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Section NewsSection NewsSPE WA End of Year BashSPE WA hosted its final sundowner for 2009on Friday 6 November at the Mosman ParkBowling Club. The ‘End of Year Bash 2009’was a truly magnificent event, with a venueand theme very different from previoussundowners.With a turnout of approximately 90 guests fromall corners of the petroleum industry, it was agreat success; Eunice Walkden-Brown, SPE WASocial Committee member, thanked everyone forattending and set the stage for a few rounds oflawn bowls.With one of the best vantage points in Perth,guests took in magnifi cent views of the beautifulSwan River backdropped by the Perth city skylineand the Darling Ranges, enjoying a relaxed gameof lawn bowls, mingling with friends new andold, and taking advantage of the great weatherand wonderful array of food and beverages. ◆SPE WA members enjoy the bowling and views.YPP QueenslandAntoni Kourakis (Origin Energy) feels confident enoughto give the group a demonstration after instruction fromthe club pro.The fast-growing Queensland CSG industry andthe infl ux of people, particularly graduates, intoQueensland provided motivation to formallyestablish the Young Petroleum Professionals(YPP) Queensland. YPP sections have been inplace for some time in Adelaide and Perth,proving very successful.The intention of the YPP is to unite youngmembers of PESA and SPE to:• Bridge the gap between students andgraduates;• Provide a means for professional networkingAll participants are getting ready. Joanna Tastidis (OriginEnergy) is too excited to wait.between organisations; and,• Encourage and support development ofgraduates.A professional networking event was recentlyheld at the Norman Park Bowls Club, wheremembers were invited to mingle with oneanother, enjoy food and beverages, and engagein a friendly game of barefoot bowls. It was avery successful event, with 35 attendees fromapproximately 10 different organisations.YPP Qld encourages participation from all youngpeople involved in the oil and gas industry. ItDaniel Wilcox, Sean Kielland (Queensland Universityof Technology), Jonathon Koch (Santos), Kari Sudana(University of Queensland) and Lawrence Mowburg(Queensland University of Technology).is anticipated that an event will be held onthe second Thursday of every other month,alternating between a professional networkingevent and a professional presentation. Presenterswill be encouraged to include advice on careerdevelopment for young graduates. Rob Willinkrecently gave a presentation to an audience of 55people titled, ‘CSG and Career Development—Comparative Geological Setting of ConventionalOil and Gas Fields and CSG Resources in theSurat-Bowen Basin, Queensland’. The YPPcommittee is very appreciative to all who donatetime to speak to the young members of the oiland gas industry. ◆24 SPE NEWS January/February 2010www.spe.org