Robert Read Distinguished Lecture Series

501 West Wall Street,Midland TX 79701

02 March, 2023

Description

Members of PBS-SEPM and the Permian Basin community are invited to attend a Distinguished Lecture Event on the evening of March 2, 2023. A dinner at the Petroleum Club of Midland will feature guest speaker, Mark Mathis. His keynote talk will be, "DISCONNECTION: Energy Fantasy is Colliding with Energy Reality." Please visit the event page on our website, www.pbs-sepm.org/robertread, for more information and additional ticket options. All funds raised will go toward scholarships for students pursuing a degree in geosciences, as well as continuing education for professionals in the geologic community. For more than twenty years Mark Mathis has been an advocate for good energy policies for America and the world. Mark is creator of Clear Energy Alliance videos, short-form animated explainers on important energy topics that are misunderstood and often misrepresented in the mainstream press. He is the Producer/Director of spOILed, a 2011 film that examines the vital role oil plays in our daily lives. In 2016 Mathis released Fractured, a documentary that makes the case that the words and phrases we use in describing energy are dangerously deceptive—sometimes intentionally so. Mark is author of Feeding the Media Beast: An Easy Recipe for Great Publicity. His book is published in the U.S., China, Russia, Korea, and India and has been used in several universities as a textbook in journalism and communications classes. Mark was the Founder and Executive Director of the energy education non-profit organization CARE, Citizens’ Alliance for Responsible Energy. In 2005 he testified before Congress on the dangers of environmental extremist groups. Over the years Mark has been a featured speaker for such varied and distinguished organizations as the National Football League, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers Association, the Department of Justice, Saudi Research & Marketing, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, and many others. TICKETS: Register Now PBS-SEPM Members + Guest: $75/pp Nonmembers: $100/pp Sponsorships ranging from $250-$5,000. Table sponsorships are $1,500 and can sit up to 10 guests. The Permian Basin Section - Society for Sedimentary Geology (PBS-SEPM) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible under IRS rules. We look forward to seeing everyone at the event. For sponsorship inquiries, visit our website at www.pbs-sepm.org or contact Ashton Bruyere, Lecture Chair, at [email protected] or (903) 431-2190. Thank you to our current sponsors! - PDC Energy, Inc.