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.

PE Showcase Event Video

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
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
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
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
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
7:00 AM S11 PE Alliance Golf Outing
18 holes at the famous Dallas Cowboys Golf Club

 

Cowboys Golf Club

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