NACE International's #CORROSION2015 Brings Infrastructure, Public Policy and Safety Experts to Dallas

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Mar 12, 2015, 11:38 ET

DALLAS, March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release is being issued by NACE International:

WHAT: NACE International's CORROSION 2015 Conference & Expo                

WHEN: Sunday, March 15 - Thursday, March 19, 2015

WHERE: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
650 South Griffin Street
Dallas, TX 75202  

MEDIA INFO:

  • Eligible media representatives are invited and encouraged to attend (registration is required) and/or tune into the San Francisco Bay Bridge panel via livestream (see "HIGHLIGHTS" section below for details)
  • NACE representatives will be available for on-site or phone interviews upon request
  • Meetings with exhibiting companies can be scheduled upon request
  • Please direct all requests and inquires to Alysa Reich at [email protected] or +1 281 827 3401. Please include name, title, media outlet, address and phone number in email/voicemail.

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Expert panel discussion on San Francisco Bay Bridge will take place onsite and live streamed allowing a worldwide audience to tune in.
    • Tuesday, March 17, 10:50 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    • The livestream can be accessed via the following link: http://freeman-cloud.com/NACE2015
      • Register as a new user or log in using your NACE information
    • During this panel, bridge corrosion experts will discuss the corrosion-related failures, including the hydrogen embrittlement failure of approximately one third of the anchor rods that secure the shear pads set directly above the columns that support the east span of the iconic self-anchored suspension bridge.
    • Following the discussion, NACE International representatives will be available for media interviews, by request.
  • Women in Corrosion Luncheon: "Empowering the Female Leaders of Tomorrow"
    • Monday, March 16, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
    • Featuring guest speaker, Janeen Judah, General Manager Southern Africa Strategic Business Unit at Chevron. More information on NACE International's women in corrosion is available here.
  • 450 exhibitors will showcase the latest in corrosion prevention technologies
  • 7,000+ attendees from more than 65 countries, including leaders from industry, government and academia
  • 1,000 hours of technical programs, including forums, tutorials, workshops, meetings and symposia. 
  • 15 industry tracks, including: Cathodic Protection; Chemical Inhibitors; Coatings; Department of Defense; Energy Generation, Transmission and Distribution; Highways and Bridges; Maritime; Materials Selection and Design; Oil and Gas Exploration; Petroleum Refining; Pipelines, Tanks and Underground Systems; Science of Corrosion; Testing and Water and Wastewater

FEATURED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

  • Plenary Lecture: "Moving Toward a More Proactive Corrosion Engineering Strategy"
    Monday, March 16, 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
    John R. Scully, the Charles Henderson Chaired Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the co-director of the Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering (CESE) in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia, will discuss challenges and opportunities in the corrosion field and how experts employ technological advances, corrosion policies and knowledge transfer for a more proactive strategy of corrosion prevention.
  • Keynote Session: Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Karl Rove with NACE CEO Bob Chalker and NACE President-Elect Jim Feather
    Monday, March 16, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
    Mr. Rove will discuss the long-term policy challenges that America faces, including aging infrastructure, threats to national security and the need for energy independence. Additionally, Bob Chalker, NACE International's CEO and Jim Feather, NACE International's President-Elect, will join Mr. Rove to discuss NACE's participation in legislative affairs at both the federal and state level and how the association can have a more effective presence on Capitol Hill.
  • NACE Foundation Mini-Camp
    Wednesday, March 18, 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
    The NACE Foundation will host 60 high school juniors and seniors from Dallas, TX at CORROSION: Opportunities Realized, an educational mini-camp. Students will have the opportunity to do hands-on corrosion experiments from the NACE Foundation's popular cKit™ (Corrosion Toolkit), and will learn about research and career opportunities from industry professionals. The students are from Trini Garza Early College High School, North Dallas High School, and Waxahachie Global High School.

Featured Forums and Symposia

  • PHMSA Pipeline Safety Forum
    Tuesday, March 17, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
    During this interactive forum, Jeff Weise, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), will provide an update on pipeline regulations, an overview of their path forward and any new pipeline regulations.
  • Pipeline Operators Roundtable Forum
    Tuesday, March 17, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    NACE International Pipeline Operators Council members will discuss their perspective key challenges and opportunities facing pipeline operators around the world.
  • The NACE DOT Forum
    Tuesday, March 17, 10:50 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    Topics include an international perspective of corrosion control for highway structures, modern bridge design details that have caused maintenance problems, "standard of care" for coatings inspection, the latest on maximum allowable salt contamination of steel and more.
  • Corrosion and Punishment
    Wednesday, March 18, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
    A look at the legal side of corrosion and how it can impact all levels of personnel – including non-management technical personnel – who sign off on pipeline integrity and can be held criminally responsible for failure of safe operations of pipelines.

ONLINE, MOBILE & SOCIAL MEDIA:

CONTACT: Alysa Reich, [email protected] or +1 281 827 3401

ABOUT NACE International: Founded in 1943, NACE International, The Corrosion Society, serves 35,000 members in 130 countries. Based in Houston, Texas, with offices in the U.S., China, Malaysia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, the organization serves all industries impacted by corrosion and provides the most specified technical training and certification programs, conferences, industry standards, reports, and publications focused on corrosion prevention and mitigation.

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