Please join the Houston Chapter of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) on Thursday, February 12 for our monthly meeting.

George Lippman will speak on US Gas Supply Forecast Response to Declining Drilling Activity

REGISTRATION: You are encouraged to RSVP via the on-line system at http://iaeehoustonfeb2009.eventbrite.com/--using the electronic system expedites your security screening at the Federal Reserve. You may pre-pay for your registration with a credit card, or you may indicate that you will pay via cash or check at the door. If you are registering or purchasing tickets for your colleagues, please provide the name of each person in your party to expedite entry through security. Registration closes 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

MEMBERSHIP: To join the Houston Chapter of the IAEE/USAEE, please visit http://iaeehoumembership2008.eventbrite.com/. Annual dues are $25. Chapter membership entitles you to the members' discounted registration rate, the right to vote on Chapter business and to elect officers, and the satisfaction of joining Houston's premier professional and educational forum for energy economics.

LOCATION: The meeting will take place at the Federal Reserve Bank located at 1801 Allen Parkway in Houston, TX. For directions, please use following the link: http://www.dallasfed.org/fed/direct_hou.pdf. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking. Lunch is served at 12:00 noon in the Brazos Room. The talk will be followed by a brief Q&A session.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

GEORGE LIPPMAN is the president and founder of Lippman Consulting, Inc.  Mr. Lippman established Lippman Consulting, Inc. in July of 1996. He has over fourty years of experience in the energy field. Over the past 12 years, Lippman Consulting has become the country’s largest consulting firm specializing in gas supply statistics. In his previous position as Manager, Market and Supply Analysis, George was responsible for the gas supply and price forecasts for all sources of gas supplies connected to El Paso Natural Gas Company's pipeline system. He was the company's expert on gas supply issues and has testified numerous times on various gas supply matters at both the state and national levels. George is nationally recognized as a gas supply expert and has made numerous supply presentations in various venues. George has participated in many national and international committees dealing with gas supply and demand issues throughout North America. He has served as Chairman, Rocky Mountain section of the American Gas Associations Committee on Natural Gas Reserves. He has worked with the Gas Research Institute (GRI) and Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI). He has extensive knowledge of all interstate pipelines and has worked with various national gas flow models.