OGTEP OVERVIEW
This program is designed for individuals that seek to or currently plan events for the oil and gas industry, that are seeking a career as an event planner for the oil and gas industry, and those that work in some capacity in industries that support oil and gas event planners (hotels, restaurants, event venues, transportation, audio visual, etc.).
This training program provides the participant with an understanding of standards, processes, and tools to aid in the logistical planning and delivery of oil and gas industry technical events. A technical event (training, forum or conference) is a formal meeting to exchange technical content via oral presentations, poster sessions, workshops, field trips, video recordings, and virtual delivery.
The participant will understand the seven (7) stages of the technical event lifecycle. Download the brochure>>.
YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:
Develop and Manage Effective Event Committee(s)/Team(s)
Create a Solid Budget
Select the Perfect Venue
Negotiate Contracts
Create Foundations for Developing Content
Solicit Presenters
Build Solid Communications
Build Content for a Web and/or Intranet Site
Solicit Event Attendees
Work with Your IP, Compliance and HES Teams
Select the Perfect Catering Menu
Design Meeting Rooms for Various Types of Events
Select Promotional Products, Gifts and Giveaways and Understand Gift Giving Process
Flawlessly Handle On-site Logistics (Registration, etc.)
Understand Event Security Needs
Manage Various Event Sessions and Breakouts
Solicit Feedback (Attendees, Presenters, Committee Members, Event Hosts)
Understand and Reconcile Hotel and Event Venue BEOs
Reconcile Costs
Create an Effective Lookback
Recognize Committee/Team Members for Their Hard Work
YOU WILL RECEIVE:
Apps for Effective Event Execution
Templates and Forms
Glossary of Terms
Access to the OGTEP Peer Support Group
Online Access to the Training Manual
3 DAY PROGRAM:
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Instructor Led
Light Breakfast
Light Lunch
Afternoon Snack
All Day Coffee, Tea and Water
IN-HOUSE:
This course is also available for in-house presentation to individual companies and organizations. The in-house course may be structured the same as the public version or tailored to meet your requirements.
ONLINE:
A self-paced online version of this course is in development and will be available in 2019.
3 DAY PROGRAM – PROMO
$1000.00 – Until Sunday, 9/23/18
3 DAY PROGRAM – REGULAR REGISTRATION
$1300.00 – After 9/23/18
$1500.00 – Installment Option – three (3) installments of $500.00
3 DAY PROGRAM – O&GA MEMBERS and OGAP CERTIFIED ADMINS
$1100.00 – After 9/23/18
$1300.00 – Installment Option – three (3) installments of $433.33
IN-HOUSE PROGRAM
Contact us for more information.
ONLINE PROGRAM
TBD
For additional information, contact us below.
Telephone: 877.567.1677
E-Mail: training@oilandgasadmins.com
Internet: oilandgasadmins.org/oga/ogtep
Address: P. O. Box 701174, Houston, TX 77270, USA
SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Gain exposure for your business, products and services.
To sponsor this event, please visit the Events Sponsorship page.
DATES & LOCATIONS:
3 DAY PROGRAM (ONLY 10 SEATS AVAILABLE)
October 5-7, 2018
Hampton Inn North Houston Spring
23523 Northgate Crossing Blvd, Spring, TX 77373
Phone: (281) 528-7400
3 DAY PROGRAM (ONLY 10 SEATS AVAILABLE)
November 2-4, 2018
Hampton Inn North Houston Spring
23523 Northgate Crossing Blvd, Spring, TX 77373
Phone: (281) 528-7400
Solutions! That’s what La Donna Finnels-Neal, OGAP, OGVS is all about. Her goal is to continuously seek ways to help others succeed and to live their lives to the fullest. Her motto is “Love your life…if you don’t love it…change it! Make it happy!”, and she strives to live it daily!
La Donna is a Solutions Expert creating opportunities for career, personal and business development using innovative processes, connections, training and events through her companies La Donna Finnels Enterprises and Oil & Gas International Business Services. She has over 20 years experience in business and in the oil, gas and energy industry primarily in Fortune 10 corporations.
Ms. Finnels-Neal is also the founder of Oil & Gas Admins International, a networking and educational non-profit trade organization for administrative and support professionals with careers in the oil, gas and energy industry. She outlined and spearheaded the development of the Oil & Gas Admins Professional Certification (OGAP), a program designed to measure and validate the OGAP’s understanding and demonstrated knowledge of the oil, gas and energy industry, adds to the OGAP’s technical knowledge, and provides a venue that defines the OGAP’s value and improved marketability within the oil, gas and energy industry.
La Donna was responsible for creating the Technical Forum and Event Coordinator position and processes and procedures for a Fortune 10 oil and gas company and traveled the world executing oil and gas technical events. She has led teams of more than 100 participants to ensure the successful coordination and execution of global technical forums and conferences.
She has extensive experience in executing technical events in the following disciplines:
Reservoir Management
Facilities Engineering
Process Automation
Drilling and Completions
Subsurface Characterization
Shale Gas
Operational Excellence
She has also ensured the successful organization and execution of company-wide Board of Directors meetings.
In 2012, she founded the YEC | Young Entrepreneurs Conference, a platform to showcase and develop the next generation of young business owners and in 2015, she authored the book JUMP – Parachute Building 101, a platform to help individuals gain the necessary courage to step out on faith and begin living their dreams.
She sits on the editorial board of Texas Oil & Gas Magazine and her past and present professional affiliations include the National Association of Female Executives, National Association of Women Business Owners, National Association of Professional Women, Meeting Professionals International, various local chambers of commerce, and others.
A native of the Houston, Texas area, Ms. Finnels-Neal is an active supporter of the Lupus Foundation of America, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and the Autism Society of America.
She is very adventurous and enjoys traveling the world, exploring and learning about new things and different cultures, but her passion is her two wonderful sons, solving problems and helping others succeed.