Applications open through December 11
Committees give you practical knowledge from peers facing the same problems and sharper judgment on hard technical and business calls. Discussions start from the challenges members bring, so what you gain grows with what you put on the table.
What you raise in committee feeds SGA courses, resources and conference sessions. In 2026 committees shaped much of the program at SGA’s Operations Conference (OpsCon) and fed course development across several disciplines.
A few things members built this year:
Four technical white papers from member working groups, nearing publication.
An SGA control room training course, in development with member input.
RNG training modules, now live on SGA Campus.
A PHMSA Part 193 rulemaking technical review, in development with NGA.
The Natural Gas MythBusters series: 14 myth-and-fact one-sheets with companion social media carousels.
For 2027 SGA splits its Safety and Employee Development Section in two: a Safety Section and a new Learning and Workforce Capability Section. Both changes come from what SGA heard during its 2026 visits to member companies.
The Damage Prevention and Public Awareness Committee and the Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee.
The Measurement Training Committee and the Technical Training Committee, formed from the Gas Training Committee.
The Workforce Development Committee, formerly the Learning and Development Committee.
The Operations and Maintenance Committee, formerly the Operations, Maintenance and Emergency Management Committee.
The Peak Shaving Committee, after its first year as a taskforce.
The Young Professionals Taskforce’s work continues in the Multi-Generational Leadership Committee.
SGA has 34 committees and taskforces across seven sections. The finder on the Committees page lists the committees whose members do work like yours, closest match first, by job family and by topic.
You will likely fit two or three. Choose the one where you would bring the most to the table and consider a second where you want to learn. You can select more than one on your application.
Employees of SGA member companies, both operators and associates, are welcome on every committee. Committees keep at least 70% operator members, and as associate interest grows, SGA recruits more operators to keep that balance. Operators hold committee leadership roles. Taskforces are built around a specific annual output. They have no ratio, and operators or associates can lead them.
Committees run January to December. Early in the year each committee sets two to four focus areas in a short annual plan, so every meeting has a purpose. Apply at year end or join at any point during the year.
Committees have monthly live virtual meetings of about an hour, plus in-person time at SGA conferences where the committee meets. Agendas arrive at least five business days ahead, and a recap with next steps follows within five business days.
Show up, bring what your company is working through, share what you have learned and take on a task now and then that moves the committee’s work forward.
Each committee brings two or three learning ideas a year to SGA’s Learning Team. Ideas that move forward become courses, webinars, conference sessions or toolkits, and SGA credits the committee that started them.
A dedicated SGA Staff Liaison handles agendas, rosters, calendars and follow-up for every committee, so members spend meeting time on the discussion. Your Staff Liaison is also your one point of contact for questions.
Downloadable files to better understand the interactions between committees, sub-committees and other volunteer groups. They ensure SGA serves and support the natural gas industry the best it can.
Applications for 2027 are open through Friday, December 11. You can apply to more than one committee.
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