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By EvErEtt HolmEs, Lake apopka NaturaL Gas District, FNGa coNFereNce committee chair

September 16-18, 2013FNGA Operating & Marketing

Conference & Tradeshow Omni Orlando ChampionsGate

1500 Masters BlvdChampionsGate, FL 33896

407-390-6664Room Rates: $139

Reservation Deadline: August 16, 2013

Sponsorships available. Contact Kim Barber to learn more

850-681-0496, [email protected].

FNGA oPErAtING & mArKEtING CoNFErENCE & trADEsHoW

Operations and Marketing

Partners for Success

I envision a synergy created at this year’s conference between the operations and marketing sides of our industry as we meet as a group, a team, a unit,

learning together in our educational sessions. No more breakouts into two different sides but a “meeting in the middle” as we weld the link between operations and marketing industry associates. We have a new and improved program that I think you’ll like. All I ask is to register now and begin sharing this information with your industry peers and clients. Let’s create a twittersphere of tweets, and engage your Linkedin network, by connecting natural gas professionals that can make our conference more successful than ever before.

2013 FNGA Operating & Marketing Conference & Tradeshow “Operations and Marketing – Partners for Success”

September 16-18, 2013 Omni at ChampionsGate, Orlando, FL

Agenda Monday, Sept. 16 10:00 am – 1:00 pm FMNGA Lunch Meeting 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm AGDF Lunch Meeting (AGDF Members Only) 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm FNGA Safety & Training Committee Meeting, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm FNGA Codes & Standards Committee Meeting 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Registration 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm FNGA Marketing & PR Committee Meetings, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm FNGA Operations Committee Meeting, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm FNGA Membership Committee Meeting 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm FNGA Board of Director’s Meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 17 7:00 am – 1:00 pm Golf Tournament, On Property 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibit Set-up 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Educational Business General Session with $500 Cash Prize; Cash

Prize Sponsored by Miller Pipeline 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Keynote Speaker – Billy Malone – Renewable Energy Municipal Solid

Waste (MSW) Landfill 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm Enhancing Public Awareness of Natural Gas Issues – “Natural Gas: Truth

vs. Fiction”; Lou D’Amico, President and Executive Director, Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Break and Transition to Breakout Sessions

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Educational Sessions with Door Prizes Attendees will choose two (2) of the four (4) presentations to attend

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Safety Presentation – Huntsville Utilities, Jimmie Butler, Manager- Gas

Department, Huntsville Utilities and Mike Cornett, Safety & Security Director, Huntsville Utilities

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm CNG State and Federal Taxes – Dena Faessel, Administrator of Operations,

Pensacola Energy and Keith Gruetzmacher, Senior Manager Marketing Services, TECO Peoples Gas

4:45 pm – 5:30 pm Targeted Marketing Using Social Media, Chris Gent, APR, CPRC, Vice

President of Corporate Communications, Kissimmee Utility Authority 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm GIS & GPS Customer Service Applications, Jonathan Kilpatrick, Business

Solutions Manager, City of Tallahassee

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Suppliers Meeting 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Suppliers’ Reception inside Exhibit Hall; Music provided by Smooth Musical

Entertainment DJ & Singer Mike Madawi Wednesday, Sept. 18 7:30 am – 8:45 am Breakfast 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Registration 9:00 am – 10:00 am Educational Business General Session

9:10 am – 10:00 am Integration of Marketing and Operating with Aging Infrastructure

Replacement – Moderated by Stephen Mayfield, Manager of Gas Operations and Business Development, City of Tallahassee Panelist: TECO Peoples Gas Rep TBA; Michelle Bozman, TECO Partners; Aleida Socarras, FPUC; Eddie Springle, Director of Marketing, Okaloosa Gas District; Kyle Cox, Construction Supervisor, Okaloosa Gas District; Daryl Singleton, Area Manager, Pensacola Energy, Sponsored by T&T Pipeline

9:00 am – 12:00 pm Beverage Station 10:00 am – 10:10 pm Transition to Roundtable Topics 10:10 am – 12:00 pm Roundtable Discussions with Door Prizes

Attendees can participate in three (3) of the five (5) thirty minute roundtables offered; Door Prizes to be given out in the roundtable sessions

Roundtable Topics 1st Session 10:10 am – 10:40; 2nd Session 10:45 am – 11:15; 3rd Session 11:20 am – 12:00 pm

