Ed Ireland and Paul Cones to Speak at Women’s Energy Network – North Texas Chapter November 2016 Luncheon Meetings in Fort Worth and Dallas and Announcement of New Board of Directors for 2017

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ed Ireland, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Energy,
Economics and Finance in the M. J. Neeley School of Business at Texas
Christian University, will be the guest speaker at the luncheon meeting
of WEN – North Texas on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at the Fort Worth
Petroleum Club, 777 Main Street #4000. Paul Cones, founder of Courthouse
Specialists, will be the guest speaker at the luncheon meeting of the
Women’s Energy Network (WEN) – North Texas Chapter on Tuesday, November
29, 2016, at the Dallas Petroleum Club, 2200 Ross Avenue. Registration
for both events will begin at 11:30 a.m. followed by the luncheon from
noon-1:00 p.m.

Dr. Ireland will present a presentation entitled, “The Outlook for Oil
and Gas Prices.” A question-and-answer session will follow his
informative presentation.

Dr. Ireland’s 40-year oil and gas career included being president of a
natural gas pipeline and marketing company and an oil and gas
exploration company. He became the founding Executive Director of the
Barnett Shale Energy Education Council in 2007, an organization that
provides energy education in the Barnett Shale region of North Texas. As
an industry expert, he acts as spokesperson for the Barnett Shale, as
well as being a community and media representative. Dr. Ireland also
serves on the Board of Directors of the TCU Energy Institute, was a
co-founder of the Metroplex Natural Gas Vehicle Consortium and is
President of Ed Ireland & Associates, an energy economics consulting
firm.

“WEN North Texas is honored to welcome Dr. lreland at the November 2016
Fort Worth luncheon,” said Angela Walton, 2016 WEN North Texas Chapter
President. “Our members will be sure to benefit from Dr. Ireland’s
expertise and in-depth knowledge of the industry.”

Mr. Cones will present a talk titled, “Land Title Evaluation – Changing
an Industry with Technology,” at the January Fort Worth luncheon. A
question-and-answer session will follow his presentation.

Mr. Cones founded Courthouse Specialists (predecessor to
CourthouseDirect.com) in 1982. Previously, he worked as a Petroleum
Landman negotiating and acquiring oil and gas leases in central and
south Texas. Mr. Cones implements technology solutions for the
abstracting and title industry by creating databases and document
delivery systems now used by most surveyors, engineers, attorneys,
appraisers and other real estate professionals in Texas.

CourthouseDirect.com was the first company to provide a County
Grantor/Grantee index on the Internet in 1997. Mr. Cones is also the
founder of several other real estate related companies including Able
Permits, Integrity Title Company, LLC and Integrity Title Records, Ltd.,
LLP. Integrity Title Records used technology to provide affordable title
plants for new entrants into the market, ending an industry monopoly
which existed in Texas for over forty years. Integrity Title Records is
now the largest title plant provider in Texas.

Mr. Cones has taught many courses and seminars on how to use public
records effectively and was awarded the President’s Award by the Texas
Society of Professional Surveyors for his contributions to the surveying
industry. His courses have been certified eligible for continuing
education credits by the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying.

“WEN North Texas is pleased to announce Mr. Paul Cones as the featured
speaker for the November luncheon in Dallas,” said Walton. “We look
forward to learning how technology is changing the land title landscape
in Texas.”

The cost for WEN North Texas members to attend is $35. For prospective
members, the price is $50. Please register online at http://www.womensenergynetwork.org.
Payment can be made by credit card through the online registration
portal or the day of the event by cash or check payable to Women’s
Energy Network North Texas.

Mark your calendars to join WEN North Texas at Times Ten Cellers in Fort
Worth for our November Social Event. It will take place on Wednesday,
November 16, 2016 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This will be a great opportunity
to network with the ladies of WEN North Texas. We encourage you to bring
guests! The event is free for members that pre-register and $15 for
guests and member walk-ins at the door. Hope to see you there.

WEN North Texas is pleased to announce is 2017 Board of Directors as
follows:

President:				Kati Smith
Vice President:				Carly Hewett
Secretary:				Monica Messick
Treasurer:				Natalie Conner
Programs:				Sucheta Gokhale & Kimberly DeWoody
Membership:				Lindsey Grider & Jennifer Evans
Special Events:				Katya V Evseev & Brooke Granger
Sponsorship:				Brianne Boulter & Sarah Steward
Communications:				Jessica Staley & Tara Flume
Leadership Conference:				Haylee Edwards & Afton Kolbe
Public Relations:				Jamie Lavergne Bryan

For more information about the above events, contact Jamie Lavergne
Bryan, Winstead PC, at jbryan@winstead.com.

For more information about the Women’s Energy Network – North Texas
Chapter, visit www.wennorthtexas.org
and click on WEN North Texas. Interested parties can join the North
Texas Chapter by clicking on Join Today! on the North Texas Chapter’s
home page.

About WEN

The Women’s Energy Network is a nonprofit association of women
professionals in the energy industry that provides networking and
community outreach opportunities and fosters career and leadership
development. Founded in 1994, the organization has more than 2,000
members nationwide. For more information, please visit the WEN North
Texas Chapter website at www.wennorthtexas.org.

Thank you to our generous 2016 WEN North Texas Sponsors:

National Sponsor
Sidley Austin LLP

Gold Level Sponsor
Pioneer Natural Resources Company
Denbury
Resources Inc.

Silver Level Sponsor
Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Bronze Level Sponsor
Advancial
BDO USA, LLP
Locke
Lord LLP
NGP
Weaver

Contacts

for Women’s Energy Network
Jamie Bryan, 817-420-8209
jbryan@winstead.com