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2009 membership renewals are due 1 January.

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Deadline for Beijing 2009 abstract
submission is 14 January
The CPS/SEG Beijing 2009 Conference will be held 24-27 April 2009. Organizers invite you to submit abstracts to be considered for written or oral presentation. The deadline for submissions is 14 January 2009.

Additional exhibition space added
for Beijing 2009
Demand for exhibit space at the upcoming CPS/SEG Beijing 2009 Conference has created a need for additional exhibit space. Also, the workshop schedule has been announced. For information visit our Web site.

Courses in west Houston
Registration is open for courses held 9-10 and 11-12 February 2009 in west Houston. Available courses include “Petroleum Geology for Geophysicists and Engineers,” “Gravity and Magnetics for Explorationists,” “3D Seismic Attributes for Prospect Identification and Reservoir Characterization,” and “Seismic Anisotropy: Basic Theory and Applications in Exploration and Reservoir Characterization.” Register online by logging in to My SEG or use the registration form (pdf). Full course descriptions can be found here.

Course in Munich
SEG and GeoNeurale present Seismic Interpretation in the Exploration Domain" by Tim Smith on 25-27 February 2009 in Munich, Germany. Download this brochure (pdf) for more information about the course and how to register.

2009 DISC begins
The 2009 SEG/EAGE Distinguished Instructor Short Course (DISC) titled “Petroleum Geoengineering: Integration of Static and Dynamic Models” will begin in February. The course, instructed by Patrick Corbett, first goes to London on 5 February then to Adelaide on 26 February for the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicsts 20th International Geophysical Conference and Exhibition. Visit our Web site for more information.

2009 SEG/ExxonMobil Student Education Program
The SEG/ExxonMobil Student Education Program (SEP) offers travel grants to graduate students who are pursuing a degree in the geosciences. Application deadlines for this program are as follows:

• Middle East—15 January 2009
• Europe—2 February 2009
• North America—1 March 2009

Applications for all locations are available online.

AAPG/SEG Spring Break Student ExpoThe Student Expo is a unique tool for linking geoscience students with industry recruiters. It’s three days of exploring and networking; complete with a poster contest, optional short courses, field trips, and a regional SEG Student Challenge Bowl. Not to mention, GREAT FOOD! Free registration for SEG and AAPG student members! Online registration will be available Friday, 9 January.

Geophysics seeks Best Paper nominations
SEG Editor Kees Wapenaar encourages members to review papers published in 2008 in Geophysics and submit Best Paper nominations by 13 March 2009.

SRW 2009
Save the date for the upcoming Summer Research Workshop (SRW) covering CO₂ Sequestration Geophysics to be held 23-27 August 2009 in Banff, Canada. The workshop will be in conjunction with the AAPG/SEG/SPE Hedberg Conference on multidiscipline CO₂ Sequestration in Vancouver the prior week. Please check our Web site for more information as it becomes available.

Digital Library includes new subscription options
The SEG Digital Library has grown, yet most prices for institutional subscriptions are unchanged for 2009. Login-free access is available to subscribing institutions. To examine the full range of subscription opportunities, please view the SEG subscriptions page or download a flyer.