ADVISOR - AIPN

sponsors for their continued support of
AIPN.
Student Scholarships
This year the Scholarship Committee,
led by Eric Fry (Anadarko) and Karen Krug
(SNR Denton) recommended, and the
Board approved, a record number of
student scholarships. A total of 14
scholarships were awarded to deserving
students from 8 different schools.
Education is one of the founding principles
of AIPN and I am extremely pleased to see
AIPN support the education of our student
members. After notifying the recipients of
these awards, the committee received a
number of touching thank you notes that
made the awards all the more gratifying.
Membership
This month the AIPN reached a historic
membership milestone when we exceeded
4100 members for the first time. Under the
Thank you for your membership to AIPN. As an AIPN member you
represent an elite group of professionals dedicated to career
growth and development and are an important part of AIPN’s
overall mission and success. Over the past year, you have helped
to shape these milestones:
expanded student outreach. Yet again we surpassed last year’s
record with a total of 14 students receiving the AIPN Scholarship.
And in 2012, another student club was formed at Southern
Methodist University.
AIPN expands its reach with events in new cities. Events were
held in new cities: Vienna and Lima. A conference will also be held
in Belgrade this October.
Seminar Series on Model Contracts continues to grow. Last year’s
first in the series have sparked four more to take place in 2012.
Bridging the gap between NOCs and IOCs. 2012 was marked by
continued efforts to bring together NOCs and IOCs . There has
been a 32% increase this past year of NOC applicants. Registration
is now open for the highly anticipated 2012 NOC/Government
Entity Conference to be held in December in London.
Membership reaches record number. In 2012, AIPN membership
SEPTEMBER 2012 • 2
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
guidance of the Membership Committee
currently led by Kimberly Reeder (BP), our
membership has grown by approximately
60% over the past three years. The
distribution of members has been
changing as well. Although the US and
Europe/Africa regions still represent about
60% of our membership, Asia and Australia
Pacific have grown to now make up over
20% of membership. Recently, we have
been focusing great attention toward
growing our NOC membership, and these
efforts are beginning to pay off with NOCs
now representing over 6% of our roles. The
impressive membership growth is a
testament to the relevance and wide
appeal of AIPN’s services and programs.
NOC CONfereNCe
By the time this message is published
we will be well into the planning for AIPN’s
inaugural NOC Conference to be held in
London December 4 - 6. The conference
chair, Chris Moyes (Moyes & Co.), along
with his committee have put together an
excellent program consisting of three days
of interactive workshops and breakout
groups with experienced faculty. These
sessions are designed to help attendees to
develop practical skills and knowledge
around Host Government Instruments,
Upstream Model Contracts and Oil & Gas
Dispute Resolution for application to their
day-to-day work. The conference has been
well received so far, but it’s important that
we continue to spread the word and recruit
NOC attendees. Complete information can
be found on the AIPN website, so please
use it to promote the conference and
encourage your NOC contacts to
participate. We are hoping the NOC
Conference can become another annual
AIPN event, so initial
success is critical. Your
support towards making
this happen will be greatly
appreciated.
William Lafferrandre
AIPN President
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See what you have helped to accomplish
rose to more than 4,100 members in some 100 countries.
Increased number of regional conferences. Since its inception,
2012 will mark the most number of regional conferences held
within one year. Cities include Vienna, Belgrade and Bogota.
Two model contracts published. The highly anticipated revised
Joint Operating Agreement was published this year, as well as the
LNG Master Sale and Purchase Agreement.
We hope you continue to rely on AIPN for your educational and
networking needs to keep you one step ahead in your career. Stay
connected by renewing your membership today.
Active membership: $150 and Student membership: $25
To pay with credit card, please login to www.aipn.org and select
"Pay Your Dues Online" from your Member Dashboard.
For membership questions, please contact Chelsea Ordonez, Event
& Membership Coordinator, at +1 281-558-7715 ext. 100 or at
membership@aipn.org. A $25 late payment fee will be applied to
all dues received after January 31, 2013.
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