Monday, March 19, 2018

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1 Monday, March 19, :00-9:00 AM Exhibit Setup-Ballroom 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Registration-Ballroom Foyer 8:00-9:00 AM Breakfast Member and Vendor Introductions at Breakfast (For registered members and vendors. You need to make a reservation on the advance registration form.) 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Exhibits Open-Ballroom 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Luncheon (For registered members and vendors. Tickets available for spouse and/or children.) 1:00 PM-5:00 PM Exhibits Open-Ballroom 2:30 PM Ice Cream Break 3:30 PM Putting Challenge 3:30-5:00 PM Cash Bar (Located in Exhibit Area - Bar Vendor Tickets can be purchased ahead of time through Mallory Wetta at the DoubleTree) 1

2 6:15 PM-8:30 PM Annual UTC Region 6 All Vendor Sponsored Dinner Event (For registered members and vendors spouse and/or children tickets available. Transportation - motor coaches will depart at 5:45 from front entrance of Doubletree) Tuesday, March 20, 2018 (Open Session) 7:00 AM-4:00 PM Registration-Ballroom Foyer 7:00 AM-8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM Welcome Melvin Charuvilayil, Chairman MCUTC 8:00 AM-9:50 AM UTC National Leadership and Policy/Advocacy updates Session will cover UTC National Leadership address and UTC Policy/Advocacy updates including Legal/Regulatory issues on spectrum, IP Transitions, security, and more. The following questions are some of the information that will be discussed. What is the FCC planning for the frequency bands in which you operate? What is the status of the proceedings you are worried about? What are Congress and the Federal agencies doing to help critical infrastructure communications? In this session you will get an overview of what the UTC is doing and how we read the landscape for your communication systems, including the status of the legislative work and the drive toward an infrastructure spectrum allocation. Speakers: Matt Schnell, Immediate Past Chairman, UTC Sharla Artz, Vice President, Gov t Affairs, Policy and Cybersecurity, UTC 2

3 9:50 AM-10:00 AM Break 10:00 AM-10:50 AM CyberSecurity on Legacy Systems This discussion will explain how legacy systems in aging power plants and substations are becoming more and more vulnerable due to the interconnected world of IP and the increase of cyber attacks. Learn from one who comes from a utility background, and for several years had responsibility for protecting this infrastructure. Robert will share from personal experience how to successfully leverage tools and best practices to mitigate the threat of potential attacks to legacy systems in utility OT networks. Robert Landavazo, Belden 11:00 AM-11:50 AM Predictive Fiber Monitoring for Aging Optical Networks for Utility and Power Companies Power and Utility companies have developed complex command and control centers that are interconnected with highly reliable fiber optic cables. Utilizing the traditional reactive response to an outage takes hours to find the location of a fiber break. Many companies are utilizing remote fiber test systems (RFTS) to locate the problem in minutes and reduce MTTR by over 70%. The cabling of many fiber optics early adopters has been deployed and in operation for more than 25 years, a testament to the distinct advantages of optical fiber. By utilizing a proactive fiber maintenance process based on a remote fiber monitoring system, utilities significantly improve network reliability, predict long term fiber integrity, reduce MTTR, and improve operational efficiency of the network. Speakers: Troy Veitenheimer, NTest Chrissy Carr, Burns & McDonnell 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Luncheon 3

4 1:00 PM-1:50 PM Ameren SDN Implementation The Ameren Illinois Technology Applications Center (TAC) provided the testing platform for a project sponsored by the U.S. DOE called the SDN Project which was started in October 2013 to design, develop, and test an Software-Defined Networks (SDN)-based flow controller for the energy sector. This project was led by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. in partnership with Ameren Illinois, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. As a result SEL has commercialized a SDN, SEL-5056 Flow Controller in conjunction with its SEL-2720S hardware that provides a fully working network solution to integrate energy sector-specific demands, resulting benefits are the network healing performance is now microseconds compared to RSTP milliseconds; deny-by-default network access control; and centralized situational awareness and change management by being validated at the Ameren TAC location. Don Borries, Supervising Engineer, Ameren 2:00 PM-2:50 PM Spotlight Vendor - SNC Lavalin - Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Security beyond Compliance Despite progress achieved on many fronts under the leadership of NERC, the threats are evolving and the industry needs to constantly adapt. Accordingly, new versions of the CIP standards have been produced and other governmental organizations such as NIST, the DoD, DoE, etc. are also publishing guidelines and frameworks to secure critical infrastructures. The drafting of these standards takes years, and by the time they are officially published, new cyber threats have emerged. Accordingly, being NERC CIP compliant may not suffice to protect your critical infrastructure from cyber threats. Gaétan will explore the 2015 cyber attack on the Ukrainian electrical grid along with proactive strategies to go beyond NIST/NERC standards to protect against evolving cyber threats. Gaétan Houle, SNC Lavalin 4

