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Each year this conference highlights and defines the issues and challenges of upstream petroleum exploration and development. Opportunities are now open for current and topical material to be presented at this world-class event with papers being sought from both technical and commercial areas.

This year, the technical program will include papers received by open invitation whilst the plenary program will consist of invited speakers. APPEA is pleased to offer two formats for final publication — peer reviewed papers and extended abstract papers Peer.  Reviewed Papers will be published in the internationally acclaimed APPEA Journal whilst Extended Abstracts (maximum 1500 words and accompanying figures) will be released with the Conference Proceedings in a DVD format. Presentation of the publications at the conference will be in either oral or poster format.

We encourage you to submit a proposal on one of the following pertinent topics:
  • History of Australian exploration and production
  • Australia in the world of oil and gas
  • Appraisal: getting it right
  • Oil and gas developments
  • International innovations
  • Geological concepts and integrated modelling
  • Targeting Australian oil and gas
  • Gas supply and demand
  • LNG
  • Unconventional resources such as coal seam gas
  • Enabling technologies for exploration and production
  • Engineering innovation
  • Skills, education and training
  • Indigenous employment initiatives
  • Safety, security and environmental performance

Paper proposals are evaluated in accordance with the following criteria:
  • Submissions referring to case studies will be highly regarded by the Technical Program Committee.
  • The paper proposal should contain significant new knowledge or experience in a relevant field.
  • Data in the paper proposal must be technically correct. It must present the results of field experience.
  • The substance of the proposed paper must not have been published previously in trade journals or other professional or technical journals.
  • Prior to paper proposal submission, Corporate and Joint Venture clearance must be obtained. Any problems concerning clearance should be outlined when the paper proposal is submitted.
  • The proposed paper may present information about equipment and tools to be used in exploration and production. Such paper proposals must show the definite applications and limitations of such equipment and should avoid undue commercialism and extensive use of trade names. Proposals that are deemed to represent commercial advertising material will not be considered.
  • A 'no paper – no presentation' policy is used by APPEA. Authors who do not submit their manuscripts by the due date will be removed from the program and replaced by an alternate paper.
  • The Technical Program Committee will make the final decision on presentation style, and will allocate oral and poster presentations based on the conference program and the material being discussed in the paper.

Important Dates

20 August 2010

Deadline for submission of 250 word abstract.

Abstracts will be used to determine papers selected. The submission should note if the publication will be a Peer Reviewed Paper or an Extended Abstract, and whether the preferred presentation style will be oral or poster.

12 November 2010

Deadline for receipt of draft Peer Reviewed Papers

Deadline for receipt of material for Abstract Volume (finalised 250 word abstract, confirmed title, photo of the presenter)

4 February 2011

Deadline for receipt of Extended Abstracts