The Houston Chapter of the United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE) cordially invites you to join us for our meeting on March 19th.TOPIC:  A new global upturn – from risk to opportunity: The latest global outlook from Oxford Economics BIO:  Now based in New York, Adrian Cooper is responsible for coordinating and managing Oxford Economics’ global economic analysis, forecasting and consultancy activities, and overseeing its team of economists based in Oxford, London, Belfast, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, UAE and Singapore.  He has led Oxford Economics’ work on a wide array of consultancy projects, ranging from policy advice to government departments in Europe, the US, Africa and Asia to detailed analysis of the economic impact of particular industries and investment proposals.  Adrian spent the first seven years of his career with HM Treasury, England.  During this time, he worked on the analysis of tax and other economic policy changes as part of the preparations for the UK Budget.  He was also the coordinator of the government's macroeconomic forecast for two years.  Prior to joining Oxford Economics in 1994, Adrian was UK economist for James Capel & Company, responsible for analysing and forecasting the UK economy for institutional investors, as well as briefing Capel's own traders. REGISTRATION:  Be sure to provide the name of each person in your party with how you would like it to appear on his/her name tag (please e-mail all additional attendee names to houston.iaee@gmail .com).  The Chapter has a 48-hour cancellation policy.  Registration closes 24 hours prior to the meeting.  All walk-ups will be assessed a $10 surcharge and are subject to space availability.LOCATION:  The meeting will take place at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch.  Doors open at 11:30am for networking.  Lunch will be served at 12:00pm.  If you have any dietary requirements please be sure to list them when registering.  The presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A session.MEMBERSHIP:  To join the Houston chapter, please visit http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5215802606 Annual dues are $25 and entitle you to the members’ discounted registration rate, the right to vote on Chapter business, elect officers and the satisfaction of joining Houston’s premier professional and educational forum for energy economics.  **Please note: Membership in the Houston Chapter does not provide membership in the National Chapter**Please visit our Chapter web site at http://www.usaee.org/chapters/houston.aspx for information on current and upcoming presentations, as well as presentations from previous event speakers. Member 30.00 Non-Member 40.00 Student 10.00