Overview

2019 Operations & Process Technology Summit

Formerly the Q&A and Technology Forum

Monday, October 14 - Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, TX 78205

Lead with Safety, Focus on Reliability, Succeed in Operations


In its 71-year history, the AFPM Q&A and Technology Forum has undergone many changes. From its beginnings in 1947 as a solid 2 ½ day question and answer session that everyone attended, it has evolved into a one-stop shop for professional, technical, and industry network development. This year’s conference will highlight the need for our industry professionals to lead with safety in operations and focus on reliability of equipment and people.  This will promote operational success. As we work together, the Summit will continue to meet the challenges and needs of our changing industry and workforce for years to come.

The Summit Features the Following Components

Networking Opportunities

Check out the Advance Program.

Justification Toolkit

Let your manager know just how beneficial it will be to attend the 2018 Operations & Process Technology Summit.  AFPM has put together the Justification toolkit to provide you with a way to present the costs and benefits of attending the conference all in one convenient location.

We encourage you to review the toolkit to gain a greater understanding of the conference and how to communicate the value it can provide when attempting to gain attendance approval from your manager.

Below is some helpful information to explain why you should attend:

Justification Toolkit         ROI Guide

Join us on September 30th for your choice of one of the following pre-conference seminars!
At 1:30 pm, DuPont Clean Technologies will be presenting Distillate & FCC Feedstock Upgrading – Low Sulfur Fuel Compliance Strategies. Space is limited and advance registration is required. For more information contact Jeannie Branzaru by email.

At 2:00 pm, Kellogg Brown & Root will be presenting Innovative Solutions for Upgrading your Octane Pool - KBR's Alkylation and Isomerization Technologies. Advance registration is required. For more information contact Natalie Kiser by email.

Save $100 on registration fees by registering by August 31st.

Registration fees increase by $100 on September 1st.  Online registration closes September 21st.

Photos courtesy of Hydrocarbon Processing and Victor Adams

Sunday October 13, 2019
02:00 PM - 04:30 PM
03:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Registration
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Kickoff Networking Event
Monday October 14, 2019
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
Registration
08:00 AM - 08:55 AM
General Session
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Refreshment Break
03:45 PM - 05:15 PM
05:15 PM - 06:30 PM
Reception in Exhibit Hall
Tuesday October 15, 2019
07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Registration
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Refreshment Break
03:45 PM - 05:15 PM
05:15 PM - 06:45 PM
Wednesday October 16, 2019
07:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Coffee Break
09:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Time Title
02:00 PM - 04:30 PM
03:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Registration
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Kickoff Networking Event
Time Title
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
Registration
08:00 AM - 08:55 AM
General Session
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Refreshment Break
03:45 PM - 05:15 PM
05:15 PM - 06:30 PM
Reception in Exhibit Hall
Time Title
07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Registration
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Refreshment Break
03:45 PM - 05:15 PM
05:15 PM - 06:45 PM
Time Title
07:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Coffee Break
09:45 AM - 11:00 AM

2019 Operations & Process Technology Summit

Formerly the Q&A and Technology Forum

Monday, October 14 - Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, TX 78205

Registration

Save $100 on registration fees by registering by September 13.

Registration fees increase by $100 on September 14th. Online registration closes October 4, 2019.

Registration fees are based on AFPM membership.  If your company is a member of AFPM, you qualify for the Member fees.

Registration Fees
Name Price Available To
Member Registration - Early $750.00 Member/Government
Member Registration - Late $850.00 Member/Government
Non-Member Registration - Early $1,400.00 NonMember
Non-Member Registration - Late $1,500.00 NonMember
Spouse Registration $100.00 Spouse

Advance Program and Registration Form

Advanced Program and Registration Form

Press Registration Requests

Press Policy                           Press Registration Request Form

Housing

Reservations cannot be made prior to registration. If you register before the hotel cut-off date, you will receive a link to make a hotel reservation once your registration is complete. You can also find the link to reserve your housing at the top of your confirmation email.

Be sure to register and reserve your room by Friday, September 13th. After September 13th, reservations will be accepted on a space available basis at the prevailing rate.

Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, TX 78205

Guest Room:

Rate: $234.00 Single/Double Occupancy per night
Deposit: $234.00 Single/Double Occupancy per night

2019 Operations & Process Technology Summit

Formerly the Q&A and Technology Forum

Monday, October 14 - Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, TX 78205

Who Should Attend

Young engineers, seasoned professionals, process technology specialists, and mid-to-upper level managers from operating plants and headquarters, as well as supplier companies.

Individuals responsible for plant automation, process control, planning and scheduling, IT, modeling/simulation or cybersecurity, refinery and petrochemical engineers, and consultants should plan to attend.  Create your own program by chosing from the any of the sessions:  Q&A, Principles & Practices, Operational Planning, Control & Automation Technologies (OPCAT), and Cybersecurity.

2019 Q&A Answer Book

NEW THIS YEAR: The Answer Book will be the only record of the Q&A and Discussion Sessions. AFPM will not be recording any of the session. Attendees are encouraged to respond to the selected questions from the Q&A and Discussion Sessions. The Answer Book allows you to incorporate visual aids and lengthy or highly technical comments into a response. The Answer Book will complement the session discussion and provide more depth on certain topics. Prior to the conference, a digital version of the Answer Book will be available to conference attendees on the My Meetings link of the AFPM website.

To have your answers included, submit them no later than August 31, 2018. This will allow time for AFPM to prepare the Answer Book for distribution.

Please use the following format:

  • Identify yourself, your company, and the session and question number to which you are responding
  • Provide your answer, and include any supporting visual aids
  • Provide a contact name, phone number and/or email address in case there are questions about your response.

