After UTC ends on Thursday, attend a User Group Meeting.
Motorola MUTUAL User Group 2009
Motorola is planning on hosting a User Group Meeting starting Thursday, June 4th through Friday, June 5th. The meeting is open to current Motorola customers. During the meeting, attendees will receive the latest information on the systems, products and services that you use today. Additionally, the meeting will provide an overview of many emerging technologies and how they can be leveraged across a utility. Agenda for meeting and registration are available here: https://www.seeuthere.com/event/m1c9c3b2-437B0QXJZ2AMM.
Communications Modernization in Utility Networks: Prepare for the Future - Hosted by LightRiver Technologies, Inc.
The business of utilities is changing and along with it the needs of your communications network. LightRiver understands the challenges you face deploying next generation optical transport technologies into your Smart Grid Network. Join us discuss taking your network from where it is to where you want it to be. To register, please contact Patrick Dailey at: pdailey@lightriver.com, or 941.552.9409.
Economic Stimulus: Smart Grid Opportunities for Utilities - Hosted by Alcatel-Lucent
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has been approved by the Obama Administration and Congress to provide an economic stimulus to the United States economy and to drive new technologies that are key to our nations long term economic growth. As a key element of the legislation, the ARRA allocates $4.5 billion to the Department of Energy (DoE) for Smart Grid related research, development and demonstration projects. Alcatel-Lucent is hosting a seminar bringing together industry, legislative, and policy experts to discuss the opportunity that the ARRA presents to utilities for the deployment of Smart Grid projects and to review the grant process for ARRA Smart Grid funding. Please join us to hear expert analysis of this legislation and a consultant's "how to" discussion for submitting successful grant applications. Utilities will have the opportunity to ask their specific questions regarding ARRA projects.
Please register to participate in this seminar at http://alcatel-lucent.emark1.com/SmartGrid
CIGRE Working Group B5.38
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has published IEC 61850. This open system standard is gathering significant worldwide momentum to become the dominant basis of protection and automation systems not only within substations, but also between substations, between substations and control centers, and between substations and other remote locations. One feature of IEC 61850 is its strong emphasis on interoperability between intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) manufactured by different vendors. Another strong feature is the open publication of the IED data dictionary and communication services supported for most protection and automation functions. Lastly, IEC 61850 includes the specifications for peer-to-peer operation over high-speed communication channels using the Internet Protocol (IP). Interoperability, open publication of the data dictionary and communication services, and IP-based communications (both within the substation and external to the substation) inherently means that what was once a physically isolated domain of protection and automation related information and functionality within the substation, is now connected to, and hence accessible via, the general corporate communications system and potentially the World Wide Web. This raises cyber security significant concerns; thus, the need to introduce requirements for prevention against cyber-based unauthorized access to and use of IEDs.
CIGRE Working Group B5.38 is in the final stage of developing a Technical Brochure for publication. The purpose of our meeting on June 4 and 5 in Las Vegas is to review recent changes to the brochure and to make final corrections before submitting the document to Study Committee B5 for approval.
Lunch Users' Group Meeting - Tait Radio Communications
Tait Radio Communications is hosting a lunch at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4th as a Users' Group Meeting. For more details, contact Bill Fredrickson.
Are you a vendor looking to combine your user group with UTC? Contact Karnel Thomas at 202.833.6816.
