PEG 2009: Rediscovering the Lost Art of Protection Engineering

The Alliance for Telecommunication Industry Solutions (ATIS) announces the Protection Engineers Group’s (PEG) 2009 annual conference. The three day event will be held March 17th -19th, 2009 at the Hilton in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The ATIS PEG 2009 Conference will focus on the basic electrical protection principles as applied to today’s networks, as well as those challenges inherent in tomorrow’s more decentralized networks. Daily themes include: Back to Basics, Back in the Lab, Applications in Today’s Market and Protection Engineering Standards.

Immediately following the presentations on March 19th, ATIS will introduce the first Annual PEG Distinguished Lecturer Series. Carl Lindquist, Vice President of New Product Development, SOC America Inc., will present a lecture on “Understanding Overcurrent Circuit Protectors.” This half-day educational course will be in addition to the main PEG 2009 program and open to all interested individuals.

For more information and to register for the PEG 2009 Conference, please visit: http://www.atis.org/PEG/conference.asp or contact Meisha Goodhue, ATIS PEG Administrator at mgoodhue@atis.org.

About ATIS
ATIS is the leading technical planning and standards development organization committed to the rapid development of global, market-driven standards for the information, entertainment and communications industry. More than 300 companies actively formulate standards in ATIS’ 20 Committees, covering issues including: IPTV, Service Oriented Networks, Home Networking, Energy Efficiency, IP-Based and Wireless Technologies, Quality of Service, Billing and Operational Support. In addition, numerous Incubators, Focus and Exploratory Groups address emerging industry priorities including “Green”, IP Downloadable Security, Next Generation Carrier Interconnect, IPv6 and Convergence.

ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a member and major U.S. contributor to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio and Telecommunications’ Sectors, and a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). www.atis.org