May 20, 2024 to May 24, 2024
2024 Spring Refining and Equipment Standards Meeting
Hyatt Regency St. Louis – St. Louis, Missouri
Overview
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The 2024 Spring Refining and Equipment (CRE) Standards Meeting is being presented as an in-person meeting and will be open to industry professionals who wish to participate. This meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 20 – Friday, May 24, 2024, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Reasons for Attending
Participation in the Refining & Equipment Standards Meeting, is an invaluable opportunity to be a part of how the U.S. petroleum industry develops and maintains state-of-the-art standards.
The development of consensus standards is one of API’s oldest and most successful programs. It covers over 800 standards for all segments of the oil and natural gas industry. The breadth of this vital program is an important indication of the varied industry contacts that attendees can make during the sessions and networking opportunities.
The Committee on Refining Equipment, CRE, is responsible for approximately 200 standards, including many that form the basis of the API Inspection Program.
Benefits Of Participation
- Gain access to technical committee meetings covering API downstream standards and best practices used throughout the industry to promote safe, sustainable, and environmentally sound operations.
- Learn about the latest API sponsored research and development including future R&D efforts that may benefit your business in the long run.
- Network with colleagues and establish new business connections.
- Connect with exhibitors to learn about products, services, and technologies that may be important to your company.
- Earn Professional Development Hours (PDH) to maintain professional certifications.
PLEASE NOTE: You must register to receive access to the mobile meeting app if you plan to attend in person.
In accordance with our ANSI-approved Procedures for Standards Development, API’s standards development process:
Openness
Participation in API standards activities is open to all parties (persons and organizations) that have a direct and material interest in the subject of a standard.
Balance
API seeks broad input to its standardization activities including the participation of all parties representing interest categories appropriate to the nature of the standard and allows for open attendance at standards meetings.
Consensus
API develops industry standards based on consensus. Consensus is established when substantial agreement has been reached by directly and materially interested parties that are voting members of the committee/consensus body.
Questions
- Registration (attendees, sponsors, or exhibitors): Jenna Mastrota, 202-682-8007, [email protected]
- Logistics: Lindsay Morrison, 202-682-8194, [email protected]
- Program:
- Paula Watkins, 202-682-8197, [email protected]
- Florence Otieno, 202-682- 8053, [email protected], (SCPRS, SCRM, SOEE, SOICS)
- Nick Montebello, 202-682- 8493, [email protected] (SCAST, SCCM, SCHTE, SCOPV)
- Andri Orphanides, 202-682-8221, [email protected] (ICP)
- CRE Committee Information: Lanaya Bankins, [email protected]
- API Membership Status: Lillie Saunders, 202-682-8475, [email protected]
Program Details
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The Committee on Refinery Equipment, CRE, is responsible for ~160 standards that form the basis of the API Individual Certification (ICP) and Process Safety Site Assessment (PSSAP) Program. The technical subcommittees that report to the CRE are:
- Subcommittee on Heat Transfer Equipment
- Subcommittee on Mechanical Equipment
- Subcommittee on Piping & Valves
- Subcommittee on Aboveground Storage Tanks
- Subcommittee on Electrical Equipment
- Subcommittee on Pressure Relieving Systems
- Subcommittee on Instrument & Control Systems
- Subcommittee on Refractory Materials
- Subcommittee on Inspection & Mechanical Integrity
- Subcommittee on Corrosion & Materials
- Fitness for Service Subcommittee
- Technical Data Committee – Petroleum Refining
*As not all subcommittees meet at each meeting, please be sure and check the online program to verify which subcommittees are meeting at this conference.
Who Should Attend:
Industry professionals interested in developing consensus-based standards on equipment and operations, such as:
- Operations and engineering managers
- Process unit engineers and specialists
- Refinery equipment specialists
- Materials and corrosion engineers and specialist
- Piping and equipment inspection specialists
- Equipment manufacturer engineers and specialists
- Service provider technical experts
- Committee related subject matter experts
Partner Program
Breakfast will be provided on Monday from 8:00 am – 10:00 am and Tuesday from 8:00 am – 10:00 am for registered partners and guests, unless otherwise specified. In addition to breakfasts, other activities are being planned as follows.
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Schedule of Events:
Monday, May 20
- 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Breakfast & Coffee
- 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Reception
- Includes:
- Two Free Drink Tickets
- Includes:
Tuesday, May 21
- 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Breakfast & Coffee
- 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM – Beautiful Blooms & Basilica Tour
- This Tour Includes:
- A walkthrough of the Missouri Botanical Garden with a tram ride and lunch at Sassafras, the Garden Café. Following a stop at the cathedral Basilica in Midtown.
- This Tour Includes:
Pricing
- Partner Program Events – Costs $250 includes everything listed on the 2024 Spring Refining Meeting – Partner Program Tour sheet.
- Coffee, Breakfast & Reception – Costs $100
- Reception Only– Costs $50
Registration for the Partner Program Events will close on Friday, May 10 at 10:00 am EST. Partners will still be able to register onsite for the Coffee/Breakfast and Reception.
More information about the times of departure from and return to the hotel will be provided on Monday morning during breakfast. Please arrive at breakfast no later than 30 minutes after the time breakfasts are scheduled to begin.
Partners and guests must wear or bring their badges with them to the above activities, as well as the reception.
Questions? Contact Lindsay Morrison – [email protected]
Sponsor & Exhibitor Information
Register as a Sponsor or Exhibitor
Thank you for your support of the 2024 Spring Refining and Equipment Standards Meeting. We are pleased to offer a variety of opportunities for your company to showcase valuable products and services.
