Edward W. Merrow, President of IPA, will be the featured speaker at the SPE Gulf Coast Section Luncheon on September 26, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. CDT. The subject of the speech is Cost, Profit and Risk: Understanding the New Contracting Marketplace. The luncheon will be held at the OMNI Houston Westside, 13210 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX. Please visit http://www.spegcs.org for more information.