BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SPE WA - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:SPE WA X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.spe-wa.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SPE WA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Perth BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:AWST DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20220728T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20220728T193000 DTSTAMP:20220717T064917Z CREATED:20220728T084500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220717T064917Z UID:31090-1659026700-1659036600@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:A Survival Guide for Digital Transformation DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our July SPE Distinguished Lecturer Technical Evening Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nWhen organizations everywhere are racing to embrace Digital Transformation\, it is easy to get excited about the claimed possibilities and to overlook the fundamentals.  It is also unclear what this will mean for most of us\, our organizations and employment prospects.  Hence it is reasonable to ponder and assess our readiness for these changes and the opportunities they may bring. \nDigital Transformation arguably began a long time ago.  It was in the late 1980s that just about everyone in the oil and gas industry started using computers.  These were first introduced as “productivity tools” in support of conventional work.  With the benefit of experience and technological progress\, organizations have evolved new workflows.  Today\, Information Technology projects are increasingly seen as corporate gamechangers. \nIn this lecture\, an experienced geoscientist offers his take on what Digital Transformation may mean\, and suggests how to prepare to ride the wave and succeed.  Specific topics will include the need for a reliable data inventory\, pre-requisites for the integration of multiple data sets and for the rigorous quantification of uncertainty.  All these can be implemented without disruption\, at low incremental cost and great potential value to all parties. \nThe main takeaway point is that regardless of what Digital Transformation turns out to be\, some actions should be taken now rather than later to ready the organization.  These actions all revolve around the systematic consolidation of specific data fundamentals.  In the process\, the people involved will also become better prepared and more valuable to their organization. \nAbout the Speaker – Martin Storey\nMartin Storey is an independent practising Petrophysicist with over three decades of international experience combining field operations and the acquisition\, integrated exploitation and management of well data.  He consults and delivers training programs in these areas.  He is a long-active member of the SPE and other associations including the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA) and the Professional Petroleum Data Management Association (PPDM).  He was an SPWLA Distinguished Lecturer in 2019 and 2020\, and received that society’s Distinguished Service Award in 2020. He has a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from Stanford University\, and an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Thursday\, 28 July 2022 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             16:45 am – 17:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             17:00 pm – 17:10 pm SPE WA Opening Marks.\nTime:             17:10 pm – 17:45 pm Presentation.\nTime:             17:45 pm – 18:00 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             18:00 pm – 19:30 pm Closing with Networking drinks & Nibbles. \nPlease notice the tickets sale is limited and be hurry to lock in your ticket. The ticket sale closes on the 27 July 2022 at 4 pm. \nFree Tickets Available for SPE Student Chapter Members\nSPE WA\, in conjunction with our sponsors\, is kindly sponsoring SPE Student Chapter Members to attend the monthly technical events. Please fill out an application form explaining why you are interested in attending the SPE WA technical events. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Note that applications will only be accepted up to the 22nd of July 2022. \nApplication Form: https://docs.google.com/StudentApplicationForm URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/28th-july-2022-spe-wa-technical-evening-meeting/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SPE-Distinguished-Lecturer-1024-×-576-px.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR