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Hello fellow DGS members This note is to generate an interest group in inversion and attribute analysis best practices. I currently spend a great deal of my work day creating products along this line, and would like to have a forum in the Dallas-Fort Worth area where I may learn and expand the quality of my inversion and attribute-analysis products. I envision a group of like-minded G&G professionals that meet centrally to discuss technical best practices, share ...

Subject: “Leading the Stampede”: Call for Papers, and Posters, May 19-22, 2012, SWS AAPG Convention, Ft. Worth Texas Howdy from Southwest Section of AAPG. As Poster and Paper Chairs, we are delighted to invite you to participate in the Poster and Oral Presentations at the 2012 Southwest Section Convention, to be held in Ft. Worth, at the downtown Hilton, May 19-22, 2012. We anticipate a lively crowd from the Metroplex, as well as Central and West Texas, and even attendees from ...

Slides from the October 20, 2011 luncheon talk by Dr. Kandiah Balachandran on "Seismic Noise" are available for download from the link below called SeismicNoiseDGS.pptx

The SEG eLearning program has added a number of online courses to its curriculum over the past year. An overview of all eLearning offerings may be seen at http://seg.org/eLearning The next Virtual Class will be conducted on Thursday, 27 October 2011. This is a 90 minute online class in real time where you will hear the instructor, view the presentation slides, and be able to interact during a live Q&A period. The speaker is Kurt Marfurt. His topic is "The Role of Surface Seismic in Mapping ...

The SEG is soliciting nominations for - the Spring 2013 Distinguished Lecturer, and - the 2013 Honorary Lecturer for Europe, Pacific South, and South & East Asia regions. If you would like to submit a nomination, please complete the appropriate form (attached below) and submit it via e-mail to Jenny Cole at jcole@seg.org by 15 November 2011. The Distinguished Lecturer (DL) program honors outstanding individuals noted for high quality in their contributions to geophysics on an ...

UT Dallas COURSE IN GROUND LIDAR (TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING) AND CLOSE RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY CYBERMAPPING (AND CLOSE RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY) GEOS 5V08 501 Fall 2011 Lectures in ROC 2103 Thursday 4-7pm Gain hands on experience by using fast laser scanners out in the field and subsequently integrating scanner results with satellite positioning and digital photography for terrain mapping and 3D photorealistic modeling. ñ Learn to map natural terrain and man made ...

Introducing our scholarship recipients for 2011-2012

Attached is an easy-to-read document describing the status of rewriting the SEG by-laws, which will be voted on at the SEG convention in September. Also here-in are snapshots from the luncheon. Included are the speaker and a couple of his cohorts, our officers for 2011-2012, and a thank-you.

The societies would like to thank our generous sponsors and exhibitors who contributed to the very successful exposition on May 3, 2011. Each name listed is also a link to that company's website or e-address.

DGS 1st VP Keith Brownlee and speaker Jitendra Gulati of Schlumberger. DGS webmaster Nancy Alexander, Trevor Richards, Michael Adams, and another audience member. Brookhaven EMGI Director Diane Brownlee and Paul Cunningham. DGS Past-President Naresh Kumar and Lih Kuo.

Six separate .pdf attachments below hold the slides from the 2011 DISC. The Short Course was held in Dallas on April 18, 2011. This set of slides are actually from the London class. Julien Meunier of CGGVeritas was the Distinguished Instructor. The title of the Short Course was "Seismic Acquisition from Yesterday to Tomorrow" For further background about the class see http://www.dgsdallas.org/en/cev/261

Naresh Kumar provided the .pdf attachment of slides from his luncheon presentation, entitled Gas Hydrates: An Almost “Unlimited” Energy Supply or a “Hazard” Forever? on January 20, 2011.

Thanks to our 2010 Joint DGGS Holiday Party Sponsors The Board of Directors of the Dallas Geophysical Society would like to thank the following companies for their generous contributions to the 2010 Joint DGGS Holiday Party. Through their support, this event was a resounding success! TITANIUM SPONSOR PLATINUM SPONSOR GOLD SPONSOR SILVER SPONSOR Ventex Oil and Gas  ...

Welcome to the Dallas Geophysical Society newsletter of upcoming events and more from our membership. Comments from our President Elect Dear DGS Members, As former Ford and Chrysler executive, Lee Iacocca, once said, “Communication is everything.” Whether steering an automotive giant or assisting the local chapter of a professional society, I couldn’t agree more with the wisdom of Mr. Iacocca’s statement. Your ...

Meet our Scholarship Recipients

Slides from Stephen Hill's talk "What We Geophysicists Do" at the May, 2010 DGS Awards Luncheon

Pictures from the May, 2010 DGS Awards Luncheon with speaker SEG President Stephen Hill

Bob Graebner and Stan Laster. DGS President-elect Wayne Edson, Speaker Morgan Brown, Tom Wood, and DGS First VP Dan Buenher. Dan Buenher and speaker Morgan Brown. Audience at the talk, with Jay Carroll and Randy Conner up front. Harvey Hill and Bob Fleming. DGS Second VP Nancy Alexander, Craig Walter, and Dillon LaFoy. Dave Braman and Bill McLain. Will Sass, Heiko Mueller, Randy Conner, and Barry Weinman. Jay Carroll and Ernie Siraki. Craig ...