Opening Remarks/Agenda - EMS Users Conference

2005 EMS Users Group ConferencePRELIMINARY AGENDASunday Sept 11Providence, Rhode IslandSeptember 11 – 14, 20057:00 PM - 9:00 PM Hospitality SuiteMonday Sept 127:00 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Registration8:00 – 8:25 Opening Remarks8:25 – 8:45 Key Note – Peter Friedland, ISO-NEPresentations - The Evolving EMS8:50 – 9:40 Substation Automation and Data Management – Mel Gehrs, Trans-Elect9:50 – 10:10 EMS Operations Group – Beyond EMS, Beyond OperationsAnn Moore, San Diego Gas & Electric10:10 - 10:20 Break10:25 – 10:50 ERCOT ISO: Current Market and Trends in Future Market Designs – RezaAlaghehband, Austin Energy11:00 – 12:00 National Labs’ SCADA Research – Gary Finco, Nat Labs12:00 - 1:15 PM Lunch1:15 – 2:05 EMS Upgrade & Security Model – Bill Campbell, PSEG2:05 – 2:20 BreakPresentations - Utility and Industry Software solutions2:30 – 3:20 EMS Implementation at NYISO – Greg Goodrich, NYISO3:20 – 4:15 Advanced Testing of EMS SCADA Systems – Robert Savage, APS andAmeen Hamdon, SUBNET Solutions4:15 – 5:00 Vendor Introductions5:00 - 9:00 Vendor Demos5:00 - 7:00 Hors d'oeuvres and bar

Tuesday Sept 137:30 AM - 8:00 PM Continental BreakfastPresentations - Updates on Utility Standards8:00 – 8:50 An Update of the National Grid – Frank Flynn, National Grid8:50 – 9:40 Applying the Generic Interface Definition (GID) – Ralph Mackeiwicz, SISCO9:40 – 10:00 Break10:00 – 10:50 Update on CIM/GID Standards Activity - Dave Becker, EPRI; Janos Hajagos, LIPA11:00 – 12:00 Panel Discussion:EMS – Existing Issues, and Future Responsibilities and FunctionsAnn Moore, SDG&E, Facilitator12:00 – 1:15 Lunch1:15 PM – 5:00 PM EMS Training and Tour Options (concurrent sessions)1. DNP by Subnet Solutions2. NGrid Backup Control Center tourWednesday Sept 148:00 – 12 noon EMS Training and Tour Options ((concurrent sessions)1. NERC Cyber Security Standards by Larry Bugh (ECAR)2. NGrid Backup Control Center tourEMS Conference ends at the conclusion of training