PARSIPPANY, N.J. (May 16, 2013) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced that registration is now open for the 2013 Market Outlook Workshop. The annual event will take place in San Diego on August 8 – 9 and will provide attendees with current and specific market insights on both the valve and pump industries. Prior to the event, on August 7, HI will host the HI Market Intelligence Committee meeting and dinner for pump industry analysts associated with HI member companies.
The two-day Workshop will be held at the Hotel Solamar and feature presentations from industry and economic leaders on trends in a number of diverse marketplaces and economies.
Expert presenters will focus on specific market sectors; they include: “Water/Wastewater” – Tom Decker, Vice President, Brown & Caldwell; Power – Kevin Geraghty, VP, Power Generation, NV Energy; “Oil & Gas” – John Spears, President, Spears & Associates; “Petrochemical” – Mark Eramo, Executive Vice President, IHS Global Insight; “Shale Gas” – Richard Ranger, Senior Policy Advisor, American Petroleum Institute; and “Hydrocarbon Processing” – Mark Peters, VP & Group Publisher, PenWell.
Workshop highlights also include a “Wall Street Perspective” presentation by Michael Halloran, Senior Research Analyst & VP, Robert W. Baird & Company; an “Economic Outlook” by Alan Beaulieu, President, ITR Economics. There will also be a session on “The Changing Face of Distribution” by Greg Peterson, VP, Value Sales, MRC, Inc.
The mission of HI is to be a value-adding resource to member companies, engineering consulting firms and pump users worldwide by developing and delivering comprehensive industry standards, expanding knowledge by providing education and tools for the effective application, testing, installation, operation, maintenance, and performance optimization of pumps and pumping systems, and by serving as a forum for the exchange of industry information.