FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April
14, 2008
FOR
MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristy
Weinshel
202.833.6815
kristy.weinshel@utc.org
Washington,
D.C.
– The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) is pleased to announce that Jeff Lyash, President
and CEO of Progress Energy and Larry Sabato, Election Analyst and University
Professor, are scheduled to keynote UTC TELECOM 2008, UTC’s Annual Conference,
during the Opening General Session. Lyash is slated to discuss industry trends
while Sabato will discuss the 2008 presidential election and give attendees an
idea of what they can expect – personally and professionally. Progress
Energy, a member of the Utilities Telecom Council, is the official “Host
Utility” for UTC TELECOM 2008.
UTC
TELECOM 2008 is scheduled for May 4-7, 2008 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
in Orlando, Florida. It is the biggest conference dedicated to telecom
and IT professionals at critical infrastructure organizations. The
Opening General Session kicks off the educational portion of UTC TELECOM 2008
which is split into the following symposia and workshops:
-
Workforce
Mobility Symposium
-
Smart
Meters/Smart Grids Symposium
- Control
Systems Symposium
-
Community
Development Symposium
- Enterprise
IT Symposium
-
Utility
Telecom Transport Technologies Symposium
-
Legal/Regulatory
Compliance Workshop
- NERC
CyberSecurity Workshop
More
information on the Annual Conference, including the program, is available at www.UTCTELECOM2008.utc.org.
Press interested in attending can contact marketing@utc.org
to register for a complimentary registration.
Utilities Telecom
Council
Celebrating its 60th year in 2008, the
Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) is a global, full-service trade association
dedicated to creating a favorable business, regulatory, and technological
environment for entities that own, manage, or provide critical
telecommunications systems in support of core services. Founded in 1948,
UTC has evolved into a dynamic organization that represents the broad
communications interests of electric, gas, and water utilities; natural gas
pipelines; other critical infrastructure entities and other industry
stakeholders. Visit www.utc.org for more information on
UTC and its services.
