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Pipeline R&D Forum (View or download Forum Report here)
On December 11-12, 2003, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) together with Pipeline Research Council International, Inc (PRCI) and the Gas
Technology Institute (GTI) hosted an R&D Forum on the Role of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 in the development of Energy Pipeline
Technology.
The purpose of the meeting was to identify the impacts, opportunities, and needs arising from the R&D provisions of the Pipeline Safety
Improvement Act of 2002 (PSIA) from the perspective of relevant government agencies, industry, and pipeline R&D funding organizations and to
identify the key challenges facing industry and government, current research efforts, and potential research that can help to meet these challenges.
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The meeting Agenda with document links is available below, or you may download the agenda in pdf format.
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Pipeline Research & Development Forum
Renaissance Hotel, Washington DC
December 11 & 12, 2003
Agenda
| December 11, 2003 |
| 7:30 Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 Welcome and Kickoff: | Stacey Gerard, U.S. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
George Tenley, PRCI |
8:10 Key Challenges Facing
Government and Industry | Stacey Gerard, PHMSA
James E. Hill, National Institute for Standards and Technology
Ben Cooper, Association for Oil Pipelines
Don Santa, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
Don Field, Peoples Energy, for the American Gas Association
Winston Johnson, El Paso (PRCI Chairman)
Robert Stokes, Gas Technology Institute (GTI) |
| 9:45 Break |
| 10:00 Overview of Existing R&D Programs | Jeff Wiese, PHMSA
Guido DeHoratiis, U.S. DOE/Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Technology
Bud Danenberger, U.S. DOI/Minerals Management Service
Carol Handwerker, NIST
George Tenley, PRCI
Steve Gauthier, GTI
George Vradis, NYSEARCH/Northeast Gas Association
Joe Ratigan, Solution Mining Research Institute
Eric Thomas, Gas Machinery Research Center
Terry Boss, INGAA Foundation
Bryce Brown, ILIA
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| 12:00 Lunch/Charge to Breakout Sessions |
Pipeline Research & Development Forum
Renaissance Hotel, Washington DC
December 11 & 12, 2003
Agenda
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| December 11, 2003 |
| 1:00 Technical Track Sessions: Concurrent track sessions to discuss the key challenges facing industry and government, research activities, and needs in each of the following areas: |
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| 5:00 Adjourn |
| 6:00 Reception (sponsored by PRCI) |
| December 12, 2003 |
| 7:30 Continental Breakfast |
8:00 Track Sessions Reconvene
Discussion of the results of the previous day's listing of challenges and R&D opportunities that will help to address the challenges; determine if there is a consensus on the identified challenges and R&D opportunities and discuss why the identified challenges and R&D opportunities are worth pursuing. |
10:15 Overview of top challenges and R&D opportunities from each technical track session
Track 1: Green - New Construction, Materials and Welding
Track 2: Red - Prevention
Track 3: Yellow - Detection and Assessment
Track 4: Orange - Mitigation and Repair
Track 5: Blue - Facilities
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| 11:30 Closing remarks by Forum Sponsors |
| 12:00 Adjourn |
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View or download a Feedback Report pertaining to this forum here.
View or download the Joint Government and Industry Pipeline R&D Forum Report here.
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