Register

Register now: Fees starting from as low as $850, please see below table for more details.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

This year, the multi-society multi-discipline multi-industry event will focus on the role of Geomechanics for Efficient and Sustainable Energy Supply. The symposium will kick off with a legacy training program, “Rock with Fellows”, offered by Priscilla Nelson on Mining (Colorado School of Mines), Maurice Dusseault on Energy Storage (University of Waterloo), and John McLennan on Geothermal (University of Utah), as well as a keynote by Mark Zoback on Unconventional Resources (Stanford University).

IGS will host 205 presentations in 53 technical sessions with more than 300 attendees from over 35 countries in 6 continents. This symposium is a global geomechanics summit for more than 140 of the world’s leading NOCs, IOCs, service companies, and universities. Focusing on the role of geomechanics in energy efficiency and sustainability, the technical program will cover a wide range of geomechanics topics, from CO2 sequestration, hydrogen, mining, geothermal to applications in petroleum exploration, drilling, completion, hydraulic fracturing, production, and reservoir engineering.

Opening Speakers

Ali Al-Shaikhi, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Aus Tawil, Saudi Aramco

Ismail Sulbi, Ma’aden

Bassam Bakalh, Saudi Ministry of Energy

Who Should Attend?

We invite all rock jockeys from operators, technology developers, service providers, researchers, and students to exchange geomechanics experience and know-how among technology developers, providers, and practitioners.

REGISTRATION RATES

Member rates apply to members from the below societies:
- ARMA/DGS/SEG/AAPG/CSRME/EAGE/MOGSC/SPE/ SPWLA/SRMEG
Registration Fee Includes: Coffee Breaks, Lunches (Mon-Wed) and Welcome Dinner(Mon)

REGISTRATION TYPE	MEMBER	NON – MEMBER
Speaker & Committee Registration Fee (Must be registered and paid for by 17 Oct)	US$1,250	US$1,490
Early Bird Registration Fee (register & pay before 17 Oct)	US$1,300	US$1,540
Full Registration Fee (18 Oct onwards)	US$1,400	US$1,640
Academia Registration Fee	US$850
Student Registration Fee	US$350
One-day Registration Fee	US$450	US$550

REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES:

COFFEE BREAKS, LUNCHES (MON-THURS) AND WELCOME DINNER ON MONDAY

Field Trips, Educator Forum and Social Functions

Field Trips

Organized by Saudi Aramco and DGS, please register your interest with the organizer Ms. Ghadeer Alrumaih.

Dammam Dome Field Trip
Capacity	Max 50 persons
Date	Oct. 29th 2023
Time	8:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Dhahran Techno Valley Field Trip
Capacity	Max 60 persons
Date	Oct. 29th 2023
Time	8:00 AM to 11:30 AM

KFUPM Activities

Once the field trips conclude, all attendees are invited to KFUPM for the Educator Forum followed by a Campus Tour.To register, please contact the organizer Prof. Talal Saad Al Shafloot.

Leveraging the participation of over 60 global universities, KFUPM will host a panel titled “Educator forum” at 1pm – 3pm on Oct 29^th. The education leaders from top universities with energy programs will exchange best practices and explore collaborations in addressing the common challenges and opportunities in the net-zero era. Confirmed university leaders from Saudi Arabia, China, US, Canada, and Denmark include:

(Saudi Arabia) King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Prof. Ali Sultan, Dean of Research
(Saudi Arabia) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Prof. Tadeusz W. Patzek, Director of Ali Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center
(China) China University of Mining and Technology, Prof. Manchao He, Director of State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, President of CSRME, Chinese Academy of Sciences
(China) Taiyuan Normal University, Prof. Weiguo Liang, President; Also Director of State Key Laboratory of In-situ Property-Improving Mining of MOE at Taiyuan University of Technology
(China) China University of Petroleum in Beijing, Prof. Guangqing Zhang, Vice President
(United States) Colorado School of Mines, Prof. Priscilla Nelson, Mining Department Head (2014 – 2019), ARMA Fellow, US National Academy of Engineers
(United States) University of Utah, Prof. John McLennan, Principal Investigator of DOE Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE), ARMA Fellow
(United States) University of Wyoming, Prof. Vamegh Rasouli, Petroleum Engineering Department, Chair
(Canada) University of Waterloo, Prof. Maurice Dusseault, Department of Earth Sciences, Chair of ARMA Fellow
(Canada) University of Toronto, Prof. Giovanni Grasselli, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, NSERC Research Chair
(Denmark) Technology University of Denmark, Prof. Hamid Nick, Danish Offshore Technology Center

After the panel, KFUPM faculties and students will welcome all visitors with a tour of the world-class campus, research facilities, and laboratories.

Social Functions

- 30 October – Gala Dinner at Grand Hyatt Al Khobar Hotel:
  Sponsored by Exploration Department, Saudi Aramco

- 1 November – Visit to Ithra followed by Dinner at Grand Hyatt Khobar:
  Sponsored by by Expec Arc, Saudi Arabia

Call for Abstracts closed:

14 June 2024

Early Bird deadline:

17 October 2024

Student Contest
Call for Abstracts closed:

30 September 2024

See you in

2023

REGISTRATION

ONLINE REGISTRATION

REGISTRATION FORM

CONTACT

Anneke de Klerk
+97143712710
contact@igsevent.org