And......... we will change your record for you!

We know how busy you are when you move and understand that changing your directory record may not be your first priority - so please let us help you out!

You will help US out by assisting us to maintain the accuracy of our directory.

Please remember to log on and change other information on your directory listing when you have the time: Update your SSA Directory record here!

Need help to update your record? - I need help

October 4, 2005 (Karen Costelloe, SSA Global Coordinator) - Global Board Meeting

Dear Spouses/Partners,

As most of you know the Global Board met in Rue Saint Dominique, Paris in July. We were all overwhelmed by the kind hospitality from Management and staff. The three days were filled with lots of discussions and informative presentations. We spoke about the past, present and future of the SSA. Some changes were made to our Mission Statement, Goals and Objectives. Some of these changes were made to encourage all spouses/partners to be part of the SSA. We felt some spouses/partners felt that the SSA was solely for expatriate spouses/partners, hopefully with the revised version we can change that perception. SSA is an association for ALL spouses/partners of Schlumberger employees. We must continue to welcome all spouses/partners and encourage compassion and empathy.

I also met with Andrew Gould and David Tournadre. We discussed the need for Family Laison Officers (FLO) and connectivity for all spouses especially in remote locations (1.40 coefficient and over). It was suggested that the SSA should have an 'office' in the SLB base. By establishing this the spouses without efficient or no means of connecting at home can go to the base and do so. This will also encourage a closer relationship between SSA and SLB.

The SSA is unique and is envied by many companies. Many spouses have worked tirelessly and voluntarily to achieve the standard that we have reached so far. Let us continue to support their efforts and come together and be proud of what we have. Let us look ahead...

We have an excellent board and Support team whose main objective is to be available to all the spouses. Let us know your needs...remember this is YOUR association.

Thank you for you kind attention. Please feel free to contact me at any time. To view the minutes of the meeting please go to SSA Global. Login, and select the link for "About SSA" to download the minutes.

Kindest regards
Karen

September 29, 2005 (SSA Global Coordinator) - Global Board Meeting Minutes - Login to view the minutes from the SSA Global Board meeting, held in Paris July, 2005. After you login, select the link for "About SSA" to download the minutes.

September 24, 2005 (SpouseConnect) - Blog - We have created a public blog for spouses affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita where you may post comments and photos. http://ssa.blogster.com

August 31, 2005 (SSA Regional Coordinator, North America) - Houston/Lafayette Chapters Join for Katrina Relief - SSA Houston and Lafayette chapters are joining together to organize an effort to assist Schlumberger families who may have been evacuated from their homes. An SSA coffee is planned for Thursday, Sept. 1 at 11:00 AM, Cici's Coffee, 3810 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy in Lafayette to discuss. For more information, please contact North America Regional Coordinator Gabi Corvalan or SSA Houston Coordinator Andres Chisco.

August 31, 2005 - Lafayette, LA (SSA Regional Coordinator, North America) - Getting Children to School After Katrina - Parents who had to evacuate because of Hurricane Katrina will be able to register their children for school in Lafayette Parish starting Thursday, Sept. 1. Burnell Lemoine, deputy superintendent and chief academic officer for the Lafayette Parish School System, says registration ends Thursday and parents will be contacted Friday to let them know what school their children should attend. He says students should be in classes by Tuesday. The children will be assigned to current schools depending on where they are in homes or shelters. For more information, please contact North America Regional Coordinator Gabi Corvalan or SSA Houston Coordinator Andres Chisco.

September 1, 2005 (Melodie Beveridge, SSA Global Content Editor) - Has Hurricane Katrina caused you and your family to relocate? Concerned that friends are worried about your well-being? - Updating your SSA Directory record is a simple way for you to inform your SSA friends where you are. Click to update your SSA information. (NOTE: You use your email password to access your record.) The Location section allows you to enter your current location with a mailing address. Located in the Home and Family section is an area called Family details. This is the area where you can write a message to your SSA friends letting them know that you and your family are ok. You can also list items you are in need of so SSA members can ship them to you or help in any way they can. if you have been contacted by a relocated SSA member who cannot access the Internet to update their information. I can update their records with the necessary information until they can do so themselves. If you have any questions or problems, please .

