7:30 am-8:30 am
10/07/2010
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Continental Breakfast
Room: Telluride B
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7:30 am-5:00 pm
10/07/2010
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Meeting Registration
Break Station
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8:00 am-8:30 am
10/07/2010
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Welcome Remarks
Room: Vail
Jaime Leal, Telecom/SCADA Maintenance Superintendent, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
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8:15 am-9:30 am
10/07/2010
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Understanding Training and Certification Requirements for IT and Telecom Employees in Utility Systems
Room: Vail
The utility telecom and information technology landscape is changing in many ways. Federal regulators and industry standards have created a variety of performance measures, certification criteria and training requirements for the this generation of utility workers. There are many certification programs available supporting IT and telecom training; but do they fit the bill and will they meet NERC/FERC requirements for the future. This session will review existing certifications and explore the need to establish new programs with performance measures for employees who work with the critical infrastructure of our utilities.
Tom Dover, President, Dover Telecommunication Services (DTS, Inc.) Short Presentation Long Presentation
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9:30 am-9:45 am
10/07/2010
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Networking Break
Break Station
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9:45 am-10:30 am
10/07/2010
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In-Depth Examination of Fiber Transport—Search for Your Best Solution
Room: Vail
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.
Jim Swaters, Project Manager, Black & Veatch
Josh Nickell, Senior Network Engineer, Black & Veatch
Joint Presentation
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10:30 am-11:45 am
10/07/2010
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New Wireless Options for Utilities—Know the Strengths and Weaknesses
Room: Vail
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.
Charles Plummer, Lead Communications Consultant, Power System Engineering Presentation
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11:54 am-1:15 pm
10/07/2010
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Networking Lunch
Room: Telluride B
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1:15 pm-2:30 pm
10/07/2010
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Evolution from Legacy TDM to Packet Networks and Predictability in Ethernet/IP transport and Access Networks. Is Packet Networks Ready for Utility Mission Critical Traffic?
Room: Vail
With the advent of the Smart Grid Evolution and new Regulatory Impacts such as NERC CIP, utility telecommunications infrastructures are stressed to scale and provide for new bandwidth growth. As Smart Grid telecommunications deployment moves beyond AMI to complete connectivity for control and monitoring of all elements in the Utility generation-transmission-distribution network, an explosion of bandwidth is about to occur. But is Ethernet/IP ready to provide access and transport of time-sensitive mission critical applications such as SCADA and Protective Relaying Communications? Recent test results of protective relaying latency times and priority performance over a network using DS0/T1 Packetizing Channel Muxes connected to Layer 3 MPLS enabled Routers and transported over a OC-192 SONET backbone will be discussed.
Brian Wilkin, Sales Engineer- Protection & Telecommunications, AMETEK Power Instruments Presentation
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2:30 pm-2:45 pm
10/07/2010
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Networking Break
Break Station
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2:45 pm-4:00 pm
10/07/2010
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New Video Applications for Utility Security—From Copper Theft to Terror
Room: Vail
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.
Lynn Hunt, Contract Support Specialist, Alcatel-Lucent Presentation
Travis John Phifer, Telecommunications Engineer, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association Presentation
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4:00 pm-4:15 pm
10/07/2010
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Wrap-up and Adjournment
Room: Vail
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