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Infrastructure & Sustainability; Filtration Growth Market

Preliminary Schedule
September 23-25, 2008
Hilton University Place
8629 J.M. Keynes Drive
Charlotte, NC 28262

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

 

Session1

Overview, Industry Trends & Needs

 

 

8:00 am

Edward C. Gregor, Edward C. Gregor & Associates, LLC., “Major Industry Trends & Un-Met Needs”

8:25 am

Peter S. Cartwright, Cartwright Consulting, “What’s Happening to Our Water Quality and What Can We Do About It”

8:50 am

Craig Barnes, Cummins Emissions Solutions, "Technology Development for Energy Efficiency and Low Emissions."

9:15 am

Dr. Eric S. Peterson, Idaho National Laboratory, "Filtration Needs - The Future"

9:40 am

Break

 

 

Session 2

Overview, Industry Trends & Needs

 

 

10:10 am

Edward C. Homonoff, Edward C. Homonoff & Associates, LLC, “An Overview of Filtration and Separation Needs in the Infrastructures of China and India

10:35 am

Wang Yanxi, Director, China Nonwoven Technical Association, "China's Filtration and Separation Industry, Now & in the Future"

11:00 am

Panel Discussion, Dr. David Ensor, Edward C. Homonoff and Dr. Thad Ptak. " Nanofiber Nonwoven Fabrics; Fact or Fiction?"

11:25 am

Hendrik Fokko van Hemmen, P.E., Martin, Ottaway, van Hemmen & Dolan, Inc., "Filtration Challenges in the Marine Industry"

Luncheon

Chef Christopher Ivens-Brown, "Linking our Plate to our Planet"

 

 

Session 3

Water – Life’s Liquid

 

 

1:10 pm

Marcus Allhands, Orival, Inc., "Industry Challenges in Water Prefiltration"

1:35 pm

Jim Baker, Ameriwater,

2:00 pm

Lew Osterhoudt, Met-Pro, “Water in Crisis – An Overview of the Global Water Problem”

2:25 pm

Peter Censky, Executive Director, Water Quality Association, “Unmet Opportunities in the Industrial Middle Market

2:50 pm

Break

 

 

Session 4

The Military & Filtration; Understanding Defense Needs

 

 

3:20 pm

Dr. Charles Bass, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, "Future Challenges for Chemical and Biological Air Purification"

3:45 pm

Hal Alper, Mycelx, "Oily Water discharge and Naval Vessels"

4:10 pm

Karen McGrady PhD, Joint Project Manager for Individual Protection, "Design and Development of Military Gas Filters: Optimizing Performance for Individual Respiratory Protection "

4:35 pm

Dr. David S. Ensor, RTI International, "Un-Met Needs with Respect to Filtration of Nano-Particles"

5:30-8:00 pm

Networking Reception/Dinner

Dinner Speaker

Wells Shoemaker, "Heritage of Hope"

Dr. Irwin Pikus, Former Commissioner of the President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, "The Nation’s Infrastructures; Their Risks and Their Dependencies"

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

 

 

 

Session 1

Water Reuse: Preserving Precious Resources

 

 

8:00 am

Peter Cartwright, Cartwright Consulting, “What’s Water Reuse All About?”

8:25 am

Scott Yaeger, FAST, "And the Rest of the Story"

8:50 am

Dr. Frank DeSilva, David Malkmus, Doug Wesson, ResinTech, Inc., "Applications of Ion Exchange and Selective Media in Water And Wastewater Treatment"

9:15 am

Roy Weitzell, Watermark Initiative, LLC, “Myth and Reality: Water Reuse Leadership in the United States”

9:40 am

Break

 

 

Session 2

Critical Air Filtration Issues and Needs

 

 

10:10 am

Bob Burkhead, Blue Heaven Enterprises, “Standards in Conflict:  ASHRAE vs. Europe”

