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CONTACT: Margaret Watson (+1.972.952.9304; or email mwatson@otcnet.org)
RICHARDSON, Texas, U.S.A. (2 September 2005) – The Offshore
Technology Conference (OTC) announced today that it is donating
$100,000 to the American Red Cross to assist in relief efforts
in the Gulf Coast communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. OTC
is operated by 14 professional societies and trade associations
representing all aspects of the offshore industry, which sponsor
an annual technology conference in Houston.
“The Gulf Coast region that has been devastated by the hurricane
is the center of US offshore operations, and also is the home of
many members of the OTC sponsoring societies and industry professionals
who attend OTC. We feel it is important to support the relief efforts
through this donation,” said Arnis Judzis, chairman of the
2006 OTC Board of Directors.
Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG); American Institute
of Chemical Engineers (AIChE); American Institute of Mining,
Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME); American Society
of Civil Engineers (ASCE); ASME International Petroleum Technology
Institute; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Oceanic Engineering Society (IEEE-OES); Marine Technology Society
(MTS); Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Inc. (SME);
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG); Society of Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME); Society of Petroleum
Engineers (SPE); The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC); Petroleum
Equipment Suppliers Association (PESA).
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Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference is the
world’s
foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the
fields of drilling, exploration, production and environmental protection.
OTC is held annually in May at Reliant Center at Reliant Park in
Houston. For more information, visit the OTC web site at www.otcnet.org.
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