February 6, 2004
TO:Missouri Natural Gas Operators
SUBJECTS:1)Missouri Association of Natural Gas Operators (MANGO) Meeting Announcement
2)Natural Gas Operations Seminar and Trade Fair – June 23-25, 2004
3)Ballot for Election of MANGO Board Members
With a few exceptions, only one copy of this correspondence is sent per operator. Please forward to the appropriate person(s).
1)Next MANGO General Meeting
The General MANGO meeting will be Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 470 of the Governor Office Building in Jefferson City. Coffee, danishes, bagels and tea will be provided by the PSC for the morning session. The operators will meet as a group before lunch. Lunch will be provided. We will then meet after lunch jointly with the operators and the PSC Staff. We should be finished around 3:00 p.m. at the latest. Please, don't forget to give someone a call that you haven't seen in a while at the meetings. We would like for this to be a great turnout. There is normally adequate parking across the street in the parking garage. The parking can be validated for the first 30-40 tickets. If more than that number are in the building for meetings that day and have had their parking tickets validated, the cost will be approximately $4 to park. Please see the enclosed memorandum for proposed meeting topics.
2)Natural Gas Operations Seminar and Trade Fair – June 23-25, 2004
I want to remind everyone that the annual Natural Gas Operations Seminar is approaching. Enclosed are the Registration Information Sheet and the Operator Registration Form. The agenda for the seminar is being finalized and will be mailed out later.
The seminar will be held at the Holiday Inn, Business Highway 54, Lake Ozark, Missouri, and a special seminar room rate of $81 + taxes is being offered. For hotel reservations call (573) 365-2334 or (800) 532-3575 (for calls from Missouri) and mention that you will be attending the Pipeline Safety Seminar. Please make your reservations by May 1st.
If you need further information, please contact Fred Toomey at (417) 831-8925 or visit the MANGO web page at
The PSC Staff and the MANGO Executive Committee are looking forward to seeing you at the Seminar. Please make arrangements to attend without delay.
3)Ballot for Election of MANGO Board Members
Please find enclosed a 2004 Board Member Election Official Ballot. Please vote for two of the nominated candidates indicated on the ballot and return by April 1st to Fred Toomey at City Utilities of Springfield. There may be more than one ballot sent to each operator. However, only one ballot will be counted for each operator, so please only submit one ballot per operator.
If you have any questions concerning these subjects, please contact me at 573-751-3456.
Sincerely,
Robert R. Leonberger
Assistant Manager – Safety/Engineering
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