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IAGC PRESIDENT ENCOURAGES CULTURE

CHANGE AT GSH-SEG SPRING SYMPOSIUM

AGC President Nikki Martin delivered the IAGC and its members are working to successfully
keynote address at the Geophysical Society of navigate that landscape to ensure opportunities to
IHouston's Society (GSH)-Society of Exploration operate.
Geophysicists (SEG) Spring Symposium in April.
The theme of the symposium was "Geophysical One topic of interest was the need for vernacular
Acquisition: Advanced Technologies Revealing change across the industry because of
Challenging Targets." environmental groups' and public perception. This
information was of such value to Damian Hite, the
Martin provided unique insight into navigating CEO of ACTeQ, that he took immediate action after
the increasingly challenging global "Political listening to Martin's presentation. Her message
Landscape" for the geophysical industry during about the importance of replacing the word "airgun"
a time when the oil and gas industry itself is in our industry with the more accurate term "air
undergoing transformation. She also explored source" was implemented within moments of the
how the geophysical industry looks to map a presentation's ending. Hite (pictured left with
more sustainable future while continuing to lead Martin) replaced the word "airgun" with "air source"
technological innovation, helping make energy throughout ACTeQ's TesserACT 3D survey design
discovery, development and delivery safer and more software. It is important that the industry unites
efficient. She also provided remarks on the current in using positive language regarding our work, and
regulatory and political landscape affecting the the Symposium was a great place to spread that
geophysical and exploration industries and how the message.

IAGC Exhibits at AAPG's ACE 2017

he IAGC exhibited at AAPG's 100th Anniversary ACE 2017 Annual Conference, 3-5 April in Houston. IAGC
Governing Member companies who also exhibited at the conference include BGP, CGG, Geokinetics, ION,
TPGS, Polarcus and TGS. Other members included EDCON-PRJ, EMGS, ESXplore, Fugro, Seitel and Spectrum.

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