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Product category: Engineering Conferences
News Release from: Fieldbus Foundation
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial Team on 19 May 2005

Process industry leaders to address
workshop

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The Fieldbus Foundation's End User Council (EUC) Western Canada meeting and workshop will be held on 9th and 10th June 2005 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The Fieldbus Foundation's End User Council (EUC) Western Canada meeting and workshop, to be held on 9th and 10th June 2005, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, will be highlighted by a welcoming reception featuring keynote addresses by two recognised process industry leaders: Irene Lewis, President and CEO, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT); and John Myer, Vice President, in-situ, Suncor Energy Irene Lewis arrived at SAIT, a leading Canadian institute of advanced technology, in 1998 with a distinguished educational background spanning 40 years, in three provinces and two continents

She is an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta and also sits on several provincial advisory committees such as the Alberta Economic Development Authority Board of Management and its Labour Force Committee.

John Myer is responsible for Suncor's In-Situ capital investments, volumes and operating costs.

His division consists of multidisciplined development, operations, maintenance and drilling teams.

The lead asset for the group is the Firebag field, a 10 billion barrel resource developed through leading edge technologies such as steam assisted gravity drainage.

The Fieldbus Foundation EUC conference, cosponsored by SAIT and held at its facility in Calgary, will enable local and international Foundation fieldbus experts, together with end users from across Canada, to share their experiences.

Tabletop exhibits showcasing vendors' Foundation fieldbus products and services will also be on display.

Scheduled end user presentation topics include: developing an integrated fieldbus architecture for Canadian Natural Resources' Horizon Oil Sands project; and the methodology used by Nexen to work with two owner-operated companies and two engineering firms to implement Foundation fieldbus.

On Thursday 9th June the Fieldbus Foundation and SAIT will present a half-day "a la carte style" workshop covering a choice of fieldbus-related topics.

Other activities include a presentation on Foundation fieldbus economics, laboratory tours and tabletop exhibits.

The day's programme will conclude with a welcoming reception.

Activities on Friday 10th June include a panel discussion consisting of leading fieldbus experts and end users who will discuss their experiences with Foundation technology.

Tabletop exhibits and end user presentations will also be offered.

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