We look forward to welcoming you to the 2023 CGA Canada Annual Meeting taking place September 11-13, 2023 at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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We look forward to your participation in the 2023 CGA Canada Annual Meeting!
Key Dates:
- Early Registration & Hotel Reservation Deadline: August 14, 2023
- Online Registration Closes: September 1, 2023
Sponsor This Event
Email Paul Pflieger to learn about our available sponsorships for this event.
Registration
Registration is now open for the 2023 CGA Canada Annual Meeting.
Everyone attending meetings or events scheduled in conjunction with the 2023 CGA Canada Annual Meeting must register for the meeting and pay any applicable fees. Please remember to RSVP through your CGA personal page for specific committee meetings you plan to attend. An RSVP to a committee meeting does not automatically register you for this event.
Please review all meeting and registration information prior to completing your registration.
Who should participate in the seminar?
Registration for this seminar is open to CGA members, GAWDA Subscription program participants, and members of CGA affiliated/partner organizations.
Registration Fees
CGA Member Registration: $0 for registrations received by August 14, 2023
There is no meeting registration fee for members registering by the early registration deadline.
Registration includes access to all meetings (except those marked “committee members only”) and the following group meals held at the meeting hotel: Young and Emerging Professionals Welcome Reception on Monday, lunch and the banquet on Tuesday; and breakfast with Annual Session on Wednesday.
After the deadline, a meeting registration fee of $300 (USD) will apply. The late registration fee will be assessed if a person attends a committee meeting and does not register.
Spouse/Significant Other Registration
A registration fee is applicable for your spouse, significant other, or partner to attend the banquet on Tuesday. This $175 (USD) fee covers the estimated food and beverage cost for the function.
This registration category may be added at the end of your registration for a spouse, significant other, or partner who is not in an industry-related occupation. A significant other who works within the industry for a CGA member company may register as a member.
Cancellation/Changes Policy
Cancellations are required regardless of whether a registration fee has been paid or not. All registration cancellations, changes, and requests for refunds must be submitted and confirmed via CGA’s online registration system on or before August 31, 2023. Refunds are subject to a $50 (USD) processing fee. No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the deadline for any reason.
*All registration fees and prices on this page are quoted in U.S. funds (USD).
Substitution Policy
If after registering you are unable to attend the meeting, you may send a substitute. Please notify CGA in writing as soon as possible. Substitutions are allowed for full registrations only.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the 2023 CGA Canada Annual Meeting, send an email to Jana Hollis by completing the form below and clicking “Submit.” All required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).
Alternatively, you may call Jana at 703-788-2746 for assistance.
Hotel
Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre
801 Dixon Road
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9W 1J5
Canada
Telephone: +1 416-675-6100 / 1 (866) 932-7058; group name “Compressed Gas Association”
Please Note: CGA has contracted with the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre to set aside a sizeable block of rooms at this discounted rate for meeting registrants. The Association is contractually obligated to fill this room block and may be exposed to significant financial liability should our members fail to support this room block. We appreciate members choosing to stay at the CGA Canada Annual Meeting host hotel. CGA cannot guarantee that rooms will be available after the August 14, 2023 deadline or once the room block is full.
Hotel Features
- Check in: 3:00 PM; check out: 12:00 PM
- On-site parking is available for $28 CAD per vehicle, daily or $6 CAD per vehicle, hourly (taxes not included);
- Complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access is available in all guest rooms
- The hotel is a non-smoking facility
- Indoor pool
- Fitness Center
- Hotel Shuttle Bus to Airport
- All hotel rates and prices quoted on this page are in Canadian funds (CAD)
The hotel is located just minutes from the Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Hotel Shuttle Bus:
The shuttle runs on a continuous rotation from 5:55am until 11:55pm EST. Between midnight and 6:00am guests can call the hotel directly to arrange for pick-ups
- Hotel pick up
- On the 00:25 and 00:55 starting at 5:55am until 11:25pm
- Airport terminal, post locations and pick up time
- T1: Post S1 Pick up at 00:15 – 00:20 & 00: 45 – 00:50
- T3: Post 13 (Canadian) and 41 (US & International) pick up at 00:10 – 00:15 & 00:40 – 00:45
For additional information, please visit the hotel’s website.