Apply for sponsorship items and exhibit display tables by completing your application and confirming the agreement terms here online. If you have questions during this process, please contact the Registrar at [email protected] or 202-682-8195.
Sponsors receive:
- Acknowledgement of the sponsorship in the conference app.
- Customized sign with the company logo
- Your company listed as a sponsor on the API website with a link to your company website.
- A “Sponsor” ribbon affixed to the company representative’s badge for easy identification.
- A six-foot, tabletop exhibit space near the registration area to display company products and/or services Monday and Tuesday.
- Wi-Fi access at your display table.
Exhibitors receive:
- Acknowledgement in the conference app.
- Your company listed as an exhibitor on the API website with a link to your company’s website.
- A six-foot, tabletop exhibit space near the registration area to display company products and/or services Monday and Tuesday.
- Wi-Fi access at your display table.
- An “Exhibitor” ribbon affixed to the company representative(s) badge.
Deadline for Sponsor and Exhibitor Cancellations and Refunds: Friday, April 5, 2024
Payment is due in full at the time of registration. If you require an invoice, your payment is due thirty (30) days from the receipt of your invoice. Full payment must be received to API no later than Friday, April 5, 2024.
Sponsors and Exhibitors may cancel their obligation up to Friday, April 5, 2024. However, 50% of the fee for sponsors and for exhibitors is nonrefundable. Notice of cancellation must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Refunds will not be given on cancellations received after Friday, April 5, 2024.
| Opportunity | Cost | Complimentary Registration |
| Sponsor – Lanyards | Full | Three (3) complimentary registration included |
| Sponsor | $5,000 | Two (2) complimentary registration included |
| Exhibitor | $2,500 | One (1) complimentary registration included |
| Additional Exhibitor | $500 |
Register an Additional Exhibitor
Deadlines – Friday, March 29, 2024
Sponsors, if your application is for the sponsorship of items that need to be designed and produced, such as bags, lanyards, app. etc., please submit your online applications by Friday, March 29, 2024, so that we have time to have those items produced and shipped to St. Louis in time for the start of the meeting.
Marketing Requirements:
Upon receipt of our application, you will be contacted by the API Registrar to confirm your application, method of payment, and let you know how the collection process for the following items:
- Marketing contact’s full name and email address
- Company logo in EPS or Adobe Illustrator (ai) format
- Company URL
- Company description not to exceed 100 words
Name(s) of those using the complimentary registration(s), if applicable
Sponsors & Exhibitors
2024 Sponsors
2024 MEDIA PARTNERS
Hotel
Hyatt Regency St. Louis At The Arch
315 Chestnut Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
1-800-544-9288
Online Reservations
Room Rate: $219 single or double occupancy. Mention the 2024 Spring Refining and Equipment Standards Meeting or API Meeting to receive the API group rate.
Reservations questions: If you need personal assistance, please call 1-800-544-9288 for in-house reservations if you have difficulty making online reservations or have specific questions.
Reservation Deadline: Wednesday, April 24, 2024, by 5:00 pm.
After this date and time, reservations will be accepted on a space and room type availability basis and at the hotel’s best rate available.
Room Guarantee and Reservation Cancellation: A credit card guarantee is required to confirm and hold each reservation. Cancellations must be received by the hotel at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to arrival, and a cancellation number must be obtained, or the card will be charged for the first night’s room rate. The hotel is responsible for informing guests of this requirement. API assumes no responsibility.
Hyatt Hotels is committed to the safety and wellbeing of its guests. Review Hyatt Hotels Global Care and Cleanliness Commitment for details.
Registration Fees & Details
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| Price if registered by Friday, April 12 |
Price if registered after Friday, April 12 |
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| API Member | $750 | $900 |
| Committee Member | $850 | $1,000 |
| Non Member | $950 | $1,100 |
| One-Day Participant (You will only participate on one day between May 20 – May 24) |
$450 | $650 |
For registration questions or method of payment inquiries, please contact 202-682-8007 or [email protected]
Refund Cutoff Date: Friday, April 26, 2024 (No refunds granted after this date.)
Cancellations, Refunds, and Substitutions:
Cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing and sent to [email protected] by Friday, April 26, 2024. A $100 administration fee will apply if notice of cancellation is received in writing and sent to [email protected] by Friday, April 26, 2024. No refunds given after Friday, April 26, 2024. Substitutions may be made at any time by written request to [email protected].
Sponsor a First-Time Attendee:
Share your standards expertise with the next generation of oil and natural gas professionals by providing a complimentary registration to a new participant from your company. The cost is complimentary, and your sponsored attendee is welcomed to participate in all meetings, except for executive sessions and members only meetings.
To qualify for this complimentary registration option, you must be a new participant and sponsored by a prior, API standards meeting participant from your same company. If you are sponsoring someone from your company, that person must be registered under your registration record in Cvent at the time you enter your own registration. You may only register two sponsored attendees.
(NOTE: This option is only applicable to first-time attendees who are sponsored. First-time attendees not sponsored pay applicable registration fees.)
Terms of Participation:
API standards meetings are open to all interested parties. By participating in these meetings and the standardization process, you agree: (1) to fully comply with API’s policies and procedures governing standards and antitrust concerns, (2) that once balloted and approved by API, API shall have a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free worldwide license to use any materials submitted by the participant for use in the standard, including creation of any derivative works that will be solely owned by API, (3) you will not provide any material that will violate the rights of any third parties, including, but not limited to, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks, (4) not to provide any technical information or other materials that would violate U.S. export control laws, (5) to disclose the existence of any patented technologies in the material that you provide, and (6) you will not make audio recordings, video recordings, or take screen shots of API meetings and content without the express written consent of all persons being recorded and their content being presented.
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