SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9AM - 12PM |
Rectifier Course Instructor: Don Olsen CP Prep Course Instructor: Adam Johnston |
| 12PM - 1PM | Lunch Break |
| 1PM - 4PM |
Rectifier Training Instructor: Don Olsen CP Prep Course Instructor: Adam Johnston |
| 1- 4PM | Exhibitor Set Up |
Thursday, August 6, 2026
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:30AM | Coffee and Donuts with Exhibitors Registration is open |
| 8:30AM | Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:45AM |
Keynote Presentation by Rafael E. Rodriguez Corrosion Services Manager Boardwalk Pipelines |
| 9:00 | Louisiana 811 Regulations and Updates Raymond Sonnier |
| 9:20 - 9:30AM | Refreshment Break |
| 9:30AM | Tech Talk 1 - Tim Bechtel, Dairyland Overcome Capacitance Effects on Interrupted Surveys |
| 9:40AM | Tech Talk 2 - Mill Jawed, MobilTex Evaluating the Impact of Transmission Line Reconductoring on Pipeline AC Mitigation Performance using Remote Monitoring Techniques |
| 9:50AM | Tech Talk 3 - Thomas Theissen, Borin Evolution of Modern Reference Electrodes |
| 10:00AM | Tech Talk 4 - Derek Dickins, Northern Technologies International Corporation Utilizing Corrosion Inhibitors for Hydrotesting |
| 10:10AM | Tech Talk 5 - Alison Durham, Accurate Corrosion Wire Connections: A History on Current and New Technologies |
| 10:20AM | Tech Talk 6 |
| 10:30AM | Tech Talk 7 |
| 10:40AM | Tech Talk 8 |
| 10:50AM | Tech Talk 9 |
| 11:00AM | Tech Talk 10 |
| 11:00AM - 1PM | Exhibit Hall is open Lunch |
Education Tracks
Thursday, August 5, 2026
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 - 4:00PM |
Cathodic Protection and AC Mitigation Track Chairs: Dave Keller, Boardwalk and Josh Gurney, Synergy Robert Adams, BK Corrosion Galvanic Anodes for Cathodic Protection Matt Archer, Vice President of Technical Services, The HR Group Monitoring and Maintenance of AC mitigation Coatings Track Chair: Chris Wilkins, PSS Industrial and Matt Reed, Colonial Colt Agularde, TROY Construction Different types of wrap application Hiedi Brooks, VCP "Unwrapping the Details: A technical guide w/application to Protective Coating Tapes and Wraps, utilizing Wax and Petrolatum Tapes as the example" Internal Track Chairs: Tate Tatem, Innospec |
| 4:00 - 4:30PM | Operator Reception *Operator’s Only |
| 4:30 - 6:30PM | Networking Reception |
| 6:30PM | Exhibitor Breakdown |
THURSDAY , AUGUST 6TH, 2026
