Ohio Gas Association

2023 Annual Meeting
2023-07-26 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
The 2023 Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 26th at the Columbus Marriott Northwest (5605 Blazer Parkway, Dublin, OH 43017). Cocktail hour is 5:00pm to 6:00pm followed by voting, speeches and committee updates. Dinner will be served around 6:30pm followed by our Keynote Speaker. The Codes and Regulations, Legislative Affairs and Regulatory Matters Committees, as well as a few others to be announced, will meet prior to the Annual Meeting in the late afternoon. This event will take place the night before the 7th Annual Scholarship Golf Outing. Room booking details can be found at the link below. We hope to see you soon!
Hotel Booking Link

Legislative Affairs and Regulatory Matters Committee Meeting
2023-07-26 15:00 - 16:30 | Marriott Columbus Northwest, 5605 Blazer Parkway, Dublin, OH, 43017, United States
The Legislative Affairs and Regulatory Matters joint committee meeting will be held at 3:00pm on Wednesday, July 26th at the Columbus Marriott Northwest prior to the Annual Meeting. Please reach out to Hallie at hallie@ohiogasassoc.org with questions.

Codes and Regs Committee Meeting
2023-07-26 15:00 - 16:30 | Columbus Marriott Northwest, 5605 Blazer Parkway, Dublin, 43017, United States
This meeting will be held at 3:00pm on Wednesday, July 26th at the Columbus Marriott Northwest prior to the Annual Meeting. If you have questions please reach out to Adam Pietrzyk: adam_pietrzyk@ohiogas.com.

Board of Trustees Meeting
2023-06-14 09:30 - 12:00 | Columbus Marriott Northwest, 5605 Blazer Parkway, Dublin, 43017, United States
The June Board of Trustees Meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 14th at 9:30am at the Columbus Marriott Northwest (5605 Blazer Pkwy, Dublin, OH 43017).

City of Hamilton - APGA Member Tour Stop
2023-06-06 10:00 - 13:00
The APGA started making stops at member locations to discuss APGA happenings and to discuss with operators various challenges they are facing, basically a presentation from three members of the APGA and then a big round table. This will take place on Tuesday, June 6 loacted at the Spooky Nook Sports at Champion Mill Conference Center, 600 N B Street, Hamilton, OH 45013. Three members from the APGA, Dave Schryver, Stuart Saulters and Erin Kurilla, will begin their presentation at 10 am, roundtable with attendees at 11:30, lunch provided at 12 with the meeting ending around 1 pm. The meeting is free to attend but the APGA has asked those that plan to attend to register. See the link below, the link will ask users to create a username but obviously not all members of the OGA are APGA members and don’t want to create a username, they can email info@apga.org to register or if they are having issues registering.

https://www.apga.org/events/membertour

Legislative Affairs and Regulatory Matters Committee Meeting
2023-05-18 12:30 - 14:00 | Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center, 100 Green Meadow Drive South, Lewis Center, 43035
The Legislative Affairs and Regulatory Matters joint committee meeting will be held on Thursday, May 18th from 12:30pm to 2:00pm. This meeting will be held after the Codes and Regs Committee Meeting earlier in the day at 10:00am. Both will be held at Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center (100 Green Meadows Dr S, Lewis Center, OH 43035) in the Birch Room.

OGA | KGA | MACPG Spring Meeting
2023-05-18 11:00 - 2023-05-19 12:00
The OGA, KGA and MACPG Spring Meeting will be held on May 18th and 19th at the Louisville Gas and Electric Company. See the attachments below for more details. Please register by April 18th to Josh Hunkele at: joshua.k.hunkele@dominionenergy.com or 216-559-4330.
Spring 2023 Meeting Flyer
OGA-KGA-MACPG Spring 2023 Agenda

Codes and Regs Committee Meeting
2023-05-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center, 100 Green Meadow Drive South, Lewis Center, 43035
This next Codes and Regs Committee Meeting will be on Thursday, May 18th at 10:00am held at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center (100 Green Meadow Drive South, Lewis Center, OH 43035) in the Birch Room. If you have any questions please reach out to Adam Pietrzyk: adam_pietrzyk@ohiogas.com

Customer Services Audit One-Day Seminar
2023-04-20 09:30 - 15:00 | Columbia Gas of Ohio, 290 W. Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
The Customer Services Audit One-Day Seminar will be held on Thursday, April 20th from 9:30am to 3:00pm at Columbia Gas (290 W Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215). Lunch will be provided. The registration fee is $25 for OGA members and $50 for non-members. The agenda is linked below. Please reach out to Josephine if you have any questions, josephine@ohiogasassoc.org.
Customer Services Audit Agenda

