SCHOLARSHIP DINNER

4/21/2026

Hilton - Houston North

12400 Greenspoint Drive

Houston, TX 77060

Happy Hour: 5:30 PM

Dinner: 6:30 - 9:00 PM

At the dinner meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, we will be awarding Scholarships and Grants to the local colleges and universities. Please join us to celebrate with the recipients of these awards. Register now. 

Tech Session

4/21/2026

5:00 PM

Join us at 5:00pm on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, for the Tech Session following Education Day 2026. All are welcome at no cost for a CPE credit.

Title: AI – Powered Finance Transformation

Presented by: Ben Chacko & Viral Chawda (Grant Thornton)

Program Level: Basic

Delivery: Group Live

CPE Credits: 1

Prerequisites: None

Advance Prep: None

Cost/Fee: Day Rate/Event

Field of Study: Information Technology

Description: Do you know what tools & strategies companies are using to drive efficiency & accuracy? How can AI help? Join us to see where to start your AI journey.

Learning Objective:

By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:

1. Understand AI by building a foundational understanding of AI.

2. Discuss the impact of AI by discovering how AI drives efficiency, improves accuracy, and enables smart decision-making.

3. Describe how to get started by learning practical steps to begin an AI journey, from identifying use cases to ensuring strong data governance, ethical compliance, and risk management.

COPAS 2027 Planning Committee

Sponsorships are now available! Share with your companies and vendors for their opportunity to support the event that helps shape the future of the industry.

Be on the lookout for a planning meeting in May! If you are interested in being a part of the planning please contact us at copas2027@gmail.com. We need your help to make this a successful event!

Joint Interest Committee

The Joint Interest Committee will hold a virtual meeting the week of April 20th to discuss and vote on various items, including Economic Factors, the draft of AG-9 and various PRUTCOM approvals. More details will be sent to the committee members later this week.  

Sincerely,

Co-Chairs Vanessa Perez and Amy Whitley

Board Nominations & Voting

Nominations for the open BOD positions will close during the April dinner meeting. The voting ballot will be emailed out to PASH members after the April dinner meeting. The due date will be included on that email. New Board members will be announced at the May event.

Save the Date!

You’re invited to celebrate the end of a wonderful year with us!

📅 May 21

⏰ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Join us for an afternoon of fun, connection, and celebration as we wrap up the year together. More details to come soon!

We hope to see you there!

Member Benefits & Resources

Leadership Opportunities

Looking for a chance to be more involved and expand your leadership skills? Reach out to Jennifer at jdhmckellar@fortify.energy to learn more.

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PASH Website

Visit us at www.pashcopas.org today to learn more about the society.

• View the latest job postings for oil and gas accounting opportunities
• Access membership information and applications to share with colleagues

COPAS Membership Discounts

Did you know that as a COPAS member you are entitled to reduced rates from several rental car companies? Use the following IDs to get discounts with:

Avis: AWD - L039224

Hertz: CDP - 1970958

National: Contract ID - ESHB51C (includes Loss Damage Waiver)

Enterprise: Customer Number - SB00001, Pin - ENT

For more savings opportunities, log in to COPAS and visit http://www.copas.org/memberbenefits

COPAS Website

For COPAS information, you can visit the website at www.copas.org or call 877-992-6727.

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