August 16, 2005 (Marie Brice, Global Communications Coordinator) - Want to spread the word about SSA? - Now you can download the �SSA Poster� from our website and request that it be displayed in your spouse/partner�s offices or cafeteria. This poster is aimed at promoting our association to SLB employees and encouraging them to assist their spouses/partners to join. This poster template can be found in the �templates� section of our website at the following link http://www.ssafara.net/ssaw. In addition, we have also added business card templates for SSA Committee members. Just download, insert your personal details, take a copy to your local printer (or order them direct through an online printer such as www.vistaprint.com ) and you are ready to go. Please make sure you contact the relevant SLB personnel or SSA Committee members before using these templates.

August 10, 2005 (Marie Brice, Global Communications Coordinator) - Amended news release - Discounts and offers for Families in Global Transition (FIGT) Conference in September - We have been advised that spouses are entitled to a discount when they register for this conference. The special spouse price is US435 (standard fee US595) for registration, and US75 (usually US99) if you wish to become an Associate. Becoming an Associate entitles you to further benefits and discounts within the organisation. In addition, there are a small number of volunteers required who are entitled to a larger discount in exchange for a few hours of their time during the conference. This is a limited offer and those interested should email communications@ssafara.net and we will pass your details on. Please click on the FIGT web-link now located on our SSAfara website ad-bar for more conference information.

August 3, 2005 (Melodie Beveridge, SSA Global Content Editor) - Has This Happened to You? - "Your spouse/partner has just come home and informed you that within two months you will be living in either Corpus Christi, TX or Abingdon, England. You login to SSAfara.net for information about both areas. You find information posted for Abingdon but nothing for Corpus Christi. As luck would have it, the next week you are informed that you moving to Corpus Christi." You can help others avoid similar situations by adding and updating information on SSAfara.net. Just click here, choose the city you wish to add content to and follow the simple instructions. No special computer skills are required. Please with any questions or problems you have.

August 5, 2005 (Marie Brice, SSA Global Communications Coordinator) - Update - Discounts and offers for FIGT Conference in September - We have been advised that spouses are entitled to and should ask for a discount when they register for this conference. In addition, those concerned about the cost may have an opportunity to attend for free in exchange for helping with registrations or other administrative duties during. This is a limited offer and those interested should email Communications Coordinator to register their interest. Please click on the FIGT web-link now located on our SSAFara website adbar for conference information. This conference features third-culture kids, intercultural transitions, education within a cultural arena, cultural difference and even a children�s panel of ex-pat teens. The incorporation's mission is to support the family and their organizations^%V>M�'-�)�qr ���%5..B��t and to provide strategic resources for families and individuals who live, move, and work throughout the world. Even if you can�t make the conference, be sure to visit their website at www.figt.org where you will find great resources and publications to help you and your family during your global roamings.

July 29, 2005 (Marie Brice, SSA Global Communications Coordinator) - The 7th Families in Global Transition Conference, 15-17 September, Houston, USA - This conference features third-culture kids, intercultural transitions, education within a cultural arena, cultural difference and even a children�s panel of ex-pat teens. The incorporation's mission is to support the family and their organizations to accomplish the assignment and to provide strategic resources for families and individuals who live, move, and work throughout the world. Even if you can�t make the conference, be sure to visit their website at www.figt.org where you will find great resources and publications to help you and your family during your global roamings.

July 5, 2005 (Marie Brice, SSA Global Communications Coordinator) - New SSA Global Board to Meet - The new global team will be meeting in Paris from 10-13 July to discuss the future directions of the SSA both globally and locally. We hope to build on the fabulous job of our predecessors as we determine new directions and focus areas including; QSHE, SSA charitable work, Partnerjob, Communications, SSA Directories, SEED, the SSAfara website and many other areas. Visit this website over the next few weeks and you will learn all about the decisions we make that aim to inform our members and make all of our lives easier - wherever we are!