10:35 am

Jay Forcucci, Filtration Group, “Challenges with HEPA/ULPA Wetlaid, Membranes and NanoFiber Media”

11:00 am

Hal Alper, Mycelx, "Stack and Air Pollution"

11:25 am

TBD

Lunch

Luncheon:  Speaker, Dr. Susan Goldsmith, IBR-USA, Inc., “Communicating Filtration Performance Claims to the General Public”

 

 

Session 3

Reusable and Extended Life Filters; Eliminating Waste

 

 

1:10 pm

Mark Willingham, Purolator Advanced Filtration Group, “The Use of Diffusion Bonded Wire Cloth Media to Reduce Waste in Filtration Systems"

1:35 pm

Richard Nixdorf, Industrial Ceramic Solutions, LLC., “Thermal Cleaned Reusable Ceramic Fiber Depth Filter

2:00 pm

John Hampton, Filtration Technology Corporation, "The True Cost of Disposable Filters"

2:25 pm

Ryan Howard, SaatiTech, "Woven Monofilaments as a Reusable Filter to Reduce Waste"

2:50 pm

Break

 

 

Session 4

Challenges in Transportation

 

 

3:20 pm

Gary Bessee, SWRI, “Aerospace Filtration – Joining the 20th Century”

3:45 pm

Leonard Bensch and Vijay Rajadhyaksha, Pall Corporation, “Meeting The Filtration Challenges Of Contemporary Hydraulic Systems

4:10 pm

Dr. Barry Verdegan, Cummins Filtration, “Future Engine Fuel and Lube Filtration Needs”

4:35 pm

W. Heikamp, M. Kolczyk, A. Stephen, M. Zücker, Mann + Hummel, “CCV –Quo Vadis?”

 

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

 

 

 

Session 1

Securing National Health and the Environment

 

 

8:00 am

Dr. Mookie Sternberg, Baxter Healthcare, “Unfilled Filtration Needs in MedScape; Collection and Delivery Devices”

8:25 am

Anita K. Highsmith, Highsmith Environmental Consultants "Emergency Response: Is the Filtration Industry Prepared? "

8:50 am

Panel Discussion: Anita K. Highsmith, Highsmith Environmental Consultants, Moderator - Dr. Mookie Sternberg, Baxter Corporation; Anita K. Highsmith, Highsmith Environmental and Chair of the AFS Workshop on Infrastructure & Sustainability; Dr. Irwin Pikus, Former Commissioner of the President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection.

Three topics critical to our national health and safety will be discussed:
- Protecting the food and water supply
- Protecting the community
- Managing in the healthcare arena

9:40 am

Break

 

 

Session 2

Power Generation; Many Challenges and Opportunities

 

 

10:10 am

Dan Schull, National Renewable Energy Lab, “Separation Needs for Producing Bio-Based Fuels and Chemicals in the Emerging Bio-Refining Industry”

10:35 am

Bryan Morreale, National Energy Technology Lab, “Gas Separations for Fossil Energy Utilization

11:00 am

Chad Whiteman, Institute of Clean Air Companies, "Technology Evolution Due to Clean Air Regulations on Coal Fired Power Plants"

11:25 am

Evan J. Granite, US Dept of Energy, NETL, "Unmet Needs for Mercury Capture from Coal-Derived Flue Gas"

Lunch

Lunch for Afternoon Workshop Attendees

 

 

Attending this workshop is an additional charge.

Infrastructure & Sustainability Workshop

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Anita K. Highsmith, Highsmith Environmental, "Water and Air Infrastructure Needs and the Role of Filtration in the Interdependency Market"

  • What it means to be interdependent and why this is crucial to infrastructure.
  • Examining how microbial, chemical, physical, and intellectual states impact on our air and water infrastructure
  • Reviewing old and new filtration and separation technology to show how positive changes can be implemented.
  • Exploring the cascading effects to the community which impact human and animal habitats.

 

 

The preliminary program and the offerings within each session may change—titles and times—please keep checking for updates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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