On behalf of the organizing committee, I take this opportunity to invite you to participate in the 31^st ITU Petroleum and Natural Gas (ITU PNG) Seminar and Exhibition organized by our Department. 31^st ITU Petroleum and Natural Gas Seminar and Exhibition will be held on June 30 - July 1, 2022 at ITU Faculty of Mines – İhsan Ketin Conference Hall.

This annual meeting, which has been held for the last 30 years, aims to enlighten the pertinent community on current developments in upstream, midstream and downstream activities in oil, natural gas, and geothermal energy in Turkey and the world, to present recent research activities in our Department, to invite eminent scientists and professionals to learn about their research and professional activities, to get together with our alumni, to present commemorative plaques to our alumni who have started our program in 1993 and to celebrate our most recent graduates.

The continuous improvement of this seminar series is pursued and is expected to lead to the nourishment of university-industry collaboration by all means. It shall be well understood that the mutual contribution of all parties is indispensable for such collaboration to come through and to serve for the better of oil and gas industry.

I cordially invite you to attend the 31^st ITU PNG Seminar and Exhibition in 30 June - 1 July 2022, and hope to see you on Istanbul soon.

Ö. İnanç Türeyen
Department Head