Dear CAPA members,

On behalf of the all CAPA Executive Committee, I would like to invite you to attend the following three events. I would also use this opportunity to gently remind you to renew your membership at these events or renew it online at http://www.capaus.org/member_login.php, click “pay membership fee” after login. Thank you and hope to see you at the events.

Xin-Gong Li, CAPA 2009 President.


1. CAPA Parenting - Child Education Workshop

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Time: 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: 9600 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX. (MetroBank 2nd floor, above Dynasty Supermarket on the south side)
Cost: Free
http://sites.google.com/site/capaparenting/

Theme: Many CAPA members are busy professionals while also busy coaches for their children. CAPA wants to help. Steve Chang, one of the CAPA Executive Committee members, is to bring in four expert panelists to this workshop. The event is for parents with children of all ages. The program will start with brief presentations by panelists, followed by interactive discussions. Please visit the web site for more details.

2. Energy and Oil Investment Forum

Date: Saturday, Apr 4, 2009, 12:30pm - 6:00pm.
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel River Oaks(Previous hotel name - Holiday Inn Select) 2712 Southwest Freeway (59&Kirby) Houston, TX 77098.
Cost: CAPA member $5.00, Non-Member $15.00
RSVP by April 4
http://www.capaus.org/view_event.php?eid=48&s=c

Theme: CAPA will be hosting a special conference on the state of the energy industry in which we will bring together industry experts to share views and insights into our sector's most important issues. What are the current implications of the financial crisis on the energy industry? How will the new administration's energy policies affect the industry? How will the current industry react to new challenges? How should we prepare for the future of the energy industry? How will the recession affect the Houston area? Do current depressed commodity prices offer investment opportunities for oil/gas companies? All these topics are of interest to us. But none of them can be easily addressed by any one individual. That is why James Wang (jwang@firstreserve.com), a CAPA Executive Committee member, and his team will bring several industry experts to the forum to shed some light on these subjects. These experts are from top consulting firms, universities, oil/gas and service companies, including Wood Mackenzie, Deloitte, UH, Anadarko, Transocean and Shell. Please come and get your thoughts provoked or opinions voiced. The forum will start with short presentations, followed by a panel discussion in which the audience will have the opportunity to have their questions answered by these top industry professionals. Food, cookies, fruits, drinks will be served at break and 5:30 pm social hours.

3. CAPA Spring B.B.Q in Bear Creek Park

Date: April 18, 2009.
Time: 11am to 4pm.
Location:Bear Creek Park Pavilion #8, (Try Google map: Sullins Way Dr, Houston, TX 77084). Cost: $5.
http://www.capaus.org/view_event.php?eid=47&s=c

Theme: This is an annual event. Please join your fellow CAPA members and friends, and have a fun day in the park. There will be a lot of fun games, a bunch of nice prizes, loads of juicy stuff off the grill, and more. Want to see what it is like? Here are some of the last year's photos here. Please register online with the numbers of adults and kids to be expected. If you can help with the event, please contact event leaders Lisa Li (yuli2008@comcast.net) or Linn Fang (Linn.Fang@lyondellbasell.com).