DAY ONE - Nov. 20, 2008

9:00 – 9:10 Carl Weimer Welcoming Comments

9:10 – 9:30
Morning Address – Carl T. Johnson, Administrator
U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

9:30– 10:45 General Session
What are some of the overarching ongoing needs to make pipelines safer?

Raymond Paul, Political Affairs Director, Association of Oil Pipe Lines

Jeff Wiese, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety, PHMSA

Carl Weimer, Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Trust

11:00 – 12:00 – General Session
What does current pipeline safety data tell us? What can’t it tell us that we would like to know?

Cheryl Trench, Allegro Energy Consulting

Carol Parker, Board of Directors, Pipeline Safety Trust

Karen Butler, Community Assistance & Technical Services, PHMSA

1:30 – 2:45
Breakouts
• Is there a need for a pipeline property owner’s bill of rights?

Jerry Burns, Vice President, Canadian Alliance of Pipeline Landowners Associations

Sarah Spence, Property Owner with Pipeline Easement, Bellingham, WA

Gregory J. Rizzo, Vice President, Spectra Energy

• Damage Prevention – Are the states as engaged as they need to be?

Glynn Blanton, State Programs, PHMSA

James Mergist, Assistant Director of Pipelines, Louisiana Dept. of Natural Resources

Christina Sames, Vice President, Operations & Engineering Services, AGA

3:00 – 4:15
Breakouts

• Are the currently required Operator Public Awareness Programs a waste of money?

Bill Stephens, Program Manager, Public Affairs, Enbridge Energy Company

John Pepper, Community Assistance and Technical Services, PHMSA

Glenn Archambault, Board Member, Pipeline Safety Trust

• Community Technical Assistance Grants – What and where are they? What’s the best use?

Rick Kessler, Former Staffer, U.S. House Energy Committee

Steve Fischer, Director of Program Development, PHMSA

Freya Margand, National TAG Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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DAY TWO - Nov. 21, 2008

8:30– 9:30 Get You Going Breakouts
• Military Pipelines – Why are they exempt from safety regulations? Is it a problem?

Carl Weimer, Executive Director. Pipeline Safety Trust

Anthony Moscarelli, Pipeline Neighbor, Travis Air Force Base

• Case Study – Air emissions from compressor stations - a source of serious health effects?

Catherine Drose, Madison County, Georgia, Citizens Organized for Pipeline Safety

Chris Nidel, chemical engineer/environmental health attorney

9:45– 11:00 Breakouts
• Case study on urban drilling and pipelines – Fort Worth – Can pipeline safety be ensured while so many are getting rich?

Libby Willis, Vice President, Fort Worth League of Neighborhood Associations

Jerry Lobdill, Fort Worth CanDo powerpoint Conference paper

John Pepper, Community Assistance and Technical Services, PHMSA

• Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA) – A sneak preview of the soon to be released final report

Cathy Pratt, City of St. Peters, Missouri, PIPA Protecting Communities Co-Chair

Cynthia Munyon, Iowa Utilities Board, PIPA Communications Co-chair

Ruth Garcia, City of Buckeye, Arizona, PIPA Protecting Pipelines Task Team

11:15– 12:30
Breakouts

• High Consequence Areas & Pipeline Assessment Intervals –Is there a need for change?

Elizabeth Komiskey, Community Assistance and Technical Services, PHMSA

Richard Kuprewicz, President, Accufacts Inc.

Terry Boss, Senior Vice President, Interstate Natural Gas Assoc. of America

• Pipeline Safety School Programs – Building awareness one classroom at a time

Alan Burks, President, Enterprise for Education

Bobby Welch, Targa Resources

Jeannette Jones, DCP Midstream

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