The 79th Annual Meeting and International Exposition of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) was one of the most successful in recent years. Attendance was nearly 9300, surpassing recent annual meeting delegate totals by nearly 1000 delegates. The increasingly international nature of SEG’s membership, now more than 32 000, was evidenced by delegates from 85 countries. The near sold-out exposition floor covered 375 000 square feet which was populated by booths from more than 360 exhibitors. In the words of Apache’s Klaas Koster, SEG president-elect, “The exhibition floor had booths from pretty much every significant player with an ambition to reach a global audience; major and national oil companies were recruiting, hardware and software were demonstrated, and services and education were offered. In short, a vibrant marketplace alive with buyers and sellers.”