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2021 NALTA CONFERENCE
     INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE
2021 NALTA CONFERENCE - INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE
Table of Contents

Registration Details                                           3

Hotel Information                                              4

Networking Events                                              5

Wednesday Seminar                                              6

Lunch Keynote                                                  7

Conference Speakers                                           8-9

Conference Schedule                                         10-11

Travel & Transportation                                       12

Conference Committee                                          13

        National Association of Lease and Title Analysts
      4747 Research Forest Drive, Suite 180-221, The Woodlands, TX 77381
     For conference questions and information contact 2021 Conference Coordinator:
                Michelle Teppo at Michelle.Teppo@Steptoe-Johnson.com

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REGISTRATION
                                                                                     www.nalta.org/conference

                                             EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION*
                                                    MAY 24TH - JULY 16TH
                                               REGULAR REGISTRATION
                                                    JULY 17TH - AUGUST 16TH
                                    *Prices will increase by $100 after Early Bird deadline.

          TWO-DAY                                  THREE-DAY                                      OPTIONAL
         CONFERENCE                             FULL CONFERENCE                                     GUEST
           OPTION                                    OPTION                                        ADD-ON

         $650/$750                                  $800/$900                                         $175
     Member/Non-Member                          Member/Non-Member                                 Guest Pricing

       Thursday & Friday                          Wednesday - Friday                           Wednesday & Friday
      September 9th & 10th                        September 8th-10th                             Evening Events
       All registrations include:                 All registrations include:

            - Conference T-Shirt                       - Conference T-Shirt                    Guests must pre-register
        - Electronic Class Materials               - Electronic Class Materials          to attend the President's Reception
- Breakfast & Lunch for Respective Days    - Breakfast & Lunch for Respective Days       at the host hotel (Wednesday Night)
     - Continuing Education Credits             - Continuing Education Credits             and the Social Event Night at the
               - Wednesday &                              - Wednesday &                         Museum of Pop Culture
         Thursday Evening Events                    Thursday Evening Events                        (Thursday Night)

      PENDING CONTINUING
      EDUCATION CREDITS:
          NALTA (CPLTA)
         AAPL (RL/RPL/CPL)
           NARO (CMM):
          NADOA (CDOA)
      CLE/MCLE’s (TX/NM/WV)

            Please visit :
  www.nalta.org/conference/credits
     for updated information

         Register at:
 www.nalta.org/conference

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HOTEL INFO
                                                                       www.nalta.org/conference/hotel

                                                                                       HYATT REGENCY
                                                                                       BELLEVUE ON
                                                                                       SEATTLE'S EASTSIDE

                                                                                        W
                                                                                                        ith its small-town
                                                                                                        charm and big
                                                                                                        city conven-
                                                                                                        ience, Bellevue,
                                                                                        Washington is a modern oasis
                                                                                        with endless activities and cul-
                                                                                        tural attractions sprinkled in.
                                                                                        Located nine miles from
                                                                                        downtown Seattle, Hyatt Re-
                                                                                        gency Bellevue connects you
                                                                                        to world-class shopping, din-
                                                                                        ing, entertainment, and major
                                                                                        corporate headquarters. Visi-
                                                                                        tors will also enjoy the natural
                                                                                        beauty and scenery and the
                                                                                        abundance of outdoor recrea-
                                                                                        tional activities nearby.
              Hyatt Regency at Bellevue
                   900 Bellevue Way NE
             Bellevue, Washington 98004-4272
                       425.462.1234                                                 RESERVATION
                                                                                   INFORMATION
                                                                              $189 per night room rate + tax*
                                                                              Self-Parking: $30.00/Daily
                                                                               (Fri & Sat Stays - complimentary)
                                                                              Valet Parking: $40.00/Daily
                                                                              17 miles from Seattle-Tacoma
                                                                               International Airport

* Hotel room rates are available 3 days pre/post September 6th and 10th, based on availability. A portion of your room
    rate ($10.00) is being used to defray the cost of this conference through a rebate paid by the hotel to NALTA.

f you need additional assistance, please call 877-803-7534. If the group rate is no longer available, prevailing rates may
                                        be offered for some or all of your dates.

