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December 23, 2009

2-Day Technical Seminar & Affiliate Display
March 25 & March 26, 2010
Marriott Columbus Northwest, Dublin, Ohio

AGENDA

2010 Technical Seminar & Affiliate Display Registration Form*

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010
8:30-10:50 a.m.
REGISTRATION

AFFILIATE DISPLAY
Thursday, March 25, 2010
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 26, 2010
7:30 - 10:30 a.m.

10:50-11:00 a.m.
WELCOME
Doug Saul
Ohio Gas Company

11:00-12:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE: Dealing With The News Media At Operational Incidents
Neil Nixon
Nixon & Associates

12:00-1:00 p.m.
* LUNCH (Atrium)
Sponsored by: UTI, Engineered Utility Services and Ross Energy LLC

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010 - Afternoon
General Session	Technical Session
1:00-2:00 p.m. Meter Design & Relocation Best Practices Ron Walker, Dresser Paul Honchar, Sensus	1:00-2:00 p.m. Operational Issues With Delivering Shale Gas Jim Crews NiSource Transmission & Storage
2:00-3:00 p.m. PE Pipe Storage & Handling Best Practices Roger Lebel Performance Pipe	2:00-3:00 p.m. Line Locating & Electrofusion Joint Repair Bob Scullion Scullion & Associates
3:00-3:15 p.m. * BREAK Sponsored by: Mueller Co.	3:00-3:15 p.m. * BREAK Sponsored by: Mueller Co.
3:15-4:15 p.m. Breakthroughs In Leak Detection Technologies Eric Six Heath Consultants	3:15-4:15 p.m. Measurement Communications Advancements Dan Smith A.E. Ehrke
4:15-5:00 p.m. Pipeline Construction: An Ever Changing Environment Chuck Austin Mid-Ohio Pipeline	4:15-5:00 p.m. DIMP: What's Your Plan? Hoby Griset UTI
Friday, March, 26, 2010
General Session	Technical Session
7:30-8:30 a.m. * BUFFET BREAKFAST Sponsored by: Mid-Ohio Pipeline Co.	7:30-8:30 a.m. * BUFFET BREAKFAST Sponsored by: Mid-Ohio Pipeline Co.
8:30-9:30 a.m. Common Marking Best Practices Alice Miller Ohio Utilities Protection Services	8:30-9:30 a.m. Distribution Smart Digging Technology Allen Pennington Pipeway International
9:30-10:15 a.m. The Legal Perspective On Violence In The Workplace Thomas V. Williams Frost Brown & Todd	9:30-10:15 a.m. NFPA 70 E ARC Flash Overview Rick Blevins ESWP Co
10:15-10:30 * BREAK Sponsored by: InfraSource Underground Construction	10:15-10:30 * BREAK Sponsored by: InfraSource Underground Construction
10:30-11:00 a.m. Public Awareness Requirement & OGA Initiatives for 2010 Susan Browning Duke Energy	10:30-11:00 a.m. GIS Development & Operational Applicability Jeff Allen Coler & Colantonio
11:00-12:00 p.m. Reporting & Permitting: Methane Gas & Hydrostatic Test Water Lisa Moerner Mark Reaser Dominion	11:00-12:00 p.m. Coreolis Meter Technology & Ohio Applications Karl Stappert Micro Motion, Inc

WHEN: March 25 & March 26, 2010

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

COST: $225.00 Members
$210 Exhibit Table & Rep, $80 Additional per Rep

Attendees must make their own reservations.

Room rate: $143 (plus tax) (ask for the OGA rate)

OGA reduced rate cut-off: March 10, 2010

2010 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.