Schedule
Schedule outline for the CGA Canada Annual Meeting. All times and presentations subject to change.
Monday, September 11, 2023
6:00 PM-7:00 PM CGA Young & Emerging Professionals Welcome Reception and Canadian Committee Showcase
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
8:30 AM-12:30 PM CGA Registration Desk
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Canadian Pressure Vessels and Piping Systems Committee
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Keynote Lunch
Speakers: Doug Luciani, President and CEO CWB Group
Tom McGaughy, EWI – Edison Welding Institute
Josh James, EWI – Edison Welding Institute
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM Canadian Transportation Committee | Canadian Medical, Food, and Beverage Gases and Equipment Committee
6:30 PM- 10:30 PM Reception, Banquet, and Presentation of Morris Gold Award
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
7:15 AM – 7:30 AM Registration
7:30 AM- 9:30 AM Breakfast and CGA Annual Session
9:45 AM – 12:45 PM Canadian Cylinder Specifications Committee | Canadian Health, Safety, and Environment Committee
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Canadian Executive Committee (committee members only)
Committee meetings are open to all registered attendees, except those noted as above. Please remember to RSVP through your CGA personal page for specific committee meetings you plan to attend. An RSVP to a committee meeting does not automatically register you for this event.
Speakers
Douglas R. Luciani
Doug joined the CWB Group in 1991 and was appointed President and CEO in August 2006. He is also the Vice-Chair of the CWB Welding Foundation Board of Directors and a Board Director of the Edison Welding Institute (EWI) from the USA.
Doug is a Professional Engineer in the Province (P.Eng.) of Ontario, holds an ICD.D certification from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and is the current Past President of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) based out of Italy.
Tom McGaughy
Tom is a recognized expert in experimental fracture mechanics and mechanical and metallurgical evaluation of welds and welded structures. He has directed many projects focused on fatigue and fracture behavior, weld residual stress characterization, failure analysis and fitness-for-service technology. He has co-led programs on evaluating NDE methods for clad piping and performed validation of NDE procedures for offshore structures. He has assisted clients in preparing corporate specifications for fracture toughness and preproduction qualification testing and has been a consultant to the API RP2Z (the API Recommended Practice for Preproduction Qualification for Steel Plates for Offshore Structures) task group on HAZ toughness test procedures. He has also co-led several PRCI projects focused on pipeline corrosion and mechanical damage assessment. His work has focused primarily on oil & gas exploration & production, refining and chemical processing, gas and electric utilities, oil & gas pipelines and steel production and qualification for the oil & gas industry. Over the past two years, he has led advanced fracture mechanics research programs assessing performance of structural steels under high pressure hydrogen gas exposure.
Joshua James
Joshua is the Principal Engineer and Research Leader for the Materials and Structural Integrity groups at EWI. He has extensive experience in materials degradation, electrochemistry, and environmental testing and applies his expertise in both EWI internal research and client projects related to corrosion and materials challenges. Since 2007, he has worked in contract R&D, covering a range of materials degradation issues connected to industrial applications. Josh holds three patents, including one for a corrosion inhibiting coating additive. He has authored several peer-reviewed publications on his research, and he has given myriad presentations on a diverse range of materials and corrosion-related topics.
Travel Information
Airport Transportation
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is approximately 2.8 kilometers or 1.7 miles from the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre in Toronto.
The airport is located approximately 22 minutes’ drive from Downtown Toronto.
https://www.torontopearson.com/en
Ground Transportation
The Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre offers shuttle service from or to the airport. All licensed transportation is located at “Arrivals.”
