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About COPA
Mission
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The mission of the China Overseas Petroleum Alumni (COPA) is to strengthen
communication among the alumni of the petroleum universities and institutes of
China; to promote information exchange between China's petroleum
institution/industry and the rest of the world. |
Organization
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The
establishment of COPA was initiated by the overseas alumni of China University
of Petroleum, Daqing Petroleum Institute, Southwest Petroleum Institute and
Jianghan Petroleum Institute. It has extended its membership to anyone who has
worked or studied in the fields of petroleum in either China or overseas. There are currently over 1000
overseas alumni around the world. COPA is a nonprofit organization governed by
the Board of Directors who are elected at the annual member meeting. The Board
consists of one President, three Vice Presidents and eight additional board
members. Each member institute must have at least three persons serving on the
Board. COPA is organized into three committees: local community activities
(mainly in U.S.),
reception/exchange activities with China, public relation/fund raising, and administration/website
management. Our alumni's expertise cover various technical areas such as
Petroleum Exploration and Development, Petroleum Production, Management/Energy
Economics/Investment, Information Technology and e-Commerce, Oil & Gas
Transportation and Pipeline, Refining and Chemical Engineering, Environmental
Engineering, Electrical Power, and New Ventures.
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History
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COPA (China Overseas Petroleum Alumni) was founded in
Houston
Texas in 1993. Its members were from the oversea alumni of all the main Chinese
Petroleum institutes, including Huadong/Beijing Petroleum University, Daqing
Petroleum Institute, Southwest Petroleum Institute, Jianghan Petroleum
Institute, and etc. Now COPA has extended its membership to anyone who has
worked or studied in the petroleum industry or related areas.
There are two major developmental periods in the history of COPA, pre-2000 and
post- 2000. In the pre-2000 period, COPA’s main activities included organizing
SPE annual meeting dinners and conducting some exchange activities with
China
oil industry. In 2000, COPA formalized the by-law. In the post-2000 period, COPA
organized various new events including New Year Party, Seminar, Spring/Fall
Picnics, etc. So far COPA has over 300 members and
currently is the largest Chinese overseas petroleum alumni association globally. |
Mailing Address
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China Overseas Petroleum Alumni
5905 Sovereign Drive
Houston, Texas 77036
U.S.A |
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