Invitation to " 2012 International Organization Committee Geophysical Conference and Oil & Gas Exhibition" NAME AND SURNAME COMPANY TASK Özdoğan Yılmaz AnatolianGeo Honorary Chairman

M. Emin Candansayar Ankara Vice Chairman University Guillaume Cambois PGS Vice Chairman

Erhan Erdoğan A. Kocatepe General Secretary University Dear Colleagues, İrfan Akca Ankara Logistics & University Management On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is with great Fikri Öztürk İller Bank A.Ş. Treasurer pleasure that I invite you to attend the Istanbul 2012 International Geophysical Conference and Oil & Gas Mehmet C.Tanış BP Treasurer Exhibition on September 17-19, 2012. Jointly organized by the SEG and the Turkish Chamber of Geophysical Necati Gülünay CGGVeritas Technical Chairman Engineers, with this meeting we are returning to Istanbul for the second time. Those of us who have attended the Ayşe Kaşlılar ITU Technical Secretary first meeting in 1997 surely recall a tremendously rewarding meeting and sweet memories of this noble and Saliha Dündar TPAO Exhibition Chairman historic city uniquely situated on two continents. Now, you will see a vibrant and grand metropolis which has restored Kristof L.Kakas ELGI Exhibition Committee its past glory and established itself, once more, as the Member world capital at the crossroads of East and West. Zsuzsanna Plank ELGI Exhibition Committee Member Come and join us to hear case histories from the Middle İsmail Demirci Ankara Publicity & Promotions East, North Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central University Asia, and the Russian Federation concerning challenges in Gözde BAYRAM TPAO Publicity &Promotions land seismic data acquisition, processing, and interpretation. Topics on near-surface complexity associated with permafrost, sand dunes, anhydrite layer, basalt flows and karstic limestone, and subsurface Technical Committee complexity associated with overthrust tectonics and salt tectonics will make this meeting uniquely rewarding for NAME AND SURNAME COMPANY/INSTITUTION you. And let us complement the land seismic sessions with marine seismic sessions that will span from exploration Ali Yıldızel Genel Energy, below the Mediterranean evaporites, in the deep waters of the Black Sea to the mud volcanoes of the Caspian to the Ahmet T. Başokur Ankara Univ., Turkey subtle structures in the Persian Gulf. Come and join us to Ali Misaghi DANA, Iran hear case histories in engineering geophysics --- applications of engineering seismology, ground penetrating Ali Özbek Schlumberger, UK radar, electrical and electromagnetic methods, and potential methods to site investigations, archaeological Alisher Ibragimo Tashkent Seis. Obs., investigations, groundwater exploration, and more will give Uzbekistan this meeting a uniquely broad scope in applied geophysics. Anca Rosca Magnitude, France Angelo Piasentin GeoNeurale, Germany And, of course, you will have to reserve ample time to enjoy the Grand Metropolis of Istanbul, with its 27 Attila Aydemir TPAO, Turkey centuries of glorious history --- from its early times as the Ayşe Kaşlılar İTÜ, Turkey Megaran Colony founded by Byzas, to the Romans, the Byzantines, and the Ottomans, each leaving its own Bashir Durrani CGGVeritas, S. Arabia imprint on the City’s remarkably overwhelming historic character, with its most beautiful waterways in the world --- Bruce VerWest CGGVeritas, France the Golden Horn and the the Bosporus, with its music Cengiz Esmersoy Schlumberger, USA festivals set in the most uniquely historic venues, and, with its unique cuisine that is a delightfully sophisticated Emin Yanılmaz IPRMEL, Syria combination of the Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Oriental and Occidental tastes. When you return home, Gerard Schuster KAUST, S. Arabia you will tell your friends --- “Ah, what a great meeting that Matt Karazincir BHP, USA was and what a fabulous city Istanbul is.” Now, I welcome you to IGCIstanbul 2012 in my native tongue --- Mehmet Tanış BP, Egypt "Hoşgeldiniz." Peter Pecholcs S. Aramco, S. Arabia Özdoğan Yılmaz Philippe Doyen CGGVeritas, France Saleh Alsanussi AGOCO, Libya Serdar Uygun TPAO, Turkey

Honorary Chairman, SEG Istanbul 2012 Sergio Grion CGGVeritas, UK

Sherif Hanafy KAUST, S. Arabia

Snezana Komatina Union University, Serbia

Thomas Bianchi CGGVeritas, France Yusif Shikaliyev SOCAR, Azerbaijan Conference and Exhibition General Geophysical Topics 1. Geothermal Exploration About the Event 2. Soil investigations, Ground penetrating Radar, engineering seismology 3. Electrical, electromagnetic, Potential methods "Istanbul 2012 International Geophysical Conference and 4. Hydro-geophysics and ground water exploration Oil & Gas Exhibition" consists of conference and 5. Passive seismic in oil and gas exploration and exhibition, pre-convention short courses, and, student monitoring education program. Its aim bring together the presenters, 6. Unconventional and renewable resources exhibitors and delegates of international and national oil 7. companies, contractors and academician all around Special Data processing Topics world. The conference will take place in Lutfi Kirdar Convention Center in Taksim, which is at the center of the 1. Multiples: Shallow water and/or inter-bed city and is easily accessible by public transport. 2. Interferometry

3. Full waveform inversion Facts 4. Reservoir characterization, monitoring, rock Dates : 17-19 September 2012 physics, AVO, inversion Venue: Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Convention&Exhibition Center Location : Istanbul, Turkey 5. Reverse Time Migration and anisotropy Official Web Site of the Conference: considerations http://www.igcistanbul.com/ 6. Wavefield reconstruction and seismic noise attenuation

