BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent d etails subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://www.spegcs.org/events/4195/\r\n\r \nEvent Title: Cont. Ed: Oil Patch Writing Workshop\r\nStart Date / Time: Mar 20, 2019 09:00 AM US/Central\r\nLocation: Newpark Drilling Fluids Offi ce\r\nSpeaker: Jeanne M. Perdue\r\nGoogle\r\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q =21920+Merchants+Way,Katy,Texas,77449\r\n\r\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather. com/weather/monthly/77449\r\n\r\nUnlike generic technical writing courses, this petroleum-specific class will focus on upstream jargon and oil indus try writing standards following the SPE Style Guide. Developed for enginee rs and geoscientists, this course starts by defining the parts of speech a s building blocks, then teaches students how to use them correctly to buil d strong sentences, paragraphs, and documents that are clear, concise, and correct. Grammar, usage, capitalization, and punctuation rules are illust rated using good and bad writing examples taken from real-life oil industr y writings. Microsoft Word tips for formatting text, figures, tables, and equations will be shared, along with editing and proofreading techniques f or polishing the final product. Sprinkled throughout will be funny typos t o make you LOL, and a useful workbook will be provided to remind you of th e rules and give you an opportunity to practice them in class.--- This iCa l file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. -- -\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n UID:uid4195@spegcs.org SUMMARY:Cont. Ed: Oil Patch Writing Workshop DTSTART:20190320T140000Z DTEND:20190320T213000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20240328T225847Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 LOCATION:Newpark Drilling Fluids Office X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Unlike gener ic technical writing courses, this petroleum-specific class will focus on upstream jargon and oil industry writing standards following the SPE Style Guide. Developed for engineers and geoscientists, this course starts by d efining the parts of speech as building blocks, then teaches students how to use them correctly to build strong sentences, paragraphs, and documents that are clear, concise, and correct. Grammar, usage, capitalization, and punctuation rules are illustrated using good and bad writing examples tak en from real-life oil industry writings. Microsoft Word tips for formattin g text, figures, tables, and equations will be shared, along with editing and proofreading techniques for polishing the final product. Sprinkled thr oughout will be funny typos to make you LOL, and a useful workbook will be provided to remind you of the rules and give you an opportunity to practi ce them in class.