2010 Symposium
Agenda for the 16th Annual Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators Symposium, Galveston, TX
Printable version of AgendaSunday, May 2
12:00 - 4:00 pm Vendor Registration.
2:00 - 5:00 pm Pool Tournament.
4:00 - 7:00 pm Operator & Guest Registration.
6:00 - 10:00 pm Ice Breaker / Vendor Interaction. Hosted by the AALSO Officers & Board of Directors.
Monday, May 3
7:30 - 8:30 am Registration / Breakfast.
8:30 - 9:00 am Welcome & 2010 Host Facility Spotlight - Greg Whittaker, Moody Gardens.
9:00 - 10:00 am Vendor Introductions - Jack Felts, Harrington Industrial Plastics, LLC / Plastomatic Valves, Inc. & Vendors.
10:00 - 10:30 am Break / Vendor Interaction.
10:30 - 11:00 am Hurricane Planning in Retrospect - Lessons Learned - Greg Whittaker, Moody Gardens.
11:00 - 11:30 am Emergency Scheme and Hurricane Preparation for the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas - James Arnold & Rich Toth, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas.
11:30 am - 12:00 Electric Safety in an Emergency Situation - David Snyder, CenterPoint Energy.
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch / Vendor Interaction.
1:00 - 2:00 pm Financial Resources for Disaster Recovery - Amy LeGaux & Larry Rivarde, Audubon Nature Institute.
2:00 - 2:30 pm Ozone System Preparedness - Bringing the System Back On-Line - Joe Sollowin, Landry's Restaurants Inc. & John Overby, Ozone Water Systems Inc.
2:00 - 2:30 pm Workshop -- Configuration of Flowline Level Measurement and Control Solutions – Al Montevalli, Flowline (advanced sign-up; concurrent with session above).
2:30 - 3:00 pm Water Quality Recovery Following Systems Failures – Jim Prappas, Landry’s Restaurants Inc.
2:30 - 3:00 pm Workshop – ORP and pH Sensor Maintenance and Calibration - Dave Vollaire, GF Signet (advanced sign-up; concurrent with session above).
3:00 - 3:30 pm Break / Vendor Interaction.
3:30 - 4:00 pm Temperature Control in Aquatic Systems - Doug Russell, Aqualogic.
4:00 - 5:00 pm Disaster Recovery Panel Discussion - Greg Whittaker, Moody Gardens; Joel Madere & Rich Toth, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas; Amy LeGaux & Larry Rivarde, Audubon Nature Institute; Joe Sollowin, Landry's Restaurants Inc.; Brian Brawner, R&B Aquatic Distribution.
6:00 - 10:00 pm Reception and Tour at Moody Gardens.
Tuesday, May 4
7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast.
8:30 - 9:00 am Tour the Aquarium - Joe Sollowin, Landry's Restaurants Inc.
9:00 - 9:30 am Reinforced Concrete Corrosion and Prevention – A Crash Course - Byron Evetts, Existing Structures Engineering Inc.
9:00 - 9:30 am Workshop -- Oxygen Generator Maintenance - Joseph Hennessy, AirSep Corporation (advanced sign-up; concurrent with session above).
9:30 - 10:00 am Certification Preparation Levels 1, 2 & 3, "Math" - Richard Davis, Kent Semmen & Brooke Taylor, Walt Disney World.
10:00 - 10:30 am Break / Vendor Interaction.
10:30 - 11:00 am Zirconium Phosphate and Phosphonate Nanoparticles for Phosphate Removal from Water: An Aquarium Life Support System Application – Jeffery Keaffaber, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida.
11:00 - 11:30 am Passive Denitrification Research/Technology Using Biodegradable Biopolymer (PHA’s) – James Ebeling, PhD, Aquaculture Systems Technologies, LLC.
11:30 am - 12:00 LSS Design Criteria - An Engineer's Perspective - Terri Johnson, TJP Engineering.
10:30 am - 12:00 Workshop -- PVC Solvent Cementing Pressurized Piping [ASME B31.3] - Newell Rollins, Harrington Industrial Plastics, LLC (advanced sign-up required; concurrent with sessions above).
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch / Vendor Interaction.
1:00 - 1:30 pm Certification Preparation Levels 1, 2 & 3, "Chemistry" - Richard Davis, Kent Semmen & Brooke Taylor, Walt Disney World.
1:30 - 2:00 pm Proper Grounding of VFD and Motor Systems - Brian Macomber, TECO Westinghouse Motor Company.
1:30 - 2:00 pm Workshop -- Flooded Actuator Repair or Rebuild / Proper Valve Selection - Dave Hurley & Joe Poniatowski, Asahi/America (advanced sign-up; concurrent with session above).
2:00 - 2:30 pm Optimizing Venturi Ozone Injection Systems - Alison Trollier, Mazzei Injector Company, LLC.
2:00 - 2:30 pm Workshop -- Oxygen Generator Maintenance - Joseph Hennessy, AirSep Corporation (advanced sign-up; concurrent with session above).
2:30 - 3:00 pm Ultraviolet Disinfection Specification, Operation & Maintenance In a New Era - Dan Dycha, Emperor Aquatics.
2:30 - 3:00 pm Workshop – ORP and pH Sensor Maintenance and Calibration - Dave Vollaire, GF Signet (advanced sign-up; concurrent with session above).
3:00 - 3:30 pm Break / Vendor Interaction.
4:30 - 5:30 pm Travel by bus to Landry's Downtown Aquarium Houston.
5:30 - 9:00 pm Landry's Downtown Aquarium Houston - Aquarium, Behind-the-Scenes tours.
9:00 - 10:00 pm Return bus trip to Moody Gardens.
Wednesday, May 5
7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast.
8:30 - 9:00 am 2011 Host Facility Spotlight- Richard Davis, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL.
9:00 - 9:30 am Underwater Ups and Downs: A Case Study of a 25-Year In-house Maintenance Dive Team Progression – Wayne Sperduto, Monterey Bay Aquarium.
9:00 - 9:30 am Workshop -- Configuration of Flowline Level Measurement and Control Solutions – Al Motevalli, FlowlIne (advanced sign-up; concurrent with session above).
9:30 - 10:00 am Two Oceans Aquarium and uShaka Marine World in South Africa.-.Mike DeMaine, Two Oceans Aquarium.
9:30 - 10:00 am Workshop -- Flooded Actuator Repair or Rebuild / Proper Valve Selection - Dave Hurley & Joe Poniatowski, Asahi/America (advanced sign-up; concurrent with session above).
10:00 - 10:30 am Break / Vendor Interaction.
10:30- 11:00 am Tool for Sustainable and Cost Saving Design of Life Support Systems – C. Emerson Olander, P.E., MWH Americas, Inc.
11:00 - 11:30 am Re-Birth of the Operations & Maintenance Manual - Joseph Arlotto, MWH Americas, Inc.
11:30 am - 12:00 Aquarium Science Program: A Means to Develop Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators? - Bruce Koike, Bob Estes, Cara Johnson & Katie Potter, Oregon Coast Community College.
10:30 am - 12:00 Workshop -- PVC Solvent Cementing Pressurized Piping [ASME B31.3] - Newell Rollins, Harrington Industrial Plastics, LLC (advanced sign-up required; concurrent with sessions above).
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch / Vendor Interaction.
1:00 - 1:30 pm Business Meeting & Elections.
1:30 - 4:00 pm Certification Testing Levels 1, 2 & 3 - Richard Davis, Kent Semmen & Brooke Taylor, Walt Disney World.
6:30 - 10:00 pm AALSO Certification Banquet.
