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SEG 2008 Annual Report - Geo-Mentoring Committee

The time of year has arrived for our submittal of the Geo-Mentoring Committee Report for the SEG 2008 Annual Report.

The beauty of this report can be its brevity through "linkage(s)" allowing you the reader to directly judge the value of Geo-Mentoring and its richness as shown by "posts" by geophysicists and geoscientists from around the world.

Your review can be as simple as "linking" to http://geo-mentoring.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

For the more traditional, the SEG Geo-Mentoring Committee is a new committee with a mission of MENTORING.  A high priority this year has been to "collaborate" and "communicate" through the internet to effectively reach our global community of geophysicists numbering in the thousands.  Participation in our 'blog' and our program(s), ie. 2008 OTC New Waves for young professionals have been of priority focus (May 2008).

Participation has successfully demonstrated a proof-of-concept for our internet strategy.  The robustness of participation has been limited and seems to be related to the "newness" of using a 'blog' in this fashion and the format of the 'blogs' used during this past 8 months.  A shift in ''blog" format to Google was done after the first 6 months.  Clearly more experimentation in formats, etc., is needed.

Participation over the prior 8 months is of good quality and opens the aperture for more ideas for testing new geophysical cybercultural approaches.

It is exciting to see Geo-Mentoring's story unfold through the following participants:

Dunstan Ananyni Nigeria / SEG-ExxonMobil Student Education Program

Dr. Mamadou Sanou Diallo Mauritania / Houston, Texas

Dr. Roel Snieder Colorado School of Mines

Christine Morshedi SEG SSAL Committee - Volunteer / Houston, Texas

Heather King University of Houston

Nkeze Julius University of Buea in Cameroon

Linda Holman Associate Editor, SEG / Tulsa, Oklahoma

Rhonda Duey Sr. Editor, E&P, Harts Energy / Houston, Texas

Jenny Cole SEG Student Affairs Specialist

Dr. Bill Keach University of Utah

Lee Lawyer TOS (from The Other Side) in the TLE (The Leading Edge)

Dr. Gery la Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal / Peru

Anna Shaughnessy SEG Foundation Campaign Cabinet / Houston , Texas

Milos Cvetkovic Geo-Mentor University of Houston

An Advanced Placement Environmental Science Student Oxnard High School, California

Bo Zhao Houston, Texas

Fariz Fahmi Houston, Texas

Vic Lamanuzzi Houston, Texas

Thalbert McGinness Geo-Mentor BP (ret.)

Alan Cohen Geo-Mentor Lafayette, Louisiana

Dean Clark TLE (The Leading Edge) Tulsa, Oklahoma

Dr. Fred Aminzadeh President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicsits (2007-2008)

Bill Barkhouse Geo-Mentor The Woodlands, Texas

Geo-Chat

Geo-Links

Geo-Mentoring Committee "Roster"

Mentee Requests . . . Ideas . . . Action Items

Contest . . . for Geo-Mentoring Photos

Metric: Participation by 24+ in 8 months from 5-6 different countries of origin.

Metric: A live "geo-mentoring" by Milos Cvetkovic to an Advanced Placement Environmental Science

Student in Oxnard, California (December, 2007).

Metric: A significant participation by the Geo-Mentoring Committee at the 2008 OTC New Waves program

mentoring over 500 young professional geologists, geophysicists, and engineers (May 2008).

Finally, a heartfelt thank you to our original SEG Geo-Mentoring Committee (2007-2008), the champions whose

enthusiasm and energy propelled us forward:

Alan J. Cohen University of Louisiana - Lafayette

Milos D. Cvetkovic University of Houston

Rhonda Duey Hart Energy Publications

Gerardo Herbozo P. U. Catolica De Valpariso

R. William Keach II Halliburton/BYU/EGI

L. C. (Lee) Lawyer Leeson Interests

Anna C. Shaughnessy Interpretation**3

Louise Pellerin Green Engineering Inc. and SEG Executive Committee Liaison (2007-2008)

http://www.seg.org/SEGportalWEBproject/portals/SEG_Online.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=publications_/segyearbookpublicationscommittees

Respectfully submitted by Bill Barkhouse, SEG Chair for Geo-Mentoring Committee (2007-2008), The Woodlands, Texas, June, 2008

Your Turn . . . Round-Up Time for Your Comments . . .

As I learn more about all of you from your phenomenal e-mails, I am still "light" on your 'posts' to this geo-mentoring 'blog'.

So it is one of those periodic "round up" times, as they say in Texas, please reply through your comment(s) as to what you are thinking today!

Hope to hear from y'all !  Geo-Chat

A Geo-Chat Interview with Dr. Mamadou Sanou Diallo

Geo-Chat: Welcome Dr. Diallo. Please tell me about your exciting efforts to launch a non-profit organization called the "Initiative for the Advancement of Education In Africa".


