Pipeline Business

Today, Mr. Maik Bäumer joins the ptc advisory committee as new member. He is "Head of Division Central Germany" and "Head of Strategic Business Segment Infrastructure" at TÜV NORD.

Mr. Sanjeev Sinha is Head of the Focus Market Segment Pipelines at Siemens and has been involved in the Pipeline Technology Conference since the first conference was held in 2006. He is well connected in the international pipeline community and will promote the further development of ptc as new member of the advisory committee.

The Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) is a community of the world’s leading pipeline companies, and the vendors, service providers, equipment manufacturers, and other organizations supporting the industry. PRCI president Cliff Johnson is new member of the ptc advisory committee and his organization is now official supporter of the Pipeline Technology Conference.

Operating in more than 70 countries and employing more than 10,000 people worldwide, TÜV NORD Group is one of the largest technical service providers in Germany.

Mr Dirk Jedziny is new member of the ptc advisory committee. He is Head of Cluster Ruhr North at Infracor and in charge of 3 long distance pipeline systems with a total length of 2,000 km.

With Siemens as new Platinum Sponsor the Pipeline Technology Conference 2012 gets now support from 8 sponsors - this is more than ever before with still 5 months to go.

Besides his work as "Asset Manager Pipelines" for BP Europa SE in Bochum, Mr. Andreas Haskamp is also chairman of the DGMK technical committee on crude oil pipelines. The German Society for Petroleum and Coal Science and Technology (DGMK) is also one of the main supporters of the Pipeline Technology Conference.

The two new members are:

• Dr. Hans-Georg Hillenbrand, Director Sales, EUROPIPE GmbH
• Ulrich Schneider, Director Sales, NDT Systems & Services AG

Carlo Maria Spinelli is technology planner for eni gas & power. He is the eni official member in EPRG (European Pipeline Research Group), in GERG (Groupe Europeenne Recherce Gaziere) and in IGU (International Gas Union) .

Mr. Hans-Joachim de la Camp, Head of Dept. Pipelines and Authorized Inspector of TÜV SÜD Industrie Service joins the Pipeline Technology Conference advisory committee. He will also be one of the important players for the TÜV / DVGW pipeline safety session at ptc 2012.

The First Announcement and Call for Papers is published. It contains all relevant information for interested parties that would like to send in presentation suggestions or reserve a booth within the exhibition... and more.

After 6 years of being part of HANNOVER MESSE trade show, ptc needs more space to keep pace with the increasing number of attendees and exhibitors. For the first time, the ptc will now have its own exhibition hall and conference hotel. The new venue is the prestigious "HCC - Hannover Congress Centrum".

The new abstract database is online. It does not only include all previous abstracts, speakers and companies but now also all the published papers.

After Prof. Dr. Klaus Homann from Thyssengas and Dr. Gerald Linke from E.ON Ruhrgas, Heinz Watzka from Open Grid Europe has now taken over the co-chair of Pipeline Technology Conference. He is Managing Director Technical Services at Germany's leading gas transmission company and provides his technical expertise to the further developement of ptc.

PIpeline Technology Conference 2011 is not over and the first sponsors has already confirmed his participation for ptc 2012. Rosen Group, Platinum Sponsor of ptc 2011, will again be the Platinum Sponsor of the next conference in 2012.