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Engineering Management Round Table
Below is information about the 2008 round table. Information about the 2009 round table will be posted here towards the end of 2008.
The Engineering Management Round Table is part of the SGA Management Conference.
Today’s Engineering Manager finds themselves working on a range of projects focusing in a number of areas. Procurement issues, design issues, increasingly complex design parameters, and compliance issues have to all be considered. And all of this with a non-traditional work team (outsourcing / multigenerational workforce). This round table provides this peer set the opportunity to participate in peer to peer discussion to learn from others.
Round Table Chairmen:
Presentations from this Meeting Eric Kelner "Gas Measurement Training" an SGA JIP Linda Daugherty "Regulatory Update" Jamie Burgess "Managing Risk in a Project Environment" Willy Findlay "Minimizing Customer Risks in Valve Manufacturing" Kevin Fox "Risk Mitigation in a Project Environment"
AGENDA Sunday - April 20, 2008 12:00 P.M. Conference Golf Tournament – The Heritage Golf Club Buses depart 11:00 a.m. from lower lobby level of the hotel. Box lunch provided. Golf sponsored by Edgen-Murray
6:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Welcome to Atlanta Reception
Grand Ballroom 3 (lower lobby level) Sponsored by SGA Associate Members
Monday - April 21, 2008 7:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. Breakfast Session - "Celebrating our Past; Addressing Tomorrow's Challenges Today" Grand Ballroom 1 & 2 (lower lobby level) Moderator: Chris Helms, President, Nisource Gas Transmission and Storage, and SGA Board Chairman Co-sponsored by: Bayou Companies and Stupp 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. General Session 1: Politics, Culture and War Bill Bennett is host of nationally syndicated radio tallk show, "Morning in America"; author of the "Book of Virtues"; former Secretary of Education; and one of America's most important, influential and respected voices on cultural, political and eduation issues. 9:30 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Refreshment Break 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Round Table Session 1
12:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Lunch on your own 1:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. General Session 2 - Guest Speaker: Jason Dorsey Grand Ballroom 1 & 2 Often referred to as the "Gen Y Guy", Jason has been featured on 60 Minutes, 20/20, NBC's Today Show, ABC's The View, and in the Wall Street Journal and Fortune Magazine. Jason's keynotes and trainings have impacted diverse audiences across the United States and as far away as Egypt, Finland, Spain, and India. To understand the realities of leading a multigenerational workforce, Jason interviewed executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and employees representing each generation in a variety of industries. His goal was to learn their beliefs, priorities, and preferences to find common ground in the workplace. Jason used this experience and extensive research to develop a framework and specific strategies business leaders can use to increase employee loyalty, teamwork, and discretionary effort across the generations. 2:30 P.M. to 2:45 P.M. Break 2:45 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Round Table Session 2
Special Event! 6:00 Board buses for Fox Theater (lower lobby level) 6:30 – 9:30 Reception, Dinner and Special Event – The Historic Fox Theater
Private Concert by recording artists - America This special evening at the historic Fox Theater will include a reception and dinner in the Theater’s beautiful Egyptian Ballroom, followed by a private performance in the concert hall by America, whose musical legacy includes six gold and/or platinum albums. Along with new songs from their recent CD "Here and Now", they will perform their hits such “Horse With No Name”, “Sister Golden Hair” and “Ventura Highway”.
Tuesday - April 22, 2008 7:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. Continental Breakfast (sponsored by Itron, Inc.) - Grand Ballroom Foyer 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. General Session 3 - Panel: Green Initiatives and the Natural Gas Industry Grand Ballroom 1 & 2 From newspaper headlines to magazine articles to documentary movies to the Nobel peace prize, the topic of greenhouse gas emissions is everywhere to be seen. Cutting through all the hubbub and hype is not an easy task, not to mention reaching a consensus on mankind’s real contribution to global warming. However, it looks as if “Green” is going to be with us for a while, so it’s worthwhile to dialog on the impacts for the US natural gas industry. This panel will bring us three distinct, but widely varied touch points of Green Initiatives on our business. This panel will stimulate your thinking on how your company can prepare for, embrace and engage on this timely issue.
9:30 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Presenation of SGA Awards
10:00 A.M. TO 10:30 A.M. Refreshment Break - Sponsored by URS Corp. 10:30 A.M. TO 12:00 A.M. Round Table Session 3
12:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Lunch on your own 1:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. Round Table Session 4 (2 options)
2:30 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Refreshment Break 3:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Round Table Session 5
6:15 P.M. An Evening @ Turner Field
Wednesday - April 23, 2008 Departure
Engineering Management Interest Group Web Page
2007 Management Conference Wrap Up (Click this link to access handouts and notes from the 2007 Engineering Management Round Table)
SGA Contact: Mike Grubb (mgrubb@southerngas.org) This page updated: April 14, 2008 |