GridWeek is one of the premiere Smart Grid Conferences that is held annually since 2007. Over the years the conference has become one of the “must-to-attend” event. Organized by top associations like GridWise Architecture Alliance, National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST), Edison Electric Institute (EEI), American Public Power Association, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), Utilities Telecom Council (UTC), and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), it covers diverse range of Smart Grid topics and pressing issues with its 40 + sessions in 4 days. Who’s Who of the Industry, Government, NGOs, Media, Research Organization, Universities, Consumer Groups, and International organizations are attending the 4 day event that is being held at Washington DC between OCT 18 and 21. Almost every major Smart Grid company(Cisco, Itron, Oracle, A123 systems, ABB, Siemens, CapGemini, EMC2, Landys+Gyr, Toshiba, Trilliant, Wipro) in US and in the world is attending this global Smart Grid gathering. The conferences has themes focusing on almost all Smart Grid Stakeholders that includes Energy End Users, Smart Grid Vendors, Power Companies, Regulatory & Policy, Business & Investment, Telecom Companies, IT Companies, and International attendees.
Its 2010 focus themes and key questions it plans to address are :
Focus Themes
- Engaging Consumers
- Globalization of Smart Grid
- Putting Smart Grid on Fast Track
Key Questions
- How can we best tap into international Smart Grid markets?
- How do we educate and engage Smart Grid consumers?
- How can Smart Grid help integrate electric vehicles?
- What is the role of ICT, networks and the wireless spectrum in Smart Grid?
- What standards will foster broad-scale deployment?
- How does Smart Grid improve utility operations?
- How do we broaden the Smart Grid landscape?
- What lies beyond interoperability of Smart Grid systems?
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, and U.S.Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra are going to address opening and closing Grid Week sessions.
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