Natural Gas Fall Workshop 2011

 

September 12-15, 2011

Leak City - Athens, AL

 

Read about the highlights from this meeting and access pictures on the SGA Facebook page: click here

Dates for 2012 will be added here approximately Q1-2012. Below is information from the 2011 program.

 

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Technical Workshops

  • Leak Investigation
  • Locating & Damage Prevention
  • Fusion
  • Tapping & Stopping
  • Corrosion Control (Basic)
  • Corrosion Control (Advanced) SOLD OUT
  • Steel & Plastics Main Repair SOLD OUT
  • Valves SOLD OUT
  • Regulating Devices
  • Dispatcher Training - Natural Gas Dispatching (Your role in emergency response)
  • Odorization
  • Purging
  • Meter Sets

 

Professional Development and Roundtables

  • Meter & Regulator Station Design for Engineers
  • Generations in the Workplace - Chaos or Collaboration
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Safety Roundtable & Field Evaluations SOLD OUT 
  • Operations & Regulatory Compliance Training and Roundtable

  

Target Audience

Generally, the target audience for the operations focused workshops are 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 and/or the Safety Round Table session scheduled as part of this workshop. Engineers should attend Meter & Regulator Station Design for Continuing Education Credit.

Be sure to attend the reception with exhibitors on Tuesday (4:30 - 6:00 pm) to see the latest products and services available to our industry.

Registration

  • Full Workshop is $350 (includes beverages, snacks, lunches and workshop materials)
  • One day registration is $150 (includes beverages, snacks, lunches and workshop materials)

Please register for the Tuesday night's reception and Wednesday night's cookout if you plan to attend.

Click here to download the registration form

 

Cancellation Policy for this Workshop

Refunds must be requested from SGA

  • 100% refund - cancellation received before August 29, 2011
  • 25% refund - cancellations received August 30, 2011 - September 5, 2011
  • No refund - cancellations received after September 5, 2011
  • Substitutions are allowed

For registration questions please contact Member Services.

 

Hotel Information

  • Hampton Inn- 1.800.Hampton or Reservations for Hampton Inn-ANGA, 30 Rooms Blocked, Room Rate $109 per night, Cutoff Date – August 29th, 2011
  • Holiday Inn Express (256) 232-7931-20 Rooms Blocked, Room Rate $99 per night, Cutoff Date-8/26/11
  • Best Western (256) 233-4030-Room block not established, but you can still call and reserve a room
  • Quality Inn (256) 232-0030-Room block not established, but you can still call and reserve a room

 

Exhibit Information

  • Registration fee for a table top exhibit is $325 (includes exhibit space, registration for two persons)
  • Additional persons per booth are $125
  • All exhibit spaces are “FIRST COME - FIRST SERVE". There will be no assignments.
  • Registered Exhibitors may set up after 3:00 pm on Monday, September 12, 2011.
  • Exhibits are open throughout the day
  • All breaks, lunches and Tuesday night's reception will be held in the exhibit area
  • Hours are outlined in the attached agenda

 

About Leak City

 

 

National Gas Rodeo Team Competition

  • Wednesday, September 14, 2011
  • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Check back for additional information

 

Questions

David Love / Nikki Frost - Alabama Natural Gas Association

Tracy Blakely - Southern Gas Association

 

Updated: October 31, 2011