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Emerging Technologies Symposium Printer-friendly versionSponsored By: As technological change accelerates, fostering rapid shifts in the fundamental business drivers of telecom, IT and utility operations, utility employees struggle to keep pace with the changes. Many emerging technologies hold promise but which ones are right for your utility? Utility telecom and IT professionals must know the benefits, costs, timelines, and other aspects of each option. This symposium explores these issues in detail and gives you expert analysis on what should be on your radar screen. If you are looking to deploy a telecom or IT development plan that spans the next few years, you owe it to yourself and your company to learn which new technologies are the best fit for your utility. Sunday, May 23, 20108:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. 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, 20108:00 a.m. 8:30 – 10:15 a.m. 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Driven by increased reliability and security, and better end-to-end communications, the utility communications network is changing, with broader penetration, increased bandwidth, and a common language. These changes can be implemented at the technological, management, security, and device levels. That leaves utilities with lots of choices and even more questions. Explore how to meet these challenges using different emerging technologies. Dean Campbell, Chief Technology Officer, LightRiver Technologies, Inc. New Wireless Options for Utilities—Know the Strengths and Weaknesses Your utility’s need for wireless communications options has never been greater. Whether for AMI deployments or new control systems, wireless connectivity offers rapid, cost-effective, secure network deployment. Join this session to explore traditional shared licensed spectrum options as well as new commercial wireless offerings and leased spectrum opportunities. Rick Schmidt, Vice President- Utility Communication Systems, Power System Engineering 11:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. 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. 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Smart meters can be a key element in the creation of Home Area Networks. HANs allow residential customers to communicate with their homes remotely to manage appliance and energy usage, home entertainment systems, security systems, and more. Standards are being developed to promote interoperability and to encourage competition among providers in this emerging new market. Join us to examine the issues and the opportunities for utilities, as well as identifying the key stakeholders driving the HAN standards effort. Paul Fetherland, AMI Director, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2010POWER HOUR 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. 9:15 – 10:30 a.m. What is digital mobile radio (DMR) and what does this land mobile technology mean for your utility. Specifically, what benefit do utilities get from using it? This session will present a DMR technology overview to illustrate what is out there and how it can be applied to your utility. You'll also get a solid grounding in leading standards, such as P25 that come into play when examining DMR for your utility. William Fredrickson, Vice President- Global Utilities, Tait Radio Communications Legal/Regulatory Update – What Washington Has in Store for You! 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 10:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Chistoph Inauen, Director, Business Development, Nokia Siemens Networks, LLC 2:45 – 4:30 p.m. 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Al King, Director- Application Engineering, CalAmp Washington Roundtable – We're From Washington and Here to Help! 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 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Countless ordinary tasks make up the daily routine of operating and maintaining a utility telecom network. But as simple as these tasks are, they demand a disproportionate amount of personnel time and resources. Creating a “Virtual Technician” lets you do more with less and empowers your field team. Discover how your utility can reduce the man hours currently consumed by routine questions and issues. Gary Johnson, Vice President- Business Development, Bayly Coastcom 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. 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, 20108:30 – 9:30 a.m. 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. POST UTC EVENT - USER GROUP MEETINGS |
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