News
December 2008 - Acorn International establishes new partnership with locally owned firm in Vietnam
December 2008 - Acorn International's Heather Boyd, Atma Khalsa and Dean Slocum chosen to participate in the upcoming Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Americas E&P Environmental & Safety Conference to be held March 23-25 in San Antonio, TX.
November 2008 - Acorn International is pleased to announce a number of new contracts.
November 2008- Acorn International is pleased to announce the hiring of Robert Matengula.
October 2008 - Acorn International's Atma Khalsa chosen to participate in the upcoming International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA) Assessing and Managing Cumulative Environmental Effects conference in Calgary, Canada in November 2008.
June 2008- Acorn International is pleased to announce a number of new contracts.
April 2008 - Acorn’s Dean Slocum and Atma Khalsa chosen for participation in the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) International Health, Safety and Environmental Conference in Nice, France in April 2008 .
March 2008 - Acorn International travels carbon neutral.
January 2008 - Acorn International is pleased to announce the addition of Atma Khalsa as a full-time consultant in our Boston office.
December 2007 - Acorn International has been selected by the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) to perform a feasibility study of applying more common sustainability reporting practices across the international oil and gas industry.
November 2007 - Acorn International’s Principal, Dean Slocum, has been selected by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) to serve as editor and committee chair for the development of an SPE Reprint Volume publication on Health, Safety and Environmental best practices in the international oil and gas industry.
September
2007 – Acorn selected by Chevron as one
of few external firms to provide staff to qualify and serve
as Environmental, Social, and Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA)
Facilitators
August
2007 – Acorn’s Heather Boyd chosen to present a paper
on HSE Risk Assessment at the IPEC Conference in Houston in November 2007. Acorn’s
Dean Slocum and Atma Khalsa chosen for participation in the Society of Petroleum
Engineers (SPE) International Health, Safety and Environmental Conference in
Nice, France in April 2008
August
2007 – Acorn holds international web forum
with partners to discuss global EHSS trends
April
2007 – Acorn
hires Heather Boyd and Atma Khalsa, and opens new office
to accommodate growth.
February 6, 2007 - Acorn presents to Mexican Petroleum
Institute Sustainable Development Class
August 28, 2006 - Chevron Issues Multiple Services Contract
to Acorn for International EHSS Services.
July
2006 - John Black, P.G. joins Acorn International in Houston.
July
2006 - Acorn International completes contract to perform
an EIA with its in-country partner for exploration bordering
a marine protected area offshore Colombia.
July 2006 - US Trademark and Patent Office approves EHSSAssuranceTM
trademark.
June
2006 - Dean Slocum speaks on “Managing Exploration
Activities in Sensitive Areas” at a Biodiversity Forum
in Brazil
April
2006 - Dean Slocum chairs panel on Sustainable Technology
at the Society of Professional Engineers International HSE
Conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Feb
1, 2006 Acorn participates in the SPE HSE
Conference, Abu Dhabi
Dec
6, 2005 ENTRIX forms Strategic Partnership
with Acorn International for Environmental Work
Worldwide
Oct
19, 2005 Acorn International, LLC formed
to provide EHS&S consulting
Acorn Notes
AcornNotes
is a series of periodic,one-page summaries to share ideas
regarding EHS and sustainability management for international
industry.
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1 - Nov 2005
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2 - Jan 2006
Issue 3 - May 2006
Issue 4 - Jan 2007
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