Tom Salazar, Corpus Christi Area Oil Spill Control Association General Manger, will be our program speaker on Thursday. The Association of Petroleum Industry Co-Op Managers (APICOM) is an association of unaffiliated petroleum industry Oil Spill Cooperative managers. The Association meets for the mutual benefits of the member to exchange information and best practice as it relates to global oil spill response and includes support through mutual aid agreements (people and equipment). APICOM is also a member of the Partnership Action Team which is made up of APICOM, SCAA (Spill Control Association of America) and the U.S. Coast Guard. Founded in 1972, APICOM serves as an advisory body for the development of standards, regulations and policies related to global oil spill response.