President’s Letter NOVEMBER

2016

The Caravan

Jerry Hebert

Jerry Hebert

NOMADS

2016 President

Dear Fellow Nomads…. Well, the 2016 year is almost at an end. With the month November here, we have our annual Induction Meeting when NOMADS celebrates our new membership and adds to our ranks. Brother John Boals will be leading us down that path sharing what it means to him to be a NOMAD. I always appreciate this because I am often drawn back to the day I signed up as a NOMAD and when I was inducted myself. Our organization has made my career, as well as help make me into the person I am today. I am reminded at every meeting when I look across the table is see members that I am proud to know and overwhelmed when I consider myself a colleague of theirs. All of us have the stories of our own. Come out and share your NOMADS stories.

Also at this meeting, you will be introduced to your 2017 officer candi-dates. There is still time for nominations; ballots will not go out until after November’s meeting. If you are interested in getting more involved and believe you can spare the time, please let me or Wanda know.

Ed Carney has generously donated 4 premium tickets to the Notre Dame vs. West Point (ARMY) football game on November 12, 2016 in San Antonio @ the Alamo Dome. Kick off is at 2:30 PM. The plan is to raffle them off at Induction meeting. These are awesome tickets, seats 1 – 4 on row 29, Section 116, lower section near field on the south east side near the end zone! Ticket value is $120.00 per ticket! Proceeds to be split between NOMADS and the Phoenix Patriot Foundation. If you have any up front interest in the tickets, please let me know.

Annual Induction Meeting —Tuesday, November 8

Speaker: John Boals

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Members Present

Fred Baker

Wanda Baker

Cliff Baldwin

David Beard

Margaret Ceconi

Jim Cowan

Ted Crisp

Ken Gibbs

Frank Gonzalez

Larry Keast

Randy Kepner

Donald Lacombe

Travis March

Alessio Marchegiani

Larry Mercier

Jimmy Morris

Keith Murdoch

Greg Reyna

J.C. Rovillain

Bentley Sanford

Tuesday,

November 8

5:30 at HESS

Officer Nominations for 2017

Election for Sergeant of Arms 2017 will be held during the month of November and we are now seeking nominations. If you would like to throw your hat in the ring or suggest another Nomad for the position, please inform Wanda or any of the current officers.

Welcome these new members! They were approved for regular membership on the recent ballot—They are now NEOPHYTES until at which time on Tuesday, November 8, they will be invited to participate in the Induc-tion ceremony. At that time, they will receive their insignia pin and membership certificate. They are con-sidered “Regular” members now, and enjoy all the perks of a Nomad. They each have a salmon-colored badge at the meetings—Be sure and get to know them!

Name Company Sponsor

Rayner Diaz Techmar Hebert, Jerry

Duane Ahlquist WOM Marcantel, M.

Ulrik Knut Brasen Alfa Laval, Inc. Shrader, T.

David Odum Binder Science Frazier, B.

Alessi Marchegiani Gaffney-Kroese Carney, E.

Frank Gonzalez Pac Seal Hydraulics Vielma, A.

Domestic and International Guests

Name Company Member Theresa Baldwin OpAmp Info Mgmt Baldwin, C.

Amy Kent Boals, J.

Charlotte Moore Boals, J.

Tony Zhao China—Tiahe Oil Group Boals, J.

Anirban Neog Kinder Morgan Crisp, T.

Steen Hansen South Coast International Kepner, R.

Reed Ohlmstead HISMarkit Nomads

Ranit Windlass Windlass Engineers On Line Guest

Saeed Tellawi On Line Guest

Adriana Baranek International On Line Guest

Julian Flores OPL On Line Guest

Detlev Simonis Leeward Intl Pichardo, R.

Jared Daraie Continental Industries Touma, R.

2016-2017 Calendar of Events

Tue, Nov 8 Induction Meeting

Tue, Dec 13 Business Meeting

January 2017 Kickoff Celebration

Tue Feb 7 Forecast Meeting—Kurt Abraham (World Oil)

Tue, Mar 14 John Bartos, Schlumberger—VP, Technologies

Tue, Apr 11 Monica Enfield, Energy Intel—Director of Intel

Mon-May 1-4 OTC (SPE)

Tue, May 9 Susan Altenloh—Saurage Research (Tentative)

Tue, Jun 13 Open

July No meeting

Robert Saucedo 2009

Ed Carney 2010

John Boals 2011

Michael Dyll 2015

Bill Humppi 1995/6

Dwight Beach 1999

Bedford Pearcy 2004

Kurt Abraham 2006

Past Presidents who Attended

Reed Olmstead, IHSMarkit’s Upstream Energy Group, Speaker for September, receives a to-ken of appreciation from VP, Ken Gibbs

NOMADS OFFICE

Wanda Baker, Executive Assistant

1746-16 Cloister, Crosby, TX 77532

Tel: 281/462-0139

Cell: 713/569-5890

Email: wandab123@comcast.net