It's a new year and new beginning. There're also a lot of new technical events arranged for us this year. Following is a list of events which we, engineers can participate. The list of events are adopted from the Pipeline and Gas Technology Bi-Weekly eLetter that I received in my mailbox. All the events are up to May 2008 and most of it are held in United States except for 2 events which are held in Thailand and German. I think I should also list out the events in Asia.
January 14-17
The AGA Distribution Best Practices
American Gas Association
Hyatt Mission Bay Spa & Marina Hotel
San Diego, California
www.aga.org
January 15-19
Utility Construction Expo
National Utility Contractors Association
Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa
Kauai, Hawaii
www.nuca.com
January 23-25
European Gas Conference
The Hilton Vienna Hotel
Vienna, Austria
www.theenergyexchange.co.uk
January 23-25
API/AGA Joint Committee on Oil and Gas Pipeline Welding Practices
American Petroleum Institute/American Gas Association
Renaissance Worthington Hotel
Ft. Worth, Texas
www.api.org
January 28-30
External Corrosion Direct Assessment Seminar
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
Houston Marriott Westchase
Houston, Texas
www.nace.org
January 29-31
Managing Natural Gas Emergencies
Southern Gas Association
Nashville, Tennessee
www.southerngas.org
February 5-7
Transmission Measurement Committee Winter Meeting
American Gas Association
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown
Austin, Texas
www.aga.org
February 11-12
Pipeline Pigging & Integrity Management
Marriott Westchase Hotel
Houston, Texas
www.clarion.org
February 12-17
Distribution Contractors Association 47th Convention
Renaissance Esmeralda Resort
Indian Wells, California
www.dca-online.org
February 20-22
Supply Chain Management Conference
Southern Gas Association
Marriott Sawgrass
Jacksonville, Florida
www.southerngas.org
February 20-24
PLCA Annual Meeting
Pipe Line Contractors Association
The Ritz-Carlton
Kapalua Maui, Hawaii
www.plca.org
March 3-7
SGA Spring Gas Conference & Expo
Southern Gas Association
Convention Center and Hilton Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina
www.southerngas.org
March 10-13
GASTECH
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Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre
Bangkok, Thailand
www.gastech.co.uk
March 16-20
CORROSION 2008
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
Ernest N. Memorial Conference Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
www.nace.org
March 25-27
CGA Excavation Safety Conference and Expo
Common Ground Alliance
Rio Hotel
Las Vegas
www.cgaconference.com
March 27-28
Natural Disaster Emergency Management
Southern Gas Association
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
www.southerngas.org
April 1
Developing Unconventional Gas 2008
Hart Energy Publishing
Renaissance Worthington Hotel
Fort Worth, Texas
www.hartenergyconferences.com
April 2-6
NAPCA
National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort
Orlando, Florida
www.napca.com
April 7-10
API Pipeline Conference & Cybernetics Symposium
American Petroleum Institute
Orlando, Florida
www.api.org
April 9-11
ENTELEC 2008 Conference & Expo
ENTELEC
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas
www.entelec.org
April 9-11
Offshore Gas Operations Conference and Exhibit
Southern Gas Association
Marriott Westchase
Houston, Texas
www.southerngas.org
April 20-22
SGA Management Conference
Southern Gas Association
Grand Hyatt
Atlanta, Georgia
www.southerngas.org
April 21-23
Third Annual Pipeline Technology Conference/Hannover Messe
Deutsche Messe Exhibition
and Conference Center
Hannover, Germany
www.hannovermesse.de
April 21-24
24th International Pump Users Symposium
Texas A&M Turbomachinery Laboratory
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas
http://turbolab.tamu.edu/
April 27-May 2
No-Dig Show
North America Society for Trenchless Technology
Gaylord Texan Resort
Dallas,Texas
www.nodigshow.com