News

June 2010 - To accommodate growth, Acorn International LLC is pleased to announce a number of new job openings in Washington, DC and in Houston, Texas.

December 2009 - Acorn International LLC is pleased to announce a number of new staff, contracts and recognitions achieved in the second half of 2009.

December 2009 - Acorn International's Dean Slocum chosen by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) as a Distinguished Lecturer for the 2010 season

August 2009 - Acorn International's Dean Slocum, Heather Boyd and Atma Khalsa have been selected to participate in the 2010 Society of Petroleum Engineers International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 

April 2009 - Dean Slocum on “Local Content” Panel at OTC, May 5

January 2009 - Acorn International's Dean Slocum Asked to Join the Environmental Program Committee for the 2010 SPE EHS Conference in Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

January 2009 - Acorn International Completes USAID Global Development Alliance Implementer Training

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.

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 EHSSAssurance^TM 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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