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IAGC PRESIDENT ENCOURAGES CULTURE

CHANGE AT GSH-SEG SPRING SYMPOSIUM

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

IAGC Exhibits at AAPG's ACE 2017

he IAGC exhibited at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists’ (AAPG) 100th Anniversary
ACE 2017 Annual Conference, 3-5 April in Houston. IAGC Governing Member companies who also
Texhibited at the conference include BGP, CGG, Geokinetics, ION, PGS, Polarcus and TGS. Other
members included EDCON-PRJ, EMGS, ESXplore, Fugro, Seitel and Spectrum.

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