THE 2nd LIGHTNING PROTECTION SUMMIT

for Petroleum and Chemical Professionals 2013
Ship Channel, Houston TX
October 10, 2013

Lightning: The Underestimated Threat and Unnecessary Risk Know your Enemy – Plan, Prepare and Prevent

PLAN - Understand how lightning works and what the future holds for this erratic weather event: Learn the most current information available with regard to lightning; its origins, its occurrence and anticipated future behavior. Hear what science is saying about lightning and learn what you need to know with regard to the most contemporary data and testing presently available as presented by the University of Colorado’ s  Dr. Ai J. Gasiewski based on the most recent research conducted at MIT.

PREPARE - Hear the facts and best practices in line with the repercussions of our evolving weather patterns: Learn how several of the largest Petroleum and Chemical companies have prepared and prevented lightning disasters. Lightning is unpredictable and no matter where you are located, if lightning is present you, your employees, and your assets are at risk. It only takes one strike. Learn about Lightning protection “Best Practices” and solutions implemented around the world with over a 99% success rate. Join Peter Carpenter, E.V.P. of Applied Engineering as he discusses the most reliable and comprehensive solutions available to protect your facility from lightning devastation.

In January 2006 he joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the CU Center for Environmental Technology (CET). His technical interests include passive and active remote sensing, radiative transfer theory and applications, electromagnetics, antennas and microwave circuits, electronic instrumentation, airborne sensors, meteorology, and oceanography. Prof. Gasiewski is a Fellow of the IEEE, and was the 2004-2005 President of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society. He was the General Co-chair of the 2006 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2006), held in Denver, Colorado. He is a member of the International Union of Radio Scientists (URSI), where he currently serves as Vice Chair of USNC/URSI Commission F. He served on the U.S. National Research Council's Committee on Radio Frequencies (CORF) from 1989-1995. Prof. Gasiewski is a member of the IEEE Committee on Earth Observations (ICEO) ExCom and IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society AdCom.