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January 20, 2009

2-Day Technical Seminar & Affiliate Display
March 26 & March 27, 2009
Marriott Columbus Northwest, Dublin, Ohio

AGENDA

2009 Technical Seminar & Affiliate Display Registration Form*

THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009
8:30-10:50 a.m.
REGISTRATION

AFFILIATE DISPLAY
Thursday, March 26, 2009
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 27, 2009
7:30 - 10:30 a.m.

10:50-11:00 a.m.
WELCOME
John Spinks
Vectren
Chairman, Ohio Gas Association

11:00-12:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE: The Current Economic Environment for Utilities and Suppliers
Jimmy Staton
Exec. Vice President & CEO NiSource Gas Distribution

12:00-1:00 p.m.
* LUNCH (Atrium)

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

Thursday, March 26, 2009 - Afternoon
General Session	Technical Session
1:00-2:00 p.m. Operator Control Room Management for Compliance Mike Hoffer, Duke Energy Dan Scarberry, Dominion Skip Hall, Columbia Gas of Ohio	1:00-2:00 p.m. DIMP and SHRIMP Expectations John Erickson American Public Gas Assn
2:00-3:00 p.m. OAC 4901: 1-16-04 Leak Grading Ed Steele Public Utilities Commission of Ohio	2:00-3:00 p.m. New Metering Technology R. Schrey, Elster Amer. Meter R. Walker, Dresser J. Scacchetti, Sensus
3:00-3:15 p.m. * BREAK	3:00-3:15 p.m. * BREAK
3:15-4:15 p.m. Next Generation GIS Patty Colaizzi, Dominion	3:15-4:15 p.m. Remote Monitoring and Communication Technologies Steve Donnermeyer, Mercury Instruments
4:15-5:00 p.m. DIG Legislation Status Roger Lipscomb, Ohio Utilities Protection Service	4:15-5:00 p.m. Assessing Pipelines Under Difficult Situations Utility Technologies International Structural Integrity Associates
Friday, March, 27, 2009
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. Flame Forum - Fuel Gas Demo Tony Berkemeir, Vectren	8:30-9:30 a.m. Acoustic Plastic Pipe Locating Brian Bates, Batco Inc.
9:30-10:15 a.m. Media Relations on Incident Investigations Ron Six, AEGIS Insurance Services	9:30-10:15 a.m. Odorant Level Analysis Eric Six, Heath Consultants
10:15-10:30 * BREAK	10:15-10:30 * BREAK
10:30-11:00 a.m. Operators Employee Responsibilities Post Enron Brian Haehl, Pry Professional Group	10:30-11:00 a.m. Measuring Fugitive Methane Emissions Milton Heath III, Heath Consultants
11:00-12:00 p.m. Contractor Self Assessment Brad Heck, Miller Pipeline	11:00-12:00 p.m. Intrastate Transmission Line Use and Definition Jill Henry, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

WHEN: March 26 & March 27, 2009

WHERE: Marriott Columbus Northwest
5605 Blazer Parkway
Dublin, Ohio 43017
(614) 791-1000

COST: $195.00 Members
$250.00 Non-Members and At the Door Registrations

Attendees must make their own reservations.

Room rate: $139 (plus tax) (ask for the OGA rate)

OGA reduced rate cut-off: March 11, 2009

2009 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.