Conference schedule:
Sunday, April 6
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
RP3 Review Panel Meeting
8:30 a.m. – Noon
Preconference Seminars
- Improving the Reliability of Your Distribution System
- Cyber Security Priorities for the Electric Distribution System
1:30 – 5 p.m.
Preconference Seminars
- Pole Attachments: Maximizing Revenue/Benefits from Telephone and Cable Agreements
- Leadership and Management for E&O Employees in Transition to Management and Supervision
5:30 – 7 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Monday, April 7
7:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Safety Awards Breakfast
9 – 10:15 a.m.
Opening General Session
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Networking Break
10:45 a.m. – Noon
Breakout Sessions
- AMI from the Trenches
- Pole Attachments
- Energy Market Outlook
- Mutual Aid Safety Checklist
- Show Me the Money! Calculating Supply Chain Savings
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
- Basic Hygiene for Utility Cyber Security
- Substation Maintenance and Modernization
- Safety Management for Crew Leaders
- Bring Your Shades: Sun Power Burning Bright
- You Want it When? Don’t Make Me Laugh
3 – 4:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
- Homebrew Your DA
- System Losses and What They Mean to You
- 911 Customers
- Considering Natural Gas: Planning and Use Cases
- When is an Apple Not an Apple: Comparison Lighting
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Vendor Expo Opening Reception
- RP3 and Safety Award pictures
Tuesday, April 8
7:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) Breakfast
8:45 – 10 a.m.
General Session
10 – 10:45 a.m.
Vendor Expo & Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. – Noon
Breakout Sessions
- IT 101 for Power Engineers
- FEMA Checklist and Damage Assessments
- Dangers of Backfeed: Protecting Your Employees
- CHP: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know and More
- Joint Action Agency Roundtable
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Vendor Expo Lunch
1:30 – 3 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
- NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards, Version 5: It May Change Your World
- What You Don’t Know May Leave You in the Dust
- Engage and Empower Employees for Safety Excellence
- Preparing for D-Day: Disaster Planning
- Reliability Power Hour
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
- You Hear Me, DA?
- The iWorkForce
- Public Safety: Educating Your Community and First Responders
- Power Plants and CO2: The New What’s Next
- Warehouse of Hoarders: Warehouse Clutter and Safety
4:45 – 5:30 p.m.
Public Power’s MAP: Strengthening Mutual Aid Networks and Coordination
Wednesday, April 9
8 a.m. – Noon
Committee Roundtable Discussions
- Communications & Control Committee Roundtable
- Transmission & Distribution and System Planning Committee Roundtable
- Safety Committee Roundtable
- Environmental and Generation & Fuels Committee Roundtable
- Supply Management Committee Roundtable
Noon
Adjourn
