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Agenda

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday

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Sunday, May 11
19:30 Meet and Greet/Registration
Champs Lounge, Sawridge Inn
Monday, May 12
Health, Safety and Environment
08:15 Introduction
John Polard, Jasper Plant Supervisor
08:30 Welcome from ATCO Electric
Paul Goguen, VP Transmission
08:45 COGUA Update
Ron Dacome, Chairman COGUA Board of Directors
09:00 Biodiesel Use at Hydro One
Clark LeMay - Hydro One
09:45 Coffee
Sponsored by Orbis Engineering
10:00 Remediation & Reclamation of Isolated Generation Sites in Alberta and British Columbia
G. Walker - ATCO Electric
11:45 Sponsor Presentation
Cummins Western Canada
12:00 Lunch
Sponsored by Cummins Western Canada
13:15 Utility Update
S. Pun Chu - BC Hydro
13:30 Environmentally Friendly Alternatives to Hazardous Product
Edward Smith - NWT Power Corporation
14:00 Breakout Session 1:
Non-Traditional Remediation Methods Used in the North
Qulliq Environmental

Rick Hunt - Qulliq Environmental
  Breakout Session 2:
Rehabilitation of Contaminated Soil in the North - A Global Approach

Stephan Gagnon - Hydro Quebec
  Round Table Discussion:
Business & Regulatory

Facilitator: Gordon Holden; Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro
14:45 Coffee
Sponsored by Orbis Engineering
15:00 Sponsor Presentation
Noise Regulations, Emerging Emissions Legislation - Packaging Strategies
Company: Stealth Acoustical & Emission Control
18:00 Social Evening - Cocktails & Dinner
Location Maligne Canyon Restaurant
Sponsored by: Stealth Acoustical & Emission Control
Tuesday, May 13
Business and Regulatory
08:15 Remote Community Electrification
S. Pun Chu - BC Hydro
09:00 Customer Demand Management
Ralph Faconi - Hydro One
09:45 Coffee
Sponsored by Orbis Engineering
10:00 Ramea Wind, Hydrogen, Diesel Project
Howard Richards - Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro
10:30 Renewal Energy Update
Marie-France Roussy - Hydro Quebec
11:00 Sponsor Presentation - Gauscor Inc.
12:00 Lunch
Sponsored by Gauscor Inc.
13:15 Utility Update
Ron Dacombe - Manitoba Hydro
13:30 Utility Update
Jim Cheyne - ATCO Electric
14:00 Breakout Session 1
Asset Management at ATCO Electric

Bob Rose  - ATCO Electric
  Breakout Session 2
Capital Planning and Upgrades

John Supinski  - Hydro One
  Round Table Discussion
Health, Safety and Environment

Facilitator: Ron Dacombe; Manitoba Hydro
14:45 Coffee
Sponsored by Orbis Engineering
15:00 Sponsor Presentation
The Siren Song of Software
James Reyes-Picknell - Conscious Asset Management
18:00 Social Evening - Cocktails & Dinner
Becker's Cabins
Sponsored by: Conscious Asset Management
Wednesday, May 14
Mechanical
08:15 Failure of Exhaust Gas Heat Recovery Units
Tim Farrell - NWT Power Corporation
09:00 Chipewyan Lake Generation Station - Concept to Reality
Walter Hreczuch - ATCO Electric
09:45 Coffee
Sponsored by Orbis Engineering
10:00 Sponsor Presentation: Arc Flash
Azim Vira - Orbis Engineering
10:30 Diesel Generation Heat Recovery for Community Water Systems
Steve Daviduik - Manitoba Hydro
11:00 Utility Update
Gordon Holden  - Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro
11:20 Sponsor Presentation
Midwest Power Products
12:15 Lunch
Sponsored by Midwest Power Products
13:30 Utility Update
Rick Rhodes - Hydro One
13:45 Utility Update
Stephen Kerr - NWT Power Corporation
14:10 Breakout Session 1
Unusual Engine Failures

Anne Malenfant - Hydro Quebec
  Breakout Session 2
Diesel Fuel Haul via Winter Roads & Fuel Loans to Isolated Communities

Steve Daviduik - Manitoba Hydro
  Round Table Discussion
Electrical

Facilitator: Mike Ocko; NWT Power Corporation
14:45 Coffee
Sponsored by Orbis Engineering
15:00 Sponsor Presentation
Waterous Power Systems
18:00 Social Evening - Cocktails & Dinner
Amethyst Outlaw Saloon
Sponsored by: Waterous Power Systems
Thursday, May 15
Electrical
08:15 Aklivik New Power Plant
Matt Killawee - NWT Power Corporation
Mark Riche - NWT Power Corporation
09:00 Propane Powered Charge Cycle Telecom Plants
Lyle Neumann - ATCO Electric
09:45 Coffee
Sponsored by Finning Power Systems
10:00 Emergency Diesel Generation
Tom VanDeventer - BC Hydro
11:00 Sponsor Presentation
Finning Power Systems
12:00 Lunch
Sponsored by Finning Power Systems
13:15 Utility Update
Peter MacKay - Qulliq Energy
13:30 Utility Update
Gerard Cyr - Hydro Quebec
14:00 Breakout Session 1:
SCADA

Karen Traverse  - Qulliq Energy
  Breakout Session 2:
NWTPC Experience with VFD's

Mark Riche - NWT Power Corporation
  Round Table Discussion:
Mechanical

Facilitator: Ralph Faconi; Hydro One
14:45 Coffee
Sponsored by Finning Power Systems
15:00 Sponsor Presentation: Generator Stator Pitch - Issues and Answers
Mike Sieberg - KATO Engineering
16:00 Closing Remarks
18:00 Social Evening - Cocktails & Dinner
Edith Cavell Room - Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
Sponsored by KATO Engineering
Friday, May 16
Plant Tours and Networking
8:00 ATCO Electric
Jasper Plant Tours
11:30 Lunch
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club
Sponsored by ATCO Electric
12:30 Networking Event
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club