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We again are honored by having the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) host their Belt-Conveyor Scale Workshop, which will immediately follow the NW&SA technical meeting on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday February 24 and 25, 2010.

 
 
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Agenda

Technical Meeting of NW&SA

February 22nd - 24th 2010 and

NIST Belt Scale Working Group February 24 and 25, 2010


February 22, 2010
Mon 1:30 - 1:45 "Welcome & Introduction" - Phil Carpentier, President, NW&SA 
Mon 1:45 - 2:00  "Speaker Overview" - Todd Dietrich, Vice President, NW&SA 
Mon 2:00 - 2:45 "Biomass Weighing System" – Peter Sirrico, Thayer Scales
 
Mon 2:45 - 3:30 "EPA concerns with Plant Improvements" - Richard  McRaine
Mon 3:30 – 3:45 BREAK
Mon 3:45 – 5:00 "Plant Sample Preparation and Lab Procedures Round Table" - Stephen Smith, Coalsmith Consultants; Dave Byer, Peabody Energy; Chuck Renner, SGS Minerals Services
Mon 5:30 - 6:30 Social Hour
February 23, 2010
Tues 8:15 - 9:00 "Carbon Measurement: Review of EPA Emissions Factors" – Stephen Smith, Coalsmith Consultants
Tue 9:00 – 9:45 "Online BTU Measurement Using SRF" - Steve Hallee, Sensaflo
Tue  9:45 -10:00  BREAK
Tue  10:00-10:45 "Belt Scales and OIML R50, Clearing the way for Progress” – Ian Burrell, Control Systems Technology Pty Ltd, Australia
Tue 11:00 –11:45  "Track Scale Certifications" – Shawn Good, Rail Scale Inc.
Tue11:45 – 1:00 LUNCH
 
Tue 1:00-2:30 "Panel Discussion – Physical Inventory effect on Heat Rates; Coal Contracts:  Mine vs. Plant for Weighing and Sampling - Gene Pietrowski, Kimball Assoc.
 
Tue 2:30 – 5:30    " Field Trip Cahokia Marine Service" - A motor coahc will take conference members to the facility in Sauget, IL. An 84 acre intermodal river terminal with bulk liquid and dry products transferred in and out to barge, rail, and truck transport. Products include coal, copper, steel, cement, and iron. Contains 32,000 feet of rail track with 6 locomotives.
Tue 5:30-6:30 Social Hour

February 24, 2010
Wed 8:15 - 9:00 "Belt Scale Material Testing Systems" – Phil Carpentier, PTC Consulting
Wed 9:00 - 9:45 "Truck Load Out Systems" - Thomas Woehrl, WOHWA Scales
Wed 9:45 -10:00 BREAK
Wed 10:00 -10:45 "HB44 Changes" -  Steve Cook, NIST
Wed 10:45 -11:30 "NW&SA Business Meeting"
Wed 11:30   Adjourn NW&SA meeting
Wed 1:00 – 5:00 " NIST Belt Scale Working Group"
February 25, 2010
Thu  8:00 – 12:00   NIST Belt Scale Working Group - Continue
Thu  1:00 – 4:30     NIST Belt Scale Working Group - Continue
 
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National Weighing & Sampling Association
Annual Technical Meeting
Doubletree Westport Hotel St. Louis, MO

February 22 - 24, 2010

Registration Form 

To Register, complete this form and mail it to:
National Weighing and Sampling Association
C/o Richard DeSollar – Sec. / Treasurer         Phone:    (217) 529-1729
3312 St. Francis Dr.                                   Cell:        (217) 416-5596
You may pay the appropriate fee by check or credit card.
Registration Fee :   $  285.00 Prior to February 2nd;  $  360.00 after February 2nd or at the conference site.
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 Accommodations

A special block of rooms is available until February 1 at $99 a night plus 14.54% tax. Room reservations should be made direcly with the hotel. 
The conference hotel is 
The Doubletree Westport
1973 Craigshire Road
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 63146
Tel: +1-314-434-0100 Fax: +1-314-434-5067