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1980 OTC Program Committee

The Program Committee for the Twelfth Annual Technology Con- ference consisted of a representative from each of the 11 sponsoring technical societies. These representatives are listed below together with the technical society they represent and their business affiliation.

Jere A. Noerager, Program chairman, Exxon Production Research Co.

Arthur 0. Beall Jr., (AAPG), Conoco Inc.

Gale L. Hubred, (AIChE), Chevron Research Co.

Daniel G. Godfrey, (ASCE), Shell Development Co.

William P. Dixon, (ASME),Esso Exploration, Inc.

Glen N. Williams, (IEEE), Texas A&M U.

James H. Osborn, (MTS), Naval Facilities Engineering Command

A.M. Olander, (SEG), Exxon Co., U.S.A.

John W. Padan, (SME), NOAA, Office of Marine Minerals

James M. Magill, (SNAME), Atwood Oceanics, Inc.

Paul J. Durning, (SPE), Union Oil Co. of California

John A. Straatmann, (TMS), Climax Molybdenum Co. ing accomplishments in the de- velopment of offshore technology.

Mr. Crooke, president of Global

Marine Development Inc., will be honored for his development of surface vessel exploration and production technology over the past 25 years.

Exxon Company, U.S.A. re- ceives the award for its contri- bution to subsea technology in the design and pilot test of a deep- water diverless Submerged Pro- duction System (SPS). The re- mote-controlled SPS represents new flexibility in developing off- shore oil and natural gas reserves by providing an alternative to conventional platforms and sat- ellite wells. Exxon's SPS provides methods for safe, economical, and efficient production in depths be- yond platform capabilities as well as in remote and hazardous areas.

Exxon has stated that the SPS project represents more than 300 man-years of research and devel- opment.

Message Center

A Message Center will be op- erated by Southwestern Bell in the lobby of Astrohall during the

Conference. The Message Center will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday and Wed- nesday, and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. All messages for persons attending the Conference should be telephoned to (713) 747- 2152. No paging system is avail- able in the Astrodomain complex.

OTC-TV Expanded

The Offshore Technology Con- ference Television Network will expand the impact of OTC again this year through a special nine-

TIMETABLE

TECHNICAL SESSION

All technical sessions will be held in the Astrohall

Monday Morning—9:30 a.m. to 12 noon • Submersibles I • Seafloor Surveying and Mapping • Ocean Energy • Design and Construction Criteria for

Offshore Structures • Fatigue Analysis of Welded Tubular

Connections • Field Development • Oceanography

Monday Afternoon—-2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Special Session: Blowout Control

Management

Tuesday Morning—9:30 a.m. to 12 noon • Submersibles II • Physical Properties of Marine

Sediments • Drilling and Subsea Production • Pipelines I • Material Performance in Offshore

Pipelines and Platforms • Capacity of Pile and Mat Foundations • Acoustics and Control Systems • Wind and Wave Forces

Tuesday Afternoon—2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Submersibles III • Geotechnical Properties of Marine

Sediments • Marine Risers • Pipelines II • Structural Connections hour public broadcast to be aired over KUTH-TV, Channel 8, Hous- ton's Public Broadcasting Service affiliate. The program to be aired over five days, May 4-8, will seek to translate the status of ocean resource development to the gen- eral public.

Now in its third year of public broadcast, OTC-TV will concen- trate on the issues of today that reflect the growth and the chal- lenges of the offshore industry.

The noncommercial, public-inter- est program will parallel the Con- ference itself, interpreting into layman's terms the significant and fascinating achievements of in- dustry and academia.

The public broadcast of OTC-

TV will be one hour on Sunday evening, May 4 (time unspecified), and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. each day of the Conference.

During Conference hours, OTC-

TV will broadcast closed-circuit in the Astrodomain complex in- formation on technical sessions and other items of interest to

Conference registrants.

Transportation

Complimentary express bus service will operate regular in- tervals between the Astrodomain complex and all hotels and motels listed with the OTC Housing Bu- reau and the official OTC travel agents during the Conference,

May 5-8. Bus schedules will be available in the registration areas at the participating hotels and motels.

