Conference - April 21-24XXX Exposition - April 22-24
Schedule of Events
MONDAY, April 21
Tutorial Sessions Overview of NESC Changes in 2007
McCormick Place Meeting Rooms
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Static Var Compensators
McCormick Place Meeting Rooms
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
DNP3 Communications I
8:00 AM- 12:00 noon
DNP3 Communications II 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Lessons Learned Smart Meter Deployment 8:00AM - 12:00 noon
Use and Application of Optical Instrument Transformers 8:00 AM-4:00PM Conference Reception
Join Your Colleagues From Around the World at the Museum of Science & Industry. Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the World’s Fair in Chicago.
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Technical Tours
Twin Groves Wind Farm
Argonne National Laboratory
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
8:00 AM- 12:00 noon
International Visitors
International Visitors Center Open
Mezzanine Level, North Building
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Women In Engineering Panel
IEEE WiE Panel - Mentoring and It's Impact on Recruiting and Retention
3:00 PM-5:00 PM
TUESDAY, April 22
Opening Session
Confronting and Dealing with the Regulatory Dilemma
S-100 Ballroom, McCormick Place
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Exposition Hall Open McCormick Place North
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Luncheon
Exposition Hall, McCormick Place North
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Student Poster Sessions
McCormick Place North, Exposition Hall
12:00 noon - 2:00PM Super Session 1 Aging Workforce - Overcoming the Technical Talent Challenge
McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms
2:00PM - 5:00 PM Education Track McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Panel and Poster Sessions McCormick Place North, Meeting Rooms and Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Technical Tours Argonne National Laboratory
8:00 AM - 12:00 noon
ComEd’s West Loop Substation
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
ComEd’s West Loop Substation
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
ComEd’s West Loop Substation 12:00 noon - 3:00 PM Companions & International Visitors Companion Hospitality Room Open
Mezzanine Level, North Building McCormick Place
International Visitors Center Open
Mezzanine Level, North Building8:00 AM -5:00 PM
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Companion Tours
Chicago Grand Tour
(Morning Tour)
From Architect to Author: Frank Lloyd Wright Home/Studio Tour and Hemingway House
(All day)
Chicago Mansions of Yesteryear (Afternoon Tour)
WEDNESDAY, April 23
Education Track McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms 8:00 AM -5:00 PM Panel Sessions McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms 8:00 AM -5:00 PM Super Session 2
The Smart Grid
McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Exhibitor Info-Sessions
McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Exposition Hall Open McCormick Place North 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Poster Sessions
McCormick Place North 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Special Short Course
Power System Basics for Non-Engineering Professionals
McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms
9:00 AM -5:00 PM Student Job Fair McCormick Place 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Collegiate/Gold/Industry Luncheon
McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms 11:30 AM -1:00 PM Super Session 3
Blackouts and System Stability
McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms
1:00 PM -3:00 PM Networking Reception
McCormick Place North Exhibition Hall
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Technical Tours ComEd’s Operations Control Center (OCC)
8:00 AM -12:00 noon
ComEd’s Operations Control Center (OCC 11:00 AM -3:00 PM Companion Tours Masterpiece Chicago–Chicago Sculpture & Art Institute Tour
(Morning Tour)
Chicago Sports Tour
(Morning Tour)
Paella Cooking Class and Second City Tour (All Day)
International Visitors Center
Mezzanine Level, North Building, McCormick Place7:00 AM-5:00 PM Companion Hospitality Room Mezzanine Level, North Building, McCormick Place 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Tutorial Session Engineering Ethics 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
THURSDAY, April 24
Education Track McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms
8:00 AM-12:00 noon Panel Sessions McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms
8:00AM-12:00 noon Super Session 4 Disaster Recovery and Response
McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms
9:00AM-11:00 PM Exhibitor Info Sessions McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms 9:30 AM-2:00 PM Poster Sessions McCormick Place North 10:00am - Noon
Exposition Hall Open
Exposition Hall Open
McCormick Place North
10:00 AM-3:00 PM Super Session 5 Energy and the Environment
McCormick Place, Meeting Rooms
12:30 PM-2:30 PM Closing Celebration & Reception See You in NEW ORLEANS in 2010!
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Companion Hospitality Room Mezzanine Level, North Building, McCormick Place
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM International Visitors Center Open Mezzanine Level, North Building, McCormick Place
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Companion Tours Experience Chicago’s Museum Campus
(Morning Tour-4 hours) Tutorial Session Engineering Ethics 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Shuttle Bus Schedule
Free conference and exposition shuttle buses will operate approximately every 20 minutes during peak times between designated Conference Hotels and McCormick Place on the following schedule.
Schedules will be posted in each hotel.
Monday, April 21, 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, April 22, 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, April 23, 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday, April 24, 7:00 am - 6:30 pm
*Children Under 16 years of age are not permitted