Congress Agenda
Professional Program
Six plenary sessions took place during the Congress, further detail stated in the time schedule below. Five sessions consisted of contributed presentations; time slot of 30 min including discussion was assigned to each. One separate session was dedicated to presentations from SIMONE development team.
During coffee breaks, an exhibition was opened in the small meeting room.
Time Schedule
Wednesday October 15
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15:00-18:00 | Registration | In front of Lavandula rooms |
| 19:00-22:00 | Welcome Reception & Dinner | Salina restaurant |
Thursday October 16
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 | Conference opening Organizers address Plinacro representative address (Mladen Čavić) Končar representative address (Stjepan Dragičević) |
Lavandula 1 |
| Session 1 - Load Forecasting | ||
| 9:00-9:30 | Energy demand behavior in competitive open markets Prem Chandran (Matrica, UK) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 9:30-10:00 | Load Forecasting Prudence Mauthoor (Matrica, UK) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break Exhibition opened |
Abakus bar Lavandula 2+3 |
| Session 2 - System Integration of Simulation Software | ||
| 10:30-11:00 | SIMONE as a key support for operating transmission system of Plinacro Josip Jovanovac (Plinacro, Croatia), Martin Styblo (SIMONE Research Group, Czech Republic) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 11:00-11:30 | Example of SIMONE – SCADA Integration Goran Hrzenjak (ABB, Germany), Zdravko Oklopčić (Končar-KET, Croatia) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 11:30-12:00 | Integration of Simone Capacity Tools and Gas Transport Commercial Management System Zdravko Oklopčić (Končar-KET, Croatia), Martin Stýblo (SIMONE Research Group, Czech Republic) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | Salina restaurant |
| Session 3 - Distribution Networks, Traning Systems | ||
| 13:00-13:30 | The history and present of the drawing of hydraulic schemes of local networks in SPP - Distribution, a.s. by means of SW Simone Roman Damek, Roman Brichta (SPP-Distribution, Slovak Republic) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 13:30-14:00 | Online simulation of gas distribution networks Peter Aymanns (Stadtwerke Düsseldorf Netz, Germany), Andreas Stolte, Dirk Wilms, Wolfgang Dörner (PSI, Germany) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 14:00-14:30 | New training–simulator for operating Gas systems, based on SIMONE Reiner Hüls (DUtrain, Germany) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 14:30-15:00 | Coffee break Exhibition opened |
Abakus bar Lavandula 2+3 |
| Session 4 - SIMONE News & Outlook | ||
| 15:00-16:00 | to be announced on-site | Lavandula 1 |
| 16:30-20:00 | Sightseeing tour in Old Town of Dubrovnik | Reception |
| 20:00-23:00 | Gala Dinner | EastWest Club restaurant |
Friday October 17
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Session 5 - Transmission Networks | ||
| 8:30-9:00 | Heat Effects in Gas Systems Günter Wagner (LIWACOM, Germany), Zdeněk Vostrý (SIMONE Research Group, Czech Republic) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 9:00-9:30 | Gas Quality Reconstruction at E.ON Gastransport Jörg Bödeker, Dietrich Weise (E.ON Gastransport, Germany) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 9:30-10:00 | Rule based decision support for the process flow Dirk Lieser (WINGAS TRANSPORT, Germany), Mike Störmer (Universität Paderborn, Germany) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break Exhibition opened |
Abakus bar Lavandula 2+3 |
| Session 6 | ||
| 10:30-11:00 | Končar - Solutions for Gas Industry Boris Njavro (Končar-KET, Croatia) |
Lavandula 1 |
| 11:00-11:30 | Closing address from organizers | Lavandula 1 |
| 11:30-12:30 | Lunch | Salina restaurant |
| 12:30 | Bus transfers to departure flights | Reception |
Social Program
All participants enjoyed the cultural and social events:
- Welcome Evening held on Wednesday October 15 in Excelsior hotel with Plinacro in charge
- Sightseeing tour in Old Town of Dubrovnik on Thursday October 16 in the afternoon, followed by traditional event in the Rector’s Palace
- Gala Dinner on Thursday October 16 in EastWest Club, hosted by Končar-KET
All event locations were in walking distance from the hotel; the organizers believe sincerely that the exceptional atmosphere of Dubrovnik enhanced your stay by restful touch of history.
Program for Accompanying Persons
"Tale of Silk" excursion (to Konavle valley region) was arranged for accompanying persons on Thursday October 16 during the time of morning plenary sessions (9:30-12:00). We hope everyone enjoyed it.
