Upcoming Events:

August 7, 2008 – Field Trip

Where:  Merit Energy Gas Plant in Kalkaska, MI (directions available upon request)
When:  10:00 a.m. - conclude with on-site barbeque
What:  Discuss gas plant operations, what they do, how the plant works, new technologies and plant construction; then take a walking tour through the plant to look at the physical equipment.  We will conclude the field trip with an on-site barbeque.
RSVP:  In order to get an accurate head count, please RSVP to Nancy Devantier at ndevantier@auroraogc.com by August 1, 2008.  Guests are welcome to join us for this field trip.  We look forward to seeing you!   

September 18, 2008 - Program:

Traverse City – Grand Traverse Resort
More details to follow.

October 2008 – PDI Education Seminar:

Traverse City          
More details to follow shortly.

November 13, 2008 – Program:

Gaylord
More details to follow.

March 19, 2008 – Program:

Gaylord
More details to follow.

April 16, 2008 – Program:

Traverse City – Grand Traverse Resort (In conjunction with MOGA)
Election of Officers.
More details to follow.

Scholarship Information:

Scholarship News:

Congratulations to Savannah Kassuba and Brittany Mastej both 2008 graduates from Gaylord High School, on receiving a $500 scholarship from COPAS of Michigan.  Savannah will attend Northern Michigan University this fall, majoring in Accounting & Corporate Finance.  Brittany will attend Saginaw Valley State University and plans on becoming a C.P.A. 

Two $500 scholarships are awarded each year by COPAS of Michigan.  Applicants must meet the following requirements: 

1)       Enroll in Accounting or Petroleum Technology Field

2)       Attend a Michigan College or University

3)       Maintain a 3.0 or higher G.P.A.

For more information click the links below to open or save these MS Word Documents, or view and print them in Internet Explorer as a Web Page.  Deadline for 2009 Scholarships is March 31, 2009.

Scholarship Notes:
<Notes Web Page>|<Notes Word Document>

Scholarship Letter:
 

<Letter Web Page>|<Letter Word Document>

Scholarship Application:
 

<Application Web Page>|<Application Word Document>
 

Current Officers
June 2008- June 2009

Dan Triezenberg –President

Nancy Devantier – Vice President

Elizabeth Hedden – Treasurer

Noreen Klich – Secretary

Joyce Williams – Joint Interest/Gaylord Program Director

Linda Butka – Traverse City Program Director

Dan Triezenberg – Audit Chair

Anna Feaganes – Education Chair

Randy Lyons – Revenue Chair

Teresa Armstrong – Membership/Scholarship Chair

Karen Thomas – Scholarship Chair

Melissa McClerren – Website

Contact any of the Board members if you are interested in being an officer!

National Events * Voting * Membership Info

Currently COPAS has 23 participating societies (United States and Canada) and over 3,000 members. 

The COPAS Fall National Meeting is in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 21^st – 24^th.  This is a chance to see what is going on in our field on a national level.  Any board member is encouraged to attend.  Register online at http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=2b741d04-377f-4c36-b267-db4e14909cc0

NOTES

As a group, we continue to work on planning our meetings to make them informative, educational, and worth attending.  Please let the officers know if you have any suggestions.  This group provides a great opportunity to explore relevant oil and gas topics and offers great networking resources.  Again, if you have an idea, please do not hesitate to share it with the membership.