OGA Corrosion Committee Meeting
2023-04-05 12:30 - 14:00 | Der Dutchman, 720 SR 97 West, Bellville, OH, United States
The Corrosion Committee will meet after lunch at the OCC meeting around 12:30pm on Wednesday, April 5th at Der Dutchman in Bellville Ohio. Please reach out to David Cutlip with any questions: David.G.Cutlip@dominionenergy.com

What’s New From the Vendors
2023-03-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center, 100 Green Meadow Drive South, Lewis Center, 43035
For the upcoming Technical Seminar we are adding a “What’s New From the Vendors” session. This will give you the opportunity to present to the room on any new or upcoming products or services that you’re offering to the industry. This will take place on Thursday, March 16th from 2:00-3:00pm. You will have 3-5 minutes to speak, depending on the number of responses, and we will take registrations on a first come, first serve basis with a maximum of 10 vendors. This will be show and tell, we will not allow PowerPoints.

Joint Codes & Regs and O&M Committee Meeting
2023-03-16 09:00 - 11:00 | Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center, 100 Green Meadow Drive South, Lewis Center, 43035
The joint Codes & Regs and O&M Committee meeting will be held at Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center on March 16th from 9:00am to 11:00am prior to the start of the Technical Seminar and Affiliate Display. The meeting will be held in the Sycamore 1 Room. Please contact Adam Pietrzyk with questions: adam_pietrzyk@ohiogas.com

Technical Seminar and Affiliate Display
2023-03-16 08:00 - 2023-03-17 17:00 | Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center, 100 Green Meadow Drive South, Lewis Center, 43035
The 2023 Technical Seminar and Affiliate Display will take place on March 16th and 17th at Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center. Registration can be found below for attendees, vendors and sponsors. Please note that separate registration forms are provided for each. The tentative agenda, hotel and vendor details have been linked below for your reference. Please note that agenda updates will be made on a daily basis leading up to the event.
Please reach out to Josephine Feik with any questions at 330-401-8407 or josephine@ohiogasassoc.org
2023 Agenda
Hotel Information
Vendor Information

Codes and Regs Committee Meeting
2023-01-19 10:00 - 11:00
Please contact Adam Pietrzyk for the agenda and WebEx meeting details: adam_pietrzyk@ohiogas.com

OGA Corrosion Committee Meeting
2022-12-07 12:30 - 14:00 | Der Dutchman, 720 SR 97 West, Bellville, OH, United States
The Corrosion Committee will meet after lunch at the OCC meeting around 12:30pm on Wednesday, December 7th at Der Dutchman in Bellville Ohio. Please reach out to David Cutlip with any questions: David.G.Cutlip@dominionenergy.com

Sensus 441 & 461 Regulator Training
2022-12-07 08:00 - 16:00 | Holland Supply Company, 8225 Green Meadows Dr N, Lewis Center, Ohio, 43035
The Sensus 441 & 461 Regulator Training will take place on December 6th and 7th from 8:00am – 4:00pm at Holland Supply Company (8225 Green Meadows Drive N Lewis Center, OH 43035). This training will be offered on two separate days for those who may have prior obligations and company flexibility. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please see the flyer below for the itinerary.
Registration is currently closed for this date. Max capacity has been reached. Thank you for your interest!
441 & 461 Regulator Training Details

Sensus 441 & 461 Regulator Training
2022-12-06 08:00 - 16:00 | Holland Supply Company, 8225 Green Meadows Dr N, Lewis Center, Ohio, 43035
Sensus 441 & 461 Regulator Training will take place on December 6th and 7th from 8:00am – 4:00pm at Holland Supply Company (8225 Green Meadows Drive N Lewis Center, OH 43035). This training will be offered on two separate days for those who may have prior obligations and company flexibility. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please see the flyer below for the itinerary.
441 & 461 Regulator Training Details
Registration is currently closed for this date. Max capacity has been reached. Thank you for your interest!

Codes and Regs Committee Meeting
2022-11-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-09-22 10:00 - 11:00
The agenda and WebEx information will be sent out at a later date. Please contact Adam Pietrzyk with questions: adam_pietrzyk@ohiogas.com

DIMP Committee Meeting
2022-11-15 10:00 - 12:00
The DIMP Committee will meet on November 15th via Microsoft Teams beginning at 10:00am. Please reach out to John Johnson for further details: jjohnson@uti-corp.com.

Legislative Affairs/Regulatory Matters Committee Meeting
2022-11-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Athletic Club of Columbus- Parlor D, 136 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH, 43215
The Legislative Affairs and Regulatory Matters Committees will meet at the Athletic Club of Columbus (136 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215) from 10-11:30am in Parlor D. There will be coffee, water and tea available. Please reach out to Josephine for call in details: josephine@ohiogasassoc.org.

