Conference activities will be conducted in the
San Diego Convention Center’s Sails Pavilion (Click image to enlarge map)
Registration: Sails Pavilion Lobby
Exhibition: Sails Pavilion Exhibit Hall
Breakfasts: Sails Pavilion
Luncheons: Sails Pavilion
LM2500 Breakout Meetings: Ballroom 9 Chair: John Baker, Riverside Public Utilities
LM5000 Breakout Meetings: Ballroom 10 Chair: Andrew Gundershaug, Calpine Corp
LM6000 Breakout Meetings: Ballroom 11 Chair: David Merritt, Kings River Conservation District
LMS100 Breakout Meetings: Ballroom 8 Chair: Don Haines, Wood Group Power Plant Solutions
Sunday, March 10
AFTERNOON
2:00 to 7:30 Registration
4:00 to 5:30 New User Orientation/SPS Introduction, Ballroom 5A Users only
EVENING
5:30 to 8:30 Welcome Hospitality, Exhibit Hall
All conference attendees and spouses/guests
Monday, March 11
MORNING
7:00 to 4:00 Registration
7:30 to 8:30 Breakfast
All conference attendees and registered meal-plan spouses
8:00 to 4:30 Exhibit Hall open
Must have name badge to enter
8:30 to 9:00 General Session, Ballroom 6
All conference attendees
9:00 to 10:00 Depot Presentations, Ballroom 6
All conference attendees
10:00 to 10:15 GE Services Presentation, Ballroom 6
All conference attendees
10:15 to 10:45 Break in Sails Pavilion Lobby
10:45 to noon Breakout Meetings: LM2500, LM5000, LM6000, LMS100 (all but the LM6000 session includes a presentation by SPS)
Users, Depots, and GE only
AFTERNOON
Noon to 2:30 Lunch/Exhibits
All conference attendees and registered meal-plan spouses
2:30 to 5:30 Breakout Meetings: LM2500, LM5000, LM6000, LMS100
Users, Depots, and GE only
EVENING
6:30 to 8:30 Monday Night Reception, Ballroom 6
All conference attendees and registered meal-plan spouses.
Must have name badge and be 21 years or older for entry
Tuesday, March 12
MORNING
7:00 to 8:00 Breakfast
All conference attendees and registered meal-plan spouses
7:30 to 4:00 Registration
8:00 to 4:30 Exhibit Hall open
Must have name badge to enter
8:00 to 8:30 Worldwide Gas-Turbine Business Update, Ballroom 6 Mark Axford, Axford Turbine Consultants LLC
All conference attendees
8:30 to 10:00 Breakout Meetings: LM2500, LM5000, LM6000, LMS100 (LM6000 session includes a presentation by SPS)
Users only
10:00 to 10:30 Break in Sails Pavilion Lobby
10:30 to noon Breakout Meetings: LM2500, LM5000, LM6000, LMS100
Users, Depots, and GE only
AFTERNOON
Noon to 4:30 Lunch/Exhibits
All conference attendees and registered meal-plan spouses
3:30 to 4:30 Special Technical Presentations
All conference attendees
1. “Aero HRSG Users O&M Discussion,” Ballroom 8 Ned Congdon, HRST Inc
2. “NERC GADS Reporting,” Ballroom 9 Tom Christiansen, SPS
3. “Arctic Inlet Cooling,” Ballroom 10 Chris Mieckowski, Kiewit Power
4:30 to 5:30 Special Technical Presentations All conference attendees
1. “Costs of Cyclic Operations,” Ballroom 8 Stephen Lefton, Intertek Aptech
2. “SCR Performance Monitoring,” Ballroom 9 Nathan White, Haldor Topsoe Inc
3. “Engine Inlet Air Filtration Efficiency,” Ballroom 10 Chris Clayton, AAF International
Wednesday, March 13
MORNING
7:00 to 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 to 10:30 Breakout Meetings: LM2500, LM5000, LM6000, LMS100
Users, Depots, and GE only
10:30 to 10:45 Break in Sails Pavilion Lobby
10:45 to 11:45 GE New Products Update, Ballroom 6
All conference attendees
11:45 to noon Wrap-up/Adjourn, Ballroom 6
All conference attendees
AFTERNOON
1:00 to 4:00 Special Post-Conference Session
All conference attendees invited. Please register at Booth 321
“NERC GADS Reporting Requirements,” Ballroom 5A, Sponsored by SPS



