AFES Committee Meeting Minutes
17th July 2018
Attended:
- ED – Ed Downer (President)
- RA – Richard Arnold (Past President)
- GB – Greg Blower (Greg Blower)
- JB – John Banks (VP Technical, Lectures)
- SM – Stephen Morris (VP Technical, Seminars)
- CL – Craig Lindsay (Sub-Committee)
- NC – Neil Cardy (Sub-Committee)
- CC – Cheekong Chen (Sub Committee)
Apologies:
- MF – Michelle Ferris (Secretary)
- JM – Jamie Miller (Sponsorship)
- RK- Ross Kingsley (Student Rep)
- Empty Position (Universities Liaison Officer)
- SM – Stephanie Morris (Digital Communications)
- JT – Jeremy Titjen (Sub-Committee)
Topics Discussed:
Annual SPWLA Symposium 2018
- Well attended
- Good talks, however the consensus was that it should have more practical papers being presented
- SPWLA Charter discussed amongst the European Chapters and
SPWLA Charter
- JB attended SPWLA where European Chapter met with the SPWLA Board/reps
- LPS picked holes in charter – e.g. GDPR responsibilities
- New charter will be drawn up
- SPWLA has 2-3 years money in bank if they continue the way they operate
- AFES should be wary of closer association with SPWLA in particular any financial tie in
- European chapters had discussions around a loose European association
- Remain independent organisations
- Closer cooperation with our European chapters
- Loose access to European distinguished lecturers
- AFES Special Committee split
- Will vote on new charter at AGM in October
- ED to chase up SPWLA for new charter
DEVEX
- Strong program this year
- £6543 should be coming to AFES from DEVEX
- Increased revenue
- Successful 350-360 /day attended
- Increased operator involvement
- Not much engagement from service companies
- Henk, PESGB, has put together the funding proposal for 2019
- Hybrid of last 2-3 years
- Next year will introduce a fee
- Mearns and Gill tasked with more sponsorship
- 2020
- Where will it be held?
- Rates?
- AFES’ turn
- RA to step down from committee
Finances
- GB stated AFES financial position (£63K in account, £7K in CAF)
- Sally Morgan – Leicester University, to receive £1000 funding
- Agreed by AFES committee
- GB to action
- Station Hotel
- No financial reason to change
- Sandwiches often left over
- Seminars – bill for coffee etc. high (over-catering)
- Action: to better specify requirements
GDPR
- Committee agreed that AFES members should re-register each year
- AFES need updated GDPR policy
- MF to action
Petrophysics Prize
- The Donald Keir Prize for Petrophysics
- University has main tablet
- RA to pick up tablet to get altered/engraved/updated with prize winners
AGM
- Venue
- JB to book Aberdeen Town house again
- JB to advise of date
- Off Topic Talk
- Potential speeches
- JB contact – Lawyer
- ED – possibility: Lorna Dawson. She is the head of the Soil Forensics group at the James Hutton Institute. Spoke at PESGB.
- JB to take lead
- Charter Vote
- Vote will happen on whether to accept or reject the SPWLA Charter
- ED to obtain new charter from SPWLA and Special Committee to meet for one final time
- ED to advertise Special Committee position to AFES Committee, membership, encourage AGM attendance ahead of AGM
- Committee Positions Opening
- DEVEX Representative (new position to be voted into the constitution)
- Media Officer (new name/change of responsibility. To be voted into the constitution) – Stephanie Morris holds position and will need voted in
- VP Technology, Lectures
- University Liaison Officer
- Secretary – Michelle Ferris holds position and will need voted in
- Sponsorship
- Student Rep – ED to present to new students and solicit a vote to be ratified at AGM
- Technical Sub-Committee – 2 positions
- Would be good to get operator representation/diversity
- Total, Shell, BP? JB to contact
AOB
- Field Trip / AFES Social
- Stonehaven
- SM to help organise
- Potential names to contact
- Jim Ritchie (ex-Senergy)
- Peter Craig
- PPE required (hard hats, high vis) – approach university/service companies to loan?
- SPWLA awards
- JB to contact Mike Webster
- Proposals/nominations