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#CONEXPLO22 will host an extensive portfolio of events – with oral presentations and poster presentations – and several other dissemination and interaction activities. This will be of great interest for the consolidation of learning and professional development.

There is probably more than one explanation for what CONEXPLO means. It could indicate an important scientific and technical event or a meeting of colleagues and friends who share the same interests, among other options. However, an examination to its history to date might be appropriate to achieve a good description.

In CONEXPLO’s history, there are two well defined periods. The first to the fourth event took place in the last century, with an excellent technical content, and a strong influence of the Argentine Geological Congress but of little relevance in the industry, generally speaking. The first CONEXPLO (Mar del Plata, 1989) was the most similar to the present ones, with over 50 technical papers, around 300 participants and a good trade fair. Even though the country was undergoing a period of hyperinflation, it was the beginning of the Houston Plan (Plan Houston, in Spanish) and the atmosphere was filled with enthusiasm. The two following Congresses took place at the same time of the Argentine Geological Congress (Mendoza 1993 and Buenos Aires 1996). Finally, the fourth CONEXPLO (1999) returned to Mar del Plata. With an excellent technical content, although small (150 attendees, approximately) and ‘weak’ due to the fact that the industry was experiencing a strong crisis, with extremely low oil prices and big job losses in most of the companies.

The Congress that followed it, the fifth CONEXPLO (Mar del Plata 2002), appeared to have similar characteristics since the country was leaving behind the crisis of 2001. However, the Executive Committee organized it with renewed spirit and commitment, bringing together a key sector of Exploration and Development in order create the ‘Geotechnology Meetings’, and inviting the oilfield service companies to participate, thus setting up a huge trade fair. Likewise, for the first time, several Symposia were organized as important events of the Congress, including, with great success, the publication of the ‘Yellow book’ of Argentine reservoirs, something that continues up to the present day. This initiative in the organization was reflected on the participation of 600 people and around 120 technical papers in 3 (three) different rooms for 3 days. Such a noticeable change in every aspect of CONEXPLO was driven by the goal of the Exploration and Development Committee, which was to offer the geologists, geophysics, engineers and geotechnologists a high technical level as per the papers published, which were – and still are - subjected to double arbitration and an affordable registration fee.

The Congress has improved in every aspect, from the number of attendees, the Technical Papers presented to a total of 15 Symposia, approximately, on different fields, including the career recognition of prominent figures, not only in the technical aspect but also as trainers of the new professionals.

Finally, the tenth CONEXPLO (Mendoza 2018) gathered over 1000 people, 271 technical papers were presented – all of them with double arbitration – with a variety of Symposia, which included Unconventional Reservoirs, the publication of two (2) regional transects of a basin and core plugs, and the participation of various operating companies, three (3) control rooms and the reprint of the ‘yellow book’, that now incorporates the shale and tight oil reservoirs.

The aforementioned activities were very productive and satisfactory and were accompanied by lively and intense debate and a lot of work. But the key to success was the continuity of the organization in the technical aspect, the flexibility to innovate, the quick adaptability to technological changes, giving space to the academic community and the students of related careers, the incorporation of the new generations that gradually took the place of the previous ones but maintain – above all - a high technical level in the papers presented.

Today, with the perspective that time gives, we are very satisfied with the achievements until now, but also strongly motivated by what is yet to come, that is equally promising. Therefore, the 11th CONEXPLO aims at integrating the past experience, renewing the momentum and spirit of former congresses along three decades.

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