2016 Q&A and Technology Forum

Sunday, September 25 - Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
700 Aliceanna Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Who Should Attend

Young engineers, seasoned professionals, process technology specialists, and mid-to-upper level managers from operating plants and headquarters, as well as supplier companies.

Individuals responsible for plant automation, process control, planning and scheduling, IT, modeling/simulation or cybersecurity, refinery and petrochemical engineers and consultants should plan to attend. Create your own program by chosing from the any of the sessions: Q&A, Principles & Practices, Plant Automation and Cybersecurity.

2016 Q&A Answer Book

All attendees are encouraged to respond to the prepared questions in the process Q&A sessions. The Q&A Answer Book allows you to incorporate visual aids and lengthy or highly technical comments into a response. The Answer Book will complement the four Q&A session discussions and provide more depth on certain topics. Prior to the conference, a digital version of the Answer Book will be available to conference attendees on the My Meetings link of the AFPM Website (use your registration ID and password to access conference publications).

To have your answers included, submit them no later than August 29, 2016. This will allow time for AFPM to prepare the Answer Book for distribution.

Please use the following format:

Identify yourself, your company, and the session topic and question number to which you are responding;
Provide a contact name, phone number and/or email address in case there are questions about your response.

You may submit your responses via e-mail to AnswerBook@afpm.org

Attire

Business casual - shirts with collars; no ties, no jeans, no sneakers and no shorts.

Travel Information

Taxi: Approximately $35 one way for up to two passengers, from BWI Airport

BWI Airport Shuttle: Approximately $15 one way per person

AVIS is the official rental car agency for the QA. Call 800-331-1600 and refer to AWD#:B761300 to receive discounted rates.

Fee Structure

In order to encourage AFPM attendees to use the contracted hotel block, a tiered registration fee structure will be in effect. Registrants occupying a hotel room in the AFPM block will pay a discounted registration fee $200 less than those registrants who choose to stay outside the block or at an alternate hotel. Registrations received after the hotel cut-off date will not be eligible for the registration discount. Local commuter registrants, of course, will receive the discounted registration fee.