Each session has only a few minutes of presentations—the rest is open Q&A around the topic’s specific opportunities and challenges, or best practices. Coverage ranges from project initiation to operational tips and managerial tools.

The eight workshops are your platform for one-on-one interaction with world class experts, potentially offering a chance to discover ways and means for problem-solving and/or find avenues and sources for planning and operation.

Meet the Experts sessions are as follows:

ME578, Social Media & Online Communities, Jim Cahill, Room 214B, 9 a.m.

ME580, Meet the Experts, Ken Madsen, Room 214A, 9 a.m.

ME576, How to Get Stared with Advanced Control, Terry Blevins, Room 214B, 10 a.m.

ME577, Product Lifecycle Costs, Larry O'Brien and Nathan Pettus, Room 214A, 10 a.m.

ME593, Safety Lifecycle Management Part I, Mike Boudreaux, Room 211, 11 a.m.

ME579, The Future of Management, David Beckman, Room 214A, 11 a.m.

ME592, Debunking Myths of Operator Performance, Dave Strobhar, Room 210A, 11 a.m.

ME594, Safety Lifecycle Management Part II, Mike Boudreaux, Room 211, 11 a.m.