User Group Meetings

Several vendors are planning on hosting User Group Meetings after UTC TELECOM 2012 ends the afternoon of Wednesday, May 23, 2012. The following companies will be hosting meetings, so plan your travel accordingly!  If you are a vendor interested in participating, contact Andy Browne at 202.833.6813.  Please note that User Group Meetings may involve a separate registration and additional fees not included with UTC TELECOM 2012.  
 
Alcatel-Lucent - meeting taking place Wednesday, 5/23 from 12:00 noon - 3:00 pm. Light lunch included.
Join Alcatel-Lucent and your peers for an in depth discussion on:

• Bell Labs lessons learned: smart grid communications and what to do with all the data!
• LTE for utilities: explore the technology, the possibilities enabled by recent legislation, and the benefits of public/private partnerships

Pick up a free copy of the new How-to-Guide for creating your Smart Grid.  Learn how to securely extend, integrate and manage a Smart Grid network.
Contact kathy.placke@alcatel-lucent.com by May 15 for details.
 
Harris – Meeting for Harris utility users will take place Wednesday, May 23, beginning with lunch at Noon and running to 5:00PM. For more information, please contact Alanna Hill.
 
Motorola - meeting taking place Wednesday, 5/23 from 1:00 pm until Thursday, 5/24 at 12:00 noon.  For more information, please visit http://www.cvent.com/d/scq1xh/1Q.
 
Walker and Associates - meeting taking place Wednesday, May 23 from 12:00 Noon - 3:00 pm.  The Walker and Associates User Group Meeting will bring together industry experts from Fujitsu, RAD Data and Symmetricom for a focus on preparing utility communications networks for smart grid initiatives. For more details and registration info, please contact Randy Turner at randy.turner@walkerfirst.com.
  
WiMAX Forum - Meeting taking place Wednesday, 05/23 from 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm. 
 The WiMAX Smart Grid 2012 Event will focus specifically on supporting the Utilities community in deploying effective and affordable WiMAX networks to support their Smart Grid initiatives. The WiMAX for Smart Grid Event is for all participants, WiMAX operators, vendors and utilities to meet, exchange ideas and develop business and cooperative relationships. The event will highlight the opportunities, challenges and strategies involved in deploying and operating a profitable WiMAX Smart Grid.  
 
Event agenda:http://www.wimaxforum.org/files/WiMAX_Smart_Grid_Event_Agenda_Final.pdf
 
To register for this event please visit: http://www.wimaxforum.org/events/operator-summit-series/wimax-smart-grid-2012-event.  

 
Zhone Technologies - Utility customers of the Zhone Technologies IMACS products are invited to join company representatives at their Zhone Technologies User Group meeting at the UTC National show. An open forum discussion kicks off this event where current users of the Zhone IMACS will be able to share experiences and discuss applications and concerns.  Zhone Product managers will be on hand to discuss new releases, product roadmaps, evolution of existing IMACS to meet new standards such as NERC / CIP and the future expectations for Utility Substation Communications platforms.  The meeting will take place from 12:00 noon until 3:00PM with lunch provided.  Advanced Registration is required.  To register or request more information on this meeting, please contact Vinnie Maniola at Zhone Technologies.  Vmaniola@zhone.com   847-682-8367.