32nd National________________________
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL
_____________________________Conference
Omni Hotel, San Antonio,
Texas (800-843-6664)
September 18-22, 2005
The 2005 National Energy and Environmental Conference –
the nation's premier conference addressing energy, quality,
design, construction, environmental, and health and safety
management systems - will be held September 18-22, 2005 at
the Omni Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. The conference theme
is "Our Continuing Commitment to the Future - 2005 and
beyond."
JOIN US IN SAN ANTONIO for a conference focused on
quality, design, construction, and environmental management
for complex systems in business and in government.
The conference will include:
 Keynote address and executive sessions
 Education and training workshops
 Six Sigma Black Belt Exam
 Fourteen management & technical sessions
 Technical committee meetings
 Highlights in nuclear and non-nuclear design and
construction
Jointly sponsored by the Energy & Environmental
and Design & Construction Divisions of the
American Society for Quality
Continuing Education Units/ASQ Recertification Units
Attendees may receive 2.4 Continuing Education Units
(CEUs) or ASQ Recertification Units (RUs) for this
conference. The attendee's registration receipt and name badge
will provide documentation of attendance at the conference.
For registration information, call Meetings and Events
Management toll free at 1-866-220-9757 or 281-812-4425.
Phone, Fax; 281-812-4426, or Mail in registration:
For On-line registration and updates go to:
http://www.asq.org/ee
Who should attend ?
Quality, environmental, design and construction, health
and safety managers, and professional staff from:
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Department of Energy facilities
Department of Defense projects and facilities
Department of Transportation projects
Department of Homeland Security
Design and construction firms
Environmental Restoration Projects
Nuclear and conventional power production
facilities
Oil, chemical and gas production facilities
Research laboratories
Analytical laboratories
Substitutions or cancellations:
Occasionally, situations arise that may prevent you from
attending a program for which you have registered. If
you cannot attend the conference, you may consider the
following options:
1. Send a substitute. Substitutions can be made at
any time, even on-site at the conference.
2. If you cannot send a substitute, we will be happy
to transfer your conference fees to another EED
or DCD conference or course of your choice.
3. If you would prefer a refund, we will gladly
refund your conference registration fee as noted
here:
Note: Requests for cancellations or conference
transfers received on or before Aug, 26, will receive
a full refund or transfer less $40. Requests received
between Aug. 26 & Sep. 9 will incur a $100
processing fee. No requests for refunds or transfers
will be accepted after Sep. 9, 2005.
List of Expected
Exhibitors
ABS Consulting, Houston, TX
Albany Analytical, Palm Harbour, FL
AssurX, Inc.-Morgan Hill, CA
DNV Certification-Houston, Texas
Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) Houston,
TX
Lockheed Martin Information Technology, Hanford,
WA
NSAI, Inc. , Fremont, CA
Performance-Software (Perf-Soft) Toronto, CA
QSU Publishing, Fairfax, VA
RAMS Consulting, Los Angeles, CA
Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) San Antonio, TX
SWCA-Environmental Consultants, San Antonio, TX
U.S. EPA National Performance Track, Washington,
DC
Underwirters Laboratories, Inc., Northbrook, IL
Zachary Construction, San Antonio, TX
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER
18, 2005
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Six Sigma Black Belt Exam-sign up through ASQ
National @ www.asq.org
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ASQ EED Division Council Meeting
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Conference Welcoming Reception
MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 19, 2005
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
SESSION M32:
Quality Challenges with the Construction of the First
Large Nuclear Facility in the Past 10 Years
8:00 a.m.
Welcoming Addresses and Announcements
Chair, ASQ EED and Conference Chair Milton "JR" Kowalewski
Chair, ASQ, DCD - Ray Crawford
Jim McCormick-Barger, DOE, ORP
8:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address: The New National Enrichment
Facility
Mike Lynch, Vice President/Project Manager
Louisana Energy Services (LES)
A look at the future design and construction activities of
the new National Enrichment Facility in New Mexico.
LES is the organization that is designing and building the
new National Enrichment Facility in New Mexico.
SESSION M33: What Gets Measured Gets Improved –
Benchmarking the Engineering & Construction Industry
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Refreshments in Exhibit Area
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Executive Panel: Hot Topics in the Department of
Energy
Moderator: Chuck Moseley, BWXT Y12
Speakers:
Frank Russo, DOE, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Corporate Performance Assessment, EH-3
Steve Sohinki, DOE, Office of Price Anderson
Enforcement, EH-5
This executive panel will present and lead a discussion on
current PAAA and Quality initiatives in the Department of
Energy.
