Valve Repair Meeting Tour & Exhibits - PROGRAM June 6-8, 2018

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Valve Repair Meeting Tour & Exhibits - PROGRAM June 6-8, 2018
PROGRAM
Valve Repair Meeting
     Tour & Exhibits
         June 6-8, 2018
         Sheraton Brookhollow Hotel / Houston, TX
Valve Repair Meeting Tour & Exhibits - PROGRAM June 6-8, 2018
The Valve Repair Council (VRC) is dedicated to providing value to its
                                                    membership, not only by creating networking opportunities with valve
                                                    manufacturers, but also by creating opportunities for members to participate
                                                    in events that will help them to develop their own service capabilities and
                                                    differentiate them in a market full of competitors.

                                                    The VRC’s Valve Repair Meeting and Exhibits which is open to members and others
                                                    in the repair industry focuses on some of the issues specific to repairing valve
                                                    assemblies and keeping them operating at peak efficiency, as well as addressing
                                                    high-level concerns about what is happening in the industry, what Pressures it
                                                    faces and where it is headed.

                                                    Join us at this important event for the valve repair industry!

                                                    Kim Beise, President, DOWCO Valve

ABOUT THE PROGRAM                                                       ATTENDEE REGISTRATION FEES
Following a successful 2012 inaugural event, the Valve Repair           Attendee registration is open to all VMA/VRC members and
Council (VRC) plans to hold its fourth Valve Repair Meeting             industry non-members. Registration fees are $495 for the
Tour and Exhibition in Houston. This program is a day and               first registration and $425 for any additional registrants. Your
a half program and includes targeted sessions, each designed            registration fee covers education sessions on June 7-8, access to
specifically for an audience of skilled professionals in the valve      the exhibit area, and all food functions to include continental
repair and rebuild industry. Join us for our 4th annual Valve           breakfast, lunch, and Welcome Reception.
Repair Meeting Tour on June 6 and Education Meeting and                 Your attendee registration does not include the Valve Repair Tour
Exhibition on June 7-8, 2018 at the Sheraton Brookhollow                on June 6, 2018. If you wish to attend the Valve Repair Tour, you
Hotel, Houston, TX.                                                     can purchase an optional tour ticket when you register.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?                                                      REGISTERING ADDITIONAL ATTENDEES
This meeting is open to both VMA/VRC members and                        FROM THE SAME COMPANY
non-members. Anyone involved in the valve repair industry,              You can register more than one attendee from your company
particularly front line supervisors are invited to attend.              at a discounted rate, as long as the first person from your
                                                                        company has paid the full registration fee. There is no limit to
WHO SHOULD EXHIBIT?                                                     how many additional attendees from the same company can
Any company that is a supplier to, or client, of the valve repair       register. Discounted additional attendee registration fee includes
industry is invited to exhibit. Financial firms and merchant            education sessions on June 7-8, access to the exhibit area, and all
banks are also welcome. Lunch, afternoon break and evening              food functions to include continental breakfast, lunch, breaks,
reception on June 7 are held in the exhibit area guaranteeing           and Welcome Reception.
attendees multiple opportunities to view the tabletop exhibits
and ensuring a steady flow of potential customers for
exhibitors.

EXHIBIT REGISTRATION FEES
Exhibit registration fees are $350 for VMA/VRC members and $400 for Non-members. Your exhibit registration fee includes your
table, attendee list, lunch, afternoon break and Welcome Reception for all of your exhibit personnel. If you need to register a third
exhibitor representative, you can do so for a registration fee of $95.
To register as an exhibitor, please download the Exhibitor Prospectus that can be found at www.vma.org on the Valve Repair website.
Do not register as an attendee if you plan to exhibit.

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Valve Repair Meeting Tour & Exhibits - PROGRAM June 6-8, 2018
Program Schedule

