Preliminary Agenda

Monday, October 1, 2012

• Pre-Conference Cleaveland/Price Factory Tour (separate registration required)
• Pre-Conference Megger Substation Best Practices Seminar (separate registration required)
• Welcoming Reception and Conference Registration at the Omni William Penn Hotel 6-9 PM

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Factory Day at the Alstom Grid Manufacturing Facility

• Group Breakfast at the Omni William Penn Hotel
• Buses leave from the Omni William Penn Hotel
• Tour Groups and Presentations
• Lunch at Alstom Grid
• Breakout Sessions
• Buses return to the Omni William Penn Hotel
• Hospitality Expo with 90 supplier exhibits, food & drinks 6-9 PM

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Training Sessions and a "Circuit Breaker Lube by Number" Seminar

• Group Breakfast at the Omni William Penn Hotel 7-8:30 AM
• Timing and Travel-Motion Testing at BPA
• Effective Maintenance Management Tools
• Maintaining McGraw Edison OA-3 and OA-4 Mechanisms
• Partial Discharge Testing Methods
• A Unique Approach to Circuit Breaker Condition Assessment
• Zero Crossing Breaker Issues
• Group Lunch at the Omni William Penn Hotel
• "Circuit Breaker Lube by Number" (Half-day Seminar)
• Hospitality Expo with 90 supplier exhibits, food & drinks 6-9 PM

Thursday, October 4, 2012
Training Sessions

• Group Breakfast at the Omni William Penn Hotel 7-8:30 AM
• Rebuilding a Power Transformer at TVA
• Oil Filtration and Analysis
• Commission Testing of a New Substation
• Substation Battery Bank Testing and Maintenance
• High Current Ground Grid Integrity Testing
• SF6 Gas Handling and Management
• Group Lunch at the Omni William Penn Hotel
• SF6 Gas Regulations and Leak Repair
• Metal Clad Switchgear Maintenance and Testing Priorities
• Radiography as a Condition Assessment Tool
• Successful Bushing Repairs
• Optimizing Infrared Camera Surveys
• Insulation Testing of Circuit Breakers
• Hospitality Expo with 90 supplier exhibits, food & drinks, 6-9 PM

Friday, October 5, 2012
An "Air Disconnect Switch Maintenance" Seminar

• Group Breakfast at the Omni William Penn Hotel 7-8:30 AM
• "Air Disconnect Switch Maintenance" (Half-day Seminar)
• Nineteen $100 Instant Cash Prizes awarded at 11:45 AM (celebrating our 19th year - must be present to win)
• ADJOURN AT NOON