May 26, 2005 (Elizabeth Fenwick) - New Global Coordinator - I am pleased to announce Karen Costelloe is our new Global Coordinator as of 11th July 2005. I know she will bring to the role the energy, enthusiasm and experience from her time as Regional Coordinator for Africa. Please welcome her and show her your support as she begins the new challenge of leading such a dynamic organization. Read Karen's acceptance statement...

May 25, 2005 (Andres Chisco) - Are you a "stay-at-home" husband or partner? - SSA Houston is making a special effort to encourage male spouses to join the association. Recently Andres Chisco took the position of Houston Coordinator and Brian Dyas that of Activities Coordinator. They would like to get men involved in the current activities by showing that the programme can appeal to both genders. Brian intends to set up a few activities more suited to men. If you are interested please contact Brian at bdyas@ssafara.net.

April 25, 2005 (Relocation Today) - A Global Approach to Health and Safety for Corporate Expats - Health and safety for mobile employees and their families is an important topic facing corporate risk managers today. Mobile employees are regularly exposed to risks associated with infectious diseases, driving accidents, personal security, terrorism and not surprisingly, stress. A well-managed health and safety program for your expatriates�and their families� will positively affect successful international assignments in your company. Relocation Today (April, 2005 - by Tracey McTague)

May 23, 2005 (Liz Fenwick) - Announcing New Global Board - Please join us in congratulating the SSA Global Board:

• Global Coordinator - TBA
• Communications: Marie Brice - Kuala Lumpur
• IT - Diana Squerra - Brazil
• Content Editor - Melodie Beveridge - Rock Springs, Wyoming USA
• Africa - Jill Munk - Cameroon
• Europe - Aida Barclay - Abingdon UK
• Middle East - Anisa Haddad - Muscat
• North America - Maria Gabriela Corvalan Apestegui - Lafayette, Louisiana USA
• Latin America - Deysy Lamas - Las Morochas

Africa has been always a difficult Area to get applications for this position, so we are not setting a closing applications date yet, but we would like to receive your application very soon, so we can find a replacement for Silicia, who had moved out of Africa, but is still acting as the Area Coordinator until we find the new one.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

October 18, 2007 (Anisa Haddad, SSA Global Communications Coordinator) -Europe Area Newsletter Set for December 2007 - The SSA is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the upcoming Europe Area Newsletter. We are looking for Articles, Photographs and Poems from members living in Europe or those who have lived in Europe as part of a Schlumberger assignment in the past. The newsletter will be published in December, but please send in your submissions by Tuesday, November 13, 2007. Please do not be reluctant to send in an article in a language other than English. We can edit and even translate articles that are written in most other languages. Please follow this link for more information. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to or our Europe Coordinator, .

October 5, 2007 (Deysy Lamas, SSA Global Coordinator) - New SSA Asia/Australia Area Coordinator - We are very proud to announce that the new SSA Area Coordinator for Asia/Australia, effective October 1st is Abigail Roma Miguel (Brunei). She will be replacing Alison Soudure who has finished her two years term as an amazing Area Coordinator.
Our gratitude and thanks go to Alison for all she has contributed to the SSA Asia/Australia during her term on the Global Board.
We would also like to thank the other applicants who showed interest in becoming part of the SSA Global Team. Special thanks go to one applicant who was very honest with us and withdrew her application due to her husband�s possible transfer soon out of the Area.
We wish Abigail good luck and I know that with the support from the outgoing Area Coordinator, Global Board Team, her local board members and SSA Asia/Australia membership, she will do an excellent job. If you want to show her your appreciation and send her your congratulations, please do not hesitate to contact her at . and if you want to wish a fond farewell to Alison, please email her at .

Welcome on board Abigail!

