| New Mexico State Presents Basic Skills Program |
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| 10/12/2008 - 10/17/2008 |
| THE Center for Public Utilities at New Mexico State University is presenting a program entitled The Basics: Practical Skills for the Changing Electric, Natural Gas, Telecommunications and Water Industries. The course will be held at the Sheraton Uptown Hotel in Albuquerque from October 12-17, 2008.
This program is designed to present a hands-on framework that shows the interrelationships of the industry topics and provides a set of analytical skills required to understand the issues related to each. The primary audience of the course is commission or company employees with less than one year of experience in the regulatory arena.
Registration information can be obtained from the Center at 505-646-4876 or jeawalte@nmsu.edu.
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| EEI's Transmission and Wholesale Markets School |
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| 8/11/2008 - 8/15/2008 |
| EDISON Electric Institute and Christensen Associates Energy Consulting are pleased to present the 2008 Transmission and Wholesale Markets School, a five-day course accredited with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This year’s program expands on previous years’ programs with in-depth review of wholesale market design, transmission pricing, expansion planning, and operational issues, all with an emphasis on the institutional dimensions of policy. It provides an unparalleled opportunity to engage with nationally known experts and industry veterans who will describe the current direction of pricing and market design.
This course is designed around a combination of classroom-style lectures, panel discussions on policy issues, and case studies from several RTOs and ISOs, vertically integrated utilities and independent transmission companies.
For more information, contact abundy@eei.org.
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| ALEC Annual Meeting in Chicago |
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| 7/30/2008 - 8/2/2008 |
| THE American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) will hold its 35th Annual Meeting in Chicago, from July 30-August 2. Nearly 3,000 state legislators, senior business executives and public policy experts will gather for the meeting.
ALEC was founded more than a quarter century ago as an association grounded in the fundamental Jeffersonian principles of limited government, federalism and free markets.
Registration materials are available from the ALEC offices in Washington, DC by calling 202-466-3800.
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| NCSL Annual Meeting in New Orleans |
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| 7/22/2008 - 7/26/2008 |
| TUESDAY, July 22, 2008, marks the beginning of the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The NCSL’s mission is to “improve state legislatures, foster communication among states and ensure a strong, cohesive voice in the federal system.”
Several Illinois legislators are members of key NCSL committees.
The NCSL serves the legislators and staffs of the nation’s 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. It is funded by the states and governed by a 56-member executive committee.
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| AGA Legal Forum |
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| 7/20/2008 - 7/22/2008 |
| THE American Gas Association (AGA) will hold its 31st annual Legal Forum at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in San Diego on July 20-22, 2008. The AGA Legal Forum is an intensive two-day seminar that gives participants the opportunity for in-depth discussion of gas industry issues with other member company general counsel and senior attorneys. The Forum will focus on the impact of the changes taking place in the industry and the new legal challenges facing companies and their clients.
The Forum will feature presentations and panel discussions on topics of vital interest to natural gas industry attorneys. The Forum also provides a unique opportunity for informal discussions with other gas industry general counsel and attorneys.
If you have any questions about the Legal Forum, please contact Theresa Thoman, AGA Senior Staff Associate in the General Counsel’s Office, at 202-824-7072 or tthoman@aga.org.
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| NARUC Summer Committee Meetings in Portland |
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| 7/20/2008 - 7/23/2008 |
| THE National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) will hold its Summer Committee Meetings in Portland, Oregon, from July 20-23, 2008. State Commissioners and staff members from around the country will meet in various committees and subcommittees with an eye toward developing NARUC policy on several important issues of interest to the regulatory community.
Members of the Illinois Commerce Commission serve on several key NARUC policy committees. Commissioner Erin O’Connell-Diaz serves on the Committee on Electricity.
Policies developed at the summer meetings may be acted upon at the NARUC’s annual meeting in New Orleans in November.
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| EEI Annual Convention/Expo |
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| 6/15/2008 - 6/17/2008 |
| “INVESTING in North America’s Electric Future” is the theme for the Annual Convention and Expo held by the Edison Electric Institute. This year’s convention will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from June 15 to 17.
More than 1,200 top decision-makers of domestic and international firms from the manufacturing, finance, power production and other energy-related fields will be on hand in Toronto to discuss critical industry issues. In addition, attendees will be able to attend the Expo 2008 Exhibit Hall featuring new products and services.
Convention information is available from EEI at 202-508-5000.
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| MARC 2008 |
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| 6/14/2008 - 6/18/2008 |
| THE annual meeting of the MidAmerican Regulatory Conference (MARC) will be held in Oklahoma City from June 14-18, 2008. The Illinois Commerce Commission is a member of MARC along with public utility commissions from several midwestern and southwestern states. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is the host of this year’s event.
Detailed information concerning MARC 2008 and a registration form are available on the MARC web site located at www.marc2008ok.com or by calling the Oklahoma Commission at 405-521-2211.
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| Smart Metering Midwest Conference |
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| 6/10/2008 - 6/11/2008 |
| THE Smart Metering Midwest conference will be held June 10-11, 2008 in Chicago. The objective of this event (and a series of events like it around the nation) is to provide a practical and hands-on forum for high-level utility executives to identify, discuss and forecast developments in the intelligent metering, grid and meter data management facets of the industry.
Top level speakers from all key industry segments will present their views using case studies, in-depth sessions and interactive panels.
