Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, October 10
5:00–7:30 p.m. Registration
6:00–7:30 p.m. Evening reception
Thursday, October 11
7:30 a.m.–noon Registration
8:30–8:45 a.m.
Welcome and opening remarks

Nancy Eckard, Conference Planner

Dr. Craig Weidemann, Vice President of Outreach, Penn State University

Tom Murphy, Co-Director, Penn State's Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research

8:45–9:15 Opening keynote

Assessing the Case for U.S. Exports of Natural Gas

Kevin Massy, Associate Director, Energy Security Initiative, The Brookings Institution

9:15–10:30

Panel – International Perspectives on Shale Gas and Shale Oil Development

Moderator, Dave Messersmith

Marc Duhamel, Canadian Institute for Research on Public Policy and Public Administration, Université de Moncton

Dr. Dirk Johann Weichgrebe, Head Department of Waste Management, Mass Flow Analysis and Anaerobic Technology, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany

Jay Thompson, Chevron's Appalachian/Michigan Business Unit

10:30–11:00 Exhibits and networking
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Panel – Creating Effective Community Dialog on Hydraulic Fracturing

Moderator, Brett Chedzoy

Jill Kriesky, University of Pittsburgh, Center for Healthy Environments and Communities

Walt Whitmer, Senior Extension Associate, Penn State University

David Kay, Senior Extension Associate, Community and Rural Development Institute, Cornell University

12:15–1:15 Buffet lunch
1:15–1:45

Luncheon Keynote – Making Sense of Shale Gas Resource Estimates 

Moderator, Dave Yoxtheimer

Thomas A. Blasingame, PhD, PE, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University 

1:45–2:15 Exhibits and networking
2:15–3:30 Concurrent Session 1

1. Environmental Track – Best Practices in Siting and Site Reclamation

Moderator, Jon Laughner

James Daley, PMP, Director of Natural Gas and Energy Programs, Greenhorne & O'Mara

Patrick Drohan, Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State University

2. Legal Track – Pennsylvania Case Law: Update

Moderator, Steve Saunders

Ross Pifer, Director, Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center, Penn State Dickinson School of Law

3. Technical Track – Methane Distribution in Geologic Layers Above the Marcellus in Northeastern Pennsylvania

Moderator, Mike Lloyd

Terry Engelder, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State University

3:30–4:00 Exhibits and networking
4:00–5:15 Concurrent Session 2

1. Environmental Track – Reclamation and Recycling of Drilling Solid Wastes

Moderator, Jon Laughner

Dan Mueller, Clean Earth

Barry Scheetz, Professor of Civil Engineering, Penn State University

2. Legal Track – Legal Perspectives from Ohio and New York

Moderator, Steve Saunders

Michael Joy, Partner, Reed Smith, LLP

3. Technical Track – Connecting Local Businesses to the Shale Gas Supply Chain

Moderator, Mike Lloyd

James Ladlee, Associate Director, Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research 

5:30–7:00

 

7:00-8:00

Research poster session and reception in exhibit area

International Perspectives Round-Table Discussion - Conference participants will have the opportunity to engage in an in-depth discussion with guests from Germany and Canada, as well as producers operating in Ukraine and Poland.

Friday, October 12

7:30–10:00 a.m. Registration
8:00–8:05 Welcome, opening remarks

Dave Messersmith, Nancy Eckard

8:05–9:15

Panel – States Perspective on Shale Gas Development

Moderator, Brent Vernon

Rick Simmers, Chief, Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management, Ohio DNR

James Martin, Office of Oil and Gas, West Virginia DEP

Kurt Klapkowski, Pennsylvania DEP Director, Bureau of Oil and Gas, Planning and Program Management

9:15–10:30

Panel – Shale Gas Producers

Moderator, Doug Sipe

Adrian Markocic, Range Resources

George Stark, Cabot Oil & Gas

Dean Tinsley, WPX Energy

10:30–11:00 Exhibits and networking
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Concurrent Session 3

1. Environmental Track – Considerations in Leasing Public Lands

Moderator, Jon Laughner

Tim Schaeffer, Director of Policy, Planning, and Communications, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

Rebecca Bowen, Bureau of Forestry, Pennsylvania DCNR

2. Legal Track – Pennsylvania Legislative Update

Moderator, Ross Pifer

Scott Coburn, General Counsel, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors

Senator Gene Yaw, Pennsylvania's 23rd Senatorial District

3. Technical Track – Understanding Horizontal Directional Drilling Used During Natural Gas Pipeline Construction

Moderator, Mike Lloyd

Bob McGraw, Linde Enterprises 

12:15–1:15 Buffet lunch
1:15–1:45

Luncheon Keynote – U.S. Shale Gas Outlook:  Implications for the Marcellus and Utica Shales

Moderator, Dave Messersmith

Michael Schaal, Director, Oil and Gas Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

1:45–2:15 Exhibits and networking
2:15–3:30

Panel – Regulatory Agency 

Moderator, Dan Brockett

Doug Sipe, Outreach Manager, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Mike Weller, Bracewell & Giuliani

John Herzog, Senior Assistant Counsel, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

3:30–3:45 Closing comments 

Dave Messersmith, Penn State Extension, Chair, 2012 Marcellus Summit

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