SESSION M23: National Association of Home Builder
Research Council’s National Housing Quality
Certification Program – Perspectives From a
Homebuilder and a Trade Contractor,
Robin Schumacher, Vice President of IBH Foundations, LLC
Michael Patrick, Marketing Manager for Lanehart Electric
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
Luncheon Speaker: Robert Dominguez, Jr.
President, Ambreco Contracting, Belton, TX
Management of Change to Facility Design
B.W. (Ben) Marguglio, Consultant.
Dr. Steve Thomas Associate Director, Construction Industry
Institute (CII) and Director of the CII Benchmarking &
Metrics Program
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Refreshments in Exhibit Area
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
SESSION M41:
Managing Security Pragmatically
Paul Lightburn, Supply Chain Security Specialist, Lloyd’s
Registar
Improving the Lab Audit Process with Integrated
Electronic NELAC-Style Software.
Richard Amano, President/Principal Chemist,
Laboratory Data Consultants (LDC)
Five Criteria for Establishing Reliability and Credibility
in the Reporting Process
Russell Thornton, Director EHS and GHG & Sustainability
Certification, Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
SESSION M42:
NQA-1 Review
Robert G. Burns, QA Manager, Shaw/Stone & Webster
QA Program for the New National Enrichment Facility,
Warren Dorman, QA Director, Louisiana Energy Services
(LES)
SESSION M43: Process Industry Practices –
Working in Harmony - Improving Capital and
Maintenance Efficiency
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Bernie Ebert Director of Process Industry Practices, PIP
SESSION M31: ISO 14001:1996 to ISO 14001: 2004
Transition.
Jim Melloni, TUV America, Environmental Business
Manager
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Networking and Committee Meetings
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
8:00 a.m.
Announcements
Conference Chair - Milton "JR" Kowalewski
8:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Executive Panel: Environmental Challenges and
Initiatives
Gary L. Johnson, ASQ National Director, U.S. EPA
Quality Staff (N276-01)
Milton “JR” Kowalewski, FoamFabricators, Inc.,
Quality Manager
This panel will present an assessment of current
Environmental Management System issues. First, the
changes to the 2004 version of ISO 14001 will be
described and their implications discussed. Lessons
learned from early audits to ISO 19011:2004 will be
discussed and current trends outlined. Second, several
emerging and current issues relating to ISO 14001
certification will be discussed, including regulatory
compliance, auditor competence, and the general
credibility and effectiveness of the certification process.
10:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.
Refreshments in Exhibits Area
10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Executive Panel: Nuclear Power Perspectives:
Measuring Performance and New Plant
Development
Panelists:
TBD - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Tom Houghton - Nuclear Energy Institute
Jim Hill - Nuclear Management Company
In the early 90s the NRC's method of assessing plant
performance needed improvement to become more
understandable, objective, and responsive to licensee
performance. This panel will review the self-examination
and actions of the NRC, and describe the process of
working with NEI and a selected set of pilot plants to
establish a more objective and effective means to assess
performance. The process by which performance
measures have further evolved will also be described,
as well as the changes to those indicators.
The status of new plant development will also be
discussed. Time will be provided for questions on these
and other nuclear industry topics.
SESSION T23: Development and Use of Design
Standards and Web-Based Programs to Facilitate
and Improve Design Processes
Debra Hebisen Quality Assurance Manager for Dallas
Area Rapid Transit
Charles Kanapicki Quality Assurance Manager for ACT
21, a Joint Venture General Engineering Consultant to
DART
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch
ASQ EED Annual Business Meeting and Awards
Chair, ASQ EED, Milton JR Kowalewski
Past Chair, ASQ EED, Jeff Worthington
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
SESSION T31: Identifying, Moderating, and
Managing High Risks
Mr. Roy Lebel, Quality Manager, Brookhaven National
Laboratory
SESSION T32: U.S. Army Initiatives and
Accomplishments in Quality Program Management
and Lean Six Sigma.
Diane Meyer, US Army, Army Material Command
(AMC) Quality Federation Customer Liaison
Paul Chiodo, Director, Quality Engineering and System
Assurance, Chairman AMC Quality Federation,
RDECOM-ARDEC, US Army
SESSION T33: Texas Department of Transportation
“High Five” Project
Praxedis Garza, Area Engineer for Northwest Dallas
County - Texas Department of Transportation
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Refreshments in Exhibits Area
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
SESSION T41: Quality Concepts and Government
Initiatives
Dr. Marcia Davies, Director, HTRW CX, U.S.Army
Corps of Engineers
Jeff Worthington, U.S.EPA
SESSION T42: Achieving Energy Savings by Using
Distributed Generation
and
Energy Efficiency/Conservation - An Imperative to
the US Energy Policy
Sal Hassanien, Ph.D, P.E, CEM, Quality Manager,
Energy Partnership & Services, DTE Energy
Saied Gouda, D.Engineering, P.E, Director, DTE Energy
SESSION T43: Model – Centered Quality Assurance
Daniel Kahler Senior Civil Engineer, Bridgefarmer
& Associates
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 .pm
Conference Feedback, Networking and Committee
Meetings
Workshop II Title: Human Error Prevention
Fee: $495.00
Dates: Wednesday, Sept. 21, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and
Thursday, Sept. 22, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Instructor: BW (Ben) Marguglio, President, BW (Ben)
Marguglio, LLC
Human Error Prevention is among the greatest
contributors to improved productivity, safety and
quality. This seminar provides the most current
developments in the field of human error prevention.
