THE CONFERENCE
The Turnaround Industry Network Conference (TINC) is a forum to share practices proven to deliver safe, event-free, and predictable turnaround performance. It is an owners-only forum that is sponsored by Asset Performance Networks. TINC is governed by a code of conduct and strictly adheres to its published agenda to ensure compliance with antitrust laws.
TINC has evolved into one of the industry's premier conferences for turnaround professionals. This year's conference will provide participants with the opportunity to engage in even more extensive and detailed breakout sessions with peers than in previous years. The first TINC was held in 2003 to provide turnaround professionals from owner companies with a unique and intimate forum to network and share best practices. All attendees share an owner's perspective in managing turnarounds. This, along with relatively limited numbers, facilitates the sharing of experience and the ability to go beyond high-level generalities and drill-down into specific company experience with practices, techniques, and tools now being used. A Steering Committee composed of industry representatives helped develop and guide this year's program.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Plant and corporate stakeholders and industry colleagues, including:
Center of Excellence Leaders, e.g. Maintenance, Reliability, Turnaround or Operations
Maintenance Managers
Operations Managers
Plant/Unit Engineering Managers
Project Managers
Turnaround Managers
Senior Turnaround Planners
Attendees will have an opportunity on the evening of Monday, June 13th to meet with their peers and socialize at an APN sponsored cocktail reception.
BENEFITS?
Some of the benefits for attending include:
Understand the challenges and successes of implementing turnaround best practices and processes from current industry experience
Learn about emerging practices in the area of controls, scope definition, turnaround execution, and corporate governance.
Network with peers
Maximize your profits through effective turnaround practices
THE PROGRAM
This year's conference will be chaired by Bobby Vichich, Turnaround Planning Supervisor, ExxonMobil Beaumont Chemical Plant. The program this year will include the following:
Overcoming cultural barriers and engaging leadership: Rich Guttchen, Team Leader Turnaround Best Practices ChevronTexaco, will share his experience in implementing a corporate wide turnaround process and with special emphasis on what you can and cannot control. Cindy Gross, Global Reliability Excellence Leader of Celanese Chemicals, will use case studies to illustrate the importance in obtaining senior management involvement to drive improvement.
The challenges in capturing and monitoring cost and earned value during a turnaround: Dean Edmundson, Construction and Energy Markets Manager with Primavera Systems, will provide an overview on the efficacy of current and future tools for the turnaround sector.
Capital projects' integration and alignment with turnarounds: Rick Karner, Operate/Maintain Team Lead, ConocoPhillips, will provide a presentation on the value of integrating the capital projects' process and the turnaround process to enable streamlined planning and flawless execution. Mr. Karner's presentation will be followed by real-life case studies and discussions led by the Turnaround Manager and the Manager of Capital Projects, at the Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Refinery , Brad Hase and Tom Church, respectively.
Emerging best practices: APN's senior consultants will review new practices being implemented bv turnaround teams that are resulting in improved performance across industry.
Breakout Sessions: This year's breakout sessions will cover the challenge of instituting best practices at the corporate and plant level and emerging best practices in the following areas: Project Controls, Scope Definition and Readiness, Turnaround Execution, and Corporate Governance and Oversight. Attendees will have the chance to select their breakout sessions.
THE HOTEL South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center
Conveniently located midway between Houston and
Galveston on beautiful Clear Lake, South Shore Harbour
Resort offers a unique vacation and business atmosphere.
According to the Zaget Survey, South Shore Harbour Resort
& Conference Center is rated as one of the top 5 U.S. Hotels,
Resorts and Spas in both the “all around” and “best value”
categories for the Houston Market.
HOW TO REGISTER
Hotel Information
If needed, room reservations are separate and should be made directly with The South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center above by calling (800) 442-5005 and asking for the TINC group rate. A block of rooms have been reserved at a discount rate of $109 until May 30th, 2004.
Conference Fee
By May 31st, $795 and after May 31st, $995 (price includes all sessions, handouts, a cocktail reception June 13th; breakfast; lunch and dinner on June 14th, and breakfast and lunch on June 15th.