5 2:50 PM-3:00 PM Break 2:00 PM-2:50 PM Spotlight Vendor - SNC Lavalin - Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Security beyond Compliance Despite progress achieved on many fronts under the leadership of NERC, the threats are evolving and the industry needs to constantly adapt. Accordingly, new versions of the CIP standards have been produced and other governmental organizations such as NIST, the DoD, DoE, etc. are also publishing guidelines and frameworks to secure critical infrastructures. The drafting of these standards takes years, and by the time they are officially published, new cyber threats have emerged. Accordingly, being NERC CIP compliant may not suffice to protect your critical infrastructure from cyber threats. Gaétan will explore the 2015 cyber attack on the Ukrainian electrical grid along with proactive strategies to go beyond NIST/NERC standards to protect against evolving cyber threats. Gaétan Houle, SNC Lavalin 3:00 PM-3:50 PM Grounding Practices for Communication Sites A high-integrity grounding system within the telecommunications industry is the single most effective means of assuring quality power distribution with a minimum of interference. Understanding how the key elements of grounding systems function and how to solve common problems is essential to keeping these systems operating at peak performance. Attendees of this practical overview will learn about grounding subjects including grounding electrode systems, single point grounding, isolated, ring and halo grounds, as well as tower grounding practices and site bonding. Ben Heinig, Transector Grounding & Protection Services 5

6 3:00 PM-3:50 PM Grounding Practices for Communication Sites A high-integrity grounding system within the telecommunications industry is the single most effective means of assuring quality power distribution with a minimum of interference. Understanding how the key elements of grounding systems function and how to solve common problems is essential to keeping these systems operating at peak performance. Attendees of this practical overview will learn about grounding subjects including grounding electrode systems, single point grounding, isolated, ring and halo grounds, as well as tower grounding practices and site bonding. Ben Heinig, Transector Grounding & Protection Services 4:00 PM-4:50 PM NERC Low Roundtable The session will outline the NERC Low Impact BES Cyber System (LIBCS) requirements and enforcements dates and talk about examples of implementation ideas, decisions, and resolutions. The session will also go into a roundtable discussion of other solutions, work with UTC at a regional or even national level on solutions, and general differences between NERC auditing regions. Matt Schnell, NPPD 6:30 PM-8:30 PM Tuesday Night Dinner Sponsored by Nokia (For registered members and vendors spouse and/or children tickets available. Transportation - motor coaches will depart at 6:15 from front entrance of DoubleTree) 6

7 Wednesday, March 21, :00AM-8:00AM Continental Breakfast Members Only 8:00AM-10:00AM Closed Session Members Only MCUTC Business Meeting Secretary Report Doug Pruessner Treasurer Report Matt Holthe Old Business Melvin Charuvilayil New Business Melvin Charuvilayil Nomination Committee Melvin Charuvilayil Election of Officers Melvin Charuvilayil Remarks of Incoming Chairman Jared Pixley Round table discussions of various company projects Drawing of Door Prizes Adjournment 10:00AM-2:00PM Microwave 101 (Lunch Provided) Region 6 is putting on an entry level training to cover basic skills and knowledge to provide entry-level microwave path analysis. The presenter will be Doug Davies from Nokia. Doug is a professional electrical engineer specializing in microwave communications. He has worked on microwave systems in various capacities in installation, field trouble-shooting, network design, and network management since Doug is a member of the Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition (FWCC) where he is a contributor to radio standards for the FCC and is currently involved in the rewrite of TSB-10F on the chapter relating to Automatic Transmit Power Control with Adaptive Modulation. Topics will include: Reflection Analysis Diffraction from Obstructions Rain Calculations for 11 Gig and above frequencies Path Clearance Requirements 7

8 Space Diversity Reliability Calculations-Detail Analysis of Path Calculations looking at Thermal and Dispersive Fade Margins What are the different software packages available for Path Analysis New technologies -- FDM, MIMO, Adaptive Modulation, XPIC Different types of M/W Split Mount, traditional Frequency Bands Available Frequency coordination process Spread Spectrum FCC rules on dish sizes, Channel Sizes and Capacity Limitations ANNOUNCEMENTS PROGRAM The program has been designed for all communications professionals including managers, engineers, technicians and vendors. ROOM RESERVATIONS are made by calling the hotel at We have a block of rooms and the rate is $ per night. VENDORS Vendors have been invited to display equipment on Monday, March 19, 2018, from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM. On Monday, all vendors sponsor the Monday dinner event. Vendors may participate in all meetings except the closed session on March 21, RESERVATIONS NEEDED FOR MEAL FUNCTIONS Please make your meal function reservations on the advance registration form. ADDITIONAL MEAL TICKETS Tickets for spouse and/or children are available and may be ordered on your advance registration form. CLOSED MEETINGS Those sessions held on Wednesday morning are closed and may be attended by UTC members only. PDH CREDITS Tuesday s session will count for 8.0 Personal Development Hours. Anyone wishing to receive a certificate for these PDH s may sign up at the Annual Meeting. 8