Manufacturing Industry
National Conference & AQP Annual General Meeting
Propane Canada, Mar/Apr 2006
PGAC's 2006
May 30 - June 2 at Québec City's Château Frontenac
TUESDAY, MAY 30
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
PGAC Board of Directors Meeting (Québec Room)
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Registration Open (Le Chateau Frontenac Lobby)
6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
PGAC Board of Directors Dinner (Bibliothèque Room)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31
7:30 a.m.
Registration Open (Vercheres Room)
7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Delegates/Companions Continental Breakfast (Petit Frontenac Room) Sponsored by BP
Welcome/Opening Remarks (Frontenac Room)
* Conference Chair, Guy Marchand
* Québec City Representative, Ralph Mercier
Pierre Corbeil, Québec's Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife
Brigitte Rivard, Manager, Freight Efficiency & Technology Initiative, Transport Canada
Wayne Moore, Senior Vice President International Operations, CleanFuel USA
SEQUIN Technology
Dan Granger, President and CEO, EDPRO Equipment Inc.
Doug Martin, Manager, Ground Handling Services Limited Partnership, Air Canada
Fleet Experience With Propane (panel discussion)
* K. G. (Gar) Irwin, Director, Fleet & Facilities Branch, London Police
* George Doughty, Head Mechanic, Trans Help
* Doug Martin, Manager Ground Handling Services Limited Partnership, Air Canada
Trader Influences in Today's Market and the Tools Employed
Jeff Thompson, Propane Resources
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
BBQ & Lobbying on Provincial Hill (Québec)
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Companions Guided Tour (Walking Through Québec)
5:00 p.m.
Registration Opens (Le Concorde hotel)
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception (Le Concorde hotel) Sponsored by Superior Propane
Make new friends and reconnect with old friends, then decide your dinner destination and enjoy the evening
THURSDAY, JUNE 1
7:30 a.m.
Registration Open (Vercheres Room)
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Delegates/Companions Buffet Breakfast (Petit Frontenac Room)
Working Together with Regulatory Authorities to Ensure Long Term Industry Success
Mike Scarland, Manager of Operations Fuel Safety, Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA)
Welcome Back Remarks
Guy Marchand, Conference Chair
PERC Virtues of Having a Check-Off Program
Roy Willis, President, PERC US
Propane Use for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Gordon McAlary, Project Leader - Core Science Group, Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd.
Composite Propane Cylinders - Current and Future Uses
Rod Osborne, Associate, Applied Energy Systems Group, Battelle Memorial Institute
PERC Panel
Leslie Siegman, General Manager, Public Affairs, Propane Gas Association of Canada
Normand Fournier, President, Association Quebec Propane
René Chartier. Managing Director. Ontario Propane Association
Change Management: Critical for Implementing New Technology
Randall R. Doyle, CPA, MBA, Randall Doyle Consulting
The Shifting Sands of North America
Bard Black, Energy Consultant, Propane Resources
21st Century Developing Trends in Propane Supply, Demand & Pricing
Gerry Goobie, Associate, Purvin & Gertz Inc.
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Companions Guided Tour (Shopping in the prestigious Petit Champlain Quarter)
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Luncheon (Champlain & Bibliothèque)
1:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
PGAC Annual General Meeting (Champlain & Bibliothèque)
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
AQP Annual General Meeting (Frontenac Room)
3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Networking Break
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Companions Guided Tour (Human Civilization Museum and Chevalier Historic House)
*Sponsors include:
American Welding & Tank Co.
Association Québécoise du propane
BP Canada Energy
Budget Propane 98 Inc.
CHS Inc.
CN
Lamplighters
LPG Emergency Response Corp.
Propane Gas Association of Canada Inc.
Propane GRG Inc.
Propane*Training*lnstitute
Purvin & Gertz Inc.
Shell Canada Limited
Sherwood LP Products
Superior Propane
Total Energy Corp.
World LP Gas Association
* as of May 1, 2006
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
Annual Golf Tournament at Le Grand Vallon, Mont-Sainte-Anne
Only 30 minutes from Québec City. Le Grand Vallon, one of the most challenging golf courses in Eastern Canada, is a beautifully rolling 18-hole, par 72 course set against the breathtaking backdrop of MontSainte-Anne. This course features 6.583 yards of impeccable fairways from the back tees, challenging treelined stretches, wide open midcourse sections, four lakes and 40 pure white sand traps.
6:00 a.m.
Bus arrives at Le Château Frontenac to pick up golfers
6:30 a.m.
Bus departs from Le Château Frontenac
8:00 a.m.
Shotgun start
Québec Metro Tour (optional)
Tour consists of a greeting from Le Chateau Frontenac, a visit tolle d'Orléans with a stop at Montgometry Falls (including a break for a snack), and a visit to world-renowned Ste-Anne Basilica.
9:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Bus arrives at le Chateau Frontenac to pick up delegates/companions.
9:30 a.m.
Bus departs Le Chateau Frontenac
9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Québec metro tour
2:00 p.m.
Bus arrives at le Chateau to drop off delegates/companions who are not attending the BBQ at Mont-Sainte-Anne
2:15 p.m.
Bus departs from Le Chateau Frontenac and travels to Mont-Sainte-Anne
3:00 p.m.
Bus arrives at Mont-Sainte-Anne for BBQ
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
BBQ at Mont-Sainte-Anne
5:00 p.m.
Bus arrives at Mont-Sainte-Anne to pick up delegate/companions
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