Saturday, February 27, 1999

7:00 pm  Reception in the City Lights Room of the Renaissance Hotel

8:00 – 9:00

	Welcome	[Slides]	William Drennen	Exxon Production Research Company
	Geology - The Hidden Science		David Stephenson	S.S. Papadopulos & Assoc.
	Conference Plan and Venues		Mike Baranovic	Shell Oil Company
	Geoscience Trends and Challenges	[Slides]	Marcus Milling	American Geological Institute

9:00-11:00 State of the Geosciences (20 minutes per talk)
 
 

	Petroleum Industry	[Slides]	Dodd DeCamp	ARCO
	Minerals & Mining		Noel White	BHP Minerals
	Environmental and Hydrology		Walter Barber	Consultant
	Governmental Agencies		Charles Groat	US Geological Survey
	Education as Employer		Judy Hannah	Colorado State University

11:00 – 12:15

Panel Discussion, Q&A

[Slides]

Don Paul

Chevron Corp.

12:15 – 1:30 Lunch

1:30 – 3:30 Educational Issues and Needs (20 minutes per talk)
 

	K-12 Programs	[Slides]	Robert Ridky	University of Maryland
	Undergraduate Programs		Barbara Tewksbury	Hamilton College
	Graduate Training	[Slides]	Jean Bahr	University of Wisconsin
	Corporate/Academic Partnerships		Paul Weimer	University of Colorado
	Diversity in the Geosciences		Sherri Thomas	Conoco Inc.

3:30 – 4:45 Panel Discussion, Q&A         Edward Roy, Trinity University

4:45 – 5:00 Wrap-Up & Summary           Mike Baranovic, Shell Oil Company

5:30 pm  Reception

7:00 pm Dinner

• “Future of the Geosciences”             William Fisher, University of Texas

7:10 – 10:30 Plant Visit – Exxon Production Research
The tour of Exxon Production Research will begin at 7:30 with breakfast at their facility.  Participants will be escorted in groups of 10 to 20, enabling easy interaction with the Exxon employees and facilities.  All sections of the tour will include discussions about the commercial applicability along with the geoscience being demonstrated.  All participants will have equal opportunity to experience each component of the Plant Visit.

• Introduction to Exxon Production Research
• Poster Session with senior scientists at Exxon Production Research
• Petroleum Geochemistry Lab
• Isotopic Studies
• Rock Mechanics Laboratory
• Demonstration of hydrocarbon formation
• Material behavior modeling
• Virtual Reality Center
• Tour of supercomputing facility
• Demonstration of latest visualization techniques in the virtual reality center

11:00 – 2:30 Participant Workshop (w/working lunch)
 

2:30 – 4:00 Break-out Groups Report / Discussion

4:00 – 4:30 Summary and Wrap-up