Accommodations

Excellent housing accommoda- tions are available for OTC reg- istrants in the city of Houston and nearby Galveston, a popular • Environment and Pollution

Considerations • Offshore Platform Crane Dynamics • Response of Structures to

Wave Forces

Wednesday Morning—9:30 a.m. to 12 noon • SPM Ocean Terminals • Geophysical Research/3D Seismic

Exploration • Mooring and Anchoring • Seismicity and Platform Response to

Earthquakes • Piles and Piledriving • Deep Ocean Mining • Platform Loadout and Transport

Wednesday Afternoon—2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Oil Loading and LNG Transfer Offshore • Geophysical Operations • Ropes and Chains for Offshore • Cathodic Protection and Control of

Marine Growth • Measurement of Platform Dynamic

Response • Pile Capacity and Load Tests • Marine Mining and Dredging • Offshore Platform Concepts

Thursday Morning—9:30 a.m. to 12 noon • Ice/Arctic Activities • Corrosion Control in Offshore

Operations • Vessel Motion and Station Keeping • Structural Analysis and Design • Safety and Fire Prevention in

Offshore Processing • Marine Geology and Geophysics beach resort. All rooms have tel- ephones, televisions, private baths with tub and/or shower. Most have two double beds.

Room requests are filled by the

OTC Housing Bureau, 1522 Main

Street, Houston, Texas 77002.

Registration

Registration fees for the 1980

OTC are based on two registra- tion alternatives: (1) Four-day registration allowing access to both conference and exhibition for the duration of '80 OTC, and (2) Daily registration allowing access to the conference and ex- hibition for a single, specified day.

Registration for college or uni- versity students with valid reg- istration cards from their respec- tive schools is complimentary.

Spouses and students (other then college students) may register at four-day or daily member rates.

There are three basic options for the individual registering for

OTC, namely: advance registra- tion by mail, advance registration on site prior to OTC, and regis- tration during OTC. Advance reg- istration will be handled by OTC, 6200 North Central Expressway,

Dallas, Texas 75206.

NASA Tours

The Lyndon B. Johnson Space

Center, a $202-million complex, is one of the newest and largest re- search and development facilities of the National Aeronautics and

Space Administration. Serving as the focal point for the U.S. manned space flight program, the

Center develops technology re- quired for the design and oper- ation of manned spacecraft, se- lects astronauts, and controls

NASA space flights from launch to landing.

Visitors to the LBJ Space Cen- ter may view films and partici- pate in a walking tour of the fa- cilities. Tours are scheduled for

Tuesday, May 6, and Wednesday,

May 7, departing from the Astro- hall. Reservations may be made at the NASA tour desk in the

International Center in the Astro- hall.

OTC Publications

If you are unable to attend the 1980 Conference and would like

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Monday, May 5

Registration 7:30 a.m.—6:00 p.m.

Exhibition 8:30 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.

Technical Programming 9:30 a.m. — 12 noon 2:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6

Registration 8:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.

Exhibition 8:30 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.

Technical Programming 9:30 a.m. •— 12 noon 2:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.

Awards Luncheon 12:15 p.m. — 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7

Registration 8:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.

Exhibition 8:30 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.

Technical Programming 9:30 a.m. — 12 noon 2:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 8

Registration 8:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.

Exhibition 8:30 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.

Technical Programming 9:30 a.m. — 12 noon to order copies of either the 1980

Proceedings (four-volume set),

Proceedings Index, and/or Regis- tration List, contact OTC at 6200

North Central Expressway, Dallas,

Texas 75206 for an order form.

Sets of Proceedings from pre- vious Conferences and past edi- tions of the Indexes—listing sub- jects and authors for papers pre- sented at the 1969-1979 Confer- ences — can be obtained at the same address.

Food Service

The Astrodomain provides the

OTC registrant with many choices of food at one of the many snack stands, or at a sit-down meal in one of four restaurants. Houston restaurant guides will be available at all registration areas in each of the three buildings. (A floor plan of the Astrodomain appears on page 15. Exhibitors and their booth numbers appear on page 16 and following)

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