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NETWORKING EVENTS
                                          www.nalta.org/conference/networking

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                                                  President’s Reception
                                                (Wednesday Evening Event)
                                    Join us at the President’s Reception for a fun night
                      ALTA plans            of drinks, desserts and networking!
two networking and entertain-          Hyatt Regency Bellevue at Seattle's Eastside
                                            Wednesday, September 8th, 2021
ment evening events during con-                     6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
ference. Both are included with
the 3-day conference registra-
tion! Additional Guest Passes can
be purchased on the conference
registration page.

                                                 MOPOP Social Event
                                                  (Thursday Evening Event)
                                             Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP)
                                              Thursday, September 9th, 2021
                                                   7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
                                                 https://www.mopop.org/

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WEDNESDAY SEMINAR
                                          Half-Day Seminar Information

“Advancing Title Using DNA and the Implications”
          Wednesday, September 8th, 2021
           Breakfast: 7:00 a.m.— 8:00 a.m.
          Seminar: 8:000 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

                    Stephanie Hines, JD

           Wednesday Seminar Outline
 I. How does DNA work and is it accurate?
 II. What is the process for using DNA to connect heirs?
 III. What are the legal implications?
       a. State by state?
       b. Implications for oil and gas? I
 IV. What does this mean for oil and gas?
       a. Title?
       b. Division of Interest
 V. Questions?

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LUNCH KEYNOTE
                                  Thursday Lunch Keynote Presentation

“Work-Life Integration: Way to Unlock
 Personal and Professional Harmony”
           Thursday, September 9th, 2021

                    Katherine Greenland

   Lunch Keynote Presentation Topic
 Despite large gaps in employment rates, wages and eco-
 nomic security between men and women, there are more
women graduating from college and gaining more prestig-
   ious positions in the workplace than ever before. Take
 home critical keys to unlocking work - life integration and
activating your inner visionary. Perfect for executives, entre-
                    preneurs and parents.

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SPEAKER INFORMATION
                                           Conference Speakers and Topics

Kacie Bevers, JD
Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Consent to Assign, Rules of
Construction, Texas Trusts, Wills                     William “BJ” Black, JD
and Estates                                           Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
                                                      Appalachian Basin Leases -
                                                      Getting in, Getting Out
                                                      and Everything in Between

Alicia Dodge
Senior Advisor, Walter Oil & Gas
Offshore Chapter -
CPLTA Manual                                          Lori Fisher, CPLTA
                                                      Managing Director, Percheron LLC
                                                      Maintaining Ethical Behavior
                                                      Under Difficult Circumstances

Brad Gibbs, JD
Partner, Kiefaber & Oliva LLP
Asserting Dominance: Do Renewa-                       Stefanie Hines, JD, CPLTA
ble Developers Have to Accommo-                       Assistant Professor,
date Oil & Gas Surface Use?                           West Virginia University
                                                      Wednesday Seminar Speaker
                                                      DNA and Advancing Title using
                                                      DNA and the Implications

Benjamin Holliday, JD
President,
Holliday Energy Law Group PC
2020 Texas Law Update, Allocating
Post-Production Costs in Texas and
North Dakota
                                                      Jerris Johnson, CPL
                                                      VP of Innovation, Paramount Field
                                                      Services, LLC
                                                      Evolve or Die

              THANK YOU! to our 2021 NALTA Conference
                speakers who are giving of their time to
                 share their oil and gas knowledge and
                        broaden our education.

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SPEAKER INFORMATION
                                                       Conference Speakers and Topics

           Ken Mills
           Director of the Oil, Gas and Energy
           Section, Texas General Land Office                     Paula Rauchfuss
           Survey Matters
                                                                  Director of Land Administration,
                                                                  Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
                                                                  More than Data Entry - Current Ex-
                                                                  pectations for Lease Records, Navi-
                                                                  gating Smaller Land Admin Teams

           Heath Robinson, JD
           Director of Title and A&D,
           Ascent Resources, LLC
           Aligning & Dissecting Abstracts &                      Roberto Seda, JD, MBA
           Title Opinions                                         Owner, Seda Law Firm PLLC
                                                                  The Fractionalization Dilemma,
                                                                  Common Title Problems
                                                                  in Oklahoma

          Mark Stultz
          Managing Partner, EVC Insights, LLC
          A Post-Election View from D.C.,
          A Federal Lease Detour                                  Blake Susman, CPL
                                                                  Founder, Paramount Field Services, LLC
                                                                  Evolve or Die

           Rachelle Sutherland, MBA
           Product Owner, Landdox by
           Quorum Software
           Excel for Modern Land Analysts,
           DOI Demystified
                                                                  Joshua Swain, JD
                                                                  Partner, Coghlan Crowson, LLP
                                                                  Oil and Gas Lease Savings
                                                                  Clauses, Leveraging an
                                                                  Entrepreneurial Approach

“Our future growth relies on competitiveness and
innovation, skills and productivity… and these in
turn rely on the education of our people.”

