INSTITUTE OVERVIEW
The American Association of Professional Landmen invites you to attend the Gulf Coast Land Institute on October 17-18, 2019 at the SHeraton Hotel New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana! This popular event consists of a day-and-a-half of excellent and topical presentations networking opportunities, plus a welcoming social Thursday evening hosted by PLANO, The Professional Landman's Association of New Orleans..
INSTITUTE SCHEDULE 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 
8:55-9:00 AM:    Welcome & Opening Remarks 
                           Bud Tippens | President | Tippens Oil Investments, LLC 
9:00-10:00 AM:   Deep Water Oil vs. the Permian Basin: Who Wins 
                            Eric N. Smith | Professor of Practice | Tulane University 
10:00-11:00 AM: Geology for Landmen 
                            Louis Gilbert | President | Louis Gilbert & Associates, Inc. 
11:00-11:10 AM: Break 
11:10-12:10 PM: Legal Update 
                            Sara Lewis | Partner | Wall, Bullington & Cook, LLC 
12:10-12:40 PM: Lunch Begins 
12:40-1:40 PM:   Discussion of the New State Lease Form and Royalty Assistance Program
                          Jamie S. Manuel | Assistant Secretary | Louisiana Office of Mineral Resources 
1:40-2:40 PM:     Key Take-Aways of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Year One
                           Sam Wheeler, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA | Manager | Bourgeois Bennett, LLC 
2:40-2:50 PM:    Break 
2:50-3:50 PM:    Coastal Zone Lawsuits 
                          Terrence K. Knister | Member | Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 
                          Kristina M. Lagasse | Associate | Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 
3:50-4:50 PM:    Louisiana’s Risk Fee Statute: Where are we? Where are we going? 
                          Scott R. Patton | Partner | Bradley Murchison, LLC 
4:50 PM:           Closing Remarks & Adjourn 
5:15 PM:           PLANO Social Hour* 
*RSVP to attend this free social through the following link: http://plano.rsvpify.com/
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 
8:00-8:30 AM:    Registration & Continental Breakfast 
8:30-8:35 AM:    Welcome & Opening Remarks 
                           Bud Tippens | President | Tippens Oil Investments LLC 
8:35-9:35 AM:    Technology 
                          Richard A. Hines, CPL | Vice President | iLandman 
9:35-10:35 AM:  Offshore 
                           Cynthia A. Nicholson. | Member | Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 
                           C. Peck Hayne Jr. | Member | Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 
10:35-10:45 AM: Break 
10:45-11:45 AM: Ethics 
                           Lauren L. Gardner | Attorney | Onebane Law Firm 
11:45-12:00 PM: Lunch Begins 
12:00-1:00 PM:: "From Noah to Trump" 
                           Jay Beavers, CPL | President | AAPL 
1:00 PM:             Closing Remarks & Adjourn
INSTITUTE PRICING
·         AAPL Member Onsite | $325
·         Non-member Onsite | $450 
·         AAPL Member Webinar:: $275 per person
·         Non-member Webinar | $400 per person
·         PLM/EM Student | $0
·         Professional Development Assistance* | $0
·         Institute Sponsorships* | (see available options, within attached flyer)
*Please attach tuition assistance request.
*Please attach company logo. Supported file types include pdf, eps, tiff and jpeg. (must be high-resolution)
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
AAPL has negotiated a room block and reduced rate of $189.00 with the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, for the evenings of October 16 -18. Please make your reservations through the following link: https://book.passkey.com/e/49976441
*Cutoff date is September 25, 2019