September 8, 2007 (Silicia Fillacier, Outgoing SSA Africa Area Coordinator) - Africa Area Coordinator Position opening - My husband has been transferred; it is with great sadness that I must leave my position as Africa Area Coordinator. I have enjoyed my time as the African Area Coordinator during these last 15 months. It has been a very fulfilling and rewarding experience to be part of such a great organization. I would like to thank the previous Global Board and the current one for giving me the opportunity to be part of such a great team. I am impressed how much we have accomplished in such a short time, and I know that the SSA is still moving forward. I have followed great leaders and made wonderful friends for life.

Ladies and gents currently residing in Africa, it is time to polish up your CVs! Africa needs a motivated member of SSA to take over the responsibilities of the SSA Africa Area Coordinator position. The deadline is October 1st. You can get the complete job description on our website http://www.ssafara.net/Board_Vacancies/. Please send me your letter of interest and your CV at . The applications will then be forwarded on to the SSA Global Board. I will be glad to answer any questions you might have. SSA looks for compassion and goodwill in the applicants so please tell us a little about you. Help us keep our SSA dynamic and moving.

September 8, 2007 (Alison Soudure, SSA Asia/Australia Area Coordinator) -Elections! Elections! Elections! - My term as Asia/Australia Area Coordinator will be coming to an end soon and I would like to make a call for applications. Closing date for applications will be September 24, 2007. If you are living within this great region and are a member of any SSA chapter, please show your interest and commitment to the SSA by volunteering for the position of Area Coordinator. Please take a moment to read over the job description for this position and if your skills match our needs, please send your CV and a letter of interest to our Global Communications Coordinator, . If you have any questions regarding the position, please do not hesitate to .

August 30, 2007 (Anisa Haddad, SSA Global Communications Coordinator) -Your Time and Talents Are Needed In Your Local SSA Chapter - I am sure that this is a very busy time of the year for many of you. You may be returning from summer holidays and/or are settling into your new locations. Some of you are hitting the ground running, doing everything from getting your kids settled in for a new school year to maybe starting a new job in your new home location. Your local SSA Chapter is also gearing up for a new season and needs your help. Local Coordinators or local board members will be contacting all chapter members soon about upcoming meetings and events and to announce any open SSA local board positions. If there are openings on your local board, please consider volunteering in one of the following positions: Coordinator, Hospitality Coordinator, Communications Coordinator, Website Coordinator, Activities Coordinator, Secretary or Treasurer. If you are interested in serving on your local SSA board but would like more information on what is required from the position, please follow this link to the SSA Local Board Job Descriptions. It is so important to know what is required before accepting any position, but what we need most are compassionate, caring and friendly people willing to volunteer their time for the benefit of all members in their locations. Remember terms for SSA Local Boards are one year, so it is important that elections should be held every year and anybody currently holding a board position could reapply for one more year and be in one position for a maximum of a 2 years term. Please consider sharing your time, ideas, and talents with your fellow SSA members. Helen Keller said I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do.

August 27, 2007 (Deysy Lamas, SSA Global Coordinator) - North America (NAM) Area Coordinator Announced - We are so proud to announce that we have Karen Pearson back as member of the SSA Global Board as our newly elected NAM Area Coordinator, effective August 20th.

We would like to thank the others applicants for NAM Area Coordinator position for their willingness to serve our organization.

We wish Karen good luck in her position and we are sure she will do a wonderful job. If you want to show her your appreciation and offer her your congratulations, you can contact her by .

August 21, 2007 (Anisa Haddad, SSA Global Communications Coordinator) -Africa Area Newsletter Set for October 2007 - The SSA is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the upcoming Africa Area Newsletter. We are looking for Articles, Photographs and Poems from members living in Africa or those who have lived in Africa as part of a Schlumberger assignment in the past. The newsletter will be published in October, but please send in your submissions by Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at the latest. Please do not be reluctant to send in an article in a language other than English. We can edit and even translate articles that are written in most other languages. Please follow this link for more information. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to or our Africa Coordinator, .