With multiple smart metering projects at various stages of deployment and maturity, the conference will review the status of smart metering in the Midwest region. Special focus will be given to key development issues such as regulation and financing, as well as tariffs and demand response initiatives.
For many utilities the deployment of smart metering will be the most significant upgrade yet of their metering infrastructure.
Day One of the event will focus on policy and regulatory drivers for smart metering and assess the impact, advantages and challenges associated with smart metering initiatives. There will also be a session on strategies and standards regarding meter data management.
Day Two will have sessions on demand response, smart networks and AMI. There will also be a look at the role of advanced metering and the intelligent grid as well as a session on broadband power line communications.
For more information, contact Neil Borthwick at neil.borthwick@spintelligent.com or 1-800-823-3024.
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| Electric Power 2008 Conference in Baltimore |
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| 5/6/2008 - 5/8/2008 |
| ELECTRIC Power 2008 will bring together the nation’s leading electric power suppliers in a multi-faceted conference that will be held from May 6-8, 2008 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
The interactive program is developed for power plant owner/operators and project developers. It is divided into sectors: Strategic Tracks and Tactical Meetings on subjects like Environmental Trends and Technologies for Future Generation. Included in the tracks are technical sessions and papers from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Registration information is available from www.electricpowerexpo.com.
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| Workshop: Increasing Longer-Term Stability in Energy Markets |
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| 5/1/2008 - 5/1/2008 |
| Time: 8:30:00 AM |
| THE Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies at Illinois State University will present another in a series of workshops on energy policy issues on May 1 in Springfield. The upcoming session is entitled “Increasing Longer-Term Stability in Energy Markets.”
A wide-ranging group of speakers will focus on transmission issues in the natural gas and electricity industries and issues related to incentive-based pricing in the two industries.
The workshop will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel beginning at 8:30 a.m. Registration information can be obtained from the Institute at 309-438-8625 or online at www.irps.ilstu.edu.
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| EEI and New Mexico State University E-Forum: Quantifying the Benefits of Dynamic Pricing |
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| 4/17/2008 - 4/17/2008 |
| Time: 2:00:00 PM |
| THE Edison Electric Institute and the New Mexico State University Center for Public Utilities present an E-Forum Dialogue entitled “Quantifying the Benefits of Dynamic Pricing.” The event will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on April 17, 2008.
The e-forum will convene leading experts to review the results obtained from the most significant smart metering pilots and programs in North American. It will also describe a planning tool, the PRISM spreadsheet-based modeling platform, that is available to any utility and any jurisdiction to help predict the impact of dynamic pricing.
Illinois Commerce Commission member Robert Lieberman will be Moderator for the program. To register go on line to http://eei.org/meetings/nonav_2008-04-17-cb/index.htm.
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| Current Issues Seminar in New Mexico |
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| 3/17/2008 - 3/19/2008 |
| THE annual Current Issues Seminar hosted by the Center for Public Utilities at New Mexico State University will be held in the state capitol of Santa Fe on March 17-19, 2008. Among this year’s participants are some of the nation’s leading experts on energy policy issues, including Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) member Suedeen Kelly.
Registration information for the Current Issues Seminar can be obtained by contacting Jeanette Walter of the Center for Public Utilities at 505-646-4876.
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| AGA Public Relations & Marketing Communications Meeting |
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| 3/6/2008 - 3/7/2008 |
| THE American Gas Association (AGA) Public Relations and Marketing Communications Committees Spring Meeting will take place Thursday, March 6 – Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak in Phoenix, AZ.
The program will include discussions on leading issues facing the natural gas industry, including climate change, energy efficiency and much more.
The meeting provides an opportunity for energy industry professionals to interact with peers and colleagues to discuss strategies for communicating with customers and increasing the natural gas industry’s profile.
For additional information, please contact Jessica Emond (jemond@aga.org) or Sherri Hamm (shamm@aga.org). |
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| 2008 National Electricity Delivery Forum |
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| 2/20/2008 - 2/21/2008 |
| THE 2008 National Electricity Delivery Forum, co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) will be held on February 20-21, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC.
The program will focus on three challenges facing the energy industry and the United States: Climate Change, Demand Growth and Energy Security. Among the guest speakers will be Chairman Joseph Kelliher of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Commissioner Marsha Smith of Idaho, Chairperson of NARUC for 2008.
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| NARUC Winter Committee Meetings in Washington DC |
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| 2/17/2008 - 2/20/2008 |
| THE National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) will hold its Winter Committee Meetings in Washington, DC, from February 17-20, 2008. State Commissioners and staff members from around the country will meet in various committees and subcommittees with an eye toward developing NARUC policy on several key issues of interest to the energy industry.
Among the important topics to be discussed at the meetings are efforts to develop better electricity demand response policies and practices.
Policies developed at the Winter Meetings may be acted upon at the NARUC’s Summer Meetings in Portland in July.
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| OUTLOOK IN THE STATES |
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| 1/30/2008 - 1/30/2008 |
| GOVERNING, the magazine of states and localities, will host OUTLOOK IN THE STATES, a one-day executive briefing on January 30, 2008, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. At OUTLOOK IN THE STATES, attendees will share the knowledge of experts on the issues, policies, personalities and trends that are shaping the political landscape.
Topics at the briefing include an annual review of gubernatorial and legislative agendas and a fiscal forecast. William Pound, Executive Director of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), is among the featured speakers.
Registration information may be obtained from the Conference Department at 866-271-9540 or e-mail at governing@conferencedepartment.com.
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