Dec 4th - 7th, 2023
Electrofusion Level 1
Instructor: Rick Ponder (Integrity Fusion) one of the most experiencedEF fusion experts in North AmericaMonday, December 4th, 2023 9:00 AM - 4:00 PMCost $650
Butt Fusion – Get YOUR Manual Fusion Card!!!
Machinery - McElroy 26 or McElroy 28 w/ DataloggerMon, Dec 4th 2023 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM for small diameterTue, Dec 5th 2023 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM for medium diameterwork required ahead of time onlineLimited to 8 students - sign up with Toni at tbarnett@pepipe.orgCost $695 for each day
Hilton DFW Executive Conference Center
This Hilton property is next to Grapevine Lake, less than a mile from Grapevine Mills Mall, LEGOLAND® and SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium. Historic downtown Grapevine is a short drive and has Bob’s the famous steakhouse and Hop and Sting Brewing Company which is a local favorite. Hilton provides a free shuttle service will take you to DFW International Airport in 10 minutes. They also have tennis courts, jogging trails and an outdoor pool. Enjoy all-day dining at our restaurants and the property features the stand alone event venue called Austin Ranch where the festivities will be held on Wednesday night.
PE Showcase '23 Sponsors
PE Showcase Special Events
A mainstay of PE Showcase, special events are planned atspecific times during the 4-day event. Lets take a look by Day.
Tue 12/5 6 PM – Bourbon Tasting Dinner hosted by Integrity Fusion
Tue 12/5 6 PM – Wine Challenge Dinner: California vs France hosted by Infra Pipe
Wed 12/6 6 PM – Showcase Reception hosted by McElroy Mfg
Wed 12/6 7 PM – Showcase Dinner hosted by Pipeline Plastics
Wed 12/6 8:30 PM Poly Feud with King Poly Hosted by WL Plastics
Th 12/7 Noon – PE Alliance Annual Meeting Lunch open to all
Fri 12/7 7:30 AM – 18 Holes of Golf at Cowboys Golf Club
Raffle
$20 Buys 10 Tickets & $50 Buys 30 Tickets
R&L Manufacturing is our raffle sponsor this year. $20 buys you 10 Tickets and $50 buys you 30. Everyone gets two tickets at the front desk when they register. Check out the cool prizes at the registration desk! Thank you R&L.
Raffle drawing held 5x:
• Tue at 4:30 PM • Wed at 8:45 AM •
• Wed at 3:30 PM • Wed at McElroy reception •
• Thu at 8:45 AM •
PE Showcase '23 - December 4th - 7th
PE Showcase is the premier networking and educational event that has become an annual staple for distributors and manufacturers alike. Now, in its 7th year, Showcase is the place where you can go for:
- Great networking
- Unbeatable educational sessions
- A much needed fusion tune-up
- National HDPE Experts
- Excellent Food
- Deep Dives
- Great Special Events
- Poly Feud
- Should we keep going?
This year the golf simulator is Back thanks to Strongbridge! After Showcase Hall, take your pick of the bourbon dinner hosted by Integrity Fusion or the wine challenge hosted by Infra Pipe.
Wednesday, December 6th is Premier Day 1. Wednesday is a great day that starts early with a breakfast in Showcase Hall. There will be a raffle at breakfast . All classes are a minimum of 50 minutes and sometimes 90 minutes long. At lunchtime, the plenary (means everyone attends) session is when awards are given and the Alliance shares news. The afternoon sessions are incredible. The afternoon break is in Showcase Hall with some ice cream. The evening starts at 6:00 PM at Austin Ranch the stand alone venue behind the hotel. The McElroy reception begins at 6:00 PM, Dinner hosted by Pipeline Plastics is at 7:00 and then WL Plastics’s Poly Feud begins at 8:30 PM.
Thursday, December 7th is Premier Day 2. The final, official day of the conference sees ITS breakfast and a raffle in Showcase Hall and several dynamic sessions before the annual meeting luncheon. Some people skip out on Thursday, but there is a featured session they miss out on and, as usual, the content is developed by over 20 people to address the needs of the industry. The event closes with the PE Alliance annual meeting where Peter Dyke discusses the results of the year and what to look forward to in 2024
Friday, December 8th is technically not a Showcase Day. But, since many of us are staying the weekend, we decided to hit a few balls on Friday morning then play 18 at the nearby and really fun Dallas Cowboys golf course. They gave us a break on the fee and the course is darn good.
2023 Showcase Schedule
Time | Session I | Room | Session II | Room | ||
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9:00 AM | M1 | Electro Fusion Level 1 Rick Ponder (Integrity Fusion) ends 4 PM | Fall Creek | |||
9:00 AM | M2 | Butt Fusion – (small dia card) Bryce Shook (McElroy) ends 3 PM | Showcase Hall | |||
9:00 AM | M3 | PE Certified Professional Alan Ambler, Peter Dyke ends 11:45 AM | Pheasant Ridge | |||
11:30 – 12:30 | Lunch | Windfall (Lobby Level) | ||||
1:00 PM | M4 | New to PE I – History of Innovation P Dyke w/ D Mueller & Certi Pros, ends 1:45 PM | Pheasant Ridge | M5 | Cold Weather Installations Chris Weight, Alan Ambler PE | CrossTimbers I & II |
2:00 PM | M6 | New to PE II – Concepts & Vocabulary P Dyke w/ D Mueller & Certi Pros, ends 2:45 PM |
Pheasant Ridge | |||
2:30 PM | M7 | Above Ground Installations Chris Weight, Alan Ambler, Stephen Boros | Cross Timbers I & II | |||
3:00 PM | M8 | New to PE III – Machine Time Paul Feser, Bob Haack | Showcase Hall |
Time | Session I | Room | Session II | Room | ||
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9:00 AM | T1 | Butt Fusion – Med Dia w/ DataLogger (Card) Robbie Phillips (McElroy) ends 3 PM | Showcase Hall | T2 | What is a Water System? Alan Ambler, Steve Bredemeier, Richard Kolasa, and friends, ends at Noon | Pheasant Ridge |
9:00 AM | T3 | Top 10 FAQ From Engineers Steven Boros, Dan Landy, Dusty Langston | Delaney I | |||
11:00 AM | T4 | Update from PPI – David Fink | Delaney I | 10 | HDPE vs PVC – a favorite Dusty Langston |
Pheasant Ridge |
12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch | Windfall (Lobby Level) | ||||
1:00 PM | T5 | Connections and Repair Richard Kolasa, Garry Bouvet | Delaney I & II | T6 | 9 PE Markets Defined Dan Landy moderator, D Langston, M James | Pheasant Ridge |
3:00 PM | T7 | New to PE – Hall Demos Bob Haack, Miranda Sions | Showcase Hall | T8 | Slipline and Pipe Bursting Rehab Methods Alan Ambler, Richard Kolasa | Pheasant Ridge |
4:30 PM | T9 | Showcase Hall Opening – Craft Beers Raffle #1 hosted by R&L, Pipe Burst demo, ends 5:45 PM |
Showcase Hall | Sponsored by Strongbridge International | ||
6:30 PM | S1 | Napa Valley vs France Wine Challenge, Dinner | Champanel | Sponsored by Infra Pipe | ||
6:30 PM | S2 | Bourbon Basics Dinner | Meritage | Sponsored by Integrity Fusion |
Time | Session I | Room | Session II | Room | ||
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8:15 AM | S4 | Sponsor Breakfast – 90 minutes Sponsored by ITS |
Showcase Hall | |||
8:30 AM | W1 | Showcase Hall Open Pipe Burst demo, Bob Haack (open until 11 AM) | Showcase Hall | W2 | Installation Methods Selection Dan Landy & Friends (2 hour program) | Pheasant Ridge |
10:00 AM | W3 | DataLogger 7 Mike Pacheco (McElroy) | Cross Timbers l & ll | |||
11:00 AM | W4 | Advocate panel Richard Brand and Jared Svagera, hosted by P Dyke | Delaney l & ll | |||
Noon | S5 | Plenary Kickoff Lunch & Awards by Harco raffle #2 P Dyke ends 1 PM |
Windfall Lobby Level | |||
1:15 PM | W5 | Big HDPE Takes Over Steel & Concrete Mike James and Stephen Boros, ends 2 PM | Delaney l & ll | W6 | Testing: Pressure and Side Bend Dave Mosier / Dan Landy / Robbie Phillips |
Pheasant Ridge |
2:15 PM | W7 | Case Studies 7 X 7 1 Mosier 2 SECOR 3 EWMUA 4 Dave St 5 Milford 6 James ISCO 7 OMA | Delaney l & ll | W8 | Plowing HDPE – A growing trend Justus Vogler (ITS) |
Pheasant Ridge |
3:15 PM | W9 | Networking in Showcase Hall Raffle #3, Pipe Burst demo |
Showcase Hall | |||
4:00 PM | W10 | PE Alliance Award Winners: Learn from Excellent Moderated by P Dyke |
Delaney l & ll | W11 | 4710 Resin: Advancements with Purpose Doug Keller (LYB) | Pheasant Ridge |
6:00 PM | S6 | McElroy Reception on the Terrace Meet in Lobby for rides to DPOV at 5:30 PM on raffle #4 |
Austin Ranch | |||
7:30 PM | S7 | Showcase Dinner hosted by Pipeline Plastics | Austin Ranch | |||
9:00 PM | S8 | Poly Feud hosted by WL Plastics | Austin Ranch |
Time | Session I | Room | Session II | Room | ||
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8:00 AM | S9 | Breakfast in the Hall Raffle #5, ends 9 AM Sponsored by ITS |
Showcase Hall | |||
9:00 AM | R1 | Showcase Hall Open Network coffee in the Hall till 10 AM, Pipe Burst demo |
Showcase Hall | R2 | Engineer Program Update P Dyke with all engineers, ends 8:45 AM | Pheasant Ridge |
10:00 AM | R3 | AMA Panel – Products & Processes Mike Leathers moderator, Doug Keller, Dustin Langston, ends 10:50 AM |
Showcase Hall | R4 | As-Designed vs As-Built Stephen Boros, Chris Weight, Alan Ambler and friends |
Pheasant Ridge |
11:00 AM | R5 | HDPE Resources with Thrust Anchors Dusty Langston | Showcase Hall | R6 | A Muni Project: evolution, design, bidding, execution Alan Ambler PE, Richard Kolasa | Pheasant Ridge |
Noon | S10 | Annual Meeting Lunch P Dyke moderating, ends 1:15 PM |
Showcase Hall | |||
1:30 PM | R7 | PEA Certified Professionals Program Alan Ambler | Pheasant Ridge |
Time | Session I | Room | Session II | Room | ||
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7:00 AM | S11 | PE Alliance Golf Outing 18 holes at the famous Dallas Cowboys Golf Club
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Cowboys Golf Club |
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