Educational Workshops



Natural Gas Exploration and Group Lease Update
Thursday, June June 24th
6:30pm-9:00pm

Candor High School
Academy Street
Candor, NY 13743

A Primer on Naturally Occurring Radioactivity
Wednesday, August 18th
6:30pm-9:00pm

Candor High School
Academy St.
Candor, NY 13743

Jeff Leavey, Radiation Safety Officer for Cornell University, will give a presentation on naturally occurring radiation followed by a question and answer session.  More details to come...

Upcoming Educational Webinar Series
Presented by the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marcellus Shale Team


--June 23, Wednesday, 1:30pm-3:00pm: "Marcellus Shale: Local Roads Impacts."
Presenters: Lynne Irwin and David Orr, Cornell Local Roads Program.

Click here to register:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDNNdTFuMWdOeU9Namx1Y2otT2V3RlE6MA



For more information on these webinars and other resources, please see the Cornell Cooperative Extension - Natural Gas Development Resource Center at http://gasleasing.cce.cornell.edu.

Natural Gas Training

July 6 – 29, 2010
Tuesday/Thursday 4:30PM-9:30PM
Saturday 8:00-4:30

Corning Community College
Academic and Workforce Development Center (click here for directions)
318 Madison Ave.
Elmira, NY 14901

 
This 60-hour training will provide individuals with the basic skills needed to apply for entry level positions within the natural gas industry. Training will provide information and skill development in:

• Overview of the Natural Gas Industry


• Drilling/Fracing Process


• Basic Math


• Basic Electricity


• Blue Print Reading


• Safety


• Teamwork


• Resume Writing/Interviewing


• WorkKeys: Performance/Talent/Fit


• National Career Readiness Certification

Cost: $925

To Register: Contact Lori Gwin @ 607-936-5507

Click here for more information.

 

Information about how to register for the one hour webinars is available at http://naturalgas.extension.psu.edu/Events.htm. Online participants will have the opportunity to ask the speaker questions during the session.

One-hour webinars also will be held at 1 p.m. on the following dates:
 
--July 15: "Natural Gas Development Land Use Controls in Lycoming County." Presenter:  Kurt Hausammann, Lycoming County Planning Commission.

 
--August 19: "Local Natural Gas Task Force Initiatives." Presenters: Mark Smith, Bradford County; Pam Tokar-Ickles, Somerset County; and Paul Heimel, Potter County.

 
--September 16: "Natural Gas Experiences of Marcellus Residents: Preliminary Results from the Community Satisfaction Survey." Presenter: Kathy Brasier, Penn State assistant professor of rural sociology.
 
Previous webinars -- which covered topics such as water use and quality, legal questions, gas-leasing considerations for landowners and implications for local communities -- can be viewed at http://naturalgas.extension.psu.edu/webinars.htm.
 
For more information, contact Joann Kowalski, extension educator in Susquehanna County, at (570) 278-1158 or by e-mail at jmk20@psu.edu.