Energy Conference Speakers Announced

The 14th Annual International Energy Policy Conference announces speaker lineup. With speakers such as Bob Tippee and James Beck, the conference is a must for the energy industry and decision makers.

Tulsa, OK (PRWEB) September 13, 2006 -- The 14th Annual International Energy Policy Conference is to be held September 17-18 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. The conference will host several leading energy industry speakers. Most notable are Bob Tippee, Editor of the Oil & Gas Journal, and James A. Beck, Chairman of the Foundation for Energy Education and former President of Seneca Resources.

Several other notable speakers at the conference are Dr. Charles Mankin, Director of the Oklahoma Geological Survey, Dobie Langenkamp, Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy, Dr. Bob Delano, President of Environmental Assessments Group, Mike Smith, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy, Randy Eminger, Vice President of the Center for Energy and Economic Development, and Jay Kipper, Associate Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas.

Energy industry giant T. Boone Pickens is being awarded with the Energy Advocates Lifetime Achievement Award. A.M. “Mac” Alloway of Tony Oil Company and Chairman of the Energy Advocates will also receive a similar honor. Aubrey K. McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy, is to receive the Energy Advocate of the Year (Individual) Award while Schlumberger is to receive The Sherman E. Smith Energy Advocate of the Year (Corporate) Award. Chickasaw Enterprises will be given Energy Advocate of the Year (Community Involvement) Award.

For more information about the Energy Advocates, visit www.energyadvocates.org. For more information or to attend IEPC 2006, visit the official website at www.energypolicyconference.com, or contact the Energy Advocates organization at (918) 599-7767 or by their website at www.energyadvocates.org.

About The Energy Advocates: Since 1974, The Energy Advocates, a national organization, has provided energy education nationally. The Energy Advocates strongly support all forms of energy. Its primary mission is to inform the general public about our vital energy industry and energy policy issues. To learn more about energy issues, and The Energy Advocates, visit www.energyadvocates.org.

About IEPC: Founded in 1992, the first IEPC was held at the University of Oklahoma. The conference has been hosted by The Oklahoma Royalty Company, The Energy Advocates, The State Chamber, The U.S. Department of Energy, Sarkey's Energy Center/University of Oklahoma, People to People International, The American Gas Association, and Oklahoma Marginal Well Commission. Mark A. Stansberry is the IEPC founder and President of the IEPC founding company, The Oklahoma Royalty Company.

Availability of reasonably priced energy is critical to economic and business development both in the United States and in other countries around the world. It also greatly impacts many other aspects of human development globally.

A unique format has been developed for this particular conference. The conference is a forum where participants can give input as well as receive valuable information from specialists in the energy industry.

Past conference locations have included Washington, D.C., Tulsa, OK, and Denver, CO.

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