- Julia Gillard, former Australian Prime Minister

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                                                                     2021 NALTA Conference Schedule
                                                                                          Wednesday, September 8
                                                                                           Half-Day Morning Seminar
                                                                                                   Breakfast
          7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
                                                                                                  Grand DEFG
                                                                       DNA and Advancing Title Using DNA and the implications
                                                                                             Speaker: Stephanie Hines
         8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.                                                                     Auditorium
                                                          Topic Summary: How does DNA work and is it accurate? What does this mean for oil and gas, title?
                                                 Join us for the answer to these questions and more on the intersection of DNA science and the oil and gas industry.
                                                                                             President's Reception
                                                                                         (Desserts and Drinks/Networking)
          6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.                                                                     Grand HIJK

                                                                                    Thursday, September 9 (Morning)
            Hotel Location                Grand A                                 Grand B                     Grand C                                            Grand D
          7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
                                                                                            Breakfast/Conference Kickoff
                                                                                                    Grand DEFG
                                        Classroom 1                            Classroom 2                             Classroom 3                             Classroom 4
                                         Joshua Swain
                                                                                Kacie Bevers                              Ken Mills
          8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.        Oil and Gas Lease                                                                                                            TBD
                                                                              Consent to Assign                        Survey Matters
                                        Saving Clauses

                                        William Black
                                                                               Blake Susman &                            Mark Stultz                          Heath Robinson
                                  Appalachian Basin Leases -
         9:45 a.m. - 10:45 p.m.                                                 Jerris Johnson                         A Post- Election                    Aligning & Dissecting
                                    Getting in, Getting Out
                                                                                 Evolve or Die                         View from D.C.                     Abstracts & Title Opinion
                                  and everything in between
                                              Brad Gibbs                                                                                                      Paula Rauchfuss
                                                                                                                    Rachelle Sutherland
                                 Asserting Dominance: Do Renewable           Benjamin Holliday                                                             More than Data Entry -
         11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.                                                                                     Excel for Modern
                                  Developers Have to Accommodate           2020 Texas Law Update                                                            Current Expectations
                                                                                                                       Land Analysts
                                        Oil & Gas Surface Use?                                                                                               for Lease Records

                                                             Work-Life Integration: Way to Unlock Personal and Professional Harmony
                                                                                      Keynote Speaker: Katherine Greenland
         12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
                                                 Topic Summary: Despite large gaps in employment rates, wages and economic security between men and women,
                                                      there are more women graduating from college and gaining more prestigious positions in the workplace
                                                  than ever before. Take home critical keys to unlocking work - life integration and activating your inner visionary.

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                                                                                Perfect for executives, entrepreneurs and parents.
2021 NALTA Conference Schedule
                                                                                 Thursday, September 9 (Afternoon)
         Hotel Location                    Grand A                             Grand B                       Grand C                                       Grand D
                                         Classroom 1                         Classroom 2                   Classroom 3                                   Classroom 4
                                                                                                                     Ken Mills                          Paula Rauchfuss
                                                                              Kacie Bevers
      1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.                   TBD                                                              Permanent School Fund                   Navigating Smaller
                                                                          Rules of Construction
                                                                                                           O&G Lease & Pooling Agreements              Land Admin Teams
                                                                                                                     Rachelle Sutherland                     Brad Gibbs
                                         Joshua Swain                         Alicia Dodge
                                                                                                                      DOI Demystified:          Asserting Dominance: Do Renewable
      2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.             Leveraging an                       Offshore Chapter
                                                                                                                      Connecting Tract           Developers Have to Accommodate
                                   Entrepreneurial Approach                  CPLTA Manual
                                                                                                                     and Lease Interests               Oil & Gas Surface Use?
                                                                                               Networking Event
     7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.                                                         (Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP))

