Electric Energy T&D - Index

Electric Energy T&D - EE Magazine March / April - Index

Powering Toward the Future...
The world of transmission and distribution returns to Chicago. What better venue for a world-class event!
Once again the IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution
Conference and Exposition comes home to one of the world’s
great cities–Chicago, Illinois. The city and the members of
the ComEd host committee… the Windy City Wise Guys,
welcome you to the 008 IEEE PES Transmission and
Distribution Conference and Exposition–the only major
meeting for T & D professionals in 008.
Our 008 power filled event provides an unbeatable
combination of innovative technologies, a professional
knowledge building experience and the opportunity to
network with colleagues from around the world. Whether
you need to reduce costs, streamline operations, enhance
reliability or make your utility more responsive to customer
needs, this is the one event you can’t afford to miss.
Attendee Participation & Conference Focus
The 008 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference
and Exposition is designed to help all T & D professionals
improve job performance. Attendees will include: distribution
engineers, maintenance engineers, relay engineers,
communications engineers, operations superintendents,
vice president of operations, vice president of engineering,
operations managers, T & D managers, engineering managers
and corporate management, energy marketing and sales
personnel, commercial and industrial engineers, independent
power producers, electric utility consultants, members of
academia and power engineering students.
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Attendees arrive from around the world and from all types
of utilities and companies related to the utility industry,
including: investor-owned utilities, municipal electric utilities,
rural electric utilities, Federal Power Agencies, consulting
engineering companies, independent power producers,
construction companies, wholesalers and distributors of
electric utility equipment, marketing companies, state
and Federal regulatory agencies, professional associations,
universities and military organizations.
The conference program provides a concentrated learning
experience focusing on a broad range of topics that directly
impact utility personnel from around the world. The
technical program is known for its high quality content and
outstanding reputation.
To compliment your knowledge building experience,
attendees are invited to participate in the daily technical tour
program. Scheduled tours offered are: ComEd’s West Loop
Substation, Twin Groves Wind Farm, ComEd’s Operations
Control Center and the Argonne National Laboratory.
The Exposition
Because our event is focused exclusively on the transmission
and distribution concerns of electric utilities, it provides
you with a tremendous source of knowledge and solutions.
Virtually every product and service on display in the
exposition hall applies directly to you, and how you do your
job. Exhibitors have their best technical people on hand to
answer your questions.
For a few days, in one place, you can explore all of your
options and gather the detailed information you need to
make intelligent decisions. Everything you need to see will
be in the exposition halls. The exhibits provide insight
on current industry trends, and will help you identify
the products, equipment and services that will boost
your productivity. The 008 IEEE PES Transmission and
Distribution Conference and Exposition is your opportunity
to see, test and compare all of the products, services and
systems that you use on the job.