The principles and practices of human error prevention
are universally applicable regardless of the type of
industrial, commercial or governmental enterprise, and
regardless of the type of function performed within the
enterprise. Upon completion of this seminar, one will be
able to design and implement a Human Error Prevention
Program.
Workshop III Title: Root Cause Analysis
Fee: $495.00
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 21, 8:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday Sept. 22, 8:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.
Instructor: Bob Greenlese, Vice-President, The
McDonald Consulting Group
Wednesday/Thursday,
September 21-22, 2005
Four Post Conference Workshops
Workshop I Title: Managing for Quality,
Environmental, Health, and Safety Integrated
Functions
Fee: $495.00
Dates: Wednesday, Sept. 21, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and
Thursday, Sept. 22, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Instructor: Mary McDonald, CEO, The McDonald
Consulting Group
This two day course will walk attendees through a high
level review of each of the individual management
system, and then demonstrate how these systems may be
integrated for more efficient and effective
implementation. The course is highly interactive – we
work through assignments in teams to ensure that each
attendee is aware of how to implement the standards.
This course will provide an understanding of the basics
of root cause analysis, the root cause analysis techniques
typically used, and the benefits and liabilities of each
technique. The course will include examples sufficient
to allow attendees to leave with the ability to perform a
Root Cause Analysis on a simple problem.
Workshop IV Title: TRIZ - The Theory of Creative
Problem Solving
Fee: $295.00
Date: Wednesday, Sept 21, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Instructor: Dr. John Dew, Director for Continuous
Quality Improvement and Planning, University of
Alabama
TRIZ speeds up the creative thinking process and
significantly expands the range of options that engineers
and quality professionals can use to solve problems and
improve processes. Participants will learn a systematic
approach for generating ideas to solve problems, develop
corrective actions, and achieve breakthroughs in process
improvement.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION_____________
Pricing Schedule:
Four Easy Ways to register:
1. Register on-line at http://www.asq.org/ee
2. Call Meetings & Events Management at 1866-220-9757 or 281-812-4425 and have the
registration information and your credit card
ready, or
3. FAX your completed registration form with
credit card information (MC/VISA/AMEX
only) to Meetings & Events Management at
281-812-4426, or
4. Mail a completed registration form (copy it
first, to keep one for your records) to:
Meetings & Events Management
20003 Bunker Bend Court
Humble, TX 77346
Hotel Is Near Area Attractions
Hotel Registration:
A special room rate of $91.00 per night, single or
double occupancy has been negotiated with the
OMNI Hotel for this conference for dates between
9/17/05 and 9/23/05, inclusive. Registration
deadline is August 31, 2005 for this rate.
Reservations must be made with the hotel to receive
the discount. Mention the ASQ Energy &
Environmental and Design & Construction Division
Conference to get the special rate (1-800-843-6664)
“Anyone wishing to play golf on Saturday or
Sunday before the conference, please contact
Meetings & Events Management.”
Fee
received
by August
19, 2005
ASQ
Member
without
workshop(s)
ASQ
Member
with 1 or 2day
workshop
Nonmember
without
workshop(s)
Nonmember
with 1 or 2day
workshop
2-day
Workshops
Only
1-day
Workshop
Student
ASQ
Member
$595.00
Fee
Daily Fee
received
after
August 19,
2005
$645.00
$325.00
$795.00 or
$995.00
$845.00 or
$1045.00
N/A
$655.00
$705.00
$400.00
$855.00 or
$1055.00
$905.00 or
$1105.00
N/A
$495.00
$495.00
N/A
$295.00
$295.00
$295.00
$110.00
$110.00
$50.00
Note: Non-member registration includes a one-year
Division membership in the Energy &
Environmental and Design & Construction
Divisions of ASQ.
Save $50.00 by registering early (by August 19,
2005)
If you have any special needs or dietary restrictions,
please call Meetings & Events Management at 1866-220-9757 or 281-812-4425.
32nd National Energy & Environmental/Design & Construction
Divisions Conference Registration Form
OMNI Hotel, 9821 Colonnade Blvd. in San Antonio, Texas, Starting September 18, 2005 (1-800-843-6664)
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