through the SPWLA office, and the costs should be reasonable. Costs for the awards will be borne by the SPWLA. Awards should be ordered in ample time to be presented at the Symposium.

Board meetings:

1. Prepare a written activity report in advance of all Board meetings.

Publications Committee:

1. Recommend candidates for appointment by the President to serve on the Publications Committee.

Petrophysics

1. Make sure Petrophysics is published on time every two months.

2. Work to improve the technical quality and appearance of Petrophysics.

3. Maintain a system for timely technical review of papers submitted for publication.

4. Exercise prudent judgment in publishing letters to the editor.

5. Solicit runners-up for Symposium Best Paper award for publication.

6. With Publications Committee, select annual Best Paper from Petrophysics.

7. Maintain publishing contracts for Petrophysics

8. At end of term, prepare July-August issue to aid transition.

Staff:

1. Review job descriptions of contract employees retained for publications. Supervise contract employees retained for publications.

Reprint Volumes:

1. Select candidates for subcommittees for specific Reprint Volumes.

2. Monitor progress of Reprint Volume subcommittees.

3. Supervise publication of Reprint Volumes.

Details of some of these duties are contained in the next page. Numbers correspond with those above.

Details of Duties

Publications Committee:

1. Recommend candidates for appointment by the President to serve on the Publications Committee. The Publications Committee has the responsibility for reviewing the articles for Petrophysics and for editing other technical volumes published under the auspices of the Corporation

Petrophysics

1. Make sure Petrophysics is published on time every two months. Targeted mailing date is the last week of the first month on the issue cover (e.g. the January-February issue should be mailed before Feb 1).

2. Work to improve the technical quality and appearance of Petrophysics. Each issue, except the Directory issue (July-August) should have 4 to 6 technical articles.

3. Maintain a system for timely technical review of papers submitted for publication. Technical articles should be reviewed by a minimum of three members of the Publications Committee prior to publication.

4. Exercise prudent judgment in publishing letters to the editor, especially when comments may be perceived as unduly critical, inflammatory, or constituting a personal attack. If a letter is received that comments on a recently published article, the author of the article should be given the opportunity to respond to the comments in writing in the same issue the comment letter is published .

5. Solicit runners-up for Symposium Best Paper Award for publication in Petrophysics. The Symposium Best Paper is automatically published, without additional review, in the first possible issue after the award is announced. Also solicit best papers presented at the CWLS and the SPWLA European Symposium.

6. With Publications Committee, select annual Best Paper from Petrophysics. This should be done by March 1. The award is presented by the Vice President - Publications at the Symposium Awards Banquet.

7. Maintain contract with publisher. At renewal time, obtain quotes from several publishers and make recommendation to the Board for renewal or contract with a different publisher.

8. At end of term, prepare July-August issue to aid transition

Staff:

1. Immediately upon taking office, review job descriptions of contract employees retained for publications. These job descriptions should be approved in conjunction with the President. Prior to expiration of any existing contract, evaluate the need for contract renewal and offer a proposal to the Board. If the contract is renewed, make sure the original contract is submitted to the SPWLA Business Office for the permanent file.

2. Supervise contract employees retained for publications.

Board meetings:

1. Prepare a written activity report in advance of all Board meetings.

1. Forward copies of all correspondence to the SPWLA Business Office
    

Board meetings:

1. Prepare a written activity report in advance of all Board meetings.

2. Report on Chapter needs and activities at Board meetings.

Chapter liaison:

1. Obtain names, addresses and phone numbers of all Chapter officers in your region.

2. Contact Chapter Presidents at least bimonthly.

3. Inform Chapters of new SPWLA members in their area.

4. Encourage Chapters to submit "Chapter News" to Petrophysics.

5. Send SPWLA membership applications to Chapters and encourage recruitment.

6. Encourage Chapters to submit bids to host the Annual Symposium.

7. Encourage Chapter members to submit papers for the Annual Symposium.

8. Inform Chapters of current list of Distinguished Speakers.

9. Encourage Chapters to submit monthly report form provided by Business Office.

10. Provide Chapters with materials needed to promote SPWLA in their local professional and academic communities.

11. Encourage and assist Chapters in establishing a web page for their chapter activities linked to the SPWLA website.

Other:

1. Make recommendations to the Awards Committee for the Best Chapter Award.

Details of the all-important Chapter Liaison function are contained on the next page. This is material compiled from previous Directors-at-Large and Regional Directors.

Chapter Liaison

Maintaining liaison with your assigned chapters is the single most important role of the Regional Director.

Immediately after taking office, make contact with each assigned chapter. A letter of introduction, explaining your role and offering advice and assistance, is strongly recommended. An example of such a letter is attached.

