AGS conference commemorates 40th anniversary of Prudhoe discovery

The Alaska Geological Society’s 2008 technical conference will be April 17. It commemorates the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

The conference will be at the BP Energy Center in Anchorage from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For a map and more details see the society’s Web site at: www.alaskageology.org/techconference.html.

The tentative program includes:

• Oil and gas in Alaska before Prudhoe and initial state lands selections (Tom Marshall, former state petroleum geologist);

• Exploration and discovery events (Gil Mull, former industry and DGGS geologist);

• Perspective of an exploration manager (written commentary by Harry Jameson);

• Historical context of the Prudhoe Bay discovery (John Sweet, author and former state legislator);

• Prudhoe Bay — from then to now (BP Engineering);

• Historical economic impact of Prudhoe Bay to Alaska (Scott Goldsmith, UAA economist);

• The great beyond — exploration after Prudhoe (Art Grantz, USGS emeritus); and

• State of the state in geology — or anything but Prudhoe (Bob Swenson, state geologist).

There is also a poster session; the deadline for poster abstract submission is March 31.

Pre-register by April 14 at [email protected].

Registration (includes lunch and abstracts with program): $25 for AGS members; $30 nonmembers.