| Monday, June 5th, 2017 | ||||
 | Special Thanks to our Gold Sponsors C.R. Wall & Co Inc. and Foothills Industrial Products
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| 10:00 am - 1:30 pm | Optional - Tour of Union Gas Meter Shop (Tour sign up online is now closed. To register contact us at help@canavents.com) Tour Union Gas’ Chatham meter shop where diaphragm meters are tested and sealed, and distribution of meters, regulators, and relief valves to Union’s southern delivery area is performed. Of particular interest is the intesting program where over 75,000 new diaphragm meters per year are proved and adjusted as required prior to sealing. Tour participants are required to wear 6” minimum work boots. | |||
| 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Earlybird Registration | |||
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Exhibitor Set Up Only Bristol Ballroom and Foyer | |||
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Earlybird Networking Dinner and Games Night Bristol Ballroom and Foyer | |||
| Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 | ||||
| Special Thanks to our Gold Sponsors C.R. Wall & Co Inc. and Foothills Industrial Products No location
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| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Registration, Breakfast and Exhibition Bristol Ballroom and Foyer | |||
| 9:00 am - 9:30 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks Balmoral Ballroom Youmna Ahmed, Union Gas Limited / GMRS Chair Jim Tweedie, Canadian Gas Association | |||
| 9:30 am - 10:15 am | The Future of the Natural Gas Delivery Industry in Canada Balmoral Ballroom Timothy Egan, President, Canadian Gas Association The President & CEO of the Canadian Gas Association will talk about the challenges & opportunities facing the natural gas delivery industry in Canada today & looking into the future. Mr. Egan will also discuss what our industry is doing to ensure Canadians are aware of the role of natural gas as a key enabler of Canada’s prosperity & quality of life. | |||
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Refreshments and Exhibition Bristol Ballroom and Foyer | |||
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am | Measurement & Regulation Technician Training Program Balmoral Ballroom Crystal Helbrecht, Manager, Learning & Development, Alta Gas Utilities The CGA’s Measurement & Regulation Technician Training task force will complete the development of a structured M&R training curriculum by the end of 2017. The task force Chair will provide a project update, and introduce the scope and structure of the curriculum. | |||
| 11:00 am - 11:45 pm | What's Current? Balmoral Ballroom | |||
| 11:45 pm - 12:00 pm | Delegates move to plated luncheon | |||
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Lunch Bristol Ballroom C Lunch sponsored by:  | |||
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Dessert and Coffee with Exhibitors Bristol Ballroom and Foyer | |||
| 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Delegates move to concurrent sessions | |||
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | ||||
| Concurrent 1 - Clean LNG Kensington 1 Salman Bin Tayyab, Siemens Canada is certainly in a position to offer cleanest LNG to the world. The game changer technologies have forced the world to think towards less NOX, less GHG and more care for our planet. Siemens is making it simple for selection of compressors driven by E-Drive, AGTs & GTs, Electrical, Control Systems, Communication, Instrumentation and chromatographs. | |||
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Concurrent 2 - Overview of Pressure Regulation Kensington 2 John Scroggie, Technical Sales, Foothills Industrial Products This session will discuss the basic operation of pressure regulating valves, and the variety of configurations in which they are used in the natural gas distribution industry. | |||
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Concurrent 3 - Updates to AGA 8, 9 and 10 Lynden Martin Schlebach, Director, Global Business and Technical Development, Daniel Measurement & Control Changes in meter design and measured fluids have forced the updating of these reports to make them more representative of current trends. Each report has had several years of re-write work with all revised documents expected to be release later this year. | |||
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Concurrent 4 - AGA Odorant Manual Update Manchester Olivier Griperay, Market Manager, Gas Odorants North America John Anderson, Regional Manager, Emerson Daniel Blata, Measurement EIT, Union Gas (Part 1 of 2 part session: delegates signing up for this session MUST register for part 2 at 3:30 pm. Please do NOT register for another session in that time slot.) This presentation covers the basics of odorization of natural gas and the types of technologies available that will meet the requirements of federal regulations. Also discussed is a summary of how to evaluate what technology to use based upon Union Gas’ experience with both automated and bypass odorizers. A description of the steps required to install an odorization system and a discussion of best practices will be included in this presentation. | |||
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Refreshments and Exhibition Bristol Ballroom and Foyer Refreshment Break sponsored by:  | |||
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm | ||||
| Concurrent 1 - Methane Emissions Reduction Kensington 1 Bryden Berkvens, Union Gas In 2015, President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau signed an agreement to lower methane emissions by 40-45% in the oil and gas sector. With reduction regulations forthcoming, hear how Union Gas took a proactive approach and identified opportunities to reduce methane emissions. | |||
