Power generation today!

The 54th Annual ISA POWID Symposium will be held 5–10 June 2011 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Concord (near Charlotte), (NC US). The event is sponsored by the ISA Power Industry Division.

Keynote presentations &
ISA and industry training sessions
 
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Interest Group Meeting
ISA Instrumentation and Control Standards Working Group Meetings
Honors and Awards Luncheon
Vendor exhibits by key suppliers
Opening night reception
Keynote presentation topics include: Nuclear Power, Cybersecurity, and Smart Grid.

The theme for the event, “Power Generation Automation Today: Beyond the Original Intention,” will provide power generation industry professionals with information on the latest innovations in controls, instrumentation, cybersecurity, Smart Grid, regulatory issues and variable energy technologies, which impact power generation delivery systems.

Presenters are to include: Christopher Guith, vice president for policy at the US Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy, Tim Roxey, manager of critical infrastructure protection, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Ken Thomas, former Duke Energy Nuclear Fleet Technical manager, current consultant to the nuclear industry.

The ISA POWID Division anticipates more than 70 technical papers during joint sessions, with a fossil and nuclear focus, to be presented over the three-day period