August 21, 2007 (Deysy Lamas, SSA Global Coordinator) - North America (NAM) Area Coordinator Update - The application period for the NAM position has closed and the Global Board has received copies of all of the applicant�s CV and letters of interest. We would like to express our appreciation to all who applied and to say how heart warming it was to see such a show of interest in such an important position in our organization. The voting period will end soon and we will post the name of the new NAM coordinator by the end of this month. Thank you again to all of the applicants for your support of the SSA and good luck to all of the applicants.

July 24, 2007 (Deysy Lamas, SSA Global Coordinator) - SSA Communication Channels and SSAfara.net Update - As we are located in so many different countries around the world, communication in SSA is the key to achieve our goals as an organization. The SSA works at a global level because of the SSA Guidelines & Mission Statement and IT/IS Content Guidelines which have been defined to unify all SSA chapters, so that all of us work together. If you have questions or concerns about anything in either of these documents, please follow SSA communication channels. That means you should first contact your Area Coordinator and then if necessary, me, your Global Coordinator. If you have questions or concerns regarding anything on the SSAfara website, you should contact the Global IT Coordinator. Questions concerning chapter, Area or Global newsletters or other forms of communications should be directed to our Global Communications Coordinator, Anisa Haddad.
The Web Content Editing Team and our Global IT Coordinator, Melodie Beveridge, have been very busy. Most of the public content on SSAfara.net has been reviewed and they are now determining the look of the remodeled SSA website. There will be an interactive map similar to the one located here to show chapter locations. We are hoping SSA members will help us to design our web interface by submitting examples of how you would like it to look. Some of the features that will be available include Forums, Chats, Risk Incident Reporting, Personal Member Pages, and Classified Ads. You will also be able to submit photos. All of these enhancements are only possible because Schlumberger is upgrading our email and web servers this year.

July 16, 2007 (Deysy Lamas, SSA Global Coordinator) - North America (NAM) Area Coordinator - The SSA is officially accepting applications for the position of North America (NAM) Area Coordinator. Karen Pearson has been wonderful as the NAM Area Coordinator but will be leaving before the end of the month as she and her family will be pursuing other interests.
If you are a member of any SSA chapter located in the NAM area and are interested in volunteering for the position of Area Coordinator, please take a moment to read over the job description for this position and if your skills match our needs, please send your CV and a letter of interest to our Global Communications Coordinator, Anisa Haddad. If you have any questions regarding the position, please do not hesitate to contact me. Applications close on August 20th 2007.

July 16, 2007 (Anisa Haddad, SSA Global Communications Coordinator) - - A Simple Guide to Child Restraints (update) In keeping with Schlumberger Safety Awareness Month, we will be posting Health and Safety information each week which is of great importance to you and your family.

Because you never know when a crash will happen, we began this effort with A Simple Guide to Child Restraints (posted July 11). Each year thousand of children are killed or injured in road crashes. Most of these injuries could have been avoided by using a properly fitted and approved baby restraint, child restraint or seat belt. To view an informative SLB PowerPoint presentation on this topic, Download the file here.

Another excellent resource for child auto safety information can be found on the Crash Survivors Network page Keeping Kids Safe in Cars. You will find links from a variety of non-profit and for profit auto safety and medical sources and videos on how to properly install infant and child restraints as well as two Crash Test Dummy videos that should help to eliminate any lingering doubt as to whether or not infant and child seats are necessary. Please pass this important information on to all your chapter members and friends.

Please note: If you would like to view the videos, you will need to download the RealPlayer plug in which is available on the Keeping Kids Safe in Cars webpage. A free version of RealPlayer is available. You will be offered the opportunity to add shortcuts and additional applications to your computer as part of the installation, if you do not wish to install these, please pay careful attention to uncheck any additional applications that you do not want.

[The SSA is not promoting or endorsing any of the products or programs listed on this Keeping Kids Safe in Cars web page. We are simply providing the link as an additional source of information.]

