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Automatic control systems are critical for every energy and water utility telecom network. The goal is to implement and operate these systems for generation and transmission at full capacity, plus reliability throughout the grid. At this symposium, you’ll hear from utility and technology experts about:
- Energy management systems that control every aspect of your utility’s resources
- Regulations and standards that impact automatic control systems
- Critical impact points such as substation integration and automation, application of different protocols, NERC compliance, protective relaying applications, and others
Whether you’re looking at all new technology or upgrades to what you have now, join us to stay abreast of improvements in this vital area.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
8:00 a.m.
Past UTC Chairmen’s Invitational Golf Tournament
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference Tutorials
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch
ROOM: Wabash Ballroom 1-2
4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
UTC EXPO 2010 Grand Opening
ROOM: Exhibit Hall D & E
This is attendees’ first opportunity to meet and greet the vendors while enjoying food and drinks in UTC EXPO 2010. This reception is a great way to learn the layout of the exhibit hall and make plans to meet with vendors in the coming days to find out more about their products and services.
Monday, May 24, 2010
8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast Networking
ROOM: 500 Ballroom Reception
8:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Opening General Session
ROOM: 500 Ballroom
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Networking Break
ROOM: Maryland Street Lobby-East
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Process Control Systems: SCADA and Beyond—What’s Coming Your Way
ROOM: 103
Whether you call it DCS, SCADA or something else, critical infrastructures don’t function without control systems to monitor vital functions and shut down operations when danger arises. How well do you understand what these systems do and how they are changing? What new technologies can improve system functions? Examine the basics of control systems, the many security issues, and the next, more secure generation of technology.
Kenneth Rohde, Cyber Secuity Researcher, Idaho National Laboratory
Utility Cybersecurity—Prepare for the Worst
ROOM: 105
Which scares you more: a million-dollar-a-day fine or a terrorist taking control of your SCADA network? NERC-CIP (North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection) standards are now mandatory, with severe penalties for failure to comply, and more cybersecurity requirements are expected from Congress and regulators. Your utility must implement a layered defense system for true physical and cybersecurity. Learn how—now!
John Shaw, Senior Vice President- Products and Technology, Industrial Defender
11:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
UTC EXPO 2010 Open
ROOM: Exhibit Hall D & E
Exclusive exhibit hall time allows attendees to see products and services from the leading vendors supplying critical infrastructure today. As a bonus, UTC has several prize drawings during this time for attendees. You must be present to claim your prize!
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch in UTC EXPO 2010
ROOM: Exhibit Hall D & E
4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
Building Your Control System Security Roadmap—How to Get There From Here
ROOM: 103
If you are trying to develop a roadmap for control system security, you are not alone. There are various different efforts underway among utilities and in coordination with Federal authorities. This session will describe those efforts and provide guidance for you. Find out the latest in standards developments for control system security, during this informative discussion and interactive session!
Tom Kropp, Director- CIP Projects, Nexant, Inc.
John Geiger, Vice President of Engineering, GE Digital Energy – Lentronics & MDS
Rita Wells, Manager/Scada and Process Control Systems, Idaho National Labs
New Video Applications for Utility Security—From Copper Theft to Terror
ROOM: 105
Discover how IP video technology offers cost-effective compliance with physical security requirements and helps protect critical infrastructure. In today’s economic climate, why waste valuable man-hours protecting against copper theft and other criminal activities at off-site locations? Monitoring for terrorists—including physical attacks from the inside—is even more critical. Make sure you know about the new video options and best practices for maximum security.
Alecia Williams, Alcatel-Lucent
Travis John Phifer, Telecommications Engineer, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
UTC Gala
ROOM: Grand Ballroom, Westin Hotel
Race to the UTC Gala for food and fun after a long day attending educational sessions and networking in UTC EXPO 2010.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
POWER HOUR
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Smart Networks Council Open Meeting
ROOM: 103
This meeting of the Smart Networks Council (SNC), a forum created for utility executives responsible for building and managing smart grids and smart network services, will provide an overview of what the Council is, how it operates and how UTC members can participate in the Council's activities. Under its new structure the SNC requires members to sign up for participation in the Council's important efforts. Attend this meeting to find out how the SNC can help you.
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
UTC Apex Award Presentation Ceremony & Breakfast
ROOM: 500 Ballroom
9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Legal/Regulatory Update – What Washington Has in Store for You!
ROOM: 103
Congress, a variety of federal agencies, and state regulatory commissions are looking at issues that will impact the way utilities can do business in the future. Issues include smart grid deployments, cyber security, consumer data issues, spectrum, cost recovery, rate design and federal/state jurisdiction. Join us to review the upcoming challenges as we peer into the Washington (not so) crystal ball to identify recent initiatives and the trends that will impact your ability to upgrade your communication networks and meet your new utility responsibilities.
Mike Oldak, Vice President & General Counsel, Utilities Telecom Council
Prudence Parks, Federal Affairs Counsel, Utilities Telecom Council
10:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
UTC EXPO 2010 Open
ROOM: Exhibit Hall D & E
This is attendees' final opportunity to meet with vendors and see their products and services. Make sure you finish up your tour of UTC EXPO 2010 today! UTC will continue its prize drawings, including a grand prize right before the close. You must be present to claim your prize!
