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Thursday, ~fovomber 4, 2010 <br />CONCURRENT SESSIONS <br />8:30 a.rn.-12:00 noon <br />TUTORIAL 1 <br />Moderator: AI Haman <br />Co-Moderators: Jon Wahlgren, <br />Nathan Germolus <br />7:30 Continental Breakfast <br />8:30 Relaying 102 <br />Tom Ernst, Minnesota Power <br />10:00 Break <br />TUTORIAL II <br />Moderator: Tom Guttormson <br />Co-Moderators: Mike Steckelberg, <br />Larry Brusseau <br />7:30 Continental Breakfast <br />8:30 Distribution Planning for the <br />"Smart" Utility <br />David Farmer, UC Synergetic, <br />Inc. <br />10:30 Relaying 102 (continued- <br />12:00 Adjourn <br />GENERAL SESSION <br />Climate Change Policy: What's <br />Next? <br />Michael Robertson, Michael Robertson <br />& Associates <br />An assessment of the current state, <br />regional, and federal prospects for <br />legislation on climate change. <br />Transmission for Wind Generation: <br />What Will We Need to Build? <br />Mike Steckelberg, Great River Energy <br />Several entities are conducting electrical <br />transmission planning studies to <br />determine a design for ahigh-voltage <br />electric network to provide forwind <br />power transfers. This presentation will <br />provide an update of the current studies <br />including the estimated costs forthe <br />proposed networks. <br />10:00 Break <br />'10:30 Distribution Planning for the <br />"Smart" Utility (continued) <br />12:00 Adjourn <br />Commercial Nuclear Power 101 <br />Hernando Madronero, General Electric <br />Nuclear energy plays a major role in <br />meeting the world's energy needs. At the <br />end of 2005, there were 443 nuclear power <br />plants operating in 32 countries. These <br />plants accountfor 17 percent ofthe <br />world's electricity. The industry remains <br />dynamic, as evidenced by the fact that <br />several new plants enter commercial <br />operation every year and there are, <br />typically, 30 or more in various stages of <br />construction at any given time. <br />Cyber Security Threats --What You <br />Need to Know <br />Craig Sorum, FBI-Minneapolis Division <br />FBI SSA Craig Sorum, head of the <br />Minnesota Cyber Crime Task Force <br />(MCCTF), a jointly sponsored task force 6y <br />the FBI and U.S. Secret Service, will <br />present "Cyber Security Threats -What <br />You Need to Know." Topics will include an <br />overview and mission of the MCCTF and <br />threats and current trends to include <br />computer intrusions, malicious codes, <br />social engineering, identity theft, and <br />Internet threats against children, <br />