Affiliate Associations
Southern Gas Association has more than 50 committees, task forces and event planning teams with more than 500 volunteers supporting the organization.
OUR MISSION
Southern Gas Association’s committee structure covers virtually all parts of the natural gas business separated into eight categories – Associate Members, Customer Experience, Corporate Services, Distribution Operations and Engineering, Gas Supply Marketing, Growth and Retention and Pipeline Operations and Engineering Section Managing Committees.
Committees and volunteers are the energy that drives SGA forward. Committees organize and sponsor workshops, roundtables, webinars, conferences and joint industry projects. Through digital and in-person engagement, SGA members come together to share ideas, resources and best practices to develop people, relationships and solutions.
The Associate Members Section Managing Committee, as suppliers of goods and services, implements a vital partnership with member gas companies. Through the exchange of ideas and technologies, this contribution promotes the continued growth and improved performance of all members within the natural gas industry.
The purpose of Associate Members Section Managing Committee is to build a collaborative community, engage in dialogue to facilitate the exchange of information within the committee, and provide subject matter expertise and support to other SGA committees. The committee supports SGA in multiple ways, including sponsorships, service on SGA committees, participation in exhibit halls, and engagement in conference and training workshop events.
The Corporate Services Section Managing Committee provides forums for member companies to learn, develop and share their best practices to enhance corporate functions.
Corporate services are activities that combine enterprise-wide support services, specialized knowledge, best practices, and/or technology to serve customers and business partners.
SGA’s Customer Experience Section Managing Committee provides a forum for customer experience executives from member utilities to learn, develop, and share best practices to enhance the current and future customer experience.
The purpose of the Customer Experience Section Managing Committee is to build a collaborative community, engage in dialogue to facilitate the exchange of information, and to manage education relevant to this section and the natural gas industry. The committee sponsors forums for member and non-member companies to learn, develop, and share best practices to enhance the current and future customer experience.
SGA’s Distribution Operations & Engineering Section (DOES) Managing Committee provides a forum for Operations Executives from member utilities to share ideas and best practices in the safe and efficient operation of natural gas distribution systems.
DOES consists of customer experience executives from member utilities who are strategic thinkers, leaders and decision makers within our respective companies.
DOES provides educational and networking opportunities to industry peers through our roundtable at the SGA Management Conference, oversees the activities of four subcommittees focused on specific areas of the customer experience and provides guidance to SGA staff on appropriate areas of focus for the association.
The committee meets in person at planning meetings, conferences, and periodically by conference call.
SGA’s Gas Supply Marketing Committee provides dynamic, timely forums for addressing issues pertaining to Gas Supply Marketing. Those issues include the latest developments in the areas of natural gas and LNG supplies, pipeline and storage infrastructures, changing demand for natural gas, and the development of new gas markets.
The purpose of the Section Managing Committee is to build a collaborative community within this section, engage in dialogue to facilitate the exchange of information, and to manage training and education relevant to this section and the natural gas industry. This committee sponsors forums for member companies to learn, develop, and share best practices to enhance essential corporate functions of member companies.
The committee consists of Gas Supply Marketing Professionals from across the natural gas industry, who are strategic thinkers, leaders and decision makers within our respective companies.
The Gas Supply Marketing Section Managing Section Committee engages and builds a community within this peer group to facilitate the exchange of information.
The committee meets in person at planning meetings and conferences, and for monthly committee calls.
SGA’s Growth and Retention Section Managing Committee brings industry partners together to collaborate and facilitate the exchange of information and ideas to promote and grow the use of natural gas. Areas of focus include all Growth and Retention sectors and subjects impacting the industry.
The purpose of the Growth & Retention Section Managing Committee is to build a collaborative community, engage in dialogue to facilitate the exchange of information, and to manage training and education relevant to this section and the natural gas industry. This committee sponsors forums for member companies to learn, develop, and share best practices to enhance essential corporate functions of member companies.
The committee consists of Growth & Retention Professionals from across the natural gas industry, who are strategic thinkers, leaders and decision makers within our respective companies.
The committee provides networking and educational opportunities to industry peers through awards programs, best practice sharing and sessions at the Growth & Retention Executives Roundtable.
The committee meets virtually through webinars, in person at planning meetings and conferences, and for monthly committee calls.
SGA’s Pipeline Operations & Engineering Section Managing Committee provides technical training, services and support activities to improve individual and corporate performance of transmission operations and engineering departments.
The purpose of the Section Managing Committee is to build a collaborative community within this section, engage in dialogue to facilitate the exchange of information, and to manage training and education relevant to this section and the natural gas industry. This committee sponsors forums for member companies to learn, develop, and share best practices to enhance essential corporate functions of member companies.
The Pipeline Operations & Engineering Section (POES) Managing Committee provides technical training, services, and support
activities to improve individual and corporate performance of pipeline operations and engineering departments.
The committee consists of Pipeline Operations professionals from across the natural gas industry, who are strategic thinkers, leaders and decision makers within our respective companies.
The committee engages and builds a community within this peer group to facilitate the exchange of information.
The committee meets in person at planning meetings and conferences, and for monthly committee calls.