ENERGY EFFICIENCY, COST-REDUCTION STRATEGIES ON the AGENDA FOR SCTE SEMI FORUM 0 APRIL 0 IN ATLANTA

ENERGY EFFICIENCY, COST-REDUCTION STRATEGIES ON THE AGENDA FOR SCTE SEMI FORUM 2013 APRIL 10 IN ATLANTA January 22, 2013 12:24 PM

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY, COST-REDUCTION STRATEGIES ON THE AGENDA FOR SCTE SEMI FORUM 2013 APRIL 10 IN ATLANTA

JAN. 22, 2013 (Exton, PA)A comprehensive look at ways that cable system operators can increase energy efficiency and reduce costs throughout their operations will be on the agenda when the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) hosts its SEMI Forum for smart energy management Wednesday, April 10 in Atlanta.

A dozen expertsrepresenting cable system operators, as well as vendors from within and outside of the industrywill engage in presentations and panel discussions on the latest thinking around strategies for more effective management of their plants, facilities and fleet. The presentations will follow a keynote address by Kevin T. Hart, executive vice president and CTO of Cox Communications, on ways for cable operators to align workforces, operations and outreach programs to reflect modern energy strategies and sustainable thinking.

SCTE SEMI Forum 2013 will include three program modules of four presentations each. Each module