ASME Turbo Expo 2009 Set for Orlando Florida

Connect and reconnect with your gas turbine colleagues from around the world at TURBO EXPO, ASME’s premier gas turbine technical congress and exposition, from June 8-12, 2009, in Orlando, Florida, at the World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center.

Turbo Expo 2009 Highlights Include:

• A FIVE-day Technical Congress, organized to meet the needs of growing participation
• A three-day, premium exposition of gas turbine products and services supported by leading companies in the industry
• A dynamic keynote session featuring prominent industry leaders
• A value-packed registration package that includes proceedings, access to all activities and abundant networking opportunities, including receptions and daily lunches
• In-depth pre-conference workshops providing fundamental study on selected subjects
  
  

Leadership

Leading the organization of Turbo Expo 2009 are:
Executive Conference Chair: Barry Nicholls
Conference Chair: Dr. Ronald Bunker
Technical Program Chair: Dr. Howard Hodson
Local Liaison Committee Chair: Andrew Burns

Mr. Nicholls is Vice President of Siemens Power Systems Sales, for Siemens Power Generation, Inc., in Orlando, FL. He is responsible for all products and services of the Power Generation and Power Transmission and Distribution business units in the United States and Canada.

Dr. Bunker is Principal Engineer, Energy and Propulsion Technologies, for GE Global Research in Niskayuna, NY. He is an internationally recognized research engineer and has been performing and directing research related to all aspects of turbine hot gas path heat transfer and cooling for the past 22 years. He is an ASME Fellow and a former Chair and Vice Chair of IGTI's Heat Transfer Technical Committee.

Dr. Hodson is a professor of aerothermal technology at Cambridge University’s Whittle Laboratory in the United Kingdom. He is a former Chair and Vice Chair of IGTI’s Turbomachinery Technical Committee.

Mr. Burns is the department head of GT Materials Systems Development (PE42) in the Energy Sector of Siemens AG in Orlando, Florida.

Exposition

Initial 2009 space assignments are based on the IGTI Priority Points System.
Companies with a priority number should send a representative to their Priority Points Meeting at ASME Turbo Expo 2008 in Berlin, Germany. Companies without an assigned number should contact IGTI. Space for Turbo Expo 2009 will be assigned based on availability after June 16, 2008.

A variety of sponsorships are also available. Sponsors receive recognition:

• On the official Show Web site
• In the Advance and Final Programs
• On signage posted during the Show
• In announcements made during the Show

For more details or to sign up, contact IGTI at +1-404-847-0072 x1646 or via e-mail at igtiexpo@asme.org. Sponsorships will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.