UWIG Fall Technical Workshop/
UWIG - Atelier Technique - Session d'automne

October 13-15, 2010 - Quebec, QB Canada

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Agenda - coming soon

The 2010 UWIG Fall Technical Workshop will provide attendees with an expanded perspective on the status of wind on utility systems in the United States, Canada and other countries. This event is being held in co-location with the 9th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems as well as on Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Farms. The Fall Workshop will include meetings of the UWIG User Groups as well as a site visit hosted by workshop co-sponsor Hydro Quebec.

The capital of the province of Quebec, Quebec City offers visitors over 400 years of rich cultural heritage and serves as a jumping point for a number of excursions. The workshop site, the Loews Le Concorde, is conveniently located near a number of attractions and is within walking distance of Vieux Quebec, whose ramparts are the only remaining fortified city walls that still exist in the Americas north of Mexico. Additional information on Quebec can be found online at http://www.quebecregion.com/en.

Events Schedule

UWIG User Group Meetings (UWIG members and invited guests) – October 13, Loews Le Concorde. Meetings cover:

The fall meeting of the Turbine Operations & Maintenance Users Group will take place September 23-24 in Austin, Texas. Information on this meeting can be found on the UWIG web site at http://www.uwig.org/oandm_austin.html.

Technical Workshop – October 14-15, Loews Le Concorde. The workshop will begin at 8:00 am on October 14 and end at noon on October 15. Topics covered include:

  • Wind Plant Modeling and Power System Operations Developments
  • Wind Integration Study Results and Market Design
  • Wind Integration on Island Power Systems
  • Fossil Fleet Flexibility Improvement
  • Developments in Transmission
  • IEA Wind Task on Wind Integration

Field Trip to Baie des Sables Wind Power Plant and ENERCON Manufacturing Plant - This tour will take place on Saturday, October 16.  Attendees will be transported via motorcoach to the airport and will fly on Hydro Quebec's airplane to Mont-Joli. Attendees will be transported to the Baie des Sables Wind Power Plant for a tour. Following the tour, attendees will be transported back to Mont-Joli for the plane trip back to Quebec. This is an all-day trip. The fee includes all transportation as well as lunch. Attendance is limited to 50 participants and the tour will be cancelled if enrollment does not reach 30 individuals.

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

With the exception of the field trip, all events will be held at this site:

Loews Le Concorde
1225 cours du General De Montcalm
Quebec, QB G1R 4W6 Canada
1-800-463-5256 or 1-418-647-2222
Loews Global Reservations 1-866-563-9792
Click here to make a reservation online (page in English)
Click here to make a reservation online (page in French)

Please mention the group code UWI13O to receive the group rate of CAD199 per night plus all applicable taxes. The group block expires September 13.

Getting to Quebec

Quebec City is served by Jean-Lesage International Airport, 10 miles from downtown. The airport is served by Air Canada, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines, along with several other carriers. Another option is to fly into Montreal and ride VIA Rail Canada into Quebec. Montreal is roughly a three hour drive from Quebec.

U.S. citizens should note that they must have a valid U.S. passport to enter Canada and re-enter the United States. Please visit the web site for the U.S. State Department for more information.

Meeting Registration

Registration for this event is available online. Registration for the 9th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems is conducted separately. Attendees of the UWIG Fall Technical Workshop will be given a discount on the registration fee for the 9th International Workshop and attendees of the 9th International Workshop will be given a discount on registration for the UWIG workshop. All registrations will be confirmed via e-mail upon receipt if a valid e-mail address is provided.

All fees are in USD

$550 – Technical Workshop (UWIG Members and attendees of the 9th International Workshop)

$850– Technical Workshop (Non-Members)

$300 – User Group Meetings (Members and invited guests ONLY)

$400 – Speaker fee (Members and Non-Members)

$160 – Field Trip

A limited number of spaces for the technical workshop will be made available for university/college students to attend at no charge. 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

Financial support is available for cooperative and public power utilities that are members of NRECA or APPA to attend the Fall Technical Workshop. The Public Renewables Partnership effort led by Western Area Power Administration (Western) is offering thirty $500 travel scholarships to electric cooperatives and public power utilities to attend.

To qualify for the scholarship, individuals must meet the membership requirements and submitted a scholarship request and received a confirmation e-mail from Western. To secure a scholarship, which can also be used to defray registration costs, please contact Randy Manion at 720-962-7423 or manion@wapa.gov. 

Cancellations and Refunds

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

Requests received by October 6 - receive refund less $50 administrative fee.

Requests received after October 6 - receive refund less $250 administrative fee if registered just for the workshop or $325 if registered for the user group meetings and workshop.

Individuals registered for the field trip will receive a refund less $50 administrative fee up to October 15. If the field trip is cancelled due to low enrollment, all fees collected for it will be refunded in full.

Registrants who have not paid by October 6 will need to make arrangements to pay in advance via credit card or risk having their registrations cancelled. Due to tax regulations, we will not be able to collect any payments on site.

Credit for Attendance

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

For more information, please send e-mail to info@uwig.org

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