Dear SPE Swiss members,
SPE is celebrating its 20 years of existence. From the initial 30 members in 2004-05, SPE Swiss (originally labelled Geneva Section) peaked at close to 150 members in 2015. SPE Swiss felt the ageing of its membership, the downsizing of IHS Petroconsultants, the sudden closure of Addax Petroleum offices in Geneva, the relocation of Lundin’s staff in Norway. In the meantime, geothermal has brought a few members and the geo-energy trend has generated interest from and toward the SPE community.
The SPE future in this part of the world largely relies on integrating SPE Swiss into the new Swiss and European Energy landscape. This is both challenging and exciting times.
The current SPE Swiss board mandate has now expired, and we need to renew it. It is also the opportunity to bring in new energy and ideas. All board positions are now open: Chairperson, membership chair, program chair, treasury for the most important ones.
If you are interested in joining the board and develop more activities within SPE Swiss for at least the 2 yrs to come, bring your ideas and put them in practice, it is the moment to come forward and lead the section into a new era.
Please, reply to this call - you may contact Sabina, Federico or myself - before May 20.
Many thanks for your support.
All the best
Frédéric