The shuttle runs on a continuous rotation from 5:55am until 11:55pm Eastern standard time. Between midnight and 6:00am guests can call the hotel directly to arrange for pick-ups
- Hotel pick up
- On the 00:25 and 00:55 starting at 5:55am until 11:25pm
- Airport terminal, post locations and pick up time
- T1: Post S1 Pick up at 00:15 – 00:20 & 00: 45 – 00:50
- T3: Post 13 (Canadian) and 41 (US & International) pick up at 00:10 – 00:15 & 00:40 – 00:45
Several options are available to travel from YYZ to Toronto:
TRAIN
Union Pearson Express runs from Pearson Airport to Union Station in downtown Toronto in just 25 minutes. Adult one-way fare from Pearson to Union is $12.35. Trains are running every 15-minutes, seven days a week. Be sure to check the schedules before you travel.
Car Rental
The following rental car companies are available at YYZ:
AVIS +1 (905) 676-1100 www.avis.com
BUDGET +1 (800) 268-8900 www.budget.com
DOLLAR/THRIFTY +1 (800) 847-4389 www.thriftycanada.ca
ENTERPRISE +1 (800) 736-8222 www.enterprise.com
HERTZ +1 416 674 2020 www.hertz.com
NATIONAL/ALAMO +1 905 676 4000 www.alamo.com
The Pearson Airport car rental counters are located on Level 1 of the Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 parking garages.
RIDE SHARE – Uber
If you use the ride sharing apps Uber, Lyft or Facedrive, you can request a pick-up from Pearson Airport. The licensed ride share providers location is at YYZ Terminal 1 – Ground level – Door Q or P and Terminal 3 – Arrivals Level – Door D, outer curb. The Uber Black and Lyft Lux pickup location at YYZ is Terminal 1 – Door A and Terminal 3 – Door A. Transfers can be booked on the Uber app in advance or upon arrival.
Taxi
The estimated taxi fare from YYZ to the hotel is around $24 CAD or $18 USD.
A taxi from YYZ to Downtown Toronto would take approximately 22 minutes and the standard fare to downtown Toronto varies from $50 CAD ($37 USD) up to $85 CAD ($64 USD). We recommend asking the taxi driver prior leaving the terminal. The fuel surcharge is $4 CAD.
Canadian Customs and Immigration
A valid passport is required for all visitors at all entry points of access to Canada and is mandatory for all flights within North America. At designated points of entry, visitors may in addition also have the option of presenting an enhanced driver’s license (EDL), NEXUS, SENTRI, Global Entry, or FAST/EXPRES enrollment card. Note: EDLs and FAST/EXPRES cards are only available for land and marine crossing, not by AIR.
For more information, visit the following sites:
Canada Border Services Agency: http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/travel-voyage/gbi-rgf-eng.html
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC): http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/index.asp
U.S. Department of State: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country.html
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: http://www.cbp.gov/travel
The information on the sites listed above will detail the latest COVID-19 policies and any other current health and safety related announcements for entry into Canada.
What to Wear
The dress code for CGA meetings is smart/business casual, coat and tie are optional. Dress for the Awards banquet on Tuesday night is business suit, or coat and tie for men; business or cocktail dress for women.
Indoor meetings and events will be in air-conditioned meeting space, so it is recommended that you bring a light jacket or sweater.
Weather
September temperatures in Toronto average from a high of 70°F (21°C) to a low of 56°F (13°C).
Things to Do
For information on things to do and places to see in the Toronto area, visit the Toronto Tourism website: https://www.destinationtoronto.com/
Sponsor this Event
A limited number of sponsorships are available for this event. By helping to underwrite program costs, sponsoring companies demonstrate their commitment to industry safety, while enabling CGA to make this invaluable programming available to a wide audience.
Event sponsorships will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and are available only to CGA member companies.
To learn more contact Paul Pflieger, CGA’s Director of Marketing and Communications.
