2008 Call for Speakers

Submissions are closed for 2008.

Autovation® 2008
September 7-10
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA, USA

The Program Committee is accepting presentation proposals for Autovation® 2008.

Autovation® is an essential resource for the AMR/AMI project team providing a first-rate educational experience.

Autovation® attendees are utility industry leaders, decision makers, directors and managers from all key business units interested in AMR and AMI strategies and solutions. Attendees are from gas, electric and water utilities at all stages of deployment.

2008 Topic Suggestions

Program management
Rate design
Cyber security
Meter data management
Net metering
Smart metering
Demand Response
Asset management
It integration
Customer service
Strategic planning
AMR/AMI initiatives - case studies
Outage management
Installation challenges
Advanced applications
Standards
Building the business case

Guidelines

• Presentations are 25-45 minutes in length.
• Abstracts can address topics relevant for pre-deployment to advanced applications.
• Vendors are welcome to submit proposals along with an identified lead utility speaker.
• Consultants may also be asked to identify a utility speaker.
• Members and non-members are welcome to submit proposals.
• Sales and marketing presentations are not appropriate for this venue and will not be accepted.

Speaker Policy

Utility speakers receive complimentary registration to Autovation®, up to two presenters per abstract.

Review Process

• All abstracts will be reviewed by the Program Committee.
• There is no deadline for submissions. Early submission is strongly encouraged.
• Applicants will be notified of their status by email.

Publication & Rights

AMRA requires publication rights to accepted papers, including any audio or video recording of the presentation. AMRA will hold the copyright for the compiled proceedings which will be distributed to its membership.