What’s New in the PODS Association

New Members

PODS welcomes the following new members (view complete list):

Change of Address

The mailing address for the PODS Association has changed. Please note the new address:

PODS Association
PO Box 1726
Sand Springs, OK 74063

All other contact information will remain the same:

Phone: 918-246-9343
Website: www.pods.org

Board of Directors Elections

The annual Board of Directors elections have ended. Thank you to everyone who participated by nomination and by voting. Our nominees were of the highest caliber again this year. The new PODS Board of Directors is:

Scott Blumenstock, Sunoco Logistics
Rob Brook, ESRI
Ron Brush, New Century Software
Dan Colby, Sentinel USA
Mark Goodman, ONEOK
Kenneth Greer, CenterPoint Energy
Scott Hills, Chevron
Mike King, BP
JW Lucas, Enterprise Products Operating, LLC
Scott Moravec, Eagle Information Mapping
Terrie Spicer, Kinder Morgan

We look forward to another great year at the PODS Association. Thank you to all the Board and Technical Committee Members for volunteering your time.

Annual PODS User Group Meeting

The annual PODS User Group Meeting will be after the GIS for Oil & Gas Conference on Thursday, September 25, 2008. We need many volunteers to make the meeting successful. Please watch the newsletter for opportunities to volunteer in the following areas:

PODS User Group Meeting Committee
Submit Your Abstract
Sponsorships

The attendance last year doubled from the previous year. We are expecting another great conference this year.

PODS on Wikipedia

You will find the Pipeline Open Data Standard on Wikipedia. Our Technical Committee has developed a Glossary of Terms to help PODS users.