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The Future is Now

With new leadership in place, Gene Sanders, SNAME’s new Executive Director, lays out his vision for a vibrant, growing society for the next generations 125 Years, it’s a great start! taste of what’s to come as we transition also increasing their organizaton’s

I’m Gene Sanders, and I have been to an entirely new website in 2019. visibility via more traditional branding given the enviable opportunity to take opportunities in SNAME media out-

SNAME into its next phase in one the Next, a note about our dif? cult to ? nd lets. This is a great way to build and most important industries in the world! content… You may have noticed that strengthen our industry relationships,

In my ? rst few months as SNAME’s new what once was dif? cult has now become which will in turn provide even greater

Executive Director, I’ve been working impossible! To provide our members value for our members.

with the Board and various committees with the information and research they on new ventures and directives, which need, when they need it, we’re migrat- EDUCATION @ SNAME THE FUTURE IS NOW will be exciting and bene? cial for our ing our digital content to a site called As we move forward, SNAME is already members and the industry as a whole. OnePetro.org. working on continuing education and

Before I reveal my vision for the future, certi? cation programs for our members, it’s important to share our most recent One Petro offers better, faster, and and we plan to launch new and exciting challenges and accomplishments right more accurate access to SNAME docu- learning and accreditation opportunities here in Alexandria, Va. Our staff is ments, but it also hosts content from 20 for our members. These new educa- well equipped to provide a new and additional associations in related indus- tion programs will be a hybrid of both fresh perspective as we build the path tries. This means your searches can in person certi? cation programs and toward our future, and it’s worth noting yield even more results from a broader e-learning technologies.

that most of our employees have not range of sources, and SNAME papers yet reached their one year anniversary will appear in searches by thousands STEPPING OUT with SNAME (myself included). I think of others outside the SNAME circle. It In the past, SNAME has been regarded that’s a great thing! We have plenty also means that we’ve had to “close the as a rather staid, stoic group. We did of resources for historical perspective, SNAME library” while we transition to not self-promote, we didn’t boast our and our staff is committed to identifying One Petro, but when you see the end many assets, we only offered an opinion and solving problems vs. doing things result, I know you’ll agree it was worth only when asked (and even then, after because “that’s the way it’s always been the wait. very careful consideration). Our meet- done.” So with this in mind, I’m going to ings and events were – and still are – open the proverbial kimono and let you The third project is all about our da- highly technical conferences focusing know what we’ve been up to over the tabase. I was shocked to learn that on peer reviewed content and educa- last six months. there are almost 1,000 different ? elds tional sessions, with the opportunity to in our database, each one capturing a network with others in our ? eld. We will

First things ? rst … the secret’s single facet of our members’ personal continue to follow this tradition, but we out. Our website stinks! SNAME. and professional history and committee will expand our reach, drawing inter- org has been severely limited by inad- engagement, as well as detailed event est from and collaborating with others equate and outdated technology, and and product information and the asso- across similar ? elds and industries. our current site has neither the look nor ciated accounting documentation that feel of the highly technical organiza- goes along with all of it! We are now in • SNAME New Technology Solution tion it represents. Whether it’s apply- the process of minimizing what we need Center at OTC: For the ? rst time, the ing for or renewing your membership, to capture, to ensure your online expe- Offshore Technology Conference is searching the 12,000 + documents in rience (and HQ’s) will be much, much allowing one of its association af? li- our repository for that one important smoother. And now to answer the big ates to represent its strength on the paper you need, or even just logging question… What are we doing for the show ? oor. SNAME will be hosting in to view your own pro? le, SNAME. next 125 years? a technology solution center, featur- org has excelled at complicating even ing products and services necessary the simplest of tasks! It therefore brings CORPORATE AFFILIATION in the offshore community. This is a me great pleasure to tell you that our We have initiated the ? rst SNAME pro- dynamic new venture for SNAME, one website is being completely overhauled. gram that allows an organization to take which just might serve as a model of

By the time this article is in print, you’ll advantage of the bene? ts of individual SNAME’s participation in future events.

already see a more modern adaptation membership through shared knowledge of our old site. While the functionally for and expertise at our networking events, • Strategic Outreach & Partner this ? rst phase is largely cosmetic, it’s a webinars, and presentations – while Events: At the 2018 International

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