June 27 , 2007 (Melodie Beveridge- SSA Global IT/IS Coordinator) - Pardon Our Reconstruction Dust! - This is a quick note to update you on the process of the website remodel. The Web Content Editors have begun reviewing content. This means that no new submissions will be posted. We are also locking down the private side of the website. This means that some of you who have had the ability to add, modify, and delete will no longer be able to so. Everyone will still be able to view the contents located there. If there is an important item that needs posted before the new site is up, please email it to me and I will post it was time permits.
We will however be posting family health and safety information each week. Please visit us for weekly updates on health and safety issues. Please answer the poll question. This will help us determine which health and safety topics to cover in the coming weeks. Current topic is �Hurricane Preparedness�. Your input will allow us to help you have a safe and happy summer.

I would also like to announce a contest for the new website. We are looking for design ideas. All that needs to be submitted is an image of what you would like the home page new website to look like. There are only 2 items that must be included in the design.

• The new SSA logo
• The new SSA Family Health & Safety Passport image

The Global board will pick the top 5 designs. These will be posted on the website so all SSA members can vote for their favorite. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 designs. Submit your designs to Melodie Beveridge via email.
You must have your design submitted by July 15th!

Thank you for helping to build a better SSA website!

June 21, 2007 (Deysy Lamas, SSA Global Coordinator) - Chapter Budget Template - Here is an Excel tool for Chapter Coordinators and Treasurers to manage your chapter's budget. Tracking your chapter's expenses will help you when the time comes to submit your budget request for next year. Please feel free to use the spreadsheet and adapt it as needed. Area Coordinators will begin asking for budgets in the fall, so take the time now to organize your chapter's budget!
Chapter Budget Template

May 30, 2007 (Anisa Haddad, SSA Global Communications Coordinator) � Farewell to SSA Global Communications Coordinator Marie Brice
�See A Need�Fill a Need.� ~ Mr. Bigweld from the movie 'Robots.'
In her short time as an SSA member (only four years), Marie Brice has been a volunteer extraordinaire serving as sub-editor for SSAfara Magazine, while at the same time serving as the Charity Coordinator, Communications Coordinator and Welcomes Helper on the local SSA board in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After moving to Mumbai, India from KL, Marie joined our Global Board as the Global Communications Coordinator while at the same time filling the position of Secretary and helping where ever there was a need � including running the Mumbai AGM while she had Malaria!

Marie is an author who has demonstrated her skills at expression and communication in many forms, from SSA Area and Global newsletters to informative and timely postings on our website and important documents such as the SSA/SLB Guidelines.

But Marie is not only a volunteer and author; she is also a professional educator and has used her special talents to draw on the rich international environment that makes up the SSA to teach us more about each other and the areas in which we live. Although she was charged with the duty of editor of all the SSA publications, she allowed our members from all corners of the globe, to share their personal experiences and impressions �in their own words�, giving a unique voice to all of our publications.

So Marie�none of us who know you and care about you see your term as Global Communications Coordinator coming to a close as an ending. We do not see this time as a farewell, but instead as a commencement � a beginning of something new and wonderful for you. As you move on to new projects, please know that you have our gratitude and admiration.

You saw a need and you filled it and we a very fortunate that you did.

May 26, 2007 (Marie Brice, outgoing SSA Global Communications Coordinator) - Global Newsletter May 2007 Phew! Thank you so much to the Global Board members, Vanessa, Sytske, Iin, Kristy, Cindy, Joy, Natalia, Nicole, Ola, Rod, Paty, Jim, Graziela, Alice, Laura, Andrew, Paraiso members, Yully, Maria, Liz and Asteria and everyone else who contributed to this mammoth Global Newsletter! It has been a pleasure ladies and gentlemen � take care of your new board and all the best to each and every one of you. Please click on the link to open the SSA Global Newsletter May 2007

May 25, 2007 (Melodie Beveridge - SSA Global IT/IS Coordinator) - Congratulations to our new Web Content Editors Team - We were fortunate this year to receive several qualified applications for the Web Content Editor position. A team was chosen to help with the website project commencing this summer. This team of editors will review all current content on SSAfara.net that will move to the new website. They also will design and create the look and feel of the new site. Please welcome Vera Bacon, Natasha Brasil, Heidi Hove and Sam Heighes to the Web Content Editors Team!

