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The 2008 Comverge Users’ Conference will feature three expanded tracks of users’ presentations, panel discussions, and software training focusing on key issues to your program’s success, such as:
- Integrating Demand Response (DR) and AMI
- Restoring and Upgrading Legacy Systems
- DR and Energy Efficiency: Strategies for Integration
- Building the Business Case for DR
| Event Agenda |
Monday, March 31, 2008
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| 11:00am – 7:00pm |
Registration |
Bouchon Foyer |
| 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
Golf Tournament |
McCormick Ranch Golf Club |
| 2:00pm – 4:00pm |
Spa Treatments |
The Lamar Everyday Spa |
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm |
Welcome Reception |
Rattlers & Palm Patio |
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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| 7:00am – 6:00pm |
Registration |
Bouchon Foyer |
| 7:30am – 8:30am |
Breakfast |
Rattlers |
| 8:30am – 9:00am |
Opening Remarks
Bob Chiste, Comverge
Ed May, Itron |
Rattlers |
| 9:00am – 10:00am |
Keynote: Innovative AMI, Demand Response, and Energy Efficiency
Suedeen G. Kelly,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
Rattlers |
| 10:00am – 10:15am |
Break |
Bouchon Foyer |
| 10:15am – 11:00am |
Future of Demand Response
Bud Vos, Comverge |
Rattlers |
| 11:00am – 11:45am |
Track 1 – Industry Trends and Regulatory Updates
Christie Rewey, E-Source |
Rattlers |
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Track 2 – Real Time Pricing
Katie Papadimitriu, Comverge |
Chambers |
| 11:45am – 1:00pm |
Lunch and Car Viewing |
Palm Terrace |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm |
Keynote: The Evolution of a Smarter Grid
Jesse Berst, GlobalSmartEnergy |
Rattlers |
| 1:45pm – 2:30pm |
Track 1 – Panel: Marketing DR
to Residential Customers
Pravin Bhagat, Comverge
Debbie O’Jones, Roseville Electric
Kenny Belcher, TECO
Moderated by Christie Rewey, E-Source |
Ballroom |
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Track 2 – Case Study: Thermostat
and Base Load Control
Steve Saenz, Austin Energy |
Chambers |
| 2:30pm – 2:45pm |
Break |
Bouchon Foyer |
| 2:45pm – 3:30pm |
Track 1 – Case Study: M&V Process and Results of Comverge TSTAT
Walt Brown, Progress Energy |
Ballroom |
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Track 2 – Demand Response and Distributed Generation
Ray Tracey, Essex Power |
Chambers |
| 3:30pm – 4:15pm |
ISO Based Demand Response – Who/How
Customers Take DR to the Market
Bob Laurita, ISO New England |
Rattlers |
| 4:15pm – 5:00pm |
Track 1 – Panel: Building the Business Case
for Demand Response
Walt Brown, Progress Energy
Ray Tracey, Essex Power
Chris Smith, TVA
Eric Woychik, Comverge
Moderated by Stuart Schare, SummitBlue |
Ballroom |
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Track 2 – Panel: AMI Strategies
Matt Spaur, Itron
Rob Hartway, Elster
Mike Anderson, Landis & Gyr
Moderated by Bud Vos, Comverge |
Chambers |
| 6:00pm – 10:00pm |
Dinner Party at Penske Racing Museum |
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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| 7:00am – 3:00pm |
Registration |
Bouchon Foyer |
| 7:30am – 8:30am |
Continental breakfast |
Rattlers |
| 8:30am – 9:15am |
Insights Into the Future of Demand Response
Craig Boice, Boice Dunham Group |
Rattlers |
| 9:15am – 10:00am |
Regulatory Value
Eric Woychik, Comverge |
Rattlers |
| 10:00am – 10:30am |
Break and Car Viewing |
Bouchon Foyer/ Palm Patio |
| 10:30am – 11:15am |
Track 1 – Balanced Energy Approach
to Energy Efficiency
Thomas Artau, Progress Energy |
Ballroom |
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Track 2 – Comverge SuperStat Update
and Roadmap
Howard Ng, Comverge |
Chambers |
| 11:15am – 12:00pm |
Track 1 – Case Study: Managing Winter
and Summer Peaks
Pat Cavadini, Dairyland Power Cooperative |
Ballroom |
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Track 2 – Co-presenting: Professional Organizations
and How They Help Utilities
Elliot Boardman, PLMA
Dan Delurey, DRAM |
Chambers |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm |
Lunch |
Palm Terrace |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm |
Connecting Consumer and Commercial Devices
to the Electric Grid
Brent Hodges, ZigBee Alliance |
Rattlers |
| 1:45pm – 2:30pm |
Event Summary and Closing Remarks
Bud Vos, Comverge
Bob Chiste, Comverge |
Rattlers |
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