2010 Engineering & Operations (E&O) Technical Conference
March 28-31, 2010
Hilton Omaha Hotel
Omaha, Nebraska
The 54th Annual APPA Engineering & Operations Technical Conference will be held March 28-31, 2010 in Omaha, Nebraska.
For more than 50 years, the American Public Power Association has been hosting its annual Engineering & Operations Technical Conference at public power utilities across the United States. Through attending APPA’s Engineering and Operations Technical Conference, utility personnel will experience some of public power’s greatest attributes – our ability to learn from one another, share ideas, meet new people, and renew friendships. Each of these attributes has become more critical with the emergence of new standards, regulations, development of fast-tracked technologies, and availability of large amounts of stimulus money.
The Engineering & Operations Technical Conference provides an excellent forum to discuss "real world" issues, enabling attendees to make informed decisions regarding projects such as smart grid, cyber security, and renewable energy. The recipients of the 2010 Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3TM ) designation will also be recognized for their commitment to reliability, safety, work force development, and system improvement.
Through the safety exhibitions and educational classes at the Rodeo, lineworkers ply their trade and provide hands-on demonstrations of safe-working techniques. Join us to learn, network, and grow at the 54th Engineering & Operations Technical Conference and 10th Annual Lineworkers Rodeo!
The Engineering & Operations Technical Conference continues to be the only national conference designed to meet the needs of public power engineering and operations staff by focusing in the areas of transmission and distribution, environmental policy, generation, safety, SCADA, metering, security and system planning.
Hotel cut-off date approaching: March 7, 2010
Early registration discount cut-off: March 7, 2010
2010 Pre-Conference Sessions
2010 Concurrent Session Information
- Concurrent Session 1
- Smart Grid is More Than Just Meters
- How Does Your Utility Fit Into LEED Certification?
- Pre-Disaster Planning
- The Perfect Storm: New Environmental Regulations AND Making Tough Investment/Retirement Decisions for Power Plants
- Concurrent Session 2
- Substation Relaying - Take Control of Your System
- NESC Low Voltage Arc Flash Standard
- Basics of Line Design – A Timely Refresher Course
- Repowering Brownfields
- Concurrent Session 3
- Connecting Wind to the Grid
- Distribution Automation – Working Toward a Smarter Grid
- Underground Safety – Best Practices for Maintenance, Proper Clothing and More
- Behind the Scenes of a NERC Audit
- General Session 2
- Smart Grid Panel Discussion
- Concurrent Session 4
- There is No Easy Button – AMI/AMR Implementation and TOU Rates
- A New Era for an Old Standard – Fall Arrest
- Energy Generating Efficiency Improvement through Monitoring and Diagnostics
- Concurrent Session 5
- Smarter Appliances and Your Grid
- Properly Plan for System Improvement, Growth and More
- Training for the Smart Work force
- Coal Ash Management
- Concurrent Session 6
- Accidents: Post-Investigation
- Electric Vehicles – Where Do I Plug-in?
- Business Case for Your Next System Improvement Project
When you come to the E&O stay at the Hilton Omaha. Registration and Hotel information is available here.
For more information on conference registration, please contact Alejandra Franco at 202/467-2922.
For information on sponsorship opportunities, and the E&O Vendor Expo, please contact Pam Cowen at 202/467-2903.
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