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch in UTC EXPO 2010
ROOM: Exhibit Hall D & E
1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Anatomy of a Backup Control Center—How You Can be Prepared
ROOM: 105
Electric utilities must implement backup control centers to meet NERC requirements, at the same time achieving redundancy and diversity of SCADA and telecom systems. NERC Standard EOP–008–0 “Plans for Loss of Control Center Functionality” requires all utilities serving as transmission operators, balancing authorities, or reliability coordinators to have a backup dispatch/control center that is redundant and independent of their primary control centers. Examine how one utility and its vendor partner built a backup control center, using a redundant SCADA system and various redundant technologies.
Jeff Selman, Senior Manager- Transmission Systems Support, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association
Rick Jarrell, Central Region Sales Manager, LightRiver Technologies
Centralized vs. Distributed Intelligence in Remote Management and Control Systems—Make Your Network Smarter and Stronger
ROOM: 103
A central management system can only report information made available to it and can only control what it is connected to. What can the system do if the link to the site goes down? Distributed intelligence brings out the full potential of a centralized system and increases telecom network resilience against natural disasters and security threats. Get an overview of remote management and examine issues including: alarms, cost-effective problem resolution for copper theft, generator and battery management, disaster recovery, and integration of legacy management platforms onto the telecom network.
Gary Johnson, Vice President- Business Development, Bayly Coastcom
Alourdes Sully, M. Eng. Mgmt., P.Eng., Team Lead Project Engineering, Distributed Generations Connections, Hydro One Networks Inc.
Brad VerMeer, Director- Utility Automation, Black & Veatch
Craig Preuss, Engineering Manager, Black & Veatch
2:45 – 4:30 p.m.
Networking Break
ROOM: Maryland Street Lobby-East
3:00 – 4:15 p.m.
New Data Networking Options—Know What’s Important
ROOM: 103
Utility communications for operations and corporate traffic have typically evolved as separate networks for each key application. Changes within utilities, particularly in substations, are driving new requirements. This session addresses:
- Next generation WAN technology options for growing Ethernet and existing TDM traffic, along with video surveillance traffic
- How power utilities are combining mission-critical operations, corporate, and new smart metering traffic on a converged IP/MPLS network
- How critical traffic is prioritized and reliably transported—including typical restoration times and impact on higher layer applications
- Key industry standards and benefits for each communication option
Jerry Tompkins, Senior Architect, Cisco Systems
Dave Hulinsky, Project Manager, Black & Veatch
Washington Roundtable – We're From Washington and Here to Help!
ROOM: 109-110
For better or worse, what goes on in DC and at your state regulatory commission will impact your job and the future of your company. The Federal Communication Commission's National Broadband Plan and the spectrum inventory that sets the stage, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's adoption of interoperability and security standards, and the state regulatory commissions' bold new policies on smart grid deployments will all change your world. Here's your chance to find out "just what were you thinking" during this give-and-take session with those who will be impacting your future, find out exactly what's on their mind, and maybe give them a piece of yours.
Scott Blake Harris, General Counsel, United States Department of Energy
Ray Palmer, Energy Industry Analyst, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
IT for Critical Infrastructure: Wired and Wireless Convergence—Making the Changes Work for You
ROOM: 108
IT to the substation, IP communications for critical infrastructure control networks, seamless wired and wireless integration for traditional IT, and telecommunications functions: these are key issues every utility faces today––or will soon. Explore traditional IT functions as applied in critical infrastructure organizations, for example in Smart Grid applications. See how the role of IT is changing and how your utility can turn it to your advantage.
Daniel Draughn, Managing Director, RCC Consultants, Inc.
Kamal Ballout, Associate Vice President- Vertical Sales Specialists & Technical Sales, Alcatel-Lucent
Mike Robinson, Customer Solutions Director, Cisco Systems
4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
In-Depth Examination of Fiber Transport—Search for Your Best Solution
ROOM: 103
Many different fiber optic transport methods provide robust, reliable telecommunications for utilities. The key to successful network architecture lies in finding the combination of technologies that works best for your utility. Join us to explore fiber optic connectivity, Synchronous Optical Network (SONET), and Ethernet. Sort through the advances in transport technology and learn to identify the solution that provides the restoration of switching speeds and the reliability you need.
Ron Beck, Network Engineer, Lincoln PUD , Central Lincoln People's Utility District
Mike Gravelle, Regional Sales Manager, AFL Telecommunications
Malcolm Toynbee, Senior Market Manager, Tellabs
Curt Johnson, Project Manager, Black & Veatch
6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
UTC Awards Dinner Reception
ROOM: Capitol Ballroom Foyer, Westin Hotel
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
UTC Awards Dinner
ROOM: Capitol Ballroom, Westin Hotel
The UTC Awards Dinner celebrates the achievements of individuals involved in UTC and the industry. Come join us for a semi-formal sit down dinner as we honor individuals for Chairman’s Awards, the Dondanville Award, and the Meehan Award.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
UTC Annual Membership Meeting & Breakfast
ROOM: 500 Ballroom
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Networking Break
ROOM: Maryland Street Lobby-East
