2007 EMS Users Conference
AGENDA
Austin, Texas
Sunday, September 23, 2007 - Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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| Sunday Sept 23 |
| 7:00pm - 9:00pm |
Hospitality Suite |
| Monday Sept 24 |
| 7:00 - 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast & Registration |
| 8:00 - 8:10 |
Welcome to Austin - |
| 8:10 - 8:15 |
Conference Overview |
| 8:15 - 8:45 |
Keynote - Ron Hinsley, ERCOT CIO
Presentations
Cyber Security |
| 8:50 - 9:30 |
CAISO Public Key Infrastructure: Supporting Secure ICCP - Leslie DeAnda, CAISO |
| 9:30 - 10:15 |
A Discussion of Secure Field Device Data over the Internet in Today's Environment - Kevin Komara, PJM |
| 10:15 - 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
IEEE Standard for Substation Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) Cyber Security Sam Sciacca, IEEE PES Substation Committee C1 Working Group Chair |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Secure ICCP and Secure Data Panel - |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch
Data Presentation |
| 1:00 - 1:45 |
NERC Readiness Audit Update _ The Next Steps - Mitch Needham, NERC |
| 1:45 - 2:30 |
System Improvements Resulting from NERC Evaluations - Wayne Ahl, Santee Cooper |
| 2:30 - 2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45 - 3:20 |
EMS Support under IT - Tom Chambers, Minnesota Power |
| 3:20 - 4:00 |
Salt River Project's EMS Replacement - Warren Folkerts, Salt River Project |
| 4:00 - 4:15 |
EMS User Conference Board and Committee Introductions |
| 4:15 - 4:45 |
Vendor Introductions |
5:00 - 9:00
5:00 - 7:00
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Vendor Demos
Hors d'oeuvres and bar
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| Tuesday Sept 25 |
| 7:30 - 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast
EMS Architecture and Enterprise Management |
| 8:00 - 8:45 |
Integration of Multiple Operating Areas into the EMS - Shruti Mathure, ITC-Holdings |
| 8:45-9:45 |
ERCOT CIM Update & The CIM extended to Power System Planning at ERCOT - Joel Koepke, ERCOT; Margaret Goodrich, Project Consultants |
| 9:45 - 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
CIM as an Enterprise Tool at PacifiCorp - Randy Rhodes, PacifiCorp |
| 11:00 - 11:45 |
General Panel
Panel Discussion - Open to all questions and topics |
| 11:45 - 12:00 |
Closing Remarks |
| 12:00 - 1:15 |
Lunch |
| 1:15 - 5:00 |
EMS Training and Tour Options (concurrent sessions)
1. WECC _ SECURE ICCP
1:00-3:00 pm Ralph Mackiewicz (SISCO)
The basics of certificates, the process for generating certificates, the procedures for installing the three levels of certificates so the SISCO MMS-Stack utility can see them and troubleshooting problems identified in the SISCO stack log files, etc.
3:00-3:30 pm Break
3:30-4:30 pm Dave Ambrose (WAPA-RMR) and Leslie DeAnda (CAISO)
The details of the WECC secure ICCP deployment strategy and some utilities actual experience with implementation, etc;
4:30-5:00 pm Open Discussion/Q&A
2. LCRA and ERCOT Tours - presentations from their observation rooms. |
| Wednesday Sept 26 |
| 8:00 AM - 12 noon |
EMS Training and Tour Options (concurrent sessions)
1. EnerNex _ Secure Data from Remote Devices
Darren Reece Highfill, CISSP, a Utility Communications Security Architect
From EnerNex will teach the session that will cover:
- the options for migrating off analog RTU communications;
- the benefits and issues associated with networking RTUs;
- the methods of securing remote devices;
- the ways to communicate to RTUs that meet the NERC CIP requirements.
2. Austin Energy - Note: Picture ID must be submitted before September 15, 2007 for this tour. |
EMS Conference ends Wednesday at 5:00 |
| Preliminary - Subject to Change |
