November 16–18, 2009 | The Penn Stater | State College, Pennsylvania

Keynote Address and Q&A

John Hanger, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Rod Lowman, President and CEO, America's Natural Gas Alliance

Breakout Session 1: Marcellus Shale Wastewaters: Treatment and Disposal Options
Brian Dempsey, Professor of Environmental Engineering, Penn State

Breakout Session 2: Marcellus Shale Workforce Needs Assessment
Tracy Brundage, Director of Workforce and Continuing Education, Pennsylvania College of Technology

Speakers: Jeff Lorson, Industrial Technical Specialist, Workforce Development and Continuing Education, Pennsylvania College of Technology

Jim Ladlee, Country Extension Director, Penn State Cooperative Extension

Breakout Session 3: Township Opportunities with Marcellus Shale — Water Roads and Development Needs

Marvin Meteer, Wyalusing Township Supervisor and PSATS Board Member

Breakout Session 4: Pennsylvania Legislative and Litigation Update 
Ross Pifer, Director, The Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center, Penn State, The Dickinson School of Law

Senator Gene Yaw, Pennsylvania's 23rd Legislative District

Breakout Session 1 and 4 (combined session): Environmental Regulatory Overviews: State and Federal Perspectives
Robert Yowell, Director, Northcentral Regional Office, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Evelyn McKnight, EPA

Breakout Session 2: Industry Perspective on Opportunities and Needs for Local Businesses
Matt Pitzarella, Director of Public Affairs, Range Resources

Breakout Session 3: How Natural Gas Development Fits into Long-Term Community Planning
Stan Lembeck, Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute (PMPEI)

Optional: Dinner (ticket required)

Dinner Speaker: Marcellus Development: Addressing Impacts to Land and Water

Matt Royer, Attorney, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

7:30–8:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Buffet Breakfast (New!)

On-site Registration

Breakout Session 1: Water Withdrawal, Water Use, and SRBC Update
Mike Brownell, Division Chief, Water Resources Management Division, SRBC

Breakout Session 2: Small Business Owners Identifying Opportunities in Marcellus Shale
Dave DeCristo, Dave DeCristo Inc.

Paul Battista, SunnySide Supply, Inc.

Breakout Session 3 and 4 (combined sessions): Local Government Regulation of Natural Gas Development:  Perspectives from Pennsylvania and Texas
Sarah Fullenwider, Assistant City Attorney, City of Fort Worth, Texas

George Asimos, Saul Ewing, LLP

Panel Discussion: Current and Future Water Challenges
Moderator — Doug Mehan, Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager, East Resources

Tentative Panelists — Sarah Fullenwider, Assistant City Attorney, City of Fort Worth, Texas

Robert Yowell, Director, Northcentral Regional Office, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Matt Royer, Attorney, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Mark Galimberti, Sales Engineer, VSEP Solutions

Introduction of Combined General Session Presenter

General Session:

Video Message from U.S. Congressman Tim Murphy, Co-chair of the Newly Formed Congressional Natural Gas Caucus

Message from Governor Joe Manchin, West Virginia

Tyrone Christy, Vice Chairman, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

12:30–1:30

1:00

Buffet Lunch  — Conference transition

Lunch Speaker:  Winter...What's in Store (and More!)
Joe Bastardi, Expert Senior Meteorologist, AccuWeather

Keynote Address and Q&A: 2010 U.S. Natural Gas Outlook and Implications for Marcellus Shale Development
Dave Pursell, Financial Analyst, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities, Inc.

Breakout Session 1: Marcellus Shale 101
Terry Engelder, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State

Breakout Session 2: Pipeline 101 U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines - Opportunities and Challenges
Rick Smead, Director, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Breakout Session 3: Outreach Panel — Public Outreach and Stakeholder Involvement for Natural Gas Development Outreach/Dispute Resolutions

Panel Moderator — Ron Gilius, Director, Bureau of Oil and Gas Management, DEP

Panel Participants — Doug Sipe, Outreach Manager for the Division of Gas-Environment and Engineering, FERC

Susan Waller, Vice President, Stakeholder Outreach, Spectra Energy

Steve Shapiro, Esq., Partner, Certus Strategies

Breakout Session 4: EPA's Underground Injection Program — Regulation of Disposal Wells in Pennsylvania
Dave Rectenwald, Underground Injection Control Program, EPA

4:10–5:10

5:30–6:30

Breakout Session 1:  Economic 101
Carlo Ninassi, Director for Strategic and Organizational Planning, Jacobs Consultancy

Breakout Session 2:  Current Interstate Pipeline Operations in the Marcellus
Berne Mosley, Deputy Director, Office and Energy Projects, FERC

Doug McLearen, Chief, Division of Archaeology and Protection, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Breakout Session 3: Gas Storage 101
Andy Theodos, Storage Development Director, NiSource Gas Transmission and Storage

Breakout Session 4: State Oil and Gas Regulatory Panel
Moderator — Tom Murphy, Cooperative Extension Education, Penn State

Panel Participants — Ron Gilius, Director, Bureau of Oil and Gas Management, DEP, Pennsylvania

Brad Field, Director, Division of Mineral Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, New York

James Martin, Chief, DEP, West Virginia

Reception in Exhibit Area (New!)

7:30–8:30 a.m.

8:30–8:40

Continental Breakfast (New!)

Panel Introduction
Introduction of Panelists and Posing of Discussion Question, Challenge, or Issue

Industry Panel
Panel Moderator — Steve Saunders, Partner, Tressler Saunders LLC

Panel Participants — John Felmy, Chief Economist, API

Bob Riga, General Manager of Northeast Business Development, Spectra Energy

Jeff Gerber, Jacobs Consultancy

Jim Cannon, Public Affairs Manager, Range Resources

Regulatory Panel
Panel Moderator — Jim Cannon, Public Affairs Manager, Range Resources

Panel Participants — Berne Mosley, Deputy Director, Office and Energy Projects, FERC

Terry Engelder, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State

Rick Smead, Director, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Dewitt Burdeaux, Senior Pipeline Safety Specialist, U.S. Department of Transportation, PHMSA

Paul Metro, Gas Safety Supervisor, Pennsylvania PUC