Part I
Did you miss the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce’s 2010 Annual Meeting? Part 1′s video includes:
Part 2’s video includes:
Dr. Jeffrey Garten, former presidential advisor and Yale professor of international trade and finance, gave a private news media interview before speaking at the Fort Worth Chamber’s annual meeting June 8.
See more about Gideon Toal, the Spirit of Enterprise Award and past award recipients on our Annual Meeting page.
Presented by Office Depot.
Engines revving, tires squealing and race cars thundering around the track. Chamber Day at the Speedway is an annual rite of spring where Fort Worth Chamber members and guests attend a luncheon at The Speedway Club, get up close and personal with race car drivers and enjoy exciting time trials that afternoon.
See more event photos in the Chamber Photo Gallery.
The Fort Worth Chamber economic development staff was instrumental in hooking electronics assembly company Q-Edge for potential relocation to the AllianceTexas area. The company is expected to bring up to 500 jobs and result in economic impact of more than $700 million for the region. Its contracts are reported to be with such companies as Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Nokia, Cisco and Sony. Fort Worth City Council votes on the incentives package April 14.
Offered two times at 3:30-4:30 p.m. & 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Room B
Speakers: Sarah Fullenwider, Assistant City Attorney, City of Fort Worth
& Ed Ireland, Executive Director, Barnett Shale Energy Education Council
In January, upon recommendations from the gas drilling task force composed of neighborhood, community and industry representatives, the Fort Worth City Council passed a new drilling ordinance. Hear how this diverse group of community volunteers—from neighborhoods to energy industry representatives—arrived at a consensus and what it means to Fort Worth residents. Then learn about the drilling process including drill-site selection, production times, the fraccing process, waste water and the new technologies being tested for disposal, noise abatement techniques, updated drill site maps and more.
Download the break-out session presentations here:
Barnett Shale Expo: Living With a Neighborhood Gas Well - Session 1 [54:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Barnett Shale Expo: Living With a Neighborhood Gas Well - Session 2 [47:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadOffered two times at 3:30-4:30 p.m. & 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Room A
Speakers: Dr. Don Capone, Department Chair – Oil & Gas Technology, Navarro Community College, Linda Garcia, Director of Corporate Services, Tarrant County College & Wilma Lopez, Employment Manager, XTO Energy Inc.
There are still jobs for people with real-world skills and now there are training programs developed in partnership with the energy industry. Learn from industry human-resource pros about energy-related careers and the training resources available. College representatives will acquaint attendees with a range of industry-prescribed classroom, on-site and internet training programs that feature two-year oil and gas technology certification courses. Also, hear about short-term outdoor and in-class training programs for roustabout training.
Download the break-out session presentation here:
Barnett Shale Expo: Barnett Shale Careers and Training - Session 1 [38:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Barnett Shale Expo: Barnett Shale Careers and Training - Session 2 [47:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
