2004 FORECAST  
President's Report:

I am delighted to have the opportunity to take on the role as president of the Canadian Gas Processors Suppliers Association for 2004.

2004 will be an exciting year; your board will continue to promote the interaction and exchange of ideas and technology for those working in the gas processing industry.  To this end, we will continue with our four technical sessions beginning with the CGPSA / CGPA Operations / Maintenance Conference and Safety Awards banquet in April.

We will, of course, host our very popular golf tournament at Earl Grey in September as well as our President’s Ball in late November.  For details about these and other events, please visit the Event Program page here at the website and mark your calendars.

I would like to strongly encourage our members to become or continue to be, actively involved in this Association by attending the various functions, volunteering to assist with programs, and serving as Board members.  Remember, this is YOUR Association.  It is only through individual involvement that the Association and we, as individual members can grow and benefit.

I would be remiss if I didn’t thank Fluor Canada Ltd. for providing me with the support and the opportunity to serve on this prestigious Board.

I look forward to working with our new Directors and returning Board members.  We have an enthusiastic Board this year and we will continue to work for our membership in achieving the objectives of this Association.  Please feel free to contact me with your comments or suggestions at President@cgpsa.com.

Brendan Macken, P Eng
CGPSA President - 2004

2003 YEAR IN REVIEW
Past President's Report (29-Jan-03):

After successfully navigating our 43^rd year of operations in 2003, I am left with the feeling that, although we may not have set records or achieved extraordinary results, our Board of Directors did have a great deal of fun along the way. It was also obvious to me that our representatives continued to enjoy the various events and activities arranged by our volunteer Board, particularly the Annual Golf Tournament.

 While the Northern Committee folks had the misfortune of holding their Drayton Valley tournament on a truly miserable day, the September tournament in Calgary enjoyed fair weather and was, once again (from what I remember), an excellent day! Rather than recap the entire program here, I commend you to our 2003 CGPSA Annual Report which you can find online HERE .

With respect to the website, I had hoped to migrate our membership database to, and provide online E-Commerce support to event and program registration at, this website in 2003. It was not to be. A combination of issues conspired against us - in particular, logistics problems, personal time constraints, and a movement to investigate combining our operations with the CGPA. As Past President, I will continue to work to have these website initiatives implemented, and to offer my assistance as needed to our new President, Brendan Macken, and other members of our Board.

To get an ideal of how our program was being received by our representatives, and what things we could change to make the CGPSA more valuable to suppliers in the industry, I contacted most of our Primary Representatives during 2003. While no serious issues nor innovative suggestions surfaced, I did sense confusion regarding the role of the CGPSA vis-a-vis the CGPA. By and large, I believe it is important to maintain a desirable and valued level of service to folks in the industry who are having difficulty deciding on which side of the fence they should be. Of course, I am referring to the mid-stream folks, and consultants and contractors who offer services and end up in contracts acting as processor representatives.

One possibility to overcome this problem is to combine operations with the CGPA. While this is not a new idea (it was last discussed in depth in 1994), it has generated considerable debate at recent Board meetings, to the point where a joint committee with the CGPA was struck to investigate all aspects of such a merger. Committee work is in the early stages, and open forums are planned with CGPSA member representatives and CGPA members to review the potential benefits and problems. Whatever your personal situation should be, I encourage you to study the issues and make your wishes known, whether your comments are solicited or not.

Looking back on 2003, we did set a couple of operational milestones. We have managed to convert all non-financial records to an electronic archive, which involved scanning over 16,000 pages of Association records. We also went to a fully automated website-based registration process for the golf tournament, which reduced our organizational load by an estimated 200 hours. How about that! Because of these and several other operational improvements, I think of 2003 as mostly a year of organizational effectiveness improvement. By the way, if you have any CGPSA documents squirreled way and you feel they should be in our archive, please let me know by email - just click on my name below.

I usually resist singling out one person from a great group of folks such as the directors on the 2003 Board. However, I can’t finish this report without praising the efforts of our retiring Entertainment Director, Peter Zeglen. His extraordinary efforts throughout the last two years have helped make this job a pleasure. To the other members of the Board and the many, many volunteers who made 2003 a successful year for us, please accept my personal thanks and very best wishes in future endeavours.

Ed Huestis, P Eng
CGPSA President - 2003