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Natural Gas Fall Workshop

This meeting is held annually at Leak City in Athens Alabama.

  • September 8-11, 2008 - Leak City - Athens, AL

2008 Chairman

Royce Sightler, The Southeast Alabama Gas District, royce.sightler@seagd.com

 

Who is the Target Audience?

Generally, the target audience for the operations focused workshops is field level operating professionals.  Those who get work done through others (supervisors, team leaders, managers, etc.) would benefit from the Professional Development Workshop.  This workshop will be also be appropriate for both field and office personnel.

Supervisors, Managers, and Directors will want to attend the Regulatory Compliance Round Table, Managers Round Table, and/or the Safety Round Table session scheduled as part of this workshop.

Be sure to attend the reception with exhibitors on Tuesday (5:30 - 7:00 pm) to see the latest products and services available to our industry.

 

Conference Registration Information  On-Line registration cut off date was Tuesday September 2nd, registration will be available on-site at the Workshop.

 

Hotel Reservations     Holiday Inn is SOLD OUT!

If you require overnight accommodations, a block of rooms has been set aside at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites located at 1101 6th Avenue NE in Decatur, AL. To make your hotel reservations, call the hotel at (800) 553-3150 and request the conference rate of $72 for single or double occupancy or $102 for a suite. The hotel registration cut off date is August 8, 2008, and reservation requests following this date will be honored on an “as available” STANDARD RATE basis.

Country Inn & Suites located at 807 Bank Street NE , Decatur AL (256) 355-6800 has agreed to accept the Holiday Inn SGA Conference rate or choose from the list below.

Alternate Hotel List - There are other hotel options.  Click here to view a list of these options.

 

How Do I Exhibit?     Exhibit Space Is SOLD OUT!

Registration fee for a table top exhibit is $300 ($400 Non-Member). Exhibit registration fee includes exhibit space and registration for two persons.  Additional persons per booth are $150.  Exhibit hours are outlined on the attached Program Outline.  All exhibit spaces are "first come, first serve".  There will be no assignments by SGA. Registered Exhibitors may set up after 5:00 pm on Monday, September 8, 2008.

To register additional booth personnel, contact Debbie Krawzik at dkrawzik@southerngas.org or 972.620.4012.

 

Sponsorship Opportunities - New!

Based on recent requests for sponsorship opportunities the following event sponsorships are available for the Natural Gas Fall Workshop. *Please be aware that each event may have more than one sponsor. Additional sponsorship opportunities are still available* Contact Pat Downey.

 

Lunches

Monday September 8th – Lunch at Leak City, Sponsored by Southland Machinery

Tuesday September 9th – Lunch at Leak City or Holiday Inn, Sponsored by Cameron Valves & Measurement (Leak City) & Chris George Sales Co. (Holiday Inn)

Wednesday September 10th – Lunch at Leak City or Holiday Inn, Sponsored by MobileCal (Leak City) & Dualco (Holiday Inn)

Thursday September 11th – Lunch at Leak City, Sponsored by Southland Machinery

Reception

Tuesday September 9th – 5:30pm to 7:00pm in Exhibit area of Holiday Inn (open bar), Sponsored by Miller Pipeline

Cookout

Wednesday September 10th – 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Leak City, Sponsored by DitchWitch of Alabama

 

About this Training - Testing and Evaluations

Leak City offers hands on training opportunities.  Sessions held at Leak City will include testing and evaluation which can satisfy operator qualification requirements.  This qualification will be recognized by the American Pubic Gas Association Security & Integrity Foundation.

 

Conference Sponsors

 

Workshops

  • Leak Investigation
  • Corrosion Control (Basic Introduction)
  • Locating and Damage Prevention
  • Plastic Fusion
  • Tapping & Stopping
  • Corrosion Control (Advanced)
  • Fire School
  • Steel & Plastic Pipe Repair
  • Valves Operation & Maintenance
  • Regulating Devices
  • Professional Development Workshop
  • Odorization
  • Purging
  • Meter Sets & Pressure Testing

 

Round Tables

  • Operations and Regulatory Compliance
  • Safety

SGA Staff Liaison

Bryan Adams, badams@southerngas.org; 972-808-9165

 

Additional Questions?