PPDM 2006 Spring Conference
Conference Summary
The PPDM Association and the PODS Association held a joint annual Standards and Data management Conference in Houston, TX, April 6-7, 2006. The confernece gave delegates opportunities to hear presentations about the current landscape of standards and their ongoing implementations. The annual conference allowed industry to learn how using standards can benefit their business practices, data integration, spatial implementations and improve profitability. International peers from E&P companies, the service community and the regulatory environment value this practical opportunity to work collaboratively.
Thursday, April 6, 2006
Chronostratigraphy vs. Biostratigraphy – The Value of Absolute Ages in Gulf of Mexico Regional Geologic Studies
Robert B. Witrock, US Minerals Management ServiceThe NEW Lost and Found Department for Seismic Metadata
Don Robinson, Resolve GeosciencesGrowing With PODS
Alan Herbison (President, PODS Association), Kinder MorganCreating Data Interchange
Greg Smith, New Century Software, Inc.Spatial Update
Rick Taylor, PPDM AssociationESRI Data Modeling for Petroleum
Andrew Zolnai, ESRIData Standards for Integrated Prospect and Play Assessment
Tarek Ghazi, GeoKnowledge USA, Inc.Data Integration Strategy for Best of Breed Applications
Daniel Barry, American InnovationsPPDM Technical Update
Trudy Curtis, PPDM AssociationSemantics: Bridging the Gap Between Structured and Unstructured Data
Wanda K Jackson, WHL Information Solutions, Inc.Extending PODS to Meet Operational Integrity Needs
Bruce Dupuis, Baker Hughes PMG
Friday, April 7, 2006
Enterprise Master Data Management: Key Concepts and Challenges
Hakan Sarbanoglu, Kalido Inc.Top Ten Trends in Upstream IT
Jeanne M. Perdue, Zeus Development Corp.Board of Directors Update
Arthur Boykiw, PPDM Board of DirectorsPPDM Meets Master Data Management and Reference Architecture Head On
Frank Zendejas, Knightsbridge Solutions LLCPPDM Business Development Review, 2004-2005
Joe Tischner, PPDM AssociationWITSML Update
Gary Masters, POSC