Event Tracks

Engineering & Operations Conference and Trade Show - POSTPONED

  • Date: April 7 — 9, 2020
  • Location: Reno Ballroom

Operations, Construction, & Maintenance

Type: Breakout Session

Construction and maintenance of transmission, distribution and substation facilities, and well as asset management, dispatching, switching, and restoration are this track’s focus. Linemen, technicians, and operations management will find best practices and new innovations in this track. ...

Track Sessions

April8, 2020
April8, 2020
4:00 pm-4:50 pm Electrical Workers Without Borders
Type: Breakout Session
April9, 2020
3:10 pm-4:00 pm 2 Miles of Underground 69kV Replacement - How we did it
Type: Breakout Session

Trade Show

Type: Exhibits (free time)

Description is not available at this time...

Track Sessions

April7, 2020
3:30 PM-6:30 PM Grand opening of the exhibits and reception
Type: Exhibits (free time)
April8, 2020
11:00 AM-1:50 PM Exhibits open with lunch
Type: Exhibits (free time)
April8, 2020
5:00 PM-6:30 PM Exhibits open with reception
Type: Exhibits (free time)
April9, 2020
11:10 AM-12:50 PM Exhibits open with lunch (open to all)
Type: Exhibits (free time)

Technology & Communications

Type: Breakout Session

Operating a modern utility with the increasing use of automation, remote controls and data collection requires solid Information Technology (IT), Operations Technology (OT) and communications (Comms). As utilities increase their use of the internet and take advantage of customer devices such as NEST or other automations, utility professionals must incorporate the best IT, OT and Comms possible t...

Track Sessions

April8, 2020
2:00 pm-2:50 pm Communicating with Your Crews
Type: Breakout Session
April9, 2020
10:10 am-11:00 am Records Management - Changing the Culture of Hoarding
Type: Breakout Session
April9, 2020
2:05 pm-2:55 pm Drones and the Data Avalanche
Type: Breakout Session

Substation & Distribution Integration & Automation

Type: Breakout Session

The array of smart distribution and substation technologies and best practices just continues to grow. From feeder and automated fault location and restoration, volt/VAR control in a substation, and advances in protection and the automation of substations, this track is intended to help you stay on top of the latest innovations and practices....

Track Sessions

April8, 2020
10:00 am-10:50 am When IT and OT Worlds Collide with SCADA
Type: Breakout Session
April8, 2020
4:00 pm-4:50 pm Critical Systems Failure: A Case Study
Type: Breakout Session
April9, 2020

Power Supply

Type: Breakout Session

Power supply topics include the areas of central plant and distributed generation and power supply management. The track covers the design, operation and maintenance of fossil fuel central and renewable power plants, along with wind, solar, energy storage and utility distributed generation. Power supply management includes load forecasting, trading and power contracts....

Track Sessions

April8, 2020
3:00 pm-3:50 pm Clean Energy: The Latest Regulations for Utilities
Type: Breakout Session
April9, 2020
10:10 am-11:00 am Clean Energy: The Winds of Change Have Begun to Blow
Type: Breakout Session
April9, 2020
3:10 pm-4:00 pm Check It Out! Using Drones to Inspect Transmission Lines
Type: Breakout Session

Fleet Equipment, Purchasing, & Stores

Type: Breakout Session

Critical to efficient and effective utility operations, this track recognizes the importance of these areas and will cover best practices and new innovations....

Track Sessions

April8, 2020
10:00 am-10:50 am Recovering from "Snowpacolypse"
Type: Breakout Session
April8-9, 2020
4:00 pm-4:50 pm We See the Darndest Things!
Type: Breakout Session

Safety, Health, & Environment

Type: Breakout Session

These areas require commitment, attention and focus of all personnel in the utility. The track covers all areas of a utility from operations to office workers and from engineering to fleet activities. ...

Track Sessions

April8, 2020
2:00 pm-2:50 pm How Not to Become YouTube Famous!
Type: Breakout Session
April9, 2020
10:10 am-11:00 am Situational Awareness - Surviving an Active Shooter
Type: Breakout Session
April9, 2020

Metering & Customer Solutions

Type: Breakout Session

This track focuses upon the utility point of contact with its customers (its meter) and the technologies that customers may employ. The track will include meter system selection, planning and implementation, best practices in meter operations and customer distributed energy resource options and integration. The track will include demand response, energy efficiency, and new customer technologie...

Track Sessions

April8, 2020
3:00 pm-3:50 pm Transforming AMI - A View into Replacement and Analytics
Type: Breakout Session
April9, 2020
1:00 pm-1:50 pm Going Mobile! Developing a Mobile App for Your Customers
Type: Breakout Session
April9, 2020
3:10 pm-4:00 pm In the Red Zone: Crisis Communications
Type: Breakout Session

General Session

Type: General Session

Description is not available at this time...

Track Sessions

April7, 2020
1:00 PM-3:15 PM Opening Welcome, Safety Award Presentation, Keynote Speaker
Type: General Session
April8, 2020
8:40 AM-9:50 AM CEO / GM Panel
Type: General Session
April9, 2020
8:45 AM-10:00 AM Hot Topic: Wildfires
Type: General Session

Engineering

Type: Breakout Session

The engineering track focuses upon system planning, design engineering, field / customer engineering, engineering standards, reliability standards compliance and GIS. ...

Track Sessions

April8, 2020
10:00 AM-10:50 AM BPA - Transmission Planning in the Northwest
Type: Breakout Session
April9, 2020