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6                                    10:45 – 11:00 am
                                                     Break
                                                     Salon ABC Foyer
1:30pm        Meet in hotel lobby/sign in
                                                     11:00 am – 12:00 pm
2:00pm        Bus departs
                                                     Standards Update
2:30pm        Tour of TEAM Industrial                Carlos Davila, Product Manager, Crane, ChemPharma
3:30pm        Bus departs TEAM Industrial
                                                     12:00 – 1:30 pm
4:00pm        Tour of United Valve                   Lunch in Exhibit Hall
5:00pm        Bus departs United Valve               Salon DEFG
5:30pm        Tour of A-T Controls
                                                     1:30 - 2:15 pm
6:15pm        Dinner at A-T Controls
                                                     Latest Advancements in Hand Held XRF Technology
6:30pm        Bus returns to hotel                   Don Mears, Consultant & Trainer, Analytical Training
                                                     Consultants
                                                     2:15 – 2:45 pm
                                                     Afternoon Break (Exhibits Open)
                                                     Salon DEFG
                                                     2:45 – 3:30 pm
                                                     NORM Detection and Protection in Industries
                                                     Justin Harris, Radiation Safety Service Manager, Quantum
THURSDAY JUNE 7                                      Technical Services
All presentations take place in Salon ABC            3:30 – 4:30 pm
8:00 am
                                                     Actuation Commissioning
Continental Breakfast & Registration                 Paul Souza, Training Manager & Application Specialist,
                                                     AUMA Actuators, Inc.
9:00 am
Welcome                                              5:30 – 6:30 pm
Greg Johnson, President, United Valve                VRC Hosted Reception in Exhibit Hall
9:00 – 11:30 am                                      Salon DEFG
Exhibit Set-Up
9:10 – 10:00 am                                      FRIDAY, JUNE 8
National Board Auditing Update                       All presentations take place in Salon ABC
Sid Cammeresi, Consultant, National Board of
                                                     8:30 am
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
                                                     Continental Breakfast
10:00 - 10:45 am
                                                     9:00 - 10:00 am
API 20E and 20F: An Overview of Specifications
                                                     HASC Overview
Changing Petroleum and Natural Gas
                                                     Cami Heisler, HASC
Industries Bolting
Lester Burgess, Director of Technical Services and   10:00 - 11:00 am
Quality, TSP/U.S. Bolt Manufacturing                 Oxygen Cleaning Standards, Specifications and
Gabrielle Hein, Supply Chain Mechanical Engineer,    Procedures
TSP/U.S. Bolt Manufacturing                          Greg Johnson, President, United Valve
Aaron Oliver, Business Development Manager, TSP/
                                                     11:00 am
U.S. Bolt Manufacturing
                                                     Adjournment
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Hotel                                                           Valve Repair Tour
  Reservations                                                    Advance registration and additional
                                                                  ticket fee of $50 required
                                                                  Each year, VRC also arranges a tour for Valve Repair attendees.
  Sheraton                                                        This year’s tour will be held on June 6, 2018 from 1:30 - 6:30pm
Brookhollow                                                       (see schedule on page 3). This year, the Valve Repair Council
                                                                  has made arrangements with TEAM Industrial, United Valve
800-325-3535                                                      and A-T Controls to tour their facilities. A-T Controls will be
                                                                  providing dinner at their facility.

                                                                  If you wish to attend the tour, please purchase a tour ticket when
                                                                  registering.

  Accommodations for the 2018 Valve Repair Meeting Tour
  and Exhibition have been arranged at the discounted
  rate of $159 single/double at the Sheraton Houston
  Brookhollow. Rooms at discounted rate from Tuesday,
  June 5 to Thursday, June 7 ONLY. To make reservations
  by phone, please call 1-800-325-3535, mention the Valve
  Repair Meeting when calling. To make reservations online,
  please go to the VMA Valve Repair webpage at www.vma.
  org/meetings and click on the hotel link provided on
  the page under HOTEL RESERVATIONS. Last day to take
  advantage of the discounted room rate is May 21, 2018.

Registration Cancellations Policies
> Cancellations received up to 30 days before the event are
  refundable, minus a 5% registration service charge.

> Cancellations received between 15 and 29 days before the
  event are 75% refundable.

> Due to hotel and other event guarantees, cancellations
  received between 0 and 14 days prior to the event the day are
  non-refundable.

> All cancellations must be in writing to
  mmaloneblevins@vma.org.

Questions? Contact Malena Malone-Blevins at 202-331-8105,
EXT. 310 or by email at mmaloneblevins@vma.org.

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Valve Repair Meeting Tour & Exhibits - PROGRAM June 6-8, 2018
Valve Repair Meeting Tour & Exhibits
                    June 6-8, 2018
                    Sheraton Brookhollow / Houston, Texas

                                        Please copy this form for each Registration or Additional Registrant. Complete information is needed for each registrant type.

                                        Name________________________________________________________________________________

                                        First Name for Badge____________________________________________________________________

                                        Company_____________________________________________________________________________

                                        E-mail_______________________________________________________________________________

                                        Address______________________________________________________________________________

                                        City_____________________________________________State__________ Zip____________________

                                        Phone_______________________________________________________________________________

Fees                                    Fax__________________________________________________________________________________

$495
First Registrant
                                           ATTENDEE REGISTRATION FEES                                                              4 Ways to Register
Includes educational meetings                                                Fee          Quantity            Total                Online
exhibit area admittance, as well as                                                                                                www.vma.org
all food events. Does not include          First Registrant                  $495
tour.
                                                                                                                                   Email form to
                                           Additional Registrant             $425
                                                                                                                                   mmaloneblevins@vma.org
$425
                                           VRC Tour - June 6                 $50
Additional Registrant                                                                                                              Facsimile
Must have prior full-price registrant                                    Total Amount Due                                          202-296-0378
from same company. Includes
educational meetings, exhibit area
admittance, as well as all food         Payment by check                                                                           Mail
events. Does not include tour.                                                                                                     VMA
                                        $____________ representing ______ registration(s)                                          1625 K Street, NW
                                                                                                                                   Suite 325
$50
                                        Payment by credit card                                                                     Washington, DC 20006
VRC Tour - June 6
June 6 (see brochure schedule for       o VISA      o MasterCard         o Discover       o American Express
details) This ticket includes your
transportation for the tour.            Amount to charge $____________

Questions?                              Card Number_____________________________________________________Exp. Date_____________
Contact Malena Malone-Blevins at
202-331-8105, EXT. 310 or by email
at mmaloneblevins@vma.org.              Security Number_________________________________Billing Zip Code_________________________

                                        Name on Card_________________________________________________________________________

                                        Signature_____________________________________________________________________________
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