SSA Global Board hard at work in Dubai. Pictured left to right are Melodie Beveridge (Global IT Coordinator), Jim Andrews (Schlumberger Diversity Manager), Randa Mazzawi (Europe Coordinator), Deysy Lamas (Global Coordinator), Danielle Cozier (LAM Coordinator), Karen Pearson (NAM Coordinator), Silicia Fillacier (Africa Coordinator), Azza Aziz (MEA Coordinator) and Tracey McTague (SSA Program Manager).

May 21, 2007 (Deysy Lamas, SSA Global Coordinator) � Farewell I have had the opportunity of working with wonderful ladies who volunteered their time for the benefits of many spouses/partners around the world. They are no longer in the Global Board, but I am sure they will be working for the SSA wherever they are,because an SSA Global Board member never really retires!

The ladies who retired this year from their positions are:

Sandra Lucket - Sandra has been serving the SSA over fifteen years, wow! And she will be doing it for more years�because she loves and believes deeply on the SSA�She will work on getting together the history of our organization, so there will be a place on our website where people can look and learn about our past and how we have evolved. Sandra, on behalf of Schlumberger spouses and partners around the world I am glad to tell you thanks for all the time you have dedicated to help the SSA reaching its goals.

Maria Gabriela �Gabi� Apestegui - Gabi has been part of the Global Board for many years. She performed roles as both Latin America Area Coordinator and North America Area Coordinator. Gabi worked very hard after Hurrican Katrina hit Lousiana (USA). Currently she is in Macae and I am confident she will be working for the SSA there in any way she can�she will find the way!Gabi, Thanks for all the years you have dedicated to help so many people�We wish you the best. Take care! Aida Barclay - Aida was the Europe Area Coordinator over the last two years, doing an excellent job. Currently Aida is getting ready to move to a new destination (does it sound familiar to all of you?), and there she will helping the SSA as she has always done� Aida, thank you so much for the excellent job you have done as part of the Global team. Good luck in your new location! �and May the stars shine upon you, too!

May 16, 2007 (Karen Costelloe, Outgoing Global Coordinator) � Welcome to our new SSA Global Board members! - The SSA Global Board has just returned to their respective homes after a fabulous and productive annual global board meeting in Dubai last week. We would like to congratulate and announce the following new SSA Global Board members who will officially take over their positions June 1st 2007.

April 19, 2007 (Marie Brice SSA Global Communications Coordinator ) � Bi-Annual Area Report Oct 2006 � Feb 2007 - A HUGE thank you to all the coordinators who submitted reports recently. Thanks to you we have the most information we have EVER had about our chapters globally! Read about Port Gentil�s Valentine�s surprise for husbands, the persistence of Milan to stay �alive�, the amazing members who act as contact people even though the chapter is not active (for example, Moscow, Noyabrsk, Ennsdorf, Hobbs and The Hague). Find out about ongoing positive QHSE and Charity events in Lagos, Baku, Malabo, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Sale Australia, Kuwait, Caracus, Ciudad del Carmen, Lima, Poza Rica, Reynosa, Villahermosa, Anchorage, Casper, and Grand Prarie, (this list is getting huge!) with forward planning for charities in Damascus. Dubai and Cairo�s well organised social and cultural events make me want to go for a look � as does Khartoum�s even though they only have 7 members (and they managed to raise $2000 for a charity event)! Please read about the outstanding personal efforts of Amy in Kuwait and Catriona in KL � go girls! Thanks to Maturin for your member�s personal testimony to the SSA and congratulations, Macae for making it into the local newspaper and SLB in Calgary for offering to match the chapter�s charity efforts. Last but not least, thanks to Casper for your cookbook plans! Well done all - click here to read the report for yourself.

