Sponsors: The Drake Well Foundation; Drake Well Museum
History of Geology Division/GSA
I. C. White Memorial Foundation
History Committee/AAPG

JUNE 20 - 23, 2001
HOLIDAY INN
OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA

In America's first oil belt, The Drake Well Foundation and several other organizations with an interest in the history of the oil industry are sponsoring a three-day symposium on the development of the oil industry. In addition to poster and oral presentations, there will be a special half-day visit to the site of the Drake Well, the Drake Well Museum, and the Drake Memorial Tomb in Titusville, PA, and a one-day field trip to other historical sites in the early oil fields.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

W. R. Brice wbrice@pitt.edu
Geology & Planetary Scienc
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Johnstown, PA 15904
814/269-2942; FAX 814/269-2022 Web Site: www. oilhistory.com

We are seeking poster type papers on subjects concerning any aspect of the development of the oil industry world-wide. For authors who wish to contribute their paper, a proceedings volume of papers will be published in Oil Industry History (a new journal published by the Drake Well Foundation).

Please follow the format below for submitting an abstract of 250+/- words for consideration. E-mail submissions are encouraged; please use either WordPerfect or Word word processing format as an attached file or send the abstract as an e-mail message.

NAME
ADDRESS/AFFILIATION
Body of abstract text: 250 words+/-

DEADLINE: APRIL 20, 2001

Send to: William R. Brice     wbrice@pitt.edu
Geology & Planetary Science
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Johnstown, PA 15904