                                                                                           Friday, September 10
         Hotel Location                    Grand A                             Grand B                                   Grand C
                                                                                           Breakfast/NALTA Awards
      7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
                                                                                                 Grand DEFG
                                         Classroom 1                         Classroom 2                               Classroom 3
                                        Paula Rauchfuss
                                                                             Benjamin Holiday
                                     More than Data Entry -                                                           Mark Stultz
      8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.                                             Allocating Post Production
                               Current Expectations for Lease Rec-                                               A Federal Lease Detour
                                                                     Costs in Texas and North Dakota
                                              ords
                                                                                                                     William Black
                                         Roberto Seda                       Blake Susman &
                                                                                                               Appalachian Basin Leases -
     9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.           The Fractionalization                  Jerris Johnson
                                                                                                                 Getting in, Getting Out
                                            Dilemma                           Evolve or Die
                                                                                                               and everything in between
                                                                             Kacie Bevers                         Rachelle Sutherland
     11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.                  TBD                          Texas Trusts, Wills                  Land Data Management
                                                                              and Estates                            Best Practices

     12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.                                                                      Lunch/Door Prizes
                                                                                                    Grand DEFG
                                         Classroom 1                         Classroom 2                               Classroom 3
                                       Roberto Seda                           Alicia Dodge                             Lori Fisher
      1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.         Common Title Problems                   Offshore Chapter               Maintaining Ethical Behavior under
                                        in Oklahoma                          CPLTA Manual                       Difficult Circumstances

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TRAVEL & TRANSPORATION
                                                                     www.nalta.org/conference/travel

          Air Travel                                                                 Transportation
Southwest Airlines
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   Booking Class Business Select or Any Time = 8%
    Discount                                                   Uber and Lyft services are available in Seattle.
   Booking Class Select Public Wanna Get Away
    Fares w/min advance purchase = 2% Discount
   Travel Dates: 9/4/2021 – 9/14/2021

United Airlines
   2% to 10% Discount
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                                                         ton, with more than 1,300 businesses, 45,000 employees, and
    5% Discount
                                                         10,200 residents.
                                                     •   One of the country’s most diverse cities, more than 39% of Belle-
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                                                     Source: Society of Technical Communication.

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
                                                               www.nalta.org/conference/committee

      N                ALTA's annual conferences could not come together without the volunteer work and
                       support of so many in front and behind the scenes. We are forever grateful to those that
                       share of their time, skills and energy to make this year's conference possible.

                 Committee Position                                              Committee Member
President                                                         Liz Bicoy, CPLTA

1st VP & Conference Coordinator                                   Michelle Teppo, CPLTA

Site Selection Chair                                              Olga McGee

Audio Visual Chair/Site Selection Committee Member                Tonya Fraley, CPL, CPLTA

 Audio Visual Committee Member                                    Jeanette Rivas, CPLTA

 Audio Visual Committee Member                                    Enjoli Hoff

Awards Chair                                                      Erica Honeycutt, CPLTA, CDOA

Brochure and Conference Signs Committee Chair                     Jeanette Rivas, CPLTA

 Brochure and Conference Signs Committee Member                   Barrett Bumpas

CPLTA Director                                                    Sharon Tucker, CPLTA

Donations Chair                                                   Hillary Hawkins, CPLTA

Education Chair                                                   Kristie Rimpley

 Education Committee Member                                       Robyn Arnold, CPLTA

 Education Committee Member                                       Kristin Gott

 Education Committee Member                                       Andy Christiansen

Entertainment Chair                                               Amy Hopmann

 Entertainment Committee Member                                   Chris Cobbs

 Entertainment Committee Member                                   Natasha Congrove

 Entertainment Committee Member                                   Angela Pesina

Exhibitor/Vendor Fair Chair                                       Kelley Newkirk-Konarik

Finance Chair                                                     Mandy Cookson, CPLTA

Hotel Chair                                                       Kayla Hale, CPLTA

Name Tags Chair                                                   Nicholas (Nick) Nelson, CPLTA

Photography Chair                                                 Rheannon Coleman, CPLTA

President's Gift Chair                                            Chris Cobbs

Registration Chair                                                Erica Honeycutt, CPLTA, CDOA

 Registration Committee Member                                    Dawn Howell

 Registration Committee Member                                    Wendy Morgan

Transportation Chair                                              Chris Cobbs

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