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January 29, 2007

2-Day Technical Seminar & Affiliate Display
March 29 & & March 30, 2007
Holiday Inn, Worthington, Ohio

AGENDA

2007 Technical Seminar & Affiliate Display Registration Form*

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2007
8:30-10:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION

AFFILIATE DISPLAY
Thursday, March 29, 2007
5:00-7:30 p.m.
Cocktails & Hors D'oeuvres
Door prizes drawn at 7:30 p.m.
Must be present to win.

Friday, March 30, 2007
7:30 - 10:30 a.m.

10:30-10:45 a.m.
WELCOME
Brian Jonard
Southeastern Natural Gas Co.
Chairman, Ohio Gas Association

10:45-12:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE: Damage Prevention: National Initiatives
Scot Macomber
AEGIS Insurance Services
Bob Kipp
Common Ground Alliance

12:00-1:00 p.m.
UPPER TERRACE AREA
* LUNCH

Note: After lunch attendees will break out into separate concurrent workshops

Thursday, March 29, 2007 - Afternoon
General Session	Technical Session
1:00-2:00 p.m. Enforcement Requirements for Residential Gas Lines Robert Schutz, Ohio Board of Building Standards	1:00-2:00 p.m. Natural Gas Service Riser Report Ed Steele, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
2:00-3:00 p.m. PUCO Minimum Gas Service Standards and Enforcement Barb Bossart, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Mike Purcell, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio	2:00-3:00 p.m. GPTC Distribution Integrity Management Final Rule Guidance Lee Reynolds, NiSource Rick Slagle, Vectren Jill Henry, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
3:00-3:15 p.m. * BREAK	3:00-3:15 p.m. * BREAK
3:15-4:15 p.m. Installing Gas Piping to Mitigate Induced Voltage Don MacBride, Dominion	3:15-4:15 p.m. Distribution Integrity Management Assessment Techniques Kevin Garrity, C C Technologies
4:15-5:00 p.m. Ohio 811 Status and Deadlines Roger Lipscomb, Ohio Utilities Protection Service	4:15-5:00 p.m. Gas Quality and Compatibility Issues R. W. Gladstone, Green Gas Energy
Friday, March, 30, 2007
General Session	Technical Session
7:30-8:30 a.m. * BUFFET BREAKFAST	7:30-8:30 a.m. * BUFFET BREAKFAST
8:30-9:30 a.m. Facilities Damage Investigation Best Practices Andrew J. Sonderman, Esq., Weltman, Weinberg & Reis	8:30-9:30 a.m. Latest Technology in Electric Ultrasonic Measurement for Residential and Commercial Use Paul Honchar, Sensus Metering Systems
9:30-10:15 a.m. New Gathering Line Definition and Enforcement D. Lane Miller, PHMSA	9:30-10:15 a.m. AMR Best Practices and Regulatory Compliance Rod Carter, Vectren
10:15-10:30 * BREAK	10:15-10:30 * BREAK
10:30-11:00 a.m. Operational Issues Created By On-Demand Appliances Larry Springer, Columbia Gas of Ohio	10:30-11:00 a.m. Are In-Service Welding Procedures Necessary? Federal Code Changes Gery Bauman, PHMSA
11:00-12:00 p.m. OGA Public Awareness Program Final Results and Compliance Issues Lisa D'Orsaneo, Devaney & Associates	11:00-12:00 p.m. Valve Maintenance/Critical Valve Best Practices Rick Hendryx, Bates & Associates

WHEN: March 29 & March 30, 2007

WHERE: Holiday Inn-Worthington
175 Hutchinson Ave
(I-270 & US RT 23 North)
Columbus, Ohio, 614-885-3334

COST: $165.00 Members
$225.00 Non-Members and At the Door Registrations

Attendees must make their own reservations.

Room rate: $89 single or double

OGA reduced rate cut-off: March 9, 2007

2007 Technical Seminar & Affiliate Display Registration Form

*This form is provided in Adobe PDF format which means to you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.