Preliminary Agenda

Monday, October 4, 2010

• Megger Pre-Conference "Best Practices" Circuit Breaker Seminar at the Omni 9 AM - 4 PM
• Welcoming Reception and Conference Registration at the Omni 6-9 PM

Tuesday, October 5, 2010
A Day at the ABB facilities in Mt. Pleasant and Greensburg

• Group Breakfast at the Omni
• Buses leave from the Omni
• Factory Tour and Presentations
• Lunch at the factory
• Factory Tour and Presentations
• Buses return to the Omni
• Evening Hospitality Expo with 90 supplier exhibits, food & drinks 6-9 PM

Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Conference Presentations and an "Everything You Want to Know about Breaker Testing" Seminar

• Group Breakfast at the Omni 7-8:30 AM
• Understanding Circuit Breaker Electrical Prints
• Selecting and Testing Hot Sticks and Grounding Devices
• Oil Spill Containment
• Maximizing Asset Management Tools
• SF6 Acceptance Testing, Leak Detection, and Management
• Arc Flash Protection and Safe Work Practices
• Infrared Security Cameras and Systems in Substations
• Group Lunch at the Omni
• "Everything You Want to Know about Breaker Testing" (a half-day seminar by Doble Engineering)
• Evening Hospitality Expo with 90 supplier exhibits, food & drinks 6-9 PM

Thursday, October 7, 2010
Conference Presentations

• Group Breakfast at the Omni 7-8:30 AM
• First Response Management of Electrical Injuries
• Circuit Breaker First Trip Testing
• Partial Discharge Monitoring and Testing
• Effective Circuit Breaker Mechanism Lubrication
• Emerging Trends in the Industry
• SF6 Gas Density Monitoring
• Federal Pacific Load Tap Changer Maintenance
• Commission Testing of New Substations
• Group Lunch at the Omni
• Live, On-Load Injection Trip Testing of High Voltage Circuit Breakers
• Selection, Testing, and Maintenance of Rubber Goods
• Power Transformer Maintenance Problems and Solutions
• Outages and Risks Associated with Switchyard Activities
• Insulator Problems, Repairs, and Replacements
• Reducing Animal Caused Outages in Substations
• On-Line Circuit Breaker Monitoring Priorities
• Evening Hospitality Expo with 90 supplier exhibits, food & drinks, 6-9 PM

Friday, October 8, 2010
A "Maintaining Mitsubishi Circuit Breakers" Seminar

• Group Breakfast at the Omni 7-8:30 AM
• "Maintaining Mitsubishi Circuit Breakers" (a half-day seminar by Mitsubishi Electric Power Products)
• Seventeen $100 Instant Cash Prizes awarded at 11:45 AM (celebrating our 17th year - must be present to win)
• ADJOURN AT NOON