CI Energy Group’s International Camp Logistics and Workforce Accommodation Forum

Registration Opens and Coffee Served

Opening Remarks from Conference Co-Chair

INTERNATIONAL PANEL – Emerging Growth Forecast: Current and Future Resource Booms, Corresponding Housing Needs and Anticipated Industry Opportunities

• The Next Big Thing: Analyzing the most promising regions for energy and mining
  • The most exciting new plays and the growth potential in each case
  • How will the resource and energy sectors evolve in each country?

Networking Coffee Break

PANEL – How Addressing Remote Workforce Housing Needs Can Lead to Increased Productivity & Retention

Additional Panellists TBA

• Understanding the value proposition of camp builders and the impact of their offerings on a company’s ROI
• Realizing the importance of preparing employees for their 12-hour shift and what this entails – including insight into the impacts of sleep and food from subject matter experts
• How to incorporate these concepts into your camp experience and realize positive impacts

Networking Luncheon for Delegates and Speakers

From Culinary Evolutions to Safety Concerns – The Mechanics of Feeding the Masses

• The intricacies of accommodating diverse cultural tastes: How food service providers are meeting new needs of vegetarians, vegans, religious guests and those with allergies
• Debating the pros and cons of camp owners buying their own food versus securing it from the vendor running the camp
• What are the greatest food-related risks linked to accommodating large numbers of workers?
• Are there different concerns associated with providing food services in onshore-versus-offshore accommodation situations?
• Sourcing items and building a reliable food supply chain
• Selecting a catering supplier to run your camps – What are the benefits and disadvantages of the current cost models (including fixed fee per occupant; mix of fixed and variable cost; and cost + margin) and in which circumstances is each appropriate?

Showcasing Housing Case Studies in Diverse Environments Spanning the Globe

• Best practices and strategies for land-based camps and floating accommodation from Asia and Africa, to the Americas and Europe
• Dissecting the unique conditions and obstacles encountered in scenarios around the world and how challenges were overcome
• Determining the types of housing options to adopt and what works best in each circumstance
• Breaking into new markets – Understanding how camp builders have grown their operations internationally:
  • What are the processes and risks involved?
  • Gauging the benefits and outcomes associated with expanding abroad
  • What are the key differences of working in North America compared to other locales around the world i.e. environmental, political, geographical and cultural?

Networking Coffee Break

Technically Speaking: Camp Reservations Systems and Key Tools to Streamline Housing Operations

• What are the latest technologies on the market to manage camp reservations and track occupancy rates?
• What programs are companies commonly using and what are the pitfalls?
• Understanding how well companies are managing the check-in and check-out processes across multiple lodges, both companyowned and third-party

Exploring Trends, Innovations and the Latest Designs in Accommodation – What Features and Services are Guests Demanding?

• Examining the rising expectations of workers with regard to facilities: How are companies housing staff accommodating requests?
• Are quality-of-life activities like gyms, recreational facilities and professional services being used?
• New Materials Update:
  • What are the new trends in building materials and what are the pros and cons of each?
  • How are they boosting efficiency?
  • What is their impact on a company’s bottom line?
• How have designs changed over the years?
• Analyzing the challenges associated with maintaining assets that adhere to a hotel standard in a remote camp environment
• Beyond camps: A look at the whole accommodation picture
  • Forecasting and booking for hotels, townhouses, workforce housing, hotels and multi-family housing
  • To what extent are these options being utilized?

Chair’s Recap and Conference Adjourns

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Cocktail Reception

Coffee Served

Opening Remarks from Conference Co-Chair

Involving the Local Community in Your International Project: How to Manage Expectations and Achieve Success

• Meeting the local involvement requirements while operating internationally:
  • Country-imposed
  • Client-imposed
• The impact of in-country stipulations on:
  • Training
  •  Safety
  • Quality
  • Skills
  •  Meeting quality-of-life expectations on camps
• Understanding the effect on camp operations
• How camp operators help clients meet requirements
• Utilizing local personnel after the main construction demand has ended

Networking Coffee Break

Playing it Safe: Assessing and Managing Security Risks in Cases of Regional Instability, Disaster and Overall Uncertainty

In the Overseas Energy and Resource Sectors:

• Analyzing potential dangers such as kidnapping, piracy and militant activity in unstable corners of the world where energy and mining workers are housed
• Understanding how to develop security plans in these types of housing scenarios:
  • Reviewing kidnapping and ransom insurance and the hazards associated with leaving a secure compound
  • Which security companies should you consult?
  • Should you opt for armed security or non-lethal security?
  • Are sub-contractors liable for their own security or do they fall under the security umbrella of the energy or mining company?
  • Discussing the physical precautions the energy industry takes to protect camp residents
  • Assembling a security team and monitoring local intelligence

In the Western Energy and Resource Sector:

• Dealing with drug use, assaults, weapons and gang activity within your camp
• The challenges of using a room system involving cut keys: Would keyless entry resolve the problem whereby unknown parties have taken advantage of camp accommodation and food services
• Investigating the advantages of biometric access – Is this the future of camp security?
• What other techniques are being considered?

Support Infrastructure for Remote Housing and all the Moving Parts Involved

• What are the new standards companies need to achieve and who determines them?
• Are the expectations of camp guests regarding water, power and sanitation changing?
• How can implementing these infrastructure services be carried out in a way that safeguards the environment while it saves money for camp users?
• Providing services in diverse regions and for a variety of housing models – Does the need for power or sanitation infrastructure differ?
• Examples of overcoming infrastructure challenges

Networking Luncheon for Delegates and Speakers

How Close is Too Close? How to Work with County and City Government Officials to Find the Best Location for Your Camp

• Mapping out industry camp locations and ideal distances from neighboring towns, keeping in mind the community’s fear of the unknown and certain perceptions of what goes on behind closed camp doors
• Easing tensions related to camp workers’ use of local amenities like health services, recreational facilities and restaurants – How do you promote the benefits that camp guests offer?
• What can areas experiencing the latest resource windfalls learn from the experiences of their more well-established regional counterparts?

Maintaining and Revitalizing Existing Buildings – Does it Save or Cost Money in the Long Run?

• The key debate: Are renovations more expensive than starting from the ground up?
• What is the average cost of renovating a structure and how long will a project typically take to complete?
• Discussing the circumstances under which customers should consider revamping their housing: Are there critical factors at play that one cannot afford to ignore

Conference Adjourns