Central Pennsylvania ASME Section
Penn State University - Fall 2008
Natural Gas Summit
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/natural-gas/index.html
The Pennsylvania Natural Gas Summit will address drilling technology and community and economic development challenges and opportunities associated with increased revenue, labor migration, transportation, retail pressures, and employment and income impacts of Marcellus Shale exploration in communities. These timely discussions can also help communities improve local decision making, empower them to guide their own decisions, and improve the social and economic well-being of their citizens.
Who Should Attend: Legislators, attorneys, legal authorities, county and municipal elected officials, planning officials, and members of county or community task forces, chambers of commerce, and community groups
Outcomes: Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and identify all natural gas exploration issues and impacts in their respective communities and region.
Key Presenters:
Opening Remarks: Thomas B. Murphy, Extension Educator, Penn State
Cooperative Extension
Prekeynote: Dr. Terry Engelder, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State
Keynote: John Pinkerton, CEO, Range Resources
Dinner Speaker: John Matthews, County Commissioner, Johnson County, Texas
Educational Tracks:
Minimizing Environmental Impacts
Employment Opportunities and Training Needs
Issues for Local Governments and Municipal Officials
Legal Issues in Natural Gas Leasing and Development
This program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 4.5 hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit.