PE Showcase '23 Registration Now Open
The PE Alliance is excited to announce the start of early bird registration. We are back in Dallas at the beautiful Hilton DWF Executive Conference Center. Reserve your room early using the PE Showcase rate: $169.
You can also register with early bird pricing for Showcase '23 and all the extra amenities to fill out your week. Check out the tentative schedule and some of the special events we have planned for you. Early bird pricing ends September 30th.

Dec 4th - 7th, 2023
PE Showcase '23 Sponsors

Electrofusion Level 1
Instructor: Rick Ponder (Integrity Fusion) one of the most experiencedEF Fusion experts in North AmericaDate/Time: Monday, December 4th, 2023 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Butt Fusion – Get YOUR Manual Fusion Card!!!
Instructor: Anthony Alvarez (McElroy)Machinery - McElroy 26Date/Time: Monday, December 4th, 2023 9:00 AM – 4:30 PMLimited to 8 students

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 7:45 AM – Shooting Range hosted by Robar Industries
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, unless you made the 7:45 bus to the shooting ranges. 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 4:00 PM |
TBD | |||
9:00 AM | M2 | Butt Fusion – small dia (Card) Anthony Alvarez (McElroy) ends 4 PM |
TBD | |||
9:00 AM | M3 | PE Certified Professional Alan Ambler, Peter Dyke ends 11:45 AM |
TBD | |||
11:30 – 12:30 | Lunch | Windfall | ||||
1:00 PM | M4 | New to PE I – History of Innovation P Dyke w/ D Mueller & Certi Pros, ends 2:45 PM |
TBD | M5 | Talking Cold Weather Fusion & Inspection Chris Weight, Alan Ambler PE |
TBD |
2:00 PM | M6 | New to PE II – Concepts & Vocabulary P Dyke w/ D Mueller & Certi Pros, ends 2:45 PM |
TBD | |||
2:30 PM | M7 | Above Ground Installations Alan Ambler 90 min class |
TBD | |||
3:00 PM | M8 | New to PE III – Machine Time | Showcase Hall |
Time | Session I | Room | Session II | Room | ||
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9:00 AM | T1 | Butt Fusion – Med Dia w/ DataLogger (Card) Anthony Alvarez (McElroy) ends 4 PM |
TBD | T2 | What is a Water System? Alan Ambler and friends, ends at Noon |
TBD |
9:00 AM | T3 | Engineering Program Top Ten Issues Boros, Landy, Langston |
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11:00 AM | T4 | Update from PPI David Fink |
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12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch | windfall (Lobby Level) | ||||
1:00 PM | T5 | Connections and Repair Richard Kolasa, Cert Professionals, Garry Bouvet |
T6 | 9 PE Markets Defined Dan Landy moderator, Langston, James |
TBD | |
3:00 PM | T7 | New to PE – Hall Demos Bob Haack, Dan Landy, Miranda Sions |
Showcase Hall | T8 | Slipline and Pipe Bursting Rehab Methods Alan Ambler |
TBD |
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 Dinner | Champanel | Sponsored by Infra Pipe | ||
6:30 PM | S2 | Bourbon Basics with Jay Finnigan | Meritage | Sponsored by Integrity Fusion | TBD |
Time | Session I | Room | Session II | Room | ||
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7:30 AM | S3 | Time on the Range Meet in Lobby by 7:30 AM |
Excursion | Sponsored by Robar Industries | ||
8:15 AM | S4 | Sponsor Breakfast – 90 minutes | Showcase Hall | Sponsored by ITS | ||
8:30 AM | W1 | Showcase Hall Open Network Pipe Burst demo (open until 11:00) |
Showcase Hall | W2 | Installation Methods Selection Dan Landy & Friends (2.5 hour program) |
TBD |
10:00 AM | W3 | DataLogger 7 Mike Pacheco (McElroy) |
Showcase Hall | |||
Classroom | ||||||
11:00 AM | W4 | Advocate panel | Showcase Hall | |||
Richard Brand and friends, hosted by Peter Dyke | Classroom | |||||
Noon | S5 | Plenary Kickoff Lunch & Awards | Showcase Hall | |||
raffle #2 Peter Dyke ends 1 PM | ||||||
1:15 PM | W5 | Big HDPE Takes Over Steel & Concrete | Showcase Hall | W6 | Specialty Applications: Plowing and HDD | TBD |
Mike James (ISCO) Matt Danysh (Agru), ends 2 | Classroom | |||||
2:15 PM | W7 | Case Studies 7 X 7 | Showcase Hall | W8 | Field Testing a Pipe String | TBD |
Various | Classroom | Phillips / Ambler | ||||
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 | Showcase Hall | W11 | 4710 Resin: Advancements with Purpose | TBD |
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 | |||
7:00 PM | S7 | Showcase Dinner hosted by Pipeline Plastics | Austin Ranch | |||
8:00 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 |
Showcase Hall | Sponsored by ITS | ||
9:00 AM | R1 | Showcase Hall Open Network coffee in the Hall till 10 AM, Pipe Burst demo |
Showcase Hall | R2 | Engineer Program Update Peter Dyke with all engineers, ends 8:45 AM |
TBD |
10:00 AM | R3 | AMA Panel – Products & Processes M Leathers moderator, Keller, Langston, Ambler, ends 10:50 AM |
Showcase Hall | R4 | The Engineer & the Idiot Boros, Weight and friends |
TBD |
11:00 AM | R5 | HDPE Resources with Thrust Anchors Dusty Langston and Matt Haun |
Showcase Hall | R6 | A Muni Project: evolution, design, bidding, Alan Ambler PE, Richard Kolasa |
TBD |
Noon | S10 | Annual Meeting Lunch Dyke moderating, ends 1:15 PM |
Showcase Hall | |||
1:30 PM | R7 | PEA Certified Professionals Program Alan Ambler |
TBD |
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 ClubWe have room for five foursomes, join us for a full round of regular golf sign up, put in $ and we will have fun on this great course |
Cowboys Golf Club |
Showcase Updates
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