Exhibition & Sponsoring Data Acquisition and data processing

1. Wide Azimuth high density acquisition and its The exhibition offers great opportunity to network and processing issues allows the visitor to learn about the latest developments in 2. Simultaneous source acquisition and its the field. Some of our exhibitor and sponsor companies processing issues are: 3. Broadband seismic and its processing issues

4. Velocity Building and Structural Imaging Challenges in Regional Land and Marine Environments 5. Near surface challenges in acquisition and processing 6. Multi component data processing and its challenges

SEG 2012 Istanbul is going to be a compact and effective conference than other conferences. The firms are coming to Turkey for this event, in order to develop their business

relations in the market with Turkish professionals and companies or to expand their business area in the region. Istanbul 2012 International Geophysical Conference and Oil & Gas Exhibition will be a real chance for the companies who want to introduce their projects and business values to the market. There will be technical

sessions and short courses.

There are more than 160 abstracts submitted from 25 different countries worldwide for the congress.

Short Courses

Please refer to given link, for detailed information and content of the courses. For more information and contact: http://www.igcistanbul.com/exhibition http://www.igcistanbul.com/sayfa/9271/index.html [email protected] or [email protected] 1. “Acoustic & Elastic Seismic Modeling and Imaging (Reverse-Time Migration)” by R. Technical Program Phillip Bording and Larry Lines

Seismic Data Acquisition, Processing and 2. “Full Waveform Inversion” by Mrinal K. Sen Interpretation Case Studies 3. “Understanding seismic anisotropy in 1. Southeastern Thrust Belt and other Exploration exploration and exploitation” by Leon Regions of Turkey Thomsen 2. Northern Iraq Thrust Belt and Southern Iraq • These are all 1-day courses. 3. Southwest Thrust Belt of Iran and Central Iran • Course fee for each course is 120 € for students 4. Syria and 380 € for all others. 5. Egypt, Nile Delta and Red sea • All three courses are planned on September 6. S. Arabia, Persian Gulf, Oman 16th, 2012 Sunday.) 7. Libya , Algeria, Tunis • Courses are subject to cancellation if there is not 8. Azerbaijan enough registrants. 9. Central Asia SEG European Challenge Bowl

This year’s European Challenge Bowl will take place on September 19 and is an excellent opportunity for geosciences students to display their geophysical and geological knowledge in this fun, rapid fire, push-the- enables a wonderful panoramic view of The Bosporus buzzer, who-can-answer-first contest. reaching from Sea of Marmara to Black Sea seen out of all the rooms in three sides of the building. The palace with 55 The prize for the winning team is an expenses paid trip to rooms was on a ground of 17,000 m². SEG’s 82nd Annual Meeting & Exposition in Las Vegas (November 2012) where they will compete in the 7th Full Delegate and Delegate as Active Members will get Annual SEG Challenge Bowl Finals and have the only one free Gala Dinner Ticket including The Bosporus opportunity to win a cash prize. For detailes and Tour. You can buy "Gala Dinner" ticket from Registration registration please visit our web site. desk at Lütfi Kırdar Convention Centre.

www.igcistanbul.com/seg-challenge-bowl For more information about the event, please check the website at http://www.igcistanbul.com/

Social Program

• Icebreaker Reception (Sept. 17, 2012 -Monday) • Bosphorus Tour (Sept. 18,2012 -Tuesday) • Gala Dinner (Sept. 18,2012 - Tuesday)

A view of the Bosphorus from Adile Sultan Palace

About Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey with a population of 13.26 million. Istanbul is a megacity, as well as the cultural, economic, and financial centre of Turkey. It is located on the The Bosporus Strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as the Golden Horn, in the To complement the event, we have organized a social northwest of the country. It extends both on the European programme that offers history, culture, hospitality and (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) sides of the unique taste of Turkish cuisine in Istanbul for delegates Bosporus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world and family members including an icebreaker reception and that is situated on two continents. unique gala dinner at Adile Sultan Palace where you will find a chance to see spectacular Istanbul’s beauty. During its long history, Istanbul has served as the capital of the Roman Empire (330-395), the Eastern Roman Additionally, we will use the sea for transportation to Adile (Byzantine) Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), the Latin Sultan Palace by tour-cruise that you will travel throughout Empire (1204-1261), and the (1453- the history and continents. 1922). Apart from being the largest city and former political capital of the country, Istanbul has always been the centre Since Istanbul has a lot to offer, we will make sure you will of Turkey’s economic life because of its location as a not regret coming to this magnificent city. junction of international land and sea trade routes. Istanbul is also Turkey’s largest industrial centre. It employs approximately 20% of Turkey’s industrial labour and contributes 38% of Turkey’s industrial workspace.

Adile Sultan Palace

Brief History of Adile Sultan Palace

The palace was built for the Ottoman princess Adile Sultan (1825-1898), the daughter of Sultan Mahmud II (1785- Ortaköy Mosque 1839) and the sister of the Sultans Abdülmecid I (1823- 1861) and Abdülaziz (1830-1876. The palace was commissioned by Sultan Abdülaziz and built by the court architect Sarkis Balyan in 1861. It stands at one of the Istanbul Weather in September most glorious places, on a hill, which is a headland in the The average daytime temperature in September is 23 oC / middle of The Bosporus on the Asian shore. This location 73 oF.