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm | Concurrent 2 - B109.4 Update Kensington 2 John Anderson, Regional Manager, Emerson Chris Wykle, Marketing Director, Sensus This session will cover the recent revisions of ANSI B109.4. Two years of industry collaboration was completed and released December 2016, replacing the August 1998 edition. The new specification now covers higher outlet delivery pressures up to 2 psig (13.8 kPa). The session will also review in detail other pertinent changes to the specification. | |||
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm | Concurrent 3 - Alternative Metering Solution for Commercial Gas Measurement Lynden Safinur Majumder, Sales Engineer, Romet All types of meters have certain advantages and disadvantages. This session will focus on the benefits of using rotary meters as an alternative solution for commercial gas measurement. | |||
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm | Concurrent 4 - Continuation of Concurrent 4 from 2:15 pm Manchester Part 2 of 2 – please see 2:15 pm for part 1 information. You must be registered for part 1 to attend this session. | |||
| 4:30 pm - 5:30pm | Exhibitors Reception Bristol Ballroom and Foyer | |||
| Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 | ||||
| Special Thanks to our Gold Sponsors C.R. Wall & Co Inc. and Foothills Industrial Products No location
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| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Delegate Breakfast and Exhibition Bristol Ballroom and Foyer | |||
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | DUPONT™ THERMO-MAN® Balmoral Ballroom and Ballroom Parking Lot Rose Santia, Nomex(r) Business Development Manager for Central & Eastern Canada , Dupont (Delegates should start the session in the Balmoral Room for an introduction prior to moving outside for the demonstration.) An onsite demonstration from Thermo-Man® at facilities or conferences. See how garments made of different technologies, including Nomex®, perform as they’re subjected to the most extreme flash-fire conditions. Attendees experience the impactful visual aspect, and are provided data on predicted body burn injury for each garment exposed to the flames. Attendees come away with a deeper understanding about the importance of effective flame resistant garments on the job. | |||
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Refreshments and Exhibition Bristol Ballroom and Foyer Refreshment Break sponsored by: | |||
| 10:45 am - 11:30 am | ||||
| Concurrent 1 - Heating Systems & Glycol Containment at Union Gas Kensington 1 Rob Sterling, Union Gas Eric VanRuymbeke, Union Gas Heating systems are used to combat the Joule-Thomson effect of natural gas cooling at large pressure reductions within Union Gas’ system. Union Gas recently reviewed its maintenance procedures using a Reliability Centred Maintenance approach (RCM) for heating systems to ensure continued system reliability and to reduce the risk of glycol leaks. The presentation will provide an overview of the various types of heating systems used at Union Gas, how the RCM methodology was used to engage Engineering and field staff to discuss failure modes and mitigating measures, as well as the procedures and inspection requirements that have resulted. Risk-based solutions to contain and mitigate glycol leaks will be discussed including how they have been implemented at Union Gas. | |||
| 10:45 am - 11:30 am | Concurrent 2 - Fundamentals of Odorization Kensington 2 Daniel Blata, Measurement EIT, Union Gas Odourization of natural gas is a requirement as per CSA-Z662 4.21. This session focuses on various fundamental aspects of odourization through the eyes of a utility such as regulations, odourant properties, and odourant system design. | |||
| 10:45 am - 11:30 am | Concurrent 3 - Liquid Detection – Gas Pipelines with CT Ultrasonics & Diagnostics (Meter Health Check) Lynden Jonathan Fiedler, KROHNE Inc. Immediate detection and warning of undesired liquids and grime in any natural gas transmission flow stream (V12) Ultrasonic transit time natural gas flowmeters have evolved from flow measurement utilizing the conventional acoustic multi path configurations by adding specialized acoustic paths for the purposes of process monitoring, diagnosis and warning of undesirable changes in the meter body. Immediate warnings are raised if liquids and other foreign matter appear in the flowing stream compromising the calibrated uncertainty of the custody transfer meter. Discussion of acoustic path type, problem identification, function and detection capabilities will be detailed along with corrective action recommendations for resolving such issues. | |||
| 10:45 am - 11:30 am | Concurrent 4 - Hands On Session: Odourant Measurement with the Sewerin OD4 Manchester Stephen Kelly, Cameron Instruments Inc. | |||
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | Delegates move to concurrent sessions (coffee will not be provided until the designated break) | |||
| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm | ||||
| Concurrent 1 - Technology and Innovation in the Utility World Kensington 1 François Trofim-Beuer, Director of Technology and Innovation , Union Gas Focus on residential applications: Presentation of how various new technologies and partnerships are enabling Union Gas to help its residential customers become more efficient with their energy consumption. | |||
| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm | Concurrent 2 - Optimal Gas Sampling Kensington 2 Martin Bouska, Development Manager, Welker There are many ways to obtain a sample of natural gas flowing through a pipeline; however, some of these methods may lead to damaged equipment, inaccurate results, and potentially even personal injury. Martin Bouska of Welker, Inc will draw on his years of experience to describe the best practices for reliably obtaining a representative sample in the safest way possible. | |||
| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm | Concurrent 3 - Lost and Unaccounted For (LAUF) Lynden Duane Harris, Vice President of Business Development and Support, Flow-Cal, Inc. This class with dive into the definition of unaccounted for gas loss with a review of the dollar impact. There will be a review of the following impacts to determining lost and unaccounted for gas loss: 1. Leakage 2. Meter Inaccuracies 3. Pressure Regulation 4. Unreported Gas Loss 5. Incorrect Input / Output Coding 6. Theft 7. Line Pack 8. Gas Quality Relationships 9.3rd Party Measurement 10. Timing of UAF Type Events 11. Keypunch Errors. The Sarbanes Oxley impact (SOX) will be discussed and how it relates to the Unaccounted for gas loss process. Finally, the class will conclude with a review of a detailed identification and reduction process. This class with explore the definition of unaccounted for gas loss with a review of the dollar impact and measurement related effects. A detailed identification and reduction process will be reviewed. | |||
| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm | Concurrent 4 - Hands On Session - Low & High Pressure Pneumatic Field Calibration Manchester Dallen Baugh, Vice-President, Sales, SRP Control Systems/Additel | |||
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch Bristol Ballroom C Lunch sponsored by: | |||
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Dessert and Coffee with Exhibitors Bristol Ballroom and Foyer | |||
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | ||||
| Concurrent 1 - Communications, Changing the Face of the Industry Kensington 1 Randy Clarke, Partner, Envent Engineering Requirements driven by cost reduction, improved data resolution and green initiatives such as power saving in a metering installation are all part of a move towards digital communications between field devices. In a time when most, if not all, field devices support at least basic serial communications; meeting these requirements is more of a reality. The down side of this evolution is that the progressions of skills needed to survive in this new environment are not readily available. SCADA system developers and users have been implementing communications for years but typically possess a skill set different from those configuring and maintaining field sites. These types of skills and the related knowledge now need to be passed to field personnel via a set of tools and standards developed to minimize confusion and site installation problems. | |||
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Concurrent 2 - Regulator or Control Valve? (an overview and comparison of both technologies) Kensington 2 Rob Dolhai, Product Manager for Regulation & Control products , AF Hall We will weigh out the advantages and limitations of using pressure reducing regulators & control valves for natural gas distribution. Touching on station design considerations, failure modes, maintenance, complexity and green-house emissions. | |||
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Concurrent 3 - Results of Disturbance and Wet Gas Testing Used for New Meter Designs Lynden Martin Schlebach, Director, Global Business and Technical Development, Daniel Measurement & Control The use of Gas Ultrasonic Meters has slowly moved up and down stream from the traditional transmission stations. To facilitate this move new designs were required to provide the most robust measurement and lowest uncertainty. Numerous designs were tested and evaluated, the results of all these tests will be discussed. | |||
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Concurrent 4 - Hands On Session - Compliant Natural Gas Detection Devices Manchester Rich Weinert, SRP control systems ltd, Supplier: Southern Cross | |||
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Delegates move to concurrent sessions (coffee will not be provided until the designated break) | |||
| 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm | Refreshments and Exhibition Bristol Ballroom Refreshment Break sponsored by: | |||
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm | ||||
| Concurrent 1 - The Use of CNG Trucks Kensington 1 Doug Christie, Enbridge Gas Distribution The use of CNG Vehicle at EGD - The design of the CNG Vehicle - Talk about different scenarios the Vehicle can be used for to ensure no interruption of gas supply to the customer. - Potential cost savings | |||
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm | Concurrent 2 - M&R Training Delivery Kensington 2 Rick Marsh, Senior Facilitator , Union Gas When designing the Measurement and Regulation Curriculum, the developer must consider the preferred delivery method. This session will provide an overview of Union Gas design and delivery approach. | |||
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm | Concurrent 3 - Next Generation Electronic Volume Correctors and Reporting Lynden Pierre Dufour, Manager, Product Marketing , Honeywell While Electronic Volume Correctors and Pressure recorders have been around for decades, technology is moving in a direction that will make applying and installing correctors easier. This session will take you through the latest progresses on Electronic Volume Correctors, covering Radio technologies, CSA, Measurement Canada. | |||
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm | Concurrent 4 - Understanding Gas Measurement Data Manchester Paul Tang, Senior Engineer Specialist, FortisBC Energy This presentation is an introduction to process measurement and the treatment of measurement data in the natural gas industry. | |||
| 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Reception and Networking Dinner with Exhibitors (wine, dine, and be entertained while joining our exhibitors for the evening) Bristol Ballroom and Foyer | |||
| Thursday, June 8th, 2017 | ||||
| Special Thanks to our Gold Sponsors C.R. Wall & Co Inc. and Foothills Industrial Products No location
