Southeastern Electricity Metering Association (SEMA) Presents

The 84th Annual Short Course & Conference

Hilton Clearwater Beach, Clearwater Beach, FL

Nov. 16-19, 2009

Agenda

 

Monday

Fundamentals of Metering

Advanced Metering

Management/AMI

Customer Relations

8:00

Registration & Check-in

10:00 – 10:30

General Meeting

10:30 – 11:20

Personal Safety Protection (Course #115)

11:20  – 11:30

Stretch

11:30  – 12:30

Luncheon

12:30 – 1:15

Keynote Speaker

1:15 – 1:30

Stretch

1:30 – 2:20

Basic Electricity I

(Course 120)

Larry Waters

GE

3 Phase Electrical Theory

(Course 201)

Bill Hardy

Intro to AMI Technologies

(Course #500)

Sean Dempsey
WESCO

Basic Electricity I

(Course 120)

Larry Waters

GE

2:20 – 2:30

Break

2:30 – 3:20

Basic Electricity II

(Course 121)

Larry Waters

GE

3 Phase Electrical Theory

(Course 201)

Bill Hardy

Experience with AMI Technologies

(Course #500)
Utility Roundtable

Basic Electricity II

(Course 121)

Larry Waters

GE

3:20 – 3:40

Stretch

3:40 – 4:30

Meter Terminology

(Course 135)

Gerald Collings

Landis + Gyr

Distribution Transformer Connection

(Course 255)

Kim Clarke

JEA

Experience with AMI Technologies

(Course #500)

Utility Roundtable

Meter Terminology

(Course 135)

Gerald Collings

Landis + Gyr

5:00

Reception Vendor Area

Tuesday

 

 

 

 

8:00-8:50

Basic Metering Principles I

(Course 130)

Kim Clarke

JEA

Polyphase (Multi-Stator)

Meter History

(Course 233)
Randy Riley
Landis + Gyr

 8:00-9:30

AMI Demo

Basic Metering

Principles I

(Course 130)

Kim Clarke

JEA

8:50-9:00

Stretch Break

9:00-9:50

Basic Metering Principles II

(Course 131)

Kim Clarke
JEA

Three Phase Meter Application

(Course 310)
Larry Waters
GE

AMI Demo

Basic Metering
Principles II

(Course 131)

Kim Clarke

JEA

9:50-10:10

Break

10:10-11:00

Vendor Area

Three Phase Meter Application
(Course 310)
Larry Waters
GE

10:10-11:40
AMI Demo

Utility Billing Analysis

(Course 371)

Mike Handley

Mike Handley Services

11:10-12:00

Basic Distribution
Service Connection

(Course 155)

Jim Schreiber

Elster

Current Transformer
Theory

(Course 500)

Bert Ackerman
Spin Lab

 

AMI Demo

Utility Billing Analysis

(Course 371)

Mike Handley

Mike Handley Services

12:00-1:30

Lunch Break & Group Photo

1:30-2:20

Metering Applications

(Course 310)
Randy Riley

Landis + Gyr

Instrument Transformer Selection

(Course 240)

David Ward

GE/ITI

1:30-3:00

AMI Demo

Rate Types

(Course 160)

Mike Handley

Mike Handley Services

2:20-2:30

Stretch

2:30-3:20

Test Board Meter

Test Lab (hands on)

(Course 170)

Kim Clarke

JEA

Service Verification

(Course 370)

Steve Martin

JEA

AMI Demo

Test Board Meter

Test Lab (hands on)

(Course 170)
Kim Clarke

JEA

3:20-3:40

Break

3:40-4:30

Test Board Meter

Test Lab (hands on)

(Course 170)

Kim Clarke

JEA

Service Verification

(Course 370)

Steve Martin
JEA

 

Test Board Meter

Test Lab (hands on)

(Course 170)

Kim Clarke

JEA

4:30-5:30

Reception Vendor Area

Wednesday

 

 

 

 

8:00-8:50

Current Diversion
(Course 150)

Steve Martin
JEA

Advance Field
Testing

(Course 268)

John Brown

Utilicor

Utilizing the Benefits

of High Accuracy Instrument Transformers

(Course)

David Ward

GE

Current Diversion

(Course 150)

Steve Martin

JEA

8:50-9:00

Stretch

9:00-9:50

Intro to Ployphase

Design

(Course 180)

Randy Riley

Landis + Gyr

Power Quality

Issues in Metering

(Course)

Bill Hardy

Power Metrix

Meeting Renewable Energy Efficiency Goals

with AMI

Dianne Madison

Landis + Gyr

Appliance
Consumption

(Course 361)

Scott Grieves

KUA

9:50-10:10

 Break

10:10-11:00

Introduction to Instrument Transf.

(Course 140)
Stephen Lindsey
ABB

Introduction to
Instrument Transf.

(Course 140)

GE

Home Area Network Technologies
(Course)

Mark Leach

SmartSynch

Residential Audits
(Course 362)

Scott Grieves

KUA

11:00-11:10

Stretch

11:10-12:00

Intro to Instrument

Transf Meters

(Course 161)

 

Stephen Lindsey
ABB

Introduction to
Transf. Meters

(Course 161)
Larry Waters
GE

Overview of Wireless Technologies

(Course)

Mark Leach

SmartSynch

Energy Myths
& Misconceptions

(Course 367)

Rik Amato

JEA

12:00-1:30

Lunch on your own

1:30-2:20

Demand Meters
(Course 162)
Mike Handley
Mike Handley Metering

 ANSI Standards 
Update
Bill Hardy
Powermetrix

ANSI Standards

Update

(Course)
Bill Hardy

Powermetrix

Improving Communication
Skills

(Course 363)

2:20-2:30

Stretch

2:30-3:20

Time of Use
Metering
(Course 164)
Mike Handley
Mike Handley Metering

Instrument

Transformer

Bill Hardy

Powermetrix

 

Energy Smart

Miami

(Course)

 

Jose Brito
FP&L

Customer Complaints

(Course 350)

3:20-3:40

Break

 

 

 

3:40-4:30

Time of Uses
Metering

(Course 164)

Mike Handley

Mike Handley Metering

Vector Analysis

(Course 218)
Larry Waters

GE

Providing Timely Meter
Data for Demand

Response

(Course)

Jim Fisher

Itron

Irate Customers

(Course 353)
Rik Amato

Beaches Energy

Stretch

4:30-5:30

General Session

Thursday

 

 

 

 

8:30-9:20

Current Diversion Roundtable

Current Diversion
Roundtable

Current Diversion
Roundtable

Current Diversion

Fundamentals

Stretch

9:30-10:20

Current Diversion

Roundtable

Current Diversion
Roundtable

Current Diversion

Roundtable

Current Division

Solutions & Prevention

Stretch

10:40-11:30

General Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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