Samantha Murray, Petroleum User Group (PUG) Steering Committee Chairperson welcomes attendees to the conference on behalf of the PUG Committee and shares PUG's 2018 goals - geospatial workflows, the development of the professional discipline and regional outreach. Samantha briefly describes these initiatives and welcomes attendees to collaborate on their execution over the next few months, starting with an online GIS industry discipline survey. All attendees are encouraged to become members of PUG by joining the online LinkedIn Group, and engage with other members of the community through the appropriate regional PUG Chapter.