Service Orders/Technical Devices that improved Operation Efficiency, Moderated by

Clifton Addison, Director of Finance, Lake Apopka Natural Gas; and Wade Lowe, Director of IS, Lake Apopka Natural Gas

Building Relationships with Realtors – Moderated by Michelle Bozman, TECO Partners;

Vicki O’Neil, City of Tallahassee and Sheryl Long, TECO Peoples Gas

CNG – Pensacola’s Garbage Truck Experience, Sharing How To – Moderated by Jim Roberts, Public Information Officer, Emerald Coast Utilities Authority

Automated Meter Reading (AMR) – Moderated by Mark Whitaker, Senior Manager Gas

Operations, TECO Peoples Gas; Jeff Miles, Operations Manager, FPUC; Billy McGraw, AMR & Meter Reader Supervisor, Okaloosa Gas District; and Daryl Singleton, Operations Manager, Pensacola Energy

Mutual Assistance – Moderator TBA

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Luncheon in Exhibit Hall – Exhibit Open 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm Registration 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm Exhibit Open – Hands-on Training and Product Demos 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Exhibit Tear-Down 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Awards Ceremony & Dinner $1,000 Cash Prize Give-A-Way; Music provided

by Silkee Smoove band; $1,000 Cash Prize Sponsored by Miller Pipeline

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Casino Entertainment with Open Bar for one hour Beer and Wine only; Music provided by Silkee Smoove band

Conference Registration 2013 FNGA Operating and Marketing Conference and Tradeshow

“Operations and Marketing – Partners for Success” The Omni Resort at ChampionsGate, Orlando, FL

September 16-18, 2013 Registration includes admission to all seminars, reception, luncheon and dinner. Activities for each attendee is an extra cost. Spouses or guests of attendees are not required to pay the registration fee, but must purchase tickets for the functions they plan to attend. Please complete the registration form and return with your check to FNGA, PO Box 11026, Tallahassee, FL 32302. If paying by credit card, you can fax your registration to 850-222-7892. Questions? Call FNGA at 850-681-0496 or email [email protected]. Name Company Title Company Telephone Address Fax City State Zip Email Spouse/Guest Name if Attending I am most interested in (check one) Operating Seminar Marketing Seminar Registration Fees FNGA Member Registration on or before July 19th $225 FNGA Member Registration after July 19th $300 Non-Member Registration on or before July 19th $350 Non-Member Registration after July 19th $450 Booth Space (In addition to Registration Fees) FNGA Member First Space $200 FNGA Member Each Additional Space $125 Non-Member First Space $300 Non-Member Each Additional Space $225 All exhibit revenues go to support the FNGA Supplier activities. Special Events Extra Luncheon Ticket $ 40 Extra Banquet Ticket $ 70 Golf Tournament $ 100 Handicap : Total Enclosed $ MC /Visa Card # Exp. Date 3 Digit Code CC Billing Address ____________________________________________________________ No invoice will be sent. Payment is due prior to the conference and must be submitted no later than September 1, 2013. No refunds will be given after September 1, 2013. All cancellations must be made in writing and faxed to 850-222-7892 or emailed to [email protected]. For more information call 850-681-0496. To make hotel reservations, please call Omni Orlando Resort (407) 390-6664 and identify yourself with FNGA to receive our special group rate of $139 by August 16. Fax registrations to (850) 222-7892.

Mini Round Table / Hands-On Training SessionsName:_________________________________________________________________(Only one registration per sheet)

We currently have 10 mini round table / hands-on training sessions offered during the trade show exhibit on Wednesday, september 18th. there will be 10 concurrent / rotating time slots of 15 minutes for attendees to choose. please check the mini round table / hands-on training sessions you would like to attend.

1:30-1:45 PM

Devtech - Meriam M201 Rotary Meter Tester:Differentialpressuremeasurementdevicethatmeasuresthedifferentialpressureacrossarotarymetertoensureaccuracyand/ordiagnoseproblems.

Devtech - Honeywell/Mercury EC300 standard gas volume corrector:ruggedgasvolumecorrector,fullyfieldprogrammableandsimpletousethroughitsmultilinekeypadinterface.Designedtobesetandforgottenfor10years.TheEC300reducestotalcostofownershipandkeepsoperatingcoststoaminimum.