2023 Technical Seminar Planning Meeting
2022-11-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Union Rural Electric, 15461 US-36, Marysville, OH, 43040, United States
The 2023 Technical Seminar Planning Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 10th at Union Rural Electric (15461 US Highway 36, Marysville, Ohio 43040) starting at 10:00am. Please reach out to Eric Six (e.six@heathus.com) or Josephine Feik (josephine@ohiogasassoc.org) for further meeting details.

O&M Committee Meeting
2022-11-01 10:00 - 11:30
The O&M Committee Bi-annual Meeting will be held on November 1st at 10:00am. If you have topics that you would like to discuss forward those to Jason Julian (jjulian@uti-corp.com) by October 21st. For further meeting details please reach out to Jason Julian or Josephine Feik at josephine@ohiogasassoc.org.

Accident and Prevention Committee Meeting
2022-09-20 10:00 - 13:00
The Accident and Prevention Committee Meeting will be on September 20th from 10am- 1pm. The meeting will be held at Lancaster Municipal Gas (1424 Camp Ground Rd., Lancaster, OH 43130). A virtual option will be available. Lunch will be provided. Please contact Tracey Mitchell (tlmitchell@nisource.com) or Josephine Feik (josephine@ohiogasassoc.org) to RSVP.

First Responder One-Day Seminar
2022-09-20 08:00 - 12:00
The First Responder One-Day Seminar will be held via Zoom on September 20th from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The Seminar will be facilitated by David Zak, Senior Utility Consultant, Loss Control- AEGIS. Please note that September 19th is also an option to participate in this seminar. We provided both September 19th and 20th as options for those who may have prior obligations. Please only register for ONE of the days provided. This registration form is for September 20th only. Zoom information will be sent out in the upcoming weeks to those who have registered. Please contact josephine@ohiogasassoc.org with questions.

First Responder One-Day Seminar
2022-09-19 08:00 - 12:00
The First Responder One-Day Seminar will be held via Zoom on September 19th from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The Seminar will be facilitated by David Zak, Senior Utility Consultant, Loss Control- AEGIS. Please note that September 20th is also an option to participate in this seminar. We provided both September 19th and 20th as options for those who may have prior obligations. Please only register for ONE of the days provided. This registration form is for September 19th only. Zoom information will be sent out in the upcoming weeks to those who have registered. Please contact josephine@ohiogasassoc.org with questions.

OGA Legislative Affairs & Regulatory Matters Committee Meeting
2022-09-16 10:00 - 11:30
The Legislative Affairs and Regulatory Matters Committees will meet virtually on September 16th from 10:00am to 11:30am. Please contact Josephine Feik (josephine@ohiogasassoc.org) for meeting details.

6th Annual Scholarship Foundation Golf Outing
2022-07-25 10:30 - 17:00 | The Lakes Golf & Country Club, 6740 Worthington Road, Westerville, OH, 43082, United States
The 6th Annual Ohio Gas Association Scholarship Fundraiser will be held on Monday, July 25th at The Lakes Golf and Country Club (6740 Worthington Rd Westerville, OH 43082). Registration will begin at 10:30am and a shotgun start at noon. Boxed lunches, drink tickets and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be provided. Please reach out to Josephine at josephine@ohiogasassoc.org if you have any questions. We are looking forward to seeing everyone in July!

2022 Annual Meeting
2022-07-24 17:00 - 21:00 | Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel, 409 Altair Pkwy, Westerville, OH, 43082, United States
The 2022 OGA Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, July 24th at the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel (409 Altair Parkway, Westerville, OH 43082). This event will take place the night before the 6th Annual Scholarship Golf Outing. Cocktail hour is 5:00pm to 6:00pm followed by speeches, committee updates and awards. Dinner will be served around 7:00pm. The hotel group rate booking link can be found below.
Click here to book OGA group rate

Natural Gas Engineering 101 Seminar
2022-07-21 09:00 - 17:00 | IGS Energy, 6100 Emerald Parkway, Dublin, OH, 43016, United States
The Natural Gas Engineering 101 Seminar will be held at IGS Energy (6100 Emerald Pkwy, Dublin, OH 43016) from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Lunch and snacks will be provided. The Natural Gas Engineering 101 Seminar will primarily focus on introductory content for newer natural gas engineers and operators. The content will cover topics such as meter and regulator design, hydrostatic testing, stormwater permitting, and surveying. While the presentations will target engineers and operators beginning their careers, there will be plenty of advanced topics for more seasoned professionals as well. CPD credit hours will be available.
Tentative Presentation Topics:

Regulator sizing and specifications (UTI, 45-50 minutes)
Meter sizing and specifications (UTI, 45-50 minutes)
Hydrostatic pressure test designs (UTI, 45-50 minutes)
Stormwater permitting in Ohio (Ohio EPA, 45-50 minutes)
Introduction to surveying & surveying equipment (UTI, 45-50 minutes)
FERC investigations into frac outs on HDDs in Ohio (J.D. Hair, 45-50 minutes)
