The annual conference was held at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV. The program was as follows. Go to the 2003 Conference Abstracts and PowerPoint Presentations page for more information.
Sunday, February 16, 2003
3:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting
Florentine I-II
Monday, February 17, 2003
7:30 AM Golf Tournament
Las Vegas National Golf Course
4:00 PM GIAC Meeting
Naples
5:00 PM Registration - 3rd Floor Promenade
5:30 PM Welcome Reception - Exhibits Open
HOSTED BY NDTMA & EXHIBITORS
Florentine II-IV
7:30 PM FUJI NDT SYSTEMS RECEPTION
Roman III-IV
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
7:30 AM Registration - 3rd Floor Promenade
8:00 AM Breakfast - HOSTED BY EASTMAN KODAK CO.
to Roman IV
9:45 AM KEYNOTE: “How to Lead in Turbulent Times”
Speaker – William Harvey, Eastman Kodak Company
10:00 AM BUSINESS PLANNING
to James Thomas, Shelby Morris – Co-chairmen
12:15 PM Florentine I
"Exit Strategies – How to Get the Most Out of Your Business"
R Jeffrey Judah CFP. Judah, Hanson Riggs & Associates
"Strategic Planning for a Small Company"
Joan Carter, Petrochem Inspection Services
"SELLING: Sell your NDT Services with a Proven Process"
Al Kauder, The Jostan Group, Inc.
“Insurance for NDT Companies – Where Are We Headed and What’s The Solution?”
Michael Creech, Longview Inspection
10:00-11:30 Spouse Program
Naples
12:15-1:30 Exhibits Open - Snack Luncheon
HOSTED BY:
NORTH STAR IMAGING
Florentine II-IV
1:30 PM NDTMA Annual Business Meeting
Florentine I
2:00 PM NDT MGMT SESSION I
to Bob Hardison - Chairman
6:00 PM Florentine I
"Passing the Torch – Mentoring Others"
Syl Viaclovsky, Fugro South, Inc., VIA NDT Div.
"NADCAP – Get Over It!”
Israel Vasquez
3:30-4:00 Exhibits open - Coffee break
HOSTED BY:
VENTURE TECHNICAL SALES
XIT SYSTEMS
SULLINS INTERNATIONAL
Florentine II-IV
4:00 PM "The World of NDT Personnel Qualification and Certification – Where We’ve Been! Where We’re Going?"
Michael Turnbow, TVA
"Recovery of the Civil War Ironclad USS Monitor"
John Broadwater, NOAA
6:30 PM AGFA NDT INC. RECEPTION
Roman III
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
9:00 AM NDT MGMT SESSION II
to Dennis Bertolotti - Chairman
12:15 PM Florentine I
" Employment Labor Law and Beyond”
Susan West, Longview Inspection
"A Comprehensive Review of the NDT Labor Market"
Michael Serabian, PQNDT
10:30-11:00 Exhibits Open - Coffee Break
HOSTED BY:
LONGVIEW INSPECTION
Florentine II-IV
"Best Practices in Software Selection & Implementation – A Job Costing/Time Management System"
Rick Rowley, PSC Group, LLC
“Maximizing Labor Efficiency Using “Professional Service Automation” Software”
David Kaskie, Staveley Services NA
"Techniques for Attracting NDT Apprentices"
Hugh Doran, The Doran Group
12:15-1:30 Exhibits Open - Snack Luncheon
HOSTED BY:
QUAD CITY TESTING LABORATORY
Florentine II-IV
1:30 PM REGULATORY SESSION
to Garry Balestracci - Chairman
3:30 PM Florentine I
"Evolution of API 570"
Del Richie, Petrochem Inspection Services
"USNRC Radiography Regulations Update"
Chuck Cain, USNRC
"DOT Regulations and NDT"
Michele Sampson, USDOT
3:30-3:40 Coffee Break
HOSTED BY:
IRIS NDT INC.
FLAWTECH, INC.
A-FAB-CO
3:40 PM TECHNICAL SESSION
to Bob Feole, Dean McCrum -Co-chairmen
5:30 PM Florentine I
"Ultrasonic Testing Using Phased Arrays”
Rick Cahill, AGFA NDT Inc.
"Advances in Radioscopic Imaging Technologies"
V.J. Alreja, VJ Technologies
"ACCP Grand fathering – The Rest of the Story"
Chuck Hellier, Rockwood Service Corp.
“Software – The Key to Quality Imaging”
Fred Morro, Fuji NDT Systems
5:30 PM Closing Reception
Jana Thams, Larry Redhage,-Co-producers
HOSTED BY:
X-RAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Pisa/Palmero
