Overview
Walk the Line
Walk the Line is about providing operators with the tools they need to understand the current operating state of the plant. Those tools are bundled into three pillars of Walk the Line: Operating Culture, Operational Continuity through Operational Discipline and Operational Readiness.
This year’s workshop will provide attendees with a variety of networking and learning opportunities. The general session and breakout sessions will highlight aspects of the following themes:
- Digital tools within Operations
- Leveraging the WTL toolbox with your team
- Conduct of Operations – Operational Discipline
- Transient Operations
- Hazard Recognition and Incident sharing
The goal is for all companies attending to leave with a written Walk the Line plan to bring back to their sites. With this in mind, the format of this year's workshop will be a mixture of small group breakouts and general session presentations. The workshop will kick off with a general session focused on an overview of the WTL program followed by presentations from operating companies who will discuss their Walk the Line Journey.
We will also have a technology showcase. This will provide hands-on opportunities for attendees to interact with products that help achieve WTL staples of Operational Discipline, Operating Procedures, Training, etc. Please contact Mawusi Bridges, mbridges@afpm.org, if you would like more information about becoming a sponsor.
Workshop Goals:
- Tangible takeaways for attendees: training materials, presentations, meeting notes
- Include resources and time during workshop for companies/sites to develop action plans to bring back to their site
General Session Topics:
- Keynote Speaker – To be announced in June
- Operating Company Presentations – Practice share presentations from front line representation implementing their WTL program
- “What good looks like” for Walk the Line and how to measure success
Breakout Session Descriptions:
This year’s breakout sessions are focused on various topics to help you learn how to better leverage the Walk the Line toolbox. Below are the potential topics for the four concurrent breakout sessions; topics will be finalized in June. This year attendees will be able to attend all four sessions.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions – subject to change:
- Transient Operations
- Transient Operations: Cold Start-up
- Conduct of Operations: Operational Discipline
- Digital Tools in Operations
Action Plan Development (Day 2)
- Discuss with your peers what you’ve learned throughout the workshop and prepare to work on your action plan with your company teams. Time will be available for open facilitated discussion.
Come join your peers from Operating companies from across the country at this year’s workshop. Please email Mawusi Bridges, mbridges@afpm.org, with any questions or for more information.
Resources available on the AFPM Safety Portal (safetyportal.afpm.org)
- Toolbox talks
- Newsletters
- Practices Sharing Documents
- Presentations
Registration closes July 25
Operating companies and manufacturing facilities are welcome and encouraged to attend the Workshop. The audience includes Operations, Maintenance, Front Lines, Front Line Supervisors, Process Safety, Occupational Safety and more. If you have questions about eligibility, please email Mawusi Bridges, mbridges@afpm.org, for more information.
If you are unable to register or have any questions, please send an email to: meetings@afpm.org.
Agenda
| 11:00 AM - 05:30 PM |
Registration
|
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM |
Joint Lunch and Showcase with Training Forum Attendees
|
| 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM |
Walk the Line General Session
|
| 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM |
Break with Technology Showcase
|
| 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM |
Operating Company Presentation - ExxonMobil
|
| 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM |
Plains WTL Journey - Lessons learned from a company new to WTL
|
| 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM |
AFPM Walk the Job Initiative
|
| 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM |
General Session and Q & A
|
| 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM |
Networking Reception & Technology Showcase
|
| 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast & Technology Showcase
|
| 07:00 AM - 04:30 PM |
Registration
|
| 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM |
Keynote Address
|
| 08:45 AM - 09:15 AM |
Coffee Break & Technology Showcase
|
| 09:15 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM |
Networking Lunch & Technology Showcase
|
| 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM | |
| 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM |
Break and Technology Showcase
|
| 02:30 PM - 03:45 PM | |
| 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM |
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 11:00 AM - 05:30 PM |
Registration
|
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM |
Joint Lunch and Showcase with Training Forum Attendees
|
| 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM |
Walk the Line General Session
|
| 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM |
Break with Technology Showcase
|
| 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM |
Operating Company Presentation - ExxonMobil
|
| 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM |
Plains WTL Journey - Lessons learned from a company new to WTL
|
| 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM |
AFPM Walk the Job Initiative
|
| 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM |
General Session and Q & A
|
| 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM |
Networking Reception & Technology Showcase
|
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast & Technology Showcase
|
| 07:00 AM - 04:30 PM |
Registration
|
| 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM |
Keynote Address
|
| 08:45 AM - 09:15 AM |
Coffee Break & Technology Showcase
|
| 09:15 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM |
Networking Lunch & Technology Showcase
|
| 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM | |
| 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM |
Break and Technology Showcase
|
| 02:30 PM - 03:45 PM | |
| 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM |
Meeting Fees
Registration
Participation is limited to Operating Companies. You do not have to be an AFPM member to attend. If you wish to attend, please contact Mawusi Bridges, mbridges@afpm.org for eligibility.
Save $200 on registration fees by registering on or before June 24. Registration fees increase by June 25. Online registration closes on July 25.
Registration Cancellation Policy
Cancellations may be made by June 24, 2025, with no penalty. Cancellations postmarked, faxed, or emailed between June 25 and July 8, 2025, will receive a refund of fees, less a $100 processing fee. No refunds after July 9, 2025. No telephone cancellations.
| Name | Price | Available To |
|---|---|---|
| Member Registration - Early | $600.00 | Member |
| Member Registration – Late | $800.00 | Member Companies |
| Non-Member Registration – Early | $900.00 | Non-Member Companies |
| Non-Member Registration – Late | $1,100.00 | Non-Member Companies |
| Emerging Leaders | $0.00 |
Housing
Housing
The official AFPM room block is at the Westin Galleria Houston.
Hotel reservations cannot be made prior to registration.
Once your registration is complete, you will receive a link to make a hotel reservation. You can, also, find the link to reserve your housing at the top of your confirmation email.
RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM NOW!
Room Rate: $218
Please make your reservation on or before the cut-off date of July 7, 2025.
Policies
Registration Policy
Those who are present at the site of an AFPM meeting and/or occupy a hotel room in the AFPM room block to conduct business with industry personnel gathered for that meeting are expected to register for that meeting and pay the registration fee, whether or not they attend a specific function.
Member Fee Eligibility
Eligibility for member rates is based on membership information currently on file with AFPM. If your company is not currently a member, the non-member fees will be charged to your credit card.
Cancellation Policy
Registration cancellations must be submitted in writing and faxed to 202.835.0467 or emailed to meetings@afpm.org. Substitute conference registrations may be made in advance or on arrival with no penalty. Substitutions can be made online by the individual who entered the registration or can be submitted in writing to meetings@afpm.org.
Cancellations may be made by June 24, 2025 with no penalty. Cancellations postmarked, faxed, or emailed between June 25 and July 8, 2025 will receive a refund of fees, less a $100 processing fee. No refunds after July 9, 2025. No telephone cancellations.
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