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CGA ENGINEERING C O N F E R E N C E 2012 PROGRAM Sunday April 1st 4:00 - 7:00 pm Foyer Bristol AB Registration Open 5:00 - 7:00 pm Bristol AB Exhibitor Welcome Reception / Happy Hour Monday April 2nd 8:00 - 9:00 am Bristol AB Registration & Breakfast in Exhibit Hall 9:00 - 9:10 am Bristol C Opening Remarks 9:10 - 9:15 am Bristol C Welcome Remarks / Safety Moment 9:15 - 10:15 am Bristol C Opening Plenary - The Future of the Gas Industry The Natural Gas Delivery Industry is changing at a continually accelerating rate & we must drive the advancement of Safety, Reliability and Customer Responsiveness through specific focuses on Damage Prevention, Public & Worker Safety, Integrity Management, and the need for constant innovation and continuous improvement. Paul will discuss what Operational Excellence means to him, and the role of engineering in driving organizations towards Operational Excellence. Paul Rietdyk, Vice-President, Distribution Operations, Union Gas Limited & Chair of the CGA Standing Committee on Operations 10:15 - 10:30 am Bristol AB Refreshments 10:30 - 11:30 am Bristol C INGAA Action Plan to Build Confidence in Pipeline Safety In the wake of a number of significant pipeline incidents, the INGAA Board of Directors chartered the Integrity Management Continuous Improvement initiative. From this, 9 Action Teams were assembled to proactively address issues to build confidence in pipeline safety. The speaker will review these efforts for the conference attendees. Randy Schorre, Director, Crisis Response Planning and Transmission Projects, Spectra Energy 11:30 - Noon Bristol C What’s New Session Noon - 1:30 pm Bristol AB Lunch & Exhibition 1:30 - 2:30 pm Stream Selection (select one) Kensington One - Technical 1) AC Induced Corrosion The presentation is a case study of a corrosion leak on an NPS 16 HP line running in a high tension wire corridor. The cause of the corrosion was due to induced AC current. The line was in-line inspected after the first leak was detected. The inspection identified a number of Immediate Indications, one of which was found to be leaking as it was excavated. The study includes the actions that were taken system wide as a result of this leak. Ken Thorn, Manager Materials and W&IS, Enbridge Gas Distribution Kensington Two - Technology 2) FLIR Camera, New Technology for Leak Investigation A presentation on the use of a FLIR Camera for leak detection on transmission and distribution stations. We will discuss the results of initial testing and positions going forward. Dean Lovell, President and CEO, SolutionCorp Inc. Conan Trimble, Stations Engineer, Union Gas Limited
CGA ENGINEERING C O N F E R E N C E 2012 PROGRAM Manchester - People 3) Natural Gas Engineer - Expectations & Obligations - Round Table The roles, responsibilities and expectations placed on Engineers in the natural gas distribution industry have evolved over the past few decades. This presentation will review those changes and provide a view of the future from two perspectives: one from management and the other from the employee living the role. Mike Shannon, VP, Engineering, Construction, and STO, Union Gas Paul Belfry, Territory Manager, C.R. Wall & Co. Inc. David Oatway, Manager Engineering, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. Lynden - Asset Management 4) Asset Management Task Force Update How the principals of Asset Management can be applied to the gas distribution & transmission industry including self assessment tools & the building of an asset incident database. Denise Spadotto, Manager, Pipeline Engineering, Union Gas Limited 2:30 - 3:00 pm Refreshments 3:00 - 4:00 pm Stream Selection (select one) Kensington One - Technical 5) Systems Design & Network Analysis A discussion of how two different distribution companies manage their analysis programs; Enbridge Gas Distribution discussing how they conduct their annual systyems analysis cycle on existing plant & AltaGas Utilities detailing how they design new system & create long range distribution plans. Leonard Lozowy, Supervisor, Hydraulic Design AltaGas Utilities Inc. (Systems Design) Erik Naczynski, Manager System Analysis and Design, Enbridge Gas Distribution Kensington Two - Technology 6) Natural Gas Vehicles The revitalized Future of the NGV industry in Canada, the market focus & the potential plans for the building of LNG refuelling infrastructure along major vehicular corridors. Alicia Milner, President of the CNGVA Manchester - People 7) Mandatory Continuing Professional Development - a Canadian Perspective The enhancement of technical and professionnal skills for engineers has become a priority for many professional corporations across Canada. L’Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec in the province of Quebec passed a new regulation to make continuing education mandatory starting in April 2011. This regulation aims to be an incentive for all engineers to handle their professional development and continuing education within the six following competencies: 1) To come on terms with its professional status; 2) To solve problems using applied science and rules of the art; 3) To communicate efficiently; 4) To ensure high standards of quality in its professional activities; 5) To ensure adequate technical risk management; 6) To manage activities, technical crews and projects. The round table will focus on how canadian gas companies will handle continuing education needs for their engineers in regards of present and future obligations in regulations. Chantal Guay, P. Eng. CEO, Engineers Canada Ferenc Pataki, Director, Operations Engineering, FortisBC Lynden - Asset Management 8) Good, The Bad & The Ugly - Mapping Records Roundtable A new CSA standard on mapping and technical records management has recently been published after a four year period of development and build up. The CSA S250 Mapping of Underground Utility Infrastructure standard is a consolidation of general mapping, utility industry best practices and internal company processes. This round table will openly explore the key elements of the S250, it’s benefits and risks with time to discuss mapping challenges of CGA members. Laverne Hanley, Manager, Engineering Drafting, Mapping and Records Tom Kee,
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