Dr. Diallo: Its all about inspiring young Africans to seek higher education. We tell you our story as Africans who have gone through the same situation. We use the opportunities from where we are to open the connections between academic institutions in the West and in Africa, and leverage the dessimination of knowledge through mentoring.


We want young people to recognize the importance of education for the development of the Continent.


We hope to lead by personal example. Some of us have experienced difficult steps to get where we are in our careers. We want to share our experiences to inspire future geophysicists, geoscientists, and others in all education disciplines.


Please comment to this 'blog'.


Dr. Mamadou Sanou Diallo


Ing. Institut Algerien du Petrole
PhD University of Tuebingen


ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company

Houston, Texas

Geo-Chat Welcomes Dr. Roel and His Great Energy Story !!!

Dear Bill,

(Permission edited by Geo-Chat):  I presume you want to make a link to one of my pages? 

http://www.mines.edu/~rsnieder/Global_Energy.html

That is absolutely fine. I have attached the image of my energy presentation in case you want users to clicks on an appealing image.  (This is Geo-Chat - I am still working on the image...).

Geo-Chat:  Please do not hesitate to view Roel's 'energy presentation' by clicking on the 'link' above.  And please, provide your comments by replying with comments following.

Best regards, Roel

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Roel Snieder
W.M. Keck Distinguished Professor of Basic Exploration Science
Center for Wave Phenomena
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401-1887
USA
tel. +1.303.273.3456
fax +1.303.273.3478
email rsnieder@mines.edu
http://www.mines.edu/~rsnieder

Geo-Chat Says Hi to Christine Morshedi - SEG SSAL Committee

Geo-Chat: Wow - what a day!!! Hi Christine! Isn't the SEG SSAL Committee the new SEG CUSP committee (what an acronym soup . . .)?

Chris: That' s right bill . . . .

Geo-Chat: I am excited about Geo-Mentoring and it reminds me of the Earth Science's Literacy Initiative Workshop that you just participated in.

Geo-Chat: Can you say a FEW words . . .

Chris: ESLI was an opportunity for earth scientists to formulate a list of essential curriculum BIG IDEAS and supporting concepts for students K-12.

Chris: This was accomplished via a two week online workshop with postings from over 300 geoscientists - mostly academic. The underlying importance of this is that all of the world's citizens need to understand the Earth we inhabit and share!

Geo-Chat: How did you feel about the interaction in this online medium?

Chris: It was better than I expected for an online meeting because of the personalized "touches" of photos and locations (shown on a global map) and a lot of organizational work on the part of the facilitators!!!!

Geo-Chat: Wow - again - this is super!

Geo-Chat: Where can you point people if they are interested in checking this out?

Chris: Try this link www.earthscienceliteracy.org

Geo-Chat: Thank you and have a nice lunch !!!!

Geo-Chat Welcomes Heather King - The University of Houston

Geo-Chat: Hi Heather! What brings us to this opportunity for a Geo-Chat conversation today?

Heather: I am working on my Master's in Geophysics at U of H (University of Houston) and I just finished my first semester there. I received my undergraduate degree in geology from the University of Wyoming. I am doing a summer internship at a major oil company in Houston this summer and I am having lots of fun!

"It's a rush !!!! "

Geo-Chat: This is great that you just happened to stop by and say a few words for Geo-Mentoring.

Heather: I would like to ask if anyone has any advice for a newcomer to the petroleum industry?

Please comment to this blog!

Geo-Chat: Wow, Heather, thank you !!! Let's see some advice for Heather . . .

