Program: 2010 Region 1 Meeting

Room: Salon 3

Room: Salon I & II

Craig Weske, Supervisor- Communication Network Services, Connecticut Light & Power

Room: Salon I & II

Smart Grid applications such as AMI, Distribution Automation, SCADA, and Demand Side Management often depend on wireless broadband connectivity from customer premises and other utility data collection points to the utility’s fiber or wireless backbone network.

These applications typically require far more bandwidth than is generally available to utilities for point-to-multipoint data communications. Presently there is no dedicated spectrum for utilities, which is why you need to learn about:

• The pros and cons of FCC rules and licensing procedures
• Avenues for accessing auctioned spectrum under the FCC’s “Secondary Markets” rules
• The transactional aspects of acquiring auctioned spectrum
• UTC’s efforts to secure sharing arrangements with the federal government spectrum.
• Unlicensed spectrum solutions

Brett Kilbourne, Director of Regulatory Services & Associate Counsel, Utilities Telecom Council Presentation

Room: Salon I & II

Your utility’s need for wireless communications options has never been greater. Whether for AMI deployments or new control systems, wireless connectivity offers rapid, cost-effective, secure network deployment. Join this session to explore traditional shared licensed spectrum options as well as new commercial wireless offerings and leased spectrum opportunities.

Ken Davis, IT Telecom Engineer, Northeast Utilities Presentation

Room: Salon I & II

Members of UTC’s Region 1 come together and discuss key issues related to the region.

THIS MEETING IS CLOSED TO INDIVIDUALS NOT CONSIDERED CORE MEMBERS OF UTC.

Room: Salon I & II

Electric utilities are migrating to new IP‑based multi-service applications and transport for SCADA, voice, video, and traditional business data. Yet the control and monitoring networks that operate these infrastructures are among the most vulnerable targets for hackers, extortionists, and disgruntled employees. Join us to examine:

• Best practices in cybersecurity architecture
• Issues pertaining to latency, availability, and compliance
• Mitigation of threats including worms, viruses and application‑level attacks

Learn how organizations can rely on off-the-shelf operating systems and Internet working technologies, including MPLS and VPLS networking.

Lynn Hunt, Contract Support Specialist, Alcatel-Lucent Presentation White Paper

Room: Salon III

Room: Salon I & II

What is the FCC planning for the frequency bands in which you operate? What is the status of the proceedings you’re worried about? What are Congress and Federal agencies doing to help critical infrastructure communications? In this always-popular session, get an overview of what the UTC Legal/Regulatory staff is doing and how we read the landscape for your communications systems, including the status of legislative work and the drive toward a critical infrastructure spectrum allocation.

Brett Kilbourne, Director of Regulatory Services & Associate Counsel, Utilities Telecom Council Presentation

Room: Salon III

Room: Salon I & II

Driven by increased reliability and security, and better end-to-end communications, the utility communications network is changing, with broader penetration, increased bandwidth, and a common language. These changes can be implemented at the technological, management, security, and device levels, which leaves utilities with lots of choices and even more questions. Explore how to meet these challenges using different emerging technologies.

Ira Brooks, Mid-Atlantic Account Executive, LightRiver Technologies Presentation

Foyer

Room: Salon I & II

What are your spectrum assets, and how do you manage them effectively? This session will go over RF safety issues and rules, including a discussion on the signage and training needed to stay in compliance with the rules on RF emissions. Since both issues involve government rules and regulations that MUST be adhered to, it’s important that you are familiar with them. This session will give you the refresher course you need on compliance standards to keep you out of trouble.

Jeff Katz, Enterprise IT Consultant, PSEG - PSEG Services Corporation

***For more information on FCC Compliance, please contact Donald Vasek, UTC's Director of Spectrum Services at 202-833-6814 or donald.vasek@utc.org.

Room: Salon I & II

Come hear from a member of UTC’s leadership team what’s going on with UTC.  This is a great time for members and non-members alike to find out what UTC is doing and what is being planned.  This presentation gives attendees a chance to ask questions and provide suggestions about the direction of UTC.

Jeff Katz, Enterprise IT Consultant, PSEG - PSEG Services Corporation Presentation

Foyer

Room: Salon I & II

What is digital mobile radio (DMR) and what does this land mobile technology mean for your utility? Specifically, what benefit do utilities get from using it? This session will present a DMR technology overview to illustrate what is out there and how it can be applied to your utility. You'll also get a solid grounding in leading standards, such as P25 that come into play when examining DMR for your utility.

William Fredrickson, Vice President & Director Energy Markets, Pinnacle Wireless Presentation