You will find that mail and e-mail are often excellent methods of communication, better than the elusive phone call.

You should acquire the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of all of the local chapter officers in your region, and provide this to the SPWLA Business Office and to the Board with 30 days of the annual symposium.

Provide Chapters with current SPWLA promotional materials. A poster and electronic presentation are available from the Business Office.

Encourage the chapters to encourage their members to submit technical articles to the VP - Publications for publication in Petrophysics.

Encourage the chapters to submit "Chapter News" items to the Business Office for publication in Petrophysics. Suggest to the chapter presidents that they assign a reporter with the responsibility of submitting a brief report, with photos of chapter activities.

Send membership application forms to the presidents of the local chapters and encourage membership recruitment. Additional forms can be obtained from the Business Office.

Encourage local chapters to submit a bid to host the Annual Symposium. Guidelines for this are found in the Policies and Procedures handbook published by the Business Office.

Encourage local chapters to encourage their members to submit papers for presentation at the Annual Symposium.

Work with the VP - Finance, Secretary and Administration to initiate formation of new chapters and revitalize defunct chapters. Financial help can be made available from the SPWLA for this purpose.

Attend Board meetings to report on chapter activities, needs, and interests.

Encourage Chapters to use the web page to announce their meetings and special events.

Provide Board e-mail addresses to local chapters so they can keep the Board informed of local programming.

Require monthly reports from each chapter. Forms are available from the Business Office or can be download from the web page. Suggest to the chapter president that this be the responsibility of the chapter secretary.

Inform chapter presidents that loans are available from the SPWLA to assist chapters in special projects. Request for loans must be approved by the Board of Directors, and must be requested before the project is actually started.

Board meetings:

1. Prepare a written activity report in advance of all Board meetings.

2. Attend Board meetings, unless otherwise specified by the Board.

3. Advise the Board on contracts affecting SPWLA Business.

4. Record minutes of all Board meetings.

Board of Directors:

1. Maintain liability insurance coverage for the Board.

2. Provide copies of reports distributed at Board meetings to all Board members.

Financial:

1. Make bank deposits.

2. Serve on the Finance Committee.

3. Renew CDs and set up savings accounts as recommended by Finance Committee.

4. Maintain records of savings accounts and other deposit instruments.

5. Pay and collect bills promptly.

6. Maintain financial records.

7. Furnish a monthly financial report to the VP Finance, Secretary and Administration

8. Retain an auditor and provide said auditor with necessary information.

9. Handle tax matters, in conjunction with contract CPA.

10. Keep bonding coverage current.

11. Submit timely expense reports to the VP Finance, Secretary and Administration

12. Submit an annual budget to the Board of Directors at the first Board meeting.

Business Office:

1. Maintain permanent files of SPWLA records.

2. Maintain office supplies

3. Maintain inventory of SPWLA assets

4. Receive and disburse daily mail, faxes, telephone calls, e-mail.

5. Maintain office space and equipment.

6. Contract for all printing.

7. All contracts are to be signed by the Executive Director.

Chapters:

1. Maintain record of all Chapter Tax ID numbers.

2. Provide information to Chapters on request

3. Provide Symposium information to Chapters interested in bidding to host one

Membership:

1. Process applications for membership and maintain them in a permanent file.

2. Assign member numbers upon application approval.

3. Maintain membership list.

4.  Collect initiation fees and dues.

5. Mail dues notices by November 1.

6. Mail delinquent notices by March 1.

7. Maintain membership statistics.

8. Maintain a count of members who have solicited applicants for membership.

9. Administer the membership solicitation award system.

10. Suggest changes to membership applications and certificates.

Elections:

1. Confirm SPWLA membership of potential candidates.

2. Mail slate of candidates notice to membership by March 1.

3. Handle layout, printing, and mail-out of election ballots

4. Mail ballots to the membership by April 1st.

5. Administer ballot counting.

Petrophysics

1. Handle mailing, if not contracted with printer.

2. Maintain non-member subscription records.

3. Mail invoices and collect fees for advertising.

Publications

1. Handle orders for SPWLA publications

2. Maintain inventory of publications

Symposium

1. Handle pre-registration mailing.

2. Handle all registration details.

3. Assist in transporting material to Symposium site.

4. Establish and maintain the SPWLA booth

5. Assist the host Chapter in preparation for and during the Symposium

6. Host symposium if a chapter does not.

Symposium Transactions

1. Accumulate papers for the Transactions volume(s)

2. Handle all aspects of printing and delivery of Transactions.

Other

1. Ensure SPWLA and Chapter compliance with By-laws and tax codes

2. Publicize SPWLA events in major industry publications (Oil and Gas Journal, World Oil)

3. Make arrangements for formal incoming Board picture at the Symposium.