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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Fort McMurray to host maintenance, reliability and physical asset management event for oil sands, resource and process industries

FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. July 28, 2010 – For the first time, a national training event designed for maintenance and reliability professionals and practitioners will arrive in the heart of the oil sands when MainTrain arrives in Fort McMurray, Alberta September 15-17, 2010.

MainTrain is a series of regional learning and networking events developed and produced by the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) that have been bringing world-class speakers and presenters together from coast to coast for more than six years. It's the first time the event takes place in the world of the intensive physical asset industries in the oil sands and process industries.

''Until now, maintenance and reliability experts have had to leave Fort McMurray to access this type of world-class training and learning,'' stated Amin Elsherif, President of the PEMAC Fort McMurray chapter. ''Now the training is coming to us. Our local experts will present their findings along with international experts widely recognized as the industry's thought leaders.''

The conference is designed with flexibility in mind to allow those working in the oil, gas, mining, process and facilities sectors to access one, two or three days of sessions. There are also exhibitors from leading providers showcasing the latest maintenance technology and tools.

Speakers include Jim Dardis, reliability engineer at Suncor Energy; Ray Floyd, senior vice-president at Suncor Energy; industry guru Terry Wireman; PEMAC President and maintenance champion Brian Malloch; leading maintenance trainer Joel Levitt, president at Springfield Resources; and many more.

To register and for program information visit: www.maintrain.ca

About PEMAC

PEMAC is a national, not-for-profit industry and technical association for plant and facility maintenance, reliability and physical asset management practitioners and professionals in Canada. Founded in 1989 by your peers, PEMAC continues to focus on providing education and certification (MMP) and professional development opportunities for its members and the profession across Canada. PEMAC's mission is to improve its member's professionalism, safety, performance, and outside recognition, by providing specialized training and certification, undertaking research, providing forums for the exchange of information and acting as a public voice for its members and the profession. Visit: www.pemac.org

For further information about MainTrain or PEMAC: Amin Elsherif, PEMAC Chapter President, Fort McMurray, Alberta. Phone: 1-877-523-7255. Email: fortmcmurray@pemac.org or nclegg@pemac.org

Visit our www.maintrain.ca website for complete professional development details on this event, including a registration form.

For assistance, questions or concerns, please contact Norm at the following:
Norman Clegg, Executive Director
PEMAC (Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada) 6-2400 Dundas Street West, Suite 402 Mississauga, ON L5K 2R8
(905) 823-7255 t
(905) 823-8001 f
(905) 601-4910 cell
www.pemac.org and www.maintrain.ca

MainTrain 2010 - Canada's premier conferences for maintenance, reliability and physical asset management - Fort McMurray, Alta.

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