People And Organisations Caught Doing Things Right

To all who provided or plan to provide support for the victims of calamities - including the December tsunami and January fires- your hearts and minds are well placed. Goodonya for doing the right things.

Tom Loutit (PESA ACT / FrOG TECH) and Stephen Wood (PESA NSW / Oil Search) volunteered to be PESA's representatives at the Science meets Parliament (SmP) 8-9 March 2005 event in Canberra. PESA is part of the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technologic Societies (FASTS) contingent at SmP. The red button issue shared by all FASTS member organisations is to support high school and university science education.

Hot topics from the December 6th 2004 PESA Board meeting (Melbourne)

The 2005 PESA budget forecast was deemed sustainable (with dues unchanged).

Both the ASEG-PESA Conference (August 2004 in Sydney) and the 2nd Eastern Australasian Basins Symposium (September 2004, Adelaide) were technically and financially successful events.

PESA now plans to finance its national education tours on a national basis. Also, up to a $4,000 (PESA Federal funds) is set as a contingent budget to reduce the risk of a Branch running a loss from Distinguished Lecture and Workshop tours. This PESA Education Committee policy aims to sustain delivery of well taught hot topics at attractive prices.

Aims for high quality in budget are driving the timing for www.pesa.com.au events and technical papers databases. These services will 'go live' in 2005.

Ab fab addition to your technical references

The exquisite full-colour 776 page Proceedings from the 2nd Eastern Australasian Basins Symposium includes a high resolution DVD of all papers and can be purchased online. Visit www.pesa.com.au (to link you to a secure online webpage to place orders) or for information - contact Elinor Alexander by phone (08 8463 3211) or by email (alexander.elinor@saugov.sa.gov.au)

PESA Federal Post-Graduate Scholarship ($5000)

Details of application for the 2005 PESA Federal post-graduate scholarship ($5000) can be downloaded from PESA's website. Applications close 30 September 2005.

Conferences / Events / Key dates to keep in your diary

APPEA Conference, 10 -13 April 2005, Perth Exhibition Centre. For information visit www.appea.com.au

PESA's Farmin Seminar (in association with the APPEA Conference), Sunday 10 April 2005. For information either call (02 9246 9888) or email (petro@chilli.net.au) Wolfgang Fischer (PESA NSW). Secure online registration can be done at www.pesanews.com.au

PESA's Annual General Meeting, afternoon of 10 April 2005, Perth. Members will be notified of time and venue by email.

Central Australian Basins Symposium, 16 - 17 August 2005 in Alice Springs. For information - visit www.minerals.nt.gov.au/ntgs/CABSymposium/home.html.

28th PESA Queensland Symposium, 14th September 2005, Brisbane

4th West Australian Basin Symposium with the AAPG International Conference, October 2006 in Perth.

3rd Eastern Australasian Basins Symposium, 2008. Location to be announced at PESA Annual General Meeting - 10 April 2005.

International Geologic Congress (IGC), 2012 in Brisbane
Second-to-last word - Quotes

We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. T S Eliot as quoted at http://www.bartleby.com/73/579.html

Managers help people to see themselves as they are. Leaders help people to see themselves better than they are. Jim Rohn as quoted at http://www.shearingworld.com/quotes.htm.

How long should you try? Until. Jim Rohn as quoted at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jim_rohn.html

Third-to-last word - Quotes

My past two years as PESA's President have been a very satisfying. All that has been achieved for PESA members reflects very well on the magnificent collaborative voluntary efforts of PESA members spread across Australia. I am truly grateful for the advice and support provided by all the people who generously gave (and give) of themselves by serving on PESA's Board and PESA's Branch, Education, Publication, and Membership Committees. I am especially thankful for the collaborative efforts of PESA's Executive VP (David Cliff - PESA WA / Hardman), PESA's Executive Treasurer (Mike Hanzalik - PESA SA / Santos), PESA's Executive Secretaries (Evelina Paraschivoiu - PESA SA / PIRSA and Bronwyn Camac - PESA SA / ASP), PESA's immediate Past President (John Carmody - PESA NSW / Apex Energy), PESA's Secretariat (Rowley Butters - PESA WA / Consultant) and PESA's publisher (Brian Wickins - PESA WA / RESolutions). I also welcome the incoming PESA Federal Executive President, Treasurer and Secretary from PESA WA and Federal Executive VP from PESA ACT. At the time of writing - their names are hush-hush. All will be revealed (and commended) at the PESA AGM in Perth on Sunday April 10th 2005. See you then.

The last word

Should as always be from you. Email me at Goldstein.barry@saugov.sa.gov.au

Cheers
Barry A Goldstein
President PESA Ltd