Geo-Mentoring Introduces Nkeze Julius from the Unviersity of Buea in Cameroon

Nkeze Julius to me show details 1:01 PM (7 hours ago) Dear Mr Barkhouse, Thank you very much for the link to the Geo- mentoring page. I must say that it is a wonderful innovation from SEG. The blog provides a great opportunity for us in Africa to learn of the opportunities in the science of Geophysics.  This knowledge is indispensable in galvanizing our interest in this great discipline. Yes, you can publish my comments. Hope to also hear from you on my thesis support Best wishes!! Nkeze --- William Barkhouse <bill.barkhouse@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Nkeze, First, please try http://geo-mentoring.blogspot.com and please comment. Second, may I have your permission to post our e-mail communications to the 'blog' so that other students may see our geo-mentoring activity? Please advise. Thank you. Bill SEG Geo~Mentoring Chair (2007-2008) On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 3:00 AM, Nkeze Julius  <nkezej@yahoo.com> wrote:  Dear sir,  Thank you very much for your mail. I'm sorry to  let you know that my topic was changed last two weeks  because the Cameroon Hydrocarbon Corporation said  it could only accept one student from My University  and we were two of us seeking for assistance.I am  pleased to inform you that my fellow class mate is working  there at the moment. I am now working on  volcanology.  I'm afraid you may have misunderstood me a  little.  The amount was meant to cover my entire thesis i.e  my lodging in Yaounde, my transportation from Buea to  yaounde and back and also other logistical  support.  I deeply appreciate your willingness to help me  and may God reward you abundantly.  Can I still send to you my present proposal on  volcanology?  Warm regards,  Nkeze julius  --- William Barkhouse <bill.barkhouse@gmail.com>  wrote: Dear Nkeze, Thank you for your e-mail of April 25th. Your request for $500 US is most unusual for students seeking data for research purposes.  I would be happy in assisting you prepare a  letter to the Cameroon national  hydrocarbon corporation requesting them to make  available the log data for  your research.  Can you please send an electronic copy of your  research proposal? Can you identify, by name, the logs you are  looking for? Best regards, Bill SEG Chair of the Geo-Mentoring Committee - (2007-2008) On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 6:07 AM, Nkeze Julius <nkezej@yahoo.com> wrote: Dear Mr Barkhouse, I am so happy to write to you. I read with alot of interest and admiration recently, about your efforts and contribution in the science of geophysics from my recent copy of TLE magasin. I am a student member of SEG (171180) from Cameroon in Africa. I am currently pursuing a Masters degree in Applied Geology at the University of Buea. I am very encouraged by your achievements and would like to pursue a career in geophysics. I have chosen a topic for my MSc research -characterisation of reservoir capacity from wireline logs. It is the first research of its kind in my university and I am so excited! I would like to solicit your help financially about 500 US Dollars to obtain logs for interpretation from the Cameroon national hydrocarbon corporation.  I look forward to hearing from you. My love to your family. sincerely, Nkeze Julius University of Buea Cameroon

I Want Your Opinion of The Leading Edge by Linda Holeman

Hi, this is Geo-Chat with Linda Holeman, Associate Editor of The Leading Edge.

We are sitting in her space in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Geo-Chat: Linda, it is a real pleasure to be here talking with you today.

Linda: The pleasure is all mine, I am so excited about this 'blog'.

Geo-Chat: Is there something you would like to ask of our audience?

Linda: I want to find out how the Leading Edge can better engage young professionals. What would you like to see within the magazine that we are not currently providing? What kind of content what would spark your interests?

Geo-Chat: Well Linda, why have you not previously posted to this 'blog'?

Linda: Time! One of my coworkers has just moved to Florida quite suddenly. It's one of those things younger professionals like to do -- a complete re-evaluation of their lifestyle, what they want to do and where they want to go. It took a lot of courage and I'm full of admiration and I'm a wee bit jealous, but it left a gap temporarily! Wow -- here today, then gone ....

Geo-Chat: Thank you Linda for a really great interaction. I would like to invite you, the reader, to participate and respond to Linda's questions for help regarding content for The Leading Edge. This is Geo-Chat looking forward to your exciting comments . . . to come!

What is Geo-Mentoring?

Geo-Mentoring has been active for six months and let's revisit our original vision from Fred Aminzadeh, current President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (2007-2008), in his SEG TLE article in November 2007. 

"My vision of geo-mentoring is a program that would cover a large spectrum:  technical issues, career issues, and many other things, including how to become active in professional societies, how to decide a career path, how to define success for yourself, and how to reach that success."

I will be following this 'post' with a six month report card on our progress to date.  Please

be part of the feedback and join in with your input by 'clicking' on and replying in the comments following. 

The "six month" report card turns out to be the later post for the SEG 2008 Annual Report for the Geo-Mentoring Committee.

Hi, This Is Geo-Chat Linking with Our First 6 Months . . .

SEG - Geo-Mentoring,

If you are interested in the first 6 months of our SEG - Geo-Mentoring Blog, please try the following "link" using:  User:  geomentor and Id:  seg2008

http://web.mac.com/geophysic1/Geo-Mentoring/Blog/Blog.html

Please be sure to COMMENT with your replies by clicking on 'comments following (below).

Best regards,

Geo-Chat

P.S.   Please never hesitate to see what is going on at www.seg.org

Geo-Mentoring at Six Months

Hi, this is Geo-Chat reporting on our first 6 months of creating and using a 'blog' in one of our many new Geo-Mentoring initiatives at SEG. 

Looking forward to the next 6 months, I am launching our SEG Geo-Mentoring 'blog' from a new platform in Google.  This will be our second phase of online experiments testing your ideas for improvement.

Please help us in learning globally.

Thank you from Geo-Chat 

Please give us your comments by "clicking" on 'comments' (following below and slightly to the right) and replying!!!!  Thank YOU!

Please do NOT hesitate in seeing "What's New" at www.seg.org