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January 17, 2008

2-Day Technical Seminar & Affiliate Display
March 27 & & March 28, 2008
Doubletree Hotel (formerly the Holiday Inn), Worthington, Ohio

AGENDA

2008 Technical Seminar & Affiliate Display Registration Form*

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008
8:30-10:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION

AFFILIATE DISPLAY
Thursday, March 27, 2008
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 28, 2008
7:30 - 10:30 a.m.

10:30-10:45 a.m.
WELCOME
Jim Henning
Duke Energy
Chairman, Ohio Gas Association

10:45-12:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE: Politics and Pipeline Safety: Where is the Industry Headed?
Joseph C. Caldwell
Caldwell & Associates

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

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

Thursday, March 27, 2008 - Afternoon
General Session	Technical Session
1:00-2:00 p.m. Operator Qualification Assessment Techniques: Then and Now Ted Ressler Public Utilities Commission of Ohio	1:00-2:00 p.m. Pigging Technology and Design for Distribution Applications Rick Raleigh Tuboscope Pipeline Services
2:00-3:00 p.m. Training Requirements and the Aging Workforce Flo Kellough Gas Technology Institute	2:00-3:00 p.m. High Performance Plastic Pipe Technology for Distribution Systems Jeff Wright Central Plastics
3:00-3:15 p.m. * BREAK	3:00-3:15 p.m. * BREAK
3:15-4:15 p.m. Consistent Answers: A Customer Service Roundtable Pete Klipa, NiSource Tristie Diehl, Vectren Gwen Beadles, Dominion	3:15-4:15 p.m. Cased Crossings: Considerations for IMP Compliance Scott Lebsack Structural Integrity Associates
4:15-5:00 p.m. Shoring and Trenching OSHA Competent Person Requirements Dennis Hobart Midwest Underground Technologies	4:15-5:00 p.m. Consistent Training Criteria of Leak Classifications for Compliance Purposes Ron Six AEGIS Insurance Services
Friday, March, 28, 2008
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. Public Awareness: Lessons Learned Blaine Keener PHMSA Office of Pipeline Safety	8:30-9:30 a.m. GPTC Guidelines for Pending Distribution Integrity Management Programs Lee Reynolds NiSource
9:30-10:15 a.m. Sewer Lateral Concerns and Conflict Resolution Using Trenchless Technology Steve Farley Duke Energy	9:30-10:15 a.m. Shielding Cathodic Protection Jim Utley Denso North America
10:15-10:30 * BREAK	10:15-10:30 * BREAK
10:30-11:00 a.m. Recovering Third Party Damage: The Inconsistent Application of the Ohio Economic Loss Rule Andrew J. Sonderman Weltman, Weinberg & Reis	10:30-11:00 a.m. Storm Water Permits and Hydrostatic Test Water Disposal Hank Stonerook Stone Environmental Engineering and Science, Inc.
11:00-12:00 p.m. Air Patrolling with Laser Technology for Regulatory Compliance John Gilchrist New ERA Technology	11:00-12:00 p.m. Purging Distribution Main and Service Lines Paul Kostival Utility Technologies International

WHEN: March 27 & March 28, 2008

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

COST: $175.00 Members
$225.00 Non-Members and At the Door Registrations

Attendees must make their own reservations.

Room rate: $99 single or double (ask for the OGA rate)

OGA reduced rate cut-off: March 10, 2008

2008 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.