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2009 International Pipeline Security Forum
The 2009 International Pipeline Security Forum will be held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Oct. 28 - 29, 2009. The Forum is being hosted by Natural Resources Canada in collaboration with the TSA Pipeline Security Division, and will take place at the Government Conference Centre in downtown Ottawa, 2 Rideau Street, beginning on the morning of Wednesday, October 28th and concluding on the afternoon of Thursday, October 29th.
Confirmed speakers include: Mr. Kevin Stringer, Director General, Petroleum Resources Branch, Natural Resources Canada; Mr. John Sammon, Assistant Administrator, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security; RCMP Superintendant Lloyd Plant, "E" Division (in charge of the EnCana bombing investigation); Ms. Wendy Nicol, Officer-in-Charge, RCMP Critical Infrastructure Criminal Intelligence; Mr. Eric Blackburn, Program Manager, TS-ISAC Transportation Analysis Branch, TSA Office of Intelligence; Mr. Juan Manuel Sanchez, Director General, Mexico's Research Centre for National Security (CISEN); Mr. Joel Gonzalez, Deputy Director General, CISEN; Ms. Ana Lucia Hill, Director General, Mexico's Civil Protection; a speaker from PEMEX Pipelines; Mr. Hugh Palmer, HPI - Hugh A. Palmer, Inc.; Mr. Jamie Kereliuk, Team Leader, Oil Pipelines, National Energy Board; Mr. Denis Huot, Manager, Alberta Security and Strategic Intelligence Support Team, Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security; Mr. Andrew Easton, Director, Security and Emergencies Directorate, New Brunswick Department of Public Safety; and many more!
Registration for the 2009 International Pipeline Security Forum is free, however, attendance is limited to pipeline, energy and security representatives and officials from private industry and government.
Special group rates have been negotiated with several hotels located in Ottawa's downtown area. However, these rates are being offered on a first come, first serve basis, so availability is limited. October is a busy time in Ottawa for conferences, so it is strongly suggested that you register for the Forum and reserve your hotel rooms as early as possible.
To register, and to obtain information about the agenda, meeting facilities and hotel accommodations, please click on:
2008 International Pipeline Security Forum
The 2008 International Pipeline Security Forum was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 29 - 30, 2008. Approximately 200 people attended and based on the feedback received from the attendees the forum was a huge success. Individual speakers and panels discussed numerous security related topics of interest to the pipeline industry, including pipeline security training and exercises best practices, cyber security and SCADA vulnerability analysis, lesson learned from security incidents, pipelines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Canadian pipeline security standards, pipeline incident reporting and investigation, oil field and pipeline crimes, mitigation methods for copper theft, security considerations in pipeline construction, and a review of TSA’s Pipeline Corporate Security Review program.