You may submit your responses via email to AnswerBook@afpm.org

Attire

Business casual - shirts with collars; no ties, no jeans, no sneakers and no shorts.

Travel Information

Taxi: Approximate cost from SAT International Airport to the downtown hotels is $25 one way.

Advance Program and Registration Form

Advanced Program and Registration Form

Press Registration Requests

Press Policy                           Press Registration Request Form

Housing

Reservations cannot be made prior to registration. If you register before the hotel cut-off date, you will receive a link to make a hotel reservation once your registration is complete. You can also find the link to reserve your housing at the top of your confirmation email.

Be sure to register and reserve your room by Friday, September 13th. After September 13th, reservations will be accepted on a space available basis at the prevailing rate.

Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, TX 78205

Guest Room:

Rate: $234.00 Single/Double Occupancy per night
Deposit: $234.00 Single/Double Occupancy per night

Please note: ALL exhibitors must register for the conference. NO complimentary booth passes are included in the table top fee.

By registering for this meeting you signify that you have read, understand, and agree to abide by AFPM's policies on registration, housing, cancellation, spouse/guest registration, and fees.

REGISTRATION POLICY
Those who are present at the site of an AFPM meeting and/or occupy a hotel room in the AFPM room block to conduct business with industry personnel gathered for that meeting are expected to register for that meeting and pay the registration fee, whether or not they attend a specific function.

FEE POLICY
Member Fee Eligibility - The member rate is based on membership information currently on file with AFPM. If your company is not currently a member, the non-member fees will be charged to your credit card.

SPOUSE/GUEST POLICY
A guest is a spouse/significant other, friend or an adult child (18 years old or older) who is not in an industry-related occupation. A co-worker, an associate or spouse who works within the industry may not use the Spouse/Guest Registration category. Guests are not permitted to work the table-top exhibit. Children under 18 are not permitted in the exhibit hall.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Registration cancellations must be submitted in writing and faxed to 202.835.0467 or emailed to OPT@afpm.org. Substitute conference registrations may be made in advance or on arrival with no penalty, and may be submitted in writing to OPT@afpm.org or processed online by the individual who input the original registration.

Cancellations may be made by September 13, 2019 with no penalty. Written cancellations postmarked, faxed, or emailed between September 14 and September 27, 2019 will receive a refund of fees, less a $50 processing fee. No refunds after September 27, 2019. No telephone cancellations.

NO SUIT-CASING PLEASE
Please note that while all meeting registrants are invited to the exhibition, any non-exhibitor registrant who is observed to be soliciting business in the aisles or other public spaces, in another company's booth, or in violation of any portion of the AFPM Exhibition Policy will be asked to leave the show floor. Please report any violations you may observe to show management.

RECORDING POLICY
Video recording, streaming or broadcasting of the exhibit hall, general sessions, workshops and discussions is strictly prohibited. Audio recording is permitted only in the workshops and for the sole purpose of private use. Any recording for purposes of reproduction or distribution without the written consent of the AFPM is strictly prohibited.

PHOTO RELEASE
By registering for this conference, I hereby grant AFPM, its licensees and assigns, the right to use my name, biographic material, as well as, photos, or videos taken of me during the conference in news media, websites, publications, programs, articles, and/or marketing materials.

ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CONDUCT CODE
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (“AFPM”) has adopted the following “Ethical Responsibility and Professional and Personal Conduct Code” (hereinafter, “the Code”). Every member of AFPM, their designated representatives, and non-member attendees at all AFPM meetings and forums agree to abide by the Code as a condition of membership in AFPM and attendance and participation at AFPM meetings and forums.

The Code requires the following of all individuals attending AFPM meetings and forums:
• Adherence to the AFPM bylaws and the AFPM policies and procedures, as adopted by AFPM’s Board of Directors.
• Strict compliance with antitrust laws.
• Adherence to all applicable federal and state laws.
• Maintenance of the highest level of professional and personal ethical behavior while attending AFPM meetings and forums.
• Prevention of certain behaviors, including harassment, violence, intimidation and discrimination of any kind involving race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or, where applicable, veteran or marital status.
• Assurance that conduct at all times and in all professional and personal dealings with each other and other attendees is with the highest level of integrity and courtesy.
• Sharing of knowledge and expertise as speakers at AFPM educational events and sessions whenever practicable, without soliciting or explicitly promoting their own organization's products or services.
• Working to instill public and consumer confidence in the petrochemical and refining industries, its member companies, and its professionals, avoiding any action conducive to discrediting members of AFPM.
• Refraining from scheduling general attendance meetings, receptions or other events at times that conflict with substantive programming or social events at AFPM meetings without express written permission of AFPM.

Failure to abide by the Code may result, for the first offense, in informal censure of a company or individual by the AFPM Executive Committee. If violations of the Code continue after such an informal censure, a company may be subject to expulsion from AFPM, or an individual to exclusion from participation in AFPM activities, by the Board of Directors.

ENTERTAINMENT POLICY
We ask your cooperation in observing Association policy on activities held in conjunction with any AFPM meeting:

• Meetings or social activities should not be scheduled that take registrants away from AFPM programs and AFPM-sponsored activities;
• Any company sponsoring a function to which 25 or more people are invited should outline its plans for advance approval by AFPM. In general, such functions will be approved if they do not unduly take registrants away from AFPM-sponsored activities;
• All representatives of companies sponsoring hospitality activities are expected to register for the meeting;
• Hospitality suites are expected to close by 12:00 am;
• Food, beverage and service personnel (bartenders, hostesses, etc.) must be obtained through the hotel catering department;
• Suite promotional activities are to avoid the use of elaborate entertainment, expensive door prizes, suite attendance solicitation by individuals who are not full-time employees of the sponsoring company, or other similar activities.