2009 GE7EA Conference Agenda

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Pre-conference Day Continental Ballroom is the meeting room unless otherwise noted Insert this day into my PIM

7am     8am     9am Pre-conference Tutorial Charlie Pond, Pond & Lucier       Combustion Turbine Maintenance Planning with a reduced budget   10am       Pre-conference Attendees Only (RSVP Required)         All GE7EA Users may attend the tutorial, all others are subject to approval by the presenter.   11am     12pm Gusto Lunch Pre-conference Attendees Only (RSVP Required)   1pm Pre-conference Tutorial (Continued)   2pm     3pm     4pm Reception Dinner Sponsored by Gas Turbine Efficiency      RSVP required for admittance 5pm      Location: Cove Ballroom     6pm     7pm

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Day 1 (Users Only) Continental Ballroom is the meeting room unless otherwise noted Insert this day into my PIM

7am Buffet Breakfast Sponsored by Wood Group      Location: Cove Ballroom   8am Welcome and Opening Remarks Pat Myers, American Electric Power GE7EA.Users-Groups.com Internet Portal Gregory Carvalho, Simplified Technology Company   Overview of CT/CC Industry Status & Prospects Bob Schweiger, Combined Cycle Journal 9am   Annual Update of What We Borescopers Rodney Shidler, Advanced Turbine Support Are Seeing in the Fleet     10am Coffee Break Sponsored by Allied Power Group   GE Introduction Matt Scheid, GE Latest fleet statistics/product service top issues resolution   11am      including R17 Blade failure RCA update        S1/R1 Blade Clashing RCA update, GE's position of Inlet Fogging for Power Aug   End of life options   Emissions reduction developments   12pm 3 Course Lunch        Location: Cove Ballroom   1pm Operational flexibility update GE Presentations Continued Repair technologies/repair network update   Controls obsolescence planning   Fuel flexibility update   2pm R17 Blade Failure and Blade Clashing Mike Kovach, American Electric Power   Jacob Farlow, American Electric Power Back-end Compressor Problems Operating in Cold Weather Luciano Roppo, ATCO Power User Discussions Steering Committee 3pm Coffee Break     State of the Art Repair Techniques: Practical Doug Nagy, Liburdi Turbine Services Experience with the Development of Superalloy Rejuvenation   4pm Generator Rotor Thermal Sensitivity Howard Moudy, National Electric Coil understanding, identifying, and correcting   Vibration Diagnostic Studies & Solutions for the 7EA Mark Jordan, IMD   5pm Vendor Fair and Dinner        Location: Salon I, II, III, IV   Steering Committee Meeting 6pm   7pm     8pm   $1,500.00 Travel Certificate Drawing Must be present to win 9pm

Thursday, November 5, 2009 Day 2 (Users and RSVP Vendors) Salon I is the meeting room unless otherwise noted Insert this day into my PIM

7am Buffet Breakfast        Location: Cove Ballroom   8am Wet Compression Technology for 7EA John Kraft, Caldwell Energy   Ratchet Vs. Spin Cooling and the Effects on the #1 Bearing Life Amy Alix, Progress Energy User Discussions Steering Committee 9am         10am Coffee Break   PSM's Low Emission Combustor developments, Clay Moran, Power Systems Mfg system upgrades, and new services   11am   User Discussions Steering Committee     12pm Lunch Sponsored by Caldwell Energy Company      Location: Cove Ballroom Sponsored by Magnetic Products and Services (Gaussbusters) 1pm Controls and Users Discussions Steering Committee and   Ernie Shikles, ExxonMobil     2pm Protective relay response plan Pat Myers, American Electric Power   State of the 7EA Fleet (ORAP) Sal Della Villa, Strategic Power Systems   3pm Coffee Break     User Discussions and Presentations From the Floor Steering Committee   4pm       $1,500.00 Travel Certificate Drawing (Must be present to win) Sponsored by Young & Franklin 5pm The Grand Finale        Location: Lakeside Patio   6pm        7EA Trivia Game M.C. Bill Flavelle of Roper Pump 7pm     8pm   $1,500.00 Travel Certificate Trivia Game Must be present to win 9pm

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