CGA ENGINEERING - Canadian Gas Association

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,