R. W. Beck Experts to Speak at DistribuTECH

DENVER (March 10, 2010) – Several energy, water, and utility experts from R. W. Beck, an SAIC company, will present at the 20th Anniversary DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition, which is being held March 23 to 25 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. With 12 conference tracks and more than 200 of the industry’s top speakers, this event explores the fundamental principles and newest technologies shaping the energy industry today.

R. W. Beck’s experts will share their insights in the following sessions:

Tuesday, March 23

- "What Water Utilities Can Learn from the Electric Industry About Smart Grid" authored by Vice President Don Schlenger, Ph.D., and presented by Senior Consultant Jay Haas

Wednesday, March 24

- "Technologies That Touch the Customer" breakfast roundtables moderated by Founder of Plexus Research, a Division of R. W. Beck, Ralph Abbott and Senior Consultant Tim Wolf

- "Best Practices in AMI Implementation" moderated by Wolf

- "Catching the Rays and Putting Them to Work: Connection of Large Scale Solar Arrays to Utility Distribution" presented by Senior Director Dave Andrus

- "The AMI Challenge for Multi-Service Utilities" presented by Fort Collins Utilities’ Light and Power Manager Steve Catanach and R. W. Beck Consultant Walter Levesque

- "Driving Business Value with Smart AMI" moderated by Abbott

- "NERC Compliance Mock Audits – Getting Ready for the Real Thing" presented by Andrus

Thursday, March 24

- "IP/Ethernet Substation Networks: A Multi-Service Resource and Path to Smart Grid" panel with SAIC’s Global Utilities CTO/Entergy Outsource Chief Technologist Jonathan Sessions

For more information and the full conference schedule, click here. Also, be sure to visit R. W. Beck at Booth 948 during the conference.