SGA OPERATING CONFERENCE

2008

Hyatt Regency Downtown
Atlanta, Georgia
July 22-24, 2008

SGA celebrates 100 years in 2008!

2008 Chairman’s Theme: Celebrating our Past, Addressing Tomorrow’s Challenges Today

Chris Helms, President, Nisource Gas Transmission & Storage

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Conference Schedule Tuesday July 22, 2008 Exhibitor set up (starts at 8 am) Break out sessions (1:00 to various) Exhibits open (3 to 6:30 pm) Wednesday July 23, 2008 Full breakfast with exhibits (7 to 8 am) Round table sessions (8 am to 4:30 pm) Lunch with exhibits (11:30 am to 1:30 pm) Business mixer and dinner - Georgia Aquarium     (5 to 8 pm) (walking distance to from the hotel) Thursday July 24, 2008 Continental breakfast (7 to 8 am) Round table sessions continue (8 to 11:30 am) Break Out Sessions Tuesday afternoon More about the Break Out Sessions Round Tables Customer Field Service Utilization Distribution Engineers & Distribution Integrity Management Programs Distribution Measurement & Regulation Distribution Construction, Operations and Maintenance Gas Control LNG Pipeline Construction, Operations & Maintenance Public Awareness Right of Way Supply Chain Management Transmission Integrity Management Transmission Measurement Underground Storage   Thanks to our Sponsors! Big Warrior Corp CyberCafe    Hackney Ladish Inc. Tuesday p.m. refreshment break Neptune Technology Group Wednesday a.m. refreshment break Elster Gas North America Wednesday p.m. refreshment break Cameron Valve & Measurement and Cameron Flow Control Thursday a.m. Continental Breakfast Hunt, Guillot & Associates Thursday a.m. refreshment break

About the Georgia Aquarium Reception

Our Centennial Celebration features a reception at the Georgia Aquarium. This is an adult tour/reception/dinner. Spouses should register below. Breathtaking views provide the backdrop in the Aquarium’s Oceans Ballroom. With two large aquatic observation windows, we will be face-to-face with beluga whales, exotic fish and marine life from every corner of the globe. 

Hotel Reservations

• Hyatt Regency-Atlanta (downtown)
• SGA Group Rate:  $169 (Single or Double)
• Phone:  800-233-1234
• Cut-off date:  June 21, 2008

Exhibit  - Sold Out

• Exhibits are sold out. To be placed on the waiting list, contact Pat Turman.
• 122 exhibits
• More about the exhibits
• Contact Pat Turman (pturman@southerngas.org)

Sponsorship Opportunities

• Additional sponsorship opportunities have been added. (The original events all sold out).  We are accepting a limited number of bar and food station sponsorships for the big special event at the Georgia Aquarium Wednesday evening.
• For details, contact Patrick Downey pdowney@southerngas.org  (972) 620-4026

Vendor Participation in these Sessions

• All Tuesday afternoon sessions are open to all conference attendees (gas company and vendors)
• Please click a round table above to see which of these is open to vendors. All round tables are open to gas company attendees.

Why are some round tables only open to gas company attendees?

We are proud of the growth and sustained participation in our round tables. Our Chairmen tell us that the SGA Round Table format provides an open forum for operators to share ideas and lessons learned.They also tell us that the size of their round tables (generally 15-50+ attend each round table) helps facilitate a robust discussion. When those round tables get too large, attendees have difficulty getting the information they came for - the thoughts and ideas of their peers.

For these reasons, some of the round table sessions are open to gas company participants only. Chairmen of each session are sensitive to the desires of our much valued vendor participants, and they will post an "Open to Vendors" sign outside their meeting rooms, when their sessions are open to vendors.

When gas company participants get the information they want, they will continue to attend. When attendance continues to grow  as it has the past few years, more customers visit the SGA Exhibit area, and we continue to  sell out our Expo. This creates a meaningful and productive meeting for everyone!

This page updated: April 4, 2008

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