2009 Q&A and Technology Forum
Sunday, October 11 - Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Omni Fort Worth Hotel
1300 Houston Street
Fort Worth 76102
Schedule of Sessions and Special Events
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Sunday October 11, 2009 |
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Registration Meet and Greet
- Ballroom Foyer 2nd Floor
Mingle with old friends and meet new ones as you pick up your registration materials. Snacks and beverages will be served in the registration area. |
Monday October 12, 2009 |
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Registration - Ballroom Foyer Registration Desk |
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General Session
- Texas Ballroom F
• Keynote: An Outlook for Transportation Fuels, Jeff Morris, President & CEO, Alon USA, LP • Presentation of the Lifetime Service Awards |
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Blending , Biofuels, and Product Quality Principles & Practices - Fort Worth Ballroom 1-4 |
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Energy Principles & Practices - Texas Ballroom F |
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Plant Automation: Plenary Session
- Fort Worth Ballroom 5-8
...A Look Back, Dennis Cima, Chevron |
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Coffee Break
- Ballroom Prefunction Area
Sponsored by Aspen Technology |
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Plant Automation: Fundamentals I
- Fort Worth Ballroom 5-8
Scheduling for Performance: From Managing Inventory to Managing Quality - Mark Geogen, Tesoro How Best to Represent Complex Process Operations in Refinery LP Models - Robert Powell, KBC Justification of DCS Investments and Measurement of Hard Dollar Benefits - Russell Brown, Solomon Associates |
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Lunch in Exhibit Hall - Texas Ballroom A-E |
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Plant Automation: Fundamentals II
- Fort Worth Ballroom 5-8
Optimal Gasoline Blending - David Seiver, ConocoPhillips Optimizing Blending Operations Across Chevron - Himal Munsif, Chevron & Dimitrios Varvarezos, Aspen Technology |
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FCC Principles & Practices - Fort Worth Ballroom 1-4 |
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Gasoline Processes Q&A
- Texas Ballroom F
Audio/Visual Services Sponsored by CB&I |
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Refreshment Break
- Ballroom Prefunction Area
Sponsored by BJ Chemical Services |
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Plant Automation: Fundamentals II (cont)
- Fort Worth Ballroom 5-8
Removing the Trials and Tribulations of PID Tuning - Mark Darby, CMID Solutions Center for Operation Performance Alarm Research Results - Dave Strobhar, Belville Engineering |
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Reception in Exhibit Hall - Texas Ballroom A-E |
Tuesday October 13, 2009 |
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Registration - Ballroom Foyer Registration Desk |
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General Session
- Texas Ballroom F
Behind Enemy Lines – Sticking Up for the Refining Industry in Washington DC, Greg Scott, Executive Vice President, NPRA |
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Plant Automation: Filling Knowledge Gaps
- Fort Worth Ballroom 5-8
Agile Supply Chain Planning - Craig Acuff, M3 Technology Optimization and Carbon Caps - Dustin Beebe, Prosys |
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FCC Q&A - Texas Ballroom F |
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Gasoline Principles & Practices - Fort Worth Ballroom 1-4 |
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Coffee Break
- Ballroom Prefunction Area
Sponsored by Grace Davison |
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Plant Automation: Filling Knowledge Gaps (cont)
- Fort Worth Ballroom 5-8
Capturing As-Built Assets for Documentation and Virtualization - George Bauer, INOVX Decision Support for Proactive Performance Detection - Hamdy Noureldin, Saudi Aramco Improving Plant Performance & Safety in Continuous Processes through Modular Procedural Automation - Maurice Wilkins, Yokogawa |
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Lunch in Exhibit Hall - Texas Ballroom A-E |
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Plant Automation: Cyber Security
- Fort Worth Ballroom 5-8
CyberSecurity Roadmaps - Johan Nye, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co. Security Management Key for Success - Ernie Rakaczky, Invensys |
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Crude & Vacuum Distillation & Coking Q&A
- Texas Ballroom F
Audio/Visual Services Sponsored by GE Water & Process Technologies |
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Hydroprocessing Principles & Practices - Fort Worth Ballroom 1-4 |
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Refreshment Break - Ballroom Prefunction Area |
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Plant Automation: Cyber Security (cont)
- Fort Worth Ballroom 5-8
Cyber Security for Wireless Field and Plant Networks - Neil Peterson, Emerson Benchmarking Process Control Security - John Havener and Russell Brown, Solomon Associates Panel Discussion: Cyber Security for the Refining Professional Penny Chen, Yokogawa Steve Elwart, Ergon, Inc. Ernie Rakaczky, Invensyhs Systems, Inc. Marc Westbrock, Flint Hills Resources, LP |
Wednesday October 14, 2009 |
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Early Bird Coffee & Rolls
- Ballroom Prefunction Area
Sponsored by URS Washington Division |
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Registration - Ballroom Foyer Registration Desk |
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Plant Automation: Enabling the Real-Time Enterprise (Why IT Matters)
- Fort Worth Ballroom 5-8
The Digital Refinery: Progress and Promise - Doug White, Emerson Enabling the Real-Time Enterprise - Cliff Pedersen, PexI - Pedersen Enterprises |
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Crude & Vacuum Distillation & Coking Principles & Practices - Fort Worth Ballroom 1-4 |
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Hydroprocessing Q&A
- Texas Ballroom F
Audio/Visual Services Sponsored by CB&I |
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Coffee Break - Ballroom Prefunction Area |
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Plant Automation: Enabling the Real-Time Enterprise (Why IT Matters)
- Fort Worth Ballroom 5-8
Tail Lights to Headlights – Moving from Reactive to Predictive - Glen Sartain, Teradata Corporation Optimizing the Refining Fuels Value Chain by Leveraging Streaming Real Time Business Intelligence, Unified Communications, and Dynamic Office Business Applications – Mike Bannon, Microsoft Corporation |
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Post-Conference Refining Technology Seminars
Individual seminar times may vary. Contact host company for more information via emails listed below. Be Prepared for the Challenges in the New Paradigm by Criterion Catalysts and Technologies One of the characteristics of a successful company is the ability to adapt quickly to changes in the business environment, which is key in today’s unprecedented times. Come and join us for a half-day seminar where Criterion experts will present a series of papers and discussions around the application of cutting-edge catalyst systems as well as some time-tested solutions which have proven to be robust in any environment. The seminar aims to provide you with some key operational tactics that fit both your short and long-term strategies for success in times of uncertainty. To register for this free event, click here. Hydrogen Plant Seminar and Q&A by Süd-Chemie The seminar is designed to provide useful knowledge and key understanding to engineers, operators, and other key stakeholders of hydrogen plants. Pretreatment, steam methane reforming, and shift conversion will be covered along with critical catalysts applications, and overall plant optimization. Attendees will have an excellent opportunity to ask questions, network, and most importantly, share best practices. For more information contact MJ Minor of Süd-Chemie at mj.minor@sud-chemie.com. |