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PODS 2020 Spring Forum

PODS Association Annual Spring Forum

MOVES TO ONLINE FORMAT

The PODS board voted unanimously to cancel the in person Spring Forum and move the meeting to an online format due to COVID-19. The online meeting will be over multiple days, with sessions about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes each.

(*all times are CST. All sessions will be recorded and available to members at a later date.)

May 4th, 2020 9:30-10:30 am

PODS Basics- training

May 5th, 2020 9-9:30 am

Regulatory Update and Discussion– presenter TBA

PowerPoint presentation and Q & A

May 5th, 2020 9:30-10:15 am

Panel: National Petroleum Council Report, “Dynamic Delivery-America’s Evolving Oil and Natural Gas Transportation Infrastructure.”

moderated by Russel Treat, host of Pipeliners Podcast.

Panelists:

Lisa Madden, ExxonMobil

Doug Sauer, Phillips 66

Todd Patterson, PODS Board Member, Buckeye Partners

May 19th, 2020 9-9:30 am

PODS 7.01 status and progress

May 19th, 2020 9:30-10:15 am

An Examination of how PODS data management programs are positioned within Operator Companies

This moderated panel will describe how their companies fit GIS/PODS system-of-record into their companies, e.g. IT, Integrity Engineering, GIS enterprise-wide.

Moderator: Todd Patterson

Panelists: TBA

June 2nd, 2020 9-10:30 am

Operators-Only Discussion—Preparing to move to PODS 7, experiences to date

Preparing for PODS 7 implementation, the approach — lessons learned— what are the essentials that are required?

Vetting vendors and service providers

What was the most surprising? What caught you off-guard?

The Prize (what are you anticipating for improved reporting and results?)

How can PODS Association help to improve understanding within Operator companies?

Register for the PODS Spring Forum On-Line Kickoff. For the May 5 event, registration open through April 28 using this link to login into the member portal and register:

2020 PODS Spring Forum Registration

* If you do not have a member login or are not a current PODS Association

please contact Stephanie O’Brien at: stephanie@pods.org to register.