Southern Cross & JW’s Pipeline Integrity - Pipeline Current Mappers (PCM)WewantdodemonstratewhataPCMcandoforyouandansweranyquestionabouthowtheywork.

Magnolia River – Utilizing Mobile GIS for Field Inspections

Equipment Controls Co. - Sensit Ultra-Track APL Acoustic Pipe Locator for Location Un-Locatable Pipes

Capstone Distributor, E-Finity Distributed Generation - Combined heat and power (CHP) with Capstone microturbines.Comelearnhowtomakehotwater,chilledwater,andelectricitywithclean,abundantnaturalgas.

Bingham & Taylor - Steel and Geared Valve enclosures - Valve Box Stabilizer-Thedeviceallowsforaccess,operation,andvisibilityofthevalveindicatorandoperationnut.ForuseonBROENandCameron,steelofpoly,Valves.

Bingham & Taylor - Plug Valve Maintenance System-Replaceoldandstoppedup“ButtonHead”fittingswithoutdigging.Allworkdonethroughthevalvebox.NODIGGING

Itron - 100T New AMI Products

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IfyouhaveanyquestionspleasecallDavidLove(205)365-6504orKimBarberattheFNGAOffice850-681-0496.

FNGA 2013 FRED PRYOR NATURAL GAS MARKETING PERSON OF THE YEAR

AwardNominationForm-NominationDeadlineAugust15,2013

TheFloridaNaturalGasAssociation(FNGA)SalesSectionrequeststhatyounominatethetopmarketingrepresentativefromyourcompanyfortheFredPryorMarketingPersonoftheYear2013Award.Thisawardwillbepresentedtothewinnerduringthe2013OperatingandMarketingConferenceonWednesday,September18attheOmniOrlandoatChampionsGate.Pleasetakeamomenttofilloutthisformtoenteryournomineeintoconsiderationforthishonorandprovidesupportingdocumentation.

Note: Nominee must be an employee of an FNGA Corporate Member company.

Nominee’sName

Company

Title

MailingAddress

City

State ZipCode

NameofSupervisor

PhoneNumber

Pleaseprovidethefollowingdetailswhencreatingthesupportingdocumentforthisnomination:

1. SpecialSalesAccomplishments2. InvolvementinFNGACommitteeandActivities3. InvolvementintheCommunitywithintheindustry(Builders,

Manufactures,Associations,etc.)4. InvolvementintheCommunityoutsideoftheindustry(Charitable

Organizations,VolunteerWork,etc.)5. SpecialAccomplishments,BusinessandPersonal6. WhythispersondeservestobenamedtheMarketingPersonoftheYear

SignatureofNominee’sSupervisor

FNGA 2013 DONALD L. NAPIER NATURAL GAS OPERATING PERSON OF THE YEAR

AwardNominationForm-NominationDeadlineAugust15,2013

TheFloridaNaturalGasAssociation’sOperatingSectionisacceptingnominationsforthe“DonaldL.Napier-NaturalGasOperatingPersonoftheYear”Awardfor2013.Thisawardwillbepresentedduringthe2012OperatingandMarketingConferenceonWednesday,September18,attheOmniOrlandoatChampionsGate.

Note: Nominee must be an employee of an FNGA Corporate Member company.

Nominee’sName

Company

Title

MailingAddress

City

State ZipCode

NameofSupervisor

PhoneNumber

Describetheperson’sexperienceoroutstandingcontributionthatyoufeelqualifiesthemforthisaward--additionalpagemaybeused:

Thecriteriausedinconsideringnomineesandselectionofthewinneris:1. Thenomineemusthavedemonstratedoutstandingperformanceingas

industrydistribution.2. Thenominee’scontributionmaybetheresultofaninnovativetechnique

orproceduredevelopedforaconstruction,maintenance,serviceorothergasrelatedproblem.

3. Anyothercontributiontogasoperationsmaybeconsidered.4. Thegasoperatingemployeedoesnotneedtobeknownoutsidehis/her

owncompany.5. Longtimeservicemaybeafactor,butisnotnecessary.6. Thenomineemustbeanemployeeofacorporatemember.7. Onlypersonnelupthroughthegradeoffirstlinesupervisorsareeligible.

SignatureofNominee’sSupervisor

return to: FNGA, P.o. Box 11026, tallahassee, Fl 32302, Fax 850-222-7892 or email to [email protected]

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