2009 UWIG Spring Technical Workshop and Annual Meeting

April 1-3, 2009 - Philadelphia, PA

Online Registration

Event Agenda

The 2009 UWIG Spring Technical Workshop will provide attendees with an expanded perspective on the status of wind in utility systems in the United States and other countries. The agenda, focusing on wind integration, application, and operation on utility power systems, includes topics on industry and technology developments, impacts of wind plant performance on related generation assets, transmission and markets, and forecasting developments. The schedule of events includes meetings of the UWIG User Groups, the 2009 UWIG Membership Meeting and Board of Directors election on April 3 and a reception featuring the presentation of the UWIG Annual Achievement Awards on April 2. The workshop will be followed by a tour of Gamesa Technology Corporation’s manufacturing facility.

Events Schedule

UWIG User Group Meetings (UWIG members and invited guests only) – April 1, Radisson Plaza - Warwick. Meetings cover:

• Operating Impacts and Integration Studies - view the agenda
• Wind Plant Modeling and Interconnection - view the agenda
• Market Operation and Transmission Policy - view the agenda

The Wind Turbine Operations & Maintenance User Group meeting will take place on March 31 at the Hilton Philadelphia Airport, and is open only to UWIG members and invited speakers. Click here for more information on this user group.

The UWIG Distributed Wind Applications User Group will meet on March 25 in conjunction with the APPA Engineering & Operations Conference in Austin, TX. Click here for more information on this user group,

Technical Workshop – April 2-3, Radisson Plaza - Warwick. Topics include:

• Forecasting Developments
• Global Developments in Markets and Transmission
• Wind Plant Variability Impact on the Balance of System O&M
• Wind Turbine Technology Updates
• Wind and Electric Power Industry Updates

UWIG Annual Membership Meeting - April 2, Radisson Plaza - Warwick

Gamesa Manufacturing Site Tour - This tour will take place on the afternoon of April 3. This tour is available to individuals who are affiliated with utilities, system operators, developers, government employees, consultants, and university faculty/students, but not other turbine or component manufacturers. Registration for this tour is limited in size and participants must be cleared by UWIG and Gamesa management. Registration for this tour closed March 23.

Who Should Attend

• Utilities, transmission system owners and operators, wind turbine vendors, project developers, and other stakeholders in regions already active in wind and/or considering adding wind generation to their systems.
• UWIG members and utility managers, project engineers, developers and others wanting to learn more about wind power projects.
• RTO/ISO and system operations personnel, and transmission system planners.
• Regulatory personnel and elected officials interested in wind power project development.

Accommodations

This meeting will be held at the:

Radisson Plaza - Warwick
1701 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-800-333-3333 or 1-215-735-6000
www.radisson.com/philadelphiapa

Please mention UWIG Spring09 to receive the group rate of $189 per night plus applicable taxes. Please note that the group room block has expired and the rate is being honored on a space-available basis.

Meeting Registration

On-line registration with credit card payment is available. All registrations will be confirmed via e-mail upon receipt if a valid e-mail address is provided.

$495 – Technical Workshop (UWIG Members)

$795 – Technical Workshop (Non-members)

$250 – User Group Meetings (Members and invited guests ONLY)

$350 – Speaker fee (Members and Non-members)

$100 – Gamesa Manufacturing Facility Tour

For additional information contact:

Sandy Smith
Utility Wind Integration Group
Phone: (865) 218-4600, ext. 6141
Fax: (865) 218-8999
E-mail: sandy@uwig.org

Cancellations and Refunds

All requests for refunds must be submitted to UWIG in writing.

Requests received by March 25 - receive refund less $75 administrative fee.

Requests received by March 30 - receive refund less $250 administrative fee.

Unless there are extreme circumstances, no refunds will be made for cancellations received after March 30 or for no-shows.

Registrants who have not paid by March 25 will need to make arrangements to pay in advance via credit card or risk having their registrations cancelled.

Credit for Attendance

1.2 Continuing Education Units will be awarded to attendees. More details will be available on site.