April 13, 2007 (Kelly Caron, SSA Coordinator, Casper, Wyoming, USA ) � Cookbook Naming Contest - You all know about the upcoming SSA Global Cookbook � now you can help us come up with a title for the book! If you have an idea for the cookbook name, please submit it to Kristy Jones at ssacookbook@gmail.com by April 25th. The person with the winning title will receive a free cookbook! For further information on submitting a recipe or ordering your cookbook, please click on the following links - Information Sheet - Order Form

April 10, 2007 (Kelly Caron, SSA Coordinator, Casper, Wyoming, USA ) � SSA Casper is creating a Global SSA Cookbook. We hope to have a great variety of recipes from each region of the world. The proceeds for this cookbook will go toward a Denver-based charity, The Family Tree (www.thefamilytree.org). We would love for you to get involved in this rewarding project by submitting recipes and ordering cookbooks ($20.00 USD) by June 15th. Each recipe submitted should include the person�s name and the SSA chapter they are from. For more information or to send in your recipes and cookbook orders, contact Kristy Jones at ssacookbook@gmail.com.

April 5, 2007 (Melodie Beveridge, SSA Global IT Coordinator) � SSA Global Content Coordinator Needed - As we prepare to develop a new website for the SSA, we have a vacancy for SSA Global Content Coordinator. This is a volunteer, non-board support position. The SSAfara.net Global Web Content Editor oversees all content and publishing aspects of the SSAfara.net Web portal and will work closely with the SSA Global board and with Schlumberger for publishing content to the SSA website. For Job description and more information see: Board Vacancies. This position posting will close on 27 April.

March 23, 2007 (Marie Brice, Global Communications Coordinator) - Invitation to submit articles for SSA Global Newsletter - We invite you to contribute to our very first SSA Global Newsletter. Now that we have published one newsletter from each area (region) over the last 18 months � it is time for a global edition! Please send your articles and photographs to me no later than Tuesday, May 5, 2007. It will be my last newsletter as Global Communications Coordinator and I want to go out with a bang, so please start writing! Thanks again to all of you who have contributed to past newsletters � you have made my job so much more enjoyable.
Download your invitation to submit articles and see more details about contributing your story.
See previous Area Newsletters.

March 17, 2007 (Marie Brice SSA Global Communications Coordinator) � SEED Artwork Legacy Program - SEED is introducing a new, annual Artwork Legacy Program, which will extend the influence and appreciation of artwork created by SEED school students for the annual greeting card competition. We invite members of the Schlumberger community to select a favorite piece of art from among the 84 finalist submissions in last year�s competition, whose theme was, �Nature�s Masterpieces: Drawing Inspiration from the Beauty of Nature. The original artwork will be sent to participants for framing and displaying. In turn, the recipient will be asked to submit a few personal details and a statement of appreciation for the artwork accompanied by a photo of themselves with it, to be forwarded to the artist. � These pieces of children�s art are truly beautiful - please visit http://www.seed.slb.com/en/about/seedlink/volunteer.htm for more information or to request your own original artwork.

March 12, 2007 (Marie Brice SSA Global Communications Coordinator) - Fighting and limiting SPAM - We are aware that many of you receive a lot of �SPAM� in your ssafara.net and other email accounts. We understand this is frustrating and we are doing our utmost to get to finally resolve these issues within the server itself. Please read on for information on how to combat SPAM and how to download free antivirus software provided by Schlumberger. There are two actions you can take to help yourself. First, ensure you have up to date Antivirus software. Second, try to avoid sharing your email address with anyone but your personal contacts.

For more information, see the tips below or contact ssa-support@slb.com

McAfee Antivirus for home use
To download McAfee Antivirus for home use to go http://www.shi.com/schlumberger/
In order to get McAfee for free you must register with a qualified Schlumberger email address (slb.com or ssafara.net)
Also see: http://www.ssafara.net/Support/Services/#10706