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Speaker Bios
2012 Conference
2012 IEEE Rural Electric Power Conference
Milwaukee, WI
Program Schedule
Sunday, April 15, 2012
| 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
Registration
(2nd Floor - Prefunction Area) |
| 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
Set Up Exhibits
(2nd Floor - Reception Area & Executive Ballrooms) |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |
Subcommittee Meetings as Scheduled (Hyatt Regency)
Computer Applications (Gilpatrick A Room)
Job Training and Safety (Gilpatrick B Room)
NESC (Gilpatrick C Room)
Power Quality and Efficient Electric Use (Milwaukee A Room)
Standards (Milwaukee B Room)
NRECA T&D Underground (Lakeshore A Room)
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| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
Committee Business Meeting (Lakeshore A Room) |
| 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM |
Vendor Display/Exhibitions &
Reception
(2nd Floor - Reception Area & Executive Ballroom) |
Monday, April 17, 2012
| 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
Registration (2nd Floor Prefunction Area) |
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM |
Breakfast Buffet (Regency Ballroom A & D) |
| 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
Companions Tour : Milwaukee City Tour
(Depart from Hyatt Regency Hotel Lobby) |
| 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM |
Opening General Session (Recency Ballroom B & C)
Presiding: Jerry Josken, REPC Chairperson
Key Speaker: Thomas G. Pitstick, Vice President of Cooper Power System Energy Automation Solutions
Topic: TBA |
| 9:00 AM – Noon |
Technical Session “A” (Regency Ballroom B & C)
Moderator: Jerry Josken, REPC Chairperson |
| 9:00 AM |
A- 1 Leveraging Mandatory and Enforceable Electric Reliability Standards for non-Registered Rural Electric Utilities
Seth Brown, PE, GDS Associates, Inc.
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| 9:30 AM |
A- 2 Regulatory Evolution and its Effect on System Operation and Security
Michael Swearingen, Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
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| 10:00 AM |
Break – Exhibit Area (2nd Floor Reception Area) |
| 10:30 AM |
A-3 Stray and Contact Voltage - An Update on IEEE PES P1695 Working Group Activities
Charles (Chuck) DeNardo, IEEE PES P1695 Chair |
| 11:00 AM |
A-4 Bonding Requirements for Conductive Poles
Edward Thomas, PE, Utility Electrical Consultants, PC |
| 11:30 AM |
Break – Exhibit Area (2nd Floor Reception Area) |
| Noon – 1:00 PM |
Lunch - (Regency Ballroom A & D)
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| 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
Technical Session “B” (Regency Ballroom A & D)
Moderator: Chris Brooks, Vice Chairman - REPC |
| 1:00 PM |
B- 1 NESC Wind and Ice Load Effects on Wood Distribution Pole Design,
Mark F. Jurgemeyer, PE and Casey Miller, PE, Stanley Consultants, Inc. |
| 1:30 PM |
B-2 Implementing CVR through Voltage Regulator LDC Settings
Jeffrey M. Triplett, PE, Power System Engineering |
| 2:00 PM |
B- 3 Investigating Load Estimation Methods with the Use of AMI Metering for Distribution System Analysis
R.F. Arritt, EPRI
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| 2:30 PM |
Break – Exhibit Area (2nd Floor Reception Area) |
| 3:00 PM |
B- 4 Maximizing Protection Coordination with Self-Healing Technology
Dan Roth, Cooper Power Systems |
| 3:30 PM |
B- 5 Distribution System and Distribution Energy Resource Modeling and their Effects on System Impact Studies
Greg Shirek, PE, Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc.
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| 4:00 PM |
B- 6 Integrated Fault Location System for Power Distribution Feeders
Yanfeng Gong, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. |
| 4:30 PM |
Adjournment |
| 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM |
Vendor Display/Exhibitions & Reception (2nd Floor Reception Area) |
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
| 7:00 AM - 12:00 Noon |
Registration - (2nd Floor Prefunction Area) |
| 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Vendor Display/Exhibitions Tear Down/Clean Up (2nd Floor Reception Area) |
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM |
Breakfast Buffet (Regency Ballroom A & D) |
| 8:30 AM-Noon |
Technical Session “C" (Regency Ballroom B & C)
Moderator: Doug Turk, Secretary - REPC |
| 8:30 AM |
C-1 Integrating Arc-Flash Analysis with Protective Device Coordination
Christopher Lee Brooks, PE, ESC Engineering Inc. |
| 9:00 AM |
C-2 Power Quality Considerations In Distribution Engineering
Alan Hannah, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.
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| 9:30 AM |
C-3 Shortage of Trained Workforce in Electric Utility Industry: True or False?
P.K. Sen, PhD, PE and Keith Malmedal, PhD, PE, Colorado School of Mines |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Break Exhibit Area (2nd Floor Reception Area)
Exhibit Tear Down/Clean Up After Break |
| 10:30 AM |
C- 4 Impact of Smart Grids and Green Power Generation on Distribution Systems
Charles J. Mozina, Beckwith Electric Co., Inc.
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| 11:00 AM |
C-5 The Smart Grid and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Cyber Security Strategy for the Future
Rick Dakin, Coalfire
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| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM |
Lunch |
| 12:45 PM |
Invitation to 2013 REPC Conference in
Chris Brooks, REPC Vice Chairman |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Technical Roundtable Session –
Moderator: David Farmer, Secretary Elect REPC
Panelists: TBD
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| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Door Prizes – “You Must Be Present To Win”
Closing Announcements
Conference Adjournment |
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
| 8:00 AM - noon |
Workshop – Summary of Changes to the 2012 NESC
Presented by UC Synergetics
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| 8:00 AM - noon |
Workshop – SEL Technical Seminar
Presented by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
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