The PWA Utility Telecom Forum 2011 / Smart Grid
Submitting a Proposal
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Deadline to Submit a Proposal
9 November 2010
The Smart Grid forum conference program will focus on topics that inform and bring up-to-date the latest technologies, regulatory issues, business opportunities, and communications trends at the intersection of four interconnected sectors – energy, telecom, IT and the Smart Home. Forum attendees are particularly interested in the following subjects/topics, addressing the emerging infrastructure needs at the intersection of Telecom & Utility.
The program is grouped into four main themes:
Smart Grid Foundations
- Smart Grid 101
- Regulatory Issues Update
- Electric Deregulation
- Load Shaping
Smart Grid Infrastructure and Networks
- Industry Standards and Interoperability
- Game-Changing Applications/Demand Response
- Grid Cyber Security and Resilience
- Wireless/WiMAX Opportunities for Utilities
- Opportunities for Tower Cos & Utility Vertical Infrastructure
- Opportunities for Fiber & DAS
- The Green Grid/Clean Grid/Renewable Energy
- Energy Storage and the Grid
- M2M Applications
- Modern Network Solutions
- Enterprise Energy Management/Green IT
- Open Source and the Grid
Smart Home & Business
- Emerging Smart Home Applications
- Emerging Intelligent Building Applications
- Home Energy Management
- Building Automation
- Data and Personal Privacy
- Wireless Broadband Opportunities in the Smart Home
- Electric Cars and the Grid
Innovation and Leadership
- What Utilities Can Learn from Telcos
- Utility Smart Grid Initiatives
- Smart Grid Startup Showcase
- VC/Investor Perspectives
- Emerging Business Models for Utilities
- Best Practices – Global Perspectives
- Smart Grid Crystal Ball Outlook
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Save the Date!
2011 Third Annual Utility Telecom Forum
Smart Grid - At the Intersection of Utility & Telecom
January 26 & 27th
Hershey, PA
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The Pennsylvania Wireless Association is pleased to announce its third annual Utility Telecom Forum event on 26 & 27 January 2011 will again be hosted at the beautiful Hershey Lodge in Hershey PA.
The 2011 installment's topic is:
Smart Grid - At the intersection of Utility & Telecom.
Why attend the PWA Utility Telecom Forum 2011 / Smart Grid?
The Utility Telecom Forum meets at the intersection of telecom & utilities. This safe setting promotes understanding of and amongst the competing priorities that arise from market innovation with IP communications technologies, and a changing regulatory environment. The forum explores the legislation, market forces and technology that behind the concept of the Smart Grid; examines strategies to address the practical issues arising from deployment, and the emerging business opportunities for infrastructure owners, OEMs, consultants and constructors. Our goal is to help define the Smart Grid, and to address how utilities & carriers will deploy telecom-based solutions to not only make their grid smarter, but to enable the Smart Home and enable a new generation of revenue-generating services.
Who should attend?
Utilities - IT/Network Directors, Operations Directors, Strategic Planning, Customer Care, Business Development, Regulatory Affairs
Telecoms - IT/Network Directors, Operations Directors, Strategic Planning, Customer Care, Business Development, Regulatory Affairs
Manufacturers/Vendors - C-level execs, marketing for IP-based vendors wanting to learn more about the Smart Grid opportunity
Government/regulatory agencies - Telecom and utility-related
OEMs, Consultants and Contractors - Telecom and utility-related
Financial community . Smart Grid-related associations, forums, industry groups, etc
Here's what last year's show was all about.
Watch the PWA website for more details about Speakers, Sponsors and Trade
Show opportunities.
Brought to you by the Pennsylvania Wireless Association's Education Committee.
For further questions on attending or sponsorships contact:
Douglas J. Barnett
267.250.1076 Mobile
215.933.1426 eFax
dbarnett@privity-llc.com
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