Call for Speakers Form - 2011 Utility Forum
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The PWA Utility Telecom Forum 2011 / Smart Grid
Deadline to Submit a Proposal
9 November 2010
Submitting a Proposal
Please Complete & Return the Below.
Speaker Requirements:
It’s my pleasure to announce that Pennsylvania Wireless Association have issued a call for presentations for their PWA Utility Telecom Forum / Smart Grid on 26 & 27 January 2011 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA.
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
We appreciate your interest in the Utility Telecom Forum, and your decision to submit a speaking proposal. We are seeking high-level executive speakers (C-level, VP, Director…) who are extremely knowledgeable and comfortable delivering presentations of a technical, infrastructural and regulatory nature. Survey results from prior events tell us that Forum attendees prefer either high-level, technical & marketing presentations OR concrete, market specific deployment presentations. They expect to dig deep into the practical application of each technology.
Please be advised that we receive many applications for speaking opportunities and cannot accommodate all requests. Also please be aware that many of our sessions may be presented in a panel format and/or may feature multiple speakers. The decision to feature multiple speakers in any session is at the sole discretion of Forum organizers.
If we select your proposal, you will be notified and speaker kits with deadlines and requirements will be sent to you at that time. If you are interested in selling or promoting your company’s products, please feel free to inquire about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities that we will be posting on our website shortly – not just for the Forum, but for supporting the Pennsylvania Wireless Association, our focal point for ongoing industry news, insights, thought leadership and advocacy in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
If you have any questions regarding the conference and speaking opportunities, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing your proposals.
Regards,
Pennsylvania Wireless Association
Douglas J. Barnett
Chair – Education Committee
267.250.1076 Mobile
215.933.1426 eFax
Dbarnett@privity-llc.com
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