July 16-20, 2012 
Kentucky International Convention Center
Louisville, KY U.S.

2012 Committee Members:

• James Borg, Group Leader, Small Hydro Projects
• Edward Carter, Vice President
• Paul Blaszczyk, Vice President

MWH hydropower experts will be at the largest gathering of hydro professionals in the world. Visit is at booth #1708 throughout the exhibition.

Schedule:
Monday, July 16, 2012

• MWH is a proud sponsor of the technical tour of the 84 MW Cannelton Locks and Dams project. MWH is providing Owner’s Engineering services to AMP for the design and construction management of this and three other projects on the Ohio River. Click here to register for the tour.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

• MWH is a proud sponsor of Wednesday’s Delegate Lunch.
• Session 1H: Dam Safety and Construction. Session Co-Chair, Paul Blaszczyk 
     -Geotechnical Construction Solutions for the Smithland Hydroelectric Project. Bruce Phillips 
     -Cofferdams on the Ohio – Digging Deep. Thomas Andrews (9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
• Poster Gallery Presentation Identifying the Risk of Client Behavior in E.P.C. Hydroelectric Power Plant Projects, A System Dynamics Approach. Mohammadali Sayedyahosseini (9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
• Track A: Asset Management, Session 2A Taking a Long-Term View in the Short-Term View in the Short-Term World of Capital Program Development. Moderator, Ed Carter (1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
• Track B: Civil Works and Dam Safety Dam Hazard Classifications – A Discussion of Regulations and Risks. Moderator, James Borg (1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
• Session 2I: Gates and Dams AMP Projects Emergency Closure Gates – A Design Perspective. Nik Negi (1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
• Poster Gallery Presentation Overcoming Sectarian Violence, Political Unrest and Inhospitable Terrain to Provide Clean Energy to the Masses in Pakistan. Christiaan Grosskopf

Thursday, July 19, 2012

• Session 4H: Asset Management Feasibility Study for Refurbishment and Up-rate of 10-100 MW Generating Units of Mangla Power Station. Kris Atanassov (11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
• Session 4I: Hydrology and Hydraulic Modeling Low Impact Energy Recovery from the Los Vaqueros Pipeline. Geoff McCavitt and Kamal Gautam (11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
  
  Small Hydro – Tulloch Hydroelectric Project Addition of a 3^rd Generating Unit. Geoff McCavitt (11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
   
• Track A: Asset Management, Session 5A Ruskin Powerhouse Improvements Project – Improving the Seismic Withstand of an 80-Year Old Hydroelectric Powerhouse Structure. David Thompson (11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
  
  Hydropower’s Aging Work Force and the Transition to a New Generation of Workers.  Matthew Crane (2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

Friday, July 20, 2012

• Session 6H: Generator Monitoring and Assessment Laurel Dam – Generator Assessment to Support the Cumberland River System Rehab Program. Co-author, Julian Maya  (8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.)
• Session 6I: Case Studies in Development and Rehabilitation Cumberland River System Hydropower Rehabilitation Program – Implementation Challenges. Kris Atanassov (8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.)
• Poster Gallery Presentation  Pumped Storage Motor Starting System Rehabilitation/Replacement – Alternatives Analysis. Presenter, Ram Veeraraghavan;  Co-Author, Willian Akaishi (8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.)
• Poster Gallery Presentation  The Layout and Design of Four Hydroelectric Powerhouses on the Ohio River. Presenter, Jason Bodily (8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.)
• Track F: Policies and Regulations Do Current Policies and Regulations Overlook the Benefits of Hydropower? Don Erpenbeck (10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

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