GeoGathering - Agenda

2011 Agenda

Wednesday, August 31
10:00 - 12:00	Vendor Set Up
11:00 - 1:00	Attendee Check-in / Registration
1:00 - 1:30	Welcome and Opening Remarks Todd Porter, New Century Software
1:30 - 2:00	Keynote: How Regulatory and Business Drivers are Reshaping North America’s Pipeline Infrastructure Joe Monroe, Monroe Consultancy, LLC

2:00 - 5:00	Session 1 – Connecting GIS with Field Operations
2:00 - 2:30	The Design & Deployment of an Enterprise Asset Data Collection Solution Mark James, Chesapeake Midstream Jake Opdahl, CartoPac Field Solutions, Co-presenter
2:30 - 3:00	R&D Initiatives That Are Leveraging Consumer Technologies for Pipeline Operations Alicia Farag, Gas Technology Institute
3:00 - 3:30	Achieving Integration Traction Through Personalized GIS Workspaces Geoff Osborn, BG-Group
3:30 - 4:00	Break with Exhibitors
4:00 - 5:00	Moderated Discussion – Connecting GIS with Field Operations

5:00 - 5:30	Networking with Exhibitors
5:30 - 9:00	Reception & Dinner

Thursday, September 1
7:30 - 8:15	Breakfast
8:15 - 8:30	Day 2 Opening Remarks

8:30 - 11:30	Session 2 – Ensuring Data Accuracy
8:30 - 9:00	The Coalition to Save Our GPS: Why it exists, what it is doing and what you can do to help Pete Large, Coalition Representative (Trimble)
9:00 - 9:30	Leverage GIS Technology to Improve Processes and Reliability Cameron Collins, Williams Midstream
9:30 - 10:00	Process Centric Integrity Management Gerardo Chávez Saldierna, Pemex Refinicion, Mexico City Mike Gloven, NRG Technologies, Co-presenter
10:00 - 10:30	Break with Exhibitors
10:30 - 11:30	Moderated Discussion – Ensuring Data Accuracy

11:30 - 12:30

Lunch

12:30 - 3:30	Session 3 – Integrating GPS Data
12:30 - 1:00	Data Modeling for Gathering Systems Janet Sinclair, PODS Association
1:00 - 1:30	Field Data Integration with an Enterprise GIS Tommy Thomas, Garry Keener and Trisha Menasco, DCP Midstream
1:30 - 2:00	Applying Transmission Integrity/Data Management Techniques to Gathering Lines Landon Haack, SourceGas
2:00 - 2:30	Break with Exhibitors
2:30 - 3:30	Moderated Discussion – Integrating GPS Data

3:30 - 4:15	Pipeline Regulatory Update Chris Hoidal, PHMSA
4:15 - 5:00	Closing Remarks Todd Porter, New Century Software
5:00	Adjourn