January 2007 Newsletter

• Talisman Energy
• Unistal Systems Pvt. Ltd.
• Bentley Systems Inc.
• Complete list of members

Annual Board of Directors elections will begin in February with the nomination process. Seven seats are available for election/re-election. Any member in good standing can nominate qualified candidates for election.

Board membership requires a two year commitment and active involvement in the organization. Nominations will begin February 1 through the close of business March 2, 2007. The primary contact for your organization will be sent an email regarding nominations.

The primary responsibility of the Board is to direct the organization and Technical Committee in developing data storage and exchange standards to meet the evolving needs of our industry.

Board Members must have a strong interest in PODS, and a desire and willingness to promote and advance the standards of the organization within our industry. Board membership requires two to four hours per month including a monthly teleconference (about 11⁄2 hours). In addition, twice each year, the Board meets face to face, typically the days immediately after the ESRI PUG Conference and the GITA Oil & Gas Conference, both held in Houston, TX. Those members attending these conferences, are also asked to participate in staffing the PODS booth, and hosting duties associated with the annual User Group Meeting held after the GITA Oil & Gas Conference.

Are you interested in being nominated?

If you have questions about the time involved, please contact Sheila Wilson or one of the current Board Members.

Look for us in New Orleans, LA, at the PHMSA Public Meetings and Documents: Government/Industry Pipeline Research and Development Forum, February 7-8, 2007. We will be assisting with the Data Mining/Threat Assessment Session.
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Look for us at the ESRI Petroleum User Group Conference in Houston, February 26-28, 2007. Please drop by our booth. We will have Board Members, Technical Committee Members, and the Executive Director available to meet you.

Are you a member of the PODS Association? We need your information! Many people call the PODS Association requesting information about service providers and vendors. Because we are vendor neutral, we refer inquiries to our member webpage. If you will send us information about your company, including services you provide, we will post the information on the PODS website. The sooner you send it – the faster we’ll post it! Please keep your descriptions brief.

We will also post information for pipeline operators, government agencies, and associations.

PODS Spatial has been actively working with Oracle Spatial to develop a spatial implementation of PODS for Oracle Spatial users. The PODS Spatial Working Group, Oracle Spatial, and the Technical Committee have met to discuss the steps necessary for the implementation.

Are you curious about the background of PODS? Do you want to more about the PODS Association, the data model, and what we do? To find out more, please visit the PODS website and view the white paper online. If you have further questions, please contact us.