Month: September 2020

Dear SPE Aberdeen members, colleagues and friends,

This month we re-imagined the section’s Kick Off meeting to formally start our journey to Re-Imagining SPE Aberdeen.

These are challenging times for our industry in terms of its identity, relevance and economics. To meet these challenges SPE Aberdeen has launched an initiative to ask itself fundamental questions about its purpose and actions to ensure we have an SPE Aberdeen that is fit for purpose for the coming decades. At this months kick off meeting we asked challenging questions about our response to the Energy Transition debate, how we know if we have Diversity and Inclusion right, how do we generate funds to support our outreach responsibilities when our traditional funding model has broken down and how we should be organised to face the challenges of 2020.

An enthusiastic team of SPE Aberdeen volunteers facilitated by members of our Young Professionals community generated ideas and insight on these topics which will be the core of our Board Meeting discussions over the coming months. The world is changing rapidly and I am very grateful to those who gave their time and energy to steer the SPE Aberdeen ship into the future.

We are not the only ones asking ourselves the big questions. I would encourage you to read 2021 SPE President Thomas Blasingame’s interview in this month’s JPT. You will receive this newsletter during “BP Week” where Bernard Looney and his colleagues will set out BP’s vision of the future.

Best wishes and stay safe,

Kenny

Kenny McAllister

SPE Aberdeen Chair

Dear SPE Aberdeen members, colleagues and friends,

It’s time to get involved!

SPE Aberdeen launches the 2020-2021 session on Wednesday September 2^nd with our annual Kick Off meeting. The main aim of the evening is to give attendees the opportunity to learn more about what SPE Aberdeen does and find a volunteering opportunity that matches their interests and time commitments. We know that some members love the technical exchange work of SPE and are passionate about finding the right speakers that keep us at the forefront of the current industry debates. Others love to pass their love of an engineering career on to the next generation – we have opportunities to talk to students of all ages from primary school to PhD!

When it comes to time commitments, we know that volunteering can never be anyone’s first priority. So we have a range of volunteering opportunities to suit the time commitment individuals can afford. Some people can only participate outside of normal office hours, others work for companies that allow a volunteering day once a year while others can align their SPE meetings around other elements of their schedules. Volunteers at the kick off meeting know about these challenges and can help you find the right opportunity for you.

This year’s event will be digital. The format will be a short(!) introduction to SPE Aberdeen and then the opportunity to join virtual break-out rooms where you will have the opportunity to hear about the different committees’ work from active volunteers and be in a small enough group to ask all the questions you have.

It is going to be a great evening; you don’t have to be a current SPE member to attend the kick off meeting and you can sign up here.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Best wishes and stay safe,

Kenny

Kenny McAllister

SPE Aberdeen Chair