APEGGA Events 30 April 2003, Wednesday CALGARY BRANCH LUNCHEON Location: Carriage House Inn, 9030 Macleod Trail South TIME: 11:15 a.m. Registration 11:45 a.m. Luncheon 12:15 p.m. Guest Speaker COST: $25.00 Members / General Public $12.50 Students GUEST SPEAKER: Bill Washburn, Optima Engineers & Constructors Inc. TOPIC: The Fires of Kuwait Revisited Bill Washburn's timely talk will deal with the large project management aspects of the US$2 + billion fire fighting support and reconstruction/rehabilitation of the Kingdom of Kuwait's petroleum industry following the cessation of hostilities in Kuwait and Iraq after Operation Desert Storm. His talk will feature a video showing before and after footage of the extinguishing of in excess of 650 burning wells and the repair of the facilities that followed. An international team of workers that approached 16,000 at its peak led this successful operation. The project management aspects included fast tracking due to environmental and economic priorities, multi-cultural teamwork, re-engineering and intensive logistical management. To ensure adequate seating pre-register with the Calgary APEGGA office at 262-7714 before Friday, April 25, 2003. The Calgary Branch now accepts Visa, MasterCard, or American Express for tickets sold prior to the day of the event. For Information on this Calendar, contact: Barbara Jensen Licensed To: APEGGA