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| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Delegate Breakfast and Exhibition Bristol Ballroom and Foyer | |||
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | Measurement Canada Update Bristol Ballroom C Isabelle Tremblay, Manager, Measurement Canada, Program Development Directorate An overview of Measurement Canada’s role in regulating gas measurement accuracy in the Canadian marketplace, and an update on current policy projects in the gas sector. | |||
| 9:45 am - 10:00 am | Delegates move to concurrent sessions (coffee will not be provided until the designated break) No location | |||
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | ||||
| Concurrent 1 - Using Control Valves in Stations Kensington 1 Eric Kaert, Gas Utilities Specialist, Spartan Controls An overview of valves, actuators, instrumentation and design considerations required for utilizing control valves in pressure reducing stations. | |||
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Concurrent 2 - Fundamentals of Pressure Regulation Kensington 2 Michel Couillard, Training Adviser, Gaz Métro The primary function of any gas regulator is to match the flow of gas through the regulator to the demand for gas placed upon the system. At the same time, the regulator must maintain the system pressure within certain acceptable limits. | |||
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Concurrent 3 - Measurement Validation for Today’s Measurement Group Lynden Duane Harris, Vice President of Business Development and Support, Flow-Cal, Inc. Validations in a measurement system are very powerful tools that when configured properly, reflect significant time savings and improved data integrity for the measurement group. The class will review the many validation rules that are available to the measurement group today and their practical application to your organization. The exception logging review and resolution process will also be examined. | |||
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Concurrent 4 - AMR Deployment at AltaGas Utilities. Lessons Learned and Next Steps Manchester Anthony Kohlsmith, Supervisor, Gas Measurement, AltaGas Utilities Inc. An overview of the AMR deployment project at AltaGas Utilities Inc. accompanied by lessons learned and possible next steps. | |||
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am | Refreshments and Exhibition Bristol Ballroom and Foyer Refreshment Break sponsored by: | |||
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Exhibitor Tear Down Only (exhibitors are asked not to remove their displays until this time so delegates have optimal viewing time) | |||
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | ||||
| Concurrent 1 - Vertical Main Protection System Kensington 1 Carlos Uribe, Pietro Fiorentini While gas mains in high-rise buildings are the property of the building’s owner, in the event of an accident the gas distribution company is still exposed to risk and responsibility. Vertical Main Protection Systems are increasingly being utilized by gas companies not only to mitigate such risks, but also to safeguard equipment such as meter sets that are installed in such buildings and otherwise difficult to protect. | |||
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Concurrent 2 - Fundamentals of Ultrasonic Meters Kensington 2 Wade Stinson, National Sales Manager - Flow Solutions , SICK Multi-path Ultrasonic Gas Flow meters are increasingly utilized in both large diameter custody transfer metering systems but also in smaller diameter critical measurement applications due to some key fundamental features. This presentation may be review to some and educational to others but will discuss the key fundamentals to this wonderful technology and how these features provide a number of benefits to various user business segments. Capital cost, accuracy, flow range, bi-directional, very low maintenance, condition monitoring and health status, will all be discussed and questions answered. | |||
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Concurrent 3 - Creating Realistic Cybersecurity Policies for Industrial Control Systems Lynden David Blanco, AutoSol Creating a cyber security policy that is strong enough to defends against today’s threats and also flexible enough to change in response to new threats is no easy task. This session will discuss specific SCADA challenges of implementing an effective cyber security policy, make the business case for creating a SCADA specific one, and analyze the technical and process benefits of specific security technologies. | |||
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Concurrent 4 - Shut The Front Door: Manitoba Hydro's Efforts to Secure It's Gas SCADA System Manchester Loren Card, Manitoba Hydro An account of efforts to improve cyber-security posture of Manitoba Hydro’s gas SCADA system. Topics covered to include communications and security upgrades, efforts to isolate and compartmentalize, practice regarding the provisioning/management of roles and responsibilities. Aspects of operating within the context of the greater integrated gas and electric utility. | |||
| 11:45 am - 12:00 am | Delegates move to closing luncheon | |||
| 12:00 am - 1:00 pm | Closing Lunch and Prize Draws Bristol Ballroom C Lunch sponsored by: | |||
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Optional - Tour of Union Gas Meter Shop (Tour sign up online is now closed. To register contact us at help@canavents.com) Tour Union Gas’ Chatham meter shop where diaphragm meters are tested and sealed, and distribution of meters, regulators, and relief valves to Union’s southern delivery area is performed. Of particular interest is the intesting program where over 75,000 new diaphragm meters per year are proved and adjusted as required prior to sealing. Tour participants are required to wear 6” minimum work boots.
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