Sessions

SUMMIT AGENDA
Scheduled as of 8/31/10 (subject to change as speakers/sessions confirmed)

TUESDAY, November 9
8:20 – 8:50am 
Opening Session – Roger Cox & Sam Johnson

9:00 – 9:50am
Common Ground Alliance Update – Bob Kipp, President – CGA

10:00 – 10:50am
MS 811- A Safer Place to Live – Sam Johnson, President- MS 811
Damage Prevention and Emergency Response for Pipeline Operations – Steve Roberts, Lead Instructor – Paradigm Liaison Services
Ticket Management / KorWeb – John Christiansen – KorTerra

11:00 – 11:50am
OSHA Update – Courtney Bohannon – OSHA Jackson
What Communities Need to Know About Pipelines – Joe Mataich – PHMSA
AT&T Claims- Mike McCall, Risk Management- AT&T
Vacuum Excavation- Outside Demonstration-Vermeer

1:30 – 2:20pm
Effective Enforcement- Roger Cox- ACTS Now, Inc. (Tentative)

2:30 – 3:20pm
Anatomy of a Damage Claim- Sandy Sanford- Willoughby Law Group
Pipeline Awareness Programs and Effectiveness Measurement – Brett Lester – Celeritas
MS 811 Member Services – Amanda Russell – MS 811
See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil – Larry Cole – TeamMax

3:30 – 4:20pm
How to Prevent becoming uninsurable- The Policy Center, Inc.
What employees want from their jobs – Jerry Wilson – ACTS Now, Inc.
MS 811 Services Demo – John Christiansen, Amanda Russell, Chasberdee Sample

WEDNESDAY, November 11
8:00-8:50am
The Significance of Date Reporting and Other Damage Prevention Initiatives- Annmarie Robertson – PHMSA (Tentative)

9:00 – 9:50am
MHP Driving Safety- Trooper Ray Hall-MS Highway Patrol
Roundtable- Romelle Britton, Waterworks Operator Instructor – MSDH
Creating a Partnership with PSC for effective enforcement- Gary Sloman, President – New Mexico One Call
DPPC Discussion – MS 811 Damage Prevention Coordinators

10:00 – 10:50am
Electric Safety- Walter Chittom – Pontotoc EPA
Roundtable- Romelle Britton, Waterworks Operator Instructor – MSDH
MDPC Update- Jay Street, El Paso & John McDill, Atmos

11:00 – 11:40am
Closing General Session- Vic Weston, Owner- Tri-State Boring & Treasurer – Associated General Contractors Association

Please continue to check back here as more topics are added and speakers are listed. Credit hours will be offered for some or all of the courses.