May 2018 
Greetings All!

We are happy to report a successful PODS Forum earlier this month!  Attendance was at an all-time high with 90 operators and service providers , plus a few prospective PODS members joining us. 
We received positive and insightful feedback on the Forum, such as good panel discussions and breakouts with engaging network opportunities.  

We have plans to take this momentum forward into a PODS only fall event! 
More details coming soon so you can all plan to attend. If you wish to share your ideas about what would make a PODS Conference worthwhile for you, please take a moment to fill out this brief Conference Ideas Survey. 
We have already received some excellent targeted feedback and would love to hear from you.  

I enjoyed meeting many of you at the Forum and look forward to a productive year ahead!

Sincerely,
Jackie

Jackie Smith, PODS Board President
IT GIS Architect, Williams
Office 713-215-4980
Cell     713-249-1950
 
P.S. If you are a PODS Member, and you have any questions about accessing the PODS Member Portal, please contact Jen Gordon at  [email protected]. 



Immediate need for Volunteers- Committee for PODS Cloud Environment for Testing and Model Development
  
PODS Association is setting up a collaborative workspace in the Cloud for development and testing of the PODS Data Model 7.0 and modules. An analysis and strategy was developed for PODS and this committee is responsible for initial implementation, including drafting business and governance rules; and timing and method for orientation and training for users of the workspace.  
 
Experience needed for serving on this committee includes technical capabilities in PODS, RDBMS, Esri platform, testing, and working in the Cloud. Two-3 individuals will be appointed. Appointment scheduled to begin mid-late June.   
 
Interested in joining the team? Submit your information to us either online using our Volunteer Interest Form or with this downloadable PDF form. 
 
Missed the 2018 PODS Forum?

90 people attended the 2018 PODS Forum, and the day was full of engaging conversation and connections made amongst Operators and Service Providers.  If you missed it, don't worry, 


--ALSO, if you want to see other presentations--








 
Business Value of PODS 7.0 - Article Published in Foundations Magazine

Curious about how PODS 7.0 (our Next Generation model) will have value to you? You may want to take a few moments and read this article. It was written by PODS Board member Chad Corcoran in collaboration with members of the Next Gen Working Group.  Read a PDF of just the 3-page article here: 
 
 
Welcome 2018 Board of Directors

Chad Corcoran, Andeavor, Next Gen Co-Chair
Katrin Franke, TransCanada, Communications Chair
Paul Herrmann, Chevron, Vice President
Chad Hultman, ONEOK, Treasurer
Nichole Killingsworth, BSD, Co-Chair 2018 Pipeline Week 
Andy Morris, DCP Midstream, TCG Chair
William "Buddy" Nagel, Kinder Morgan
Mike Ortiz, New Century Software, Secretary
Todd Patterson, Buckeye Partners, L.P.
Gautam Singh, ExxonMobil
Jackie Smith, Williams, President
Peter Veenstra, TRC, Next Gen Co-Chair

  Sincerely,
 

Kathy Mayo, Executive Director
PODS Association
PODS Association
In This Issue
Immediate Need for Volunteers
PPT PDFs - 2018 PODS Forum
Photo Gallery
Business Value of PODS 7.0 - Article Published!
Welcome 2018 BoD
Volunteer Opportunities
Cloud implementation of our shared master data repository, testing and training environment.

Interested in joining the team? Submit your information to us either online using our Volunteer Interest Form or with this downloadable form 

Want to JOIN the PODS Community?
 
Go to our website to learn about benefits of PODS Association Membership  and 
how to join:


Regular
Meetings

PODS Board of Directors meets every 3rd Tuesday

Officers Meeting 
meets every other Wednesday

Technical Committee on Governance (TCG)
meets every 1st Thursday
 
Technical Committee for Data Modeling (TCDM)
meets every 4th Wednesday

Communications Committee
meets every 1st Thursday

Next Gen Work Group
meets every other Wednesday

Conference Committee
TBD

Archive eNewsletters


Calendar of Industry Events
Industry Events are hard to keep track of -
go HERE to the PODS Member Portal Industry Events List 
to see a list of Industry Events that we think might be of interest to you.
 
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