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PREVIEW-12th Annual Conference And Exhibition—

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There is one event each year that the entire offshore industry recognizes as the focal point for the dissemination and display of the latest technology, equipment, and services—The Offshore Tech- nology Conference (OTC). The

Conference will be held on May 5- 8, 1980 in the Astrodomain, Hous- ton, Texas.

Each year, some 80,000 scien- tists, managers, and engineers from 90 nations attend this tech- nical conference and exhibition.

As the search for more ocean re- sources intensifies, the signifi- cance of OTC intensifies as a common meeting ground for the many disciplines that harbor fac- ets of ocean resource development and environmental protection.

The Conference will feature an exchange of theories and prac- tical applications as authors from 25 countries participate in a tech- nical program of more than 280 papers. This technology exchange is drawn from 400,000 profes- sionals belonging to one or more of the 11 sponsoring societies.

The comprehensive program will address such topics as subsea production operations, deepwater drilling, offshore safety, subsea mining, ocean thermal energy conversion, and dynamic posi- tioning.

Conference registrants also will be able to observe the vast ex- hibit display that will span the breadth of the offshore industry and covers more than 450,000 square feet. More than 2,000 com- panies from 22 countries will dem- onstrate equipment and services in such areas as oil-well drilling, completion and production, nav- igation, diving, pollution control, and power generation. With vir- tually every aspect of offshore technology featured, participants have the opportunity to view first hand the latest technical achieve- ments of ocean resources devel- opment.

One of the evident impacts of

OTC is the thousands of smaller successes which evolve as a re- sult of personal contact, sharing of information, and the exchange of ideas and theories among the participants.

OTC is for the benefit of pro- fessionals in the offshore indus- tries. The general public is not encouraged to attend.

Awards Luncheon

The OTC Executive Committee will present the prestigious 1980

OTC Achievement Awards for In- dividuals and Organizations dur- ing the Awards Luncheon, Tues- day, May 6. This year's award recipients, R. Curtis Crooke and

Exxon Company, U.S.A., were chosen in recognition of outstand- 12 ZIDELL Maritime Reporter/Engineering News