2011 Fall AFS Conference

 

2011 Fall AFS Conference

Each year AFS presents two conference, one in the spring and one in the fall.  This fall the conference is being held in Houston on October 17-20, 2011.

The spring conference is being held June 4-7, 2012 in Boca Raton, FL. 

 

 

Filtration and Separation in the New Energy Era
October 17-20, 2011
Hilton Houston Westchase
9999 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77042, USA
Co-located with the Filter Manufacturer's Council
Conference Preliminary Schedule (subject to change)

Time

Monday, October 17, 2011

8:00 AM

Short Courses

12:30 PM

Golf Outing

Time

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

7:00 AM

Speakers Breakfast

8:00 AM

Welcome

8:20 AM

"Short-term Financial Market Risks and Long-term Secular Challenges to the Filtration and Separation Industry" Jason Schenker, President, Prestige Economics, LLC

9:00 AM

"The Role of Membrane in Energy Today and Future" Professor Kuo-lun Tung, Director of Membrane R&D Center, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

9:40 AM

Break

 

Track 1 - Downstream Refinery, Gas, Petro-chemical Processes

Track 2 - Green and Renewable Energy

Track 3 - Environment and Water Treatment

 

Session Title

Session Title

Session Title

10:10 AM

Emerging technologies

Filtration and separation in renewable fuel production process

Wastewater treatment and zero discharge process

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:20 PM

Process water treatment

Renewable fuel specifications and filtration

Innovative & Energy Efficient Filter Cleaning Applications

3:00 PM

Break

3:20 PM

Process filtration

Outlook of filtration & separation in renewable energy market

Energy saving indoor air filtration

6:00 PM

Networking Reception

Time

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

7:00 AM

Speakers Breakfast

8:00 AM

Welcome

8:20 AM

"Separations Technologies for the Energy Challenge" Jose Brovo, Chief Scientist Separations, the Royal Dutch Shell

9:00 AM

"Emerging Opportunities and Challenges for the Filtration Industry In Serving the Energy Sector" Greg Collins, Sr. Vice President, Water and Energy Business Group, Pall Corporation

9:40 AM

Break

 

Track 1 Upstream and Midstream Oil Production/Processing

Track 2 - Green and Renewable Energy

Track 3 - Manufacturer's Show Cases & Power Generation

 

Session Title

Session Title

Session Title

10:10 AM

Oil sand tailings separation

Emerging technologies

Manufacturer's show cases I

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:20 PM

Hydraulic Fracture Water Filtration

Efficiency and sustainability through filtration and separation

Manufacturer's show cases II

3:00 PM

Break

3:20 PM

Produced water and brine filtration

Process water treatment

Emission controls –today and future outlook

Time

Thursday, May 12, 2011

7:00 AM

Speakers Breakfast

 

Track 1 - Downstream Refinery, Gas, Petro-chemical Processes

Track 2 - Challenges & Opportunites in the Energy Market

Track 3 - Power Generation

 

Session Title

Session Title

Session Title

8:00 AM

Amine filtration and coalescing

Filter/filter media compatibility challenges

Emerging technologies

9:40 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Natural gas coalescing

Emerging filtration markets opportunities

Regulatory and regional market opportunities

12:30 PM

NASA Tour

1:30 PM

St. Arnolds Brewery Tour