Please join the Houston Chapter of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) on Thursday, April 9 for our monthly meeting.

Candida Scott will speak on "Energy Industry Cost Trends"

REGISTRATION: You are encouraged to RSVP via the on-line system at http://iaeehoustonapril2009.eventbrite.com/. You may pre-pay for your registration with a credit card, or you may indicate that you will pay via cash or check at the door. If you are registering or purchasing tickets for your colleagues, please provide the name of each person in your party. Registration closes 24 hours in advance of the meeting. In order to RSVP online and pay at the door, you will need to click on "show other payment options" listed at the bottom of the ticket information section. This link will reveal the "Pay offline" option.

MEMBERSHIP: To join the Houston Chapter of the IAEE/USAEE, please visit http://iaeehoumembership2008.eventbrite.com  Annual dues are $25. Chapter membership entitles you to the members' discounted registration rate, the right to vote on Chapter business and to elect officers, and the satisfaction of joining Houston's premier professional and educational forum for energy economics.

LOCATION: The meeting will take place at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking. Lunch is served at noon. The talk will be followed by a brief Q&A session. For parking instructions, visit: http://www.bakerinstitute.org/contact_directions.cfm 
Note: We will be serving a boxed lunch at this event.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Candida Scott, CERA Director, heads the CERA Capital Cost Forum, formed to monitor and predict the changes in project development costs through market analysis and scenario evaluation. She oversees the IHS/CERA Upstream Capital Costs Index which tracks actual costs for equipment and services required to construct a fixed basket of oil and gas projects, to assess movements and develop strategies in managing costs. Ms. Scott has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with international expertise in tracking, monitoring, and analyzing trends offshore, onshore, and liquefied natural gas construction projects worldwide. In her previous positions she worked on the conception and development of QUE$TOR estimating system and the development of Brown and Root’s FIELDPLAN estimating system. A chartered mechanical engineer, Ms. Scott is a member of the IMechE and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Leicester University.

NOTE: An RSVP serves as confirmation of your attendance. If you RSVP for the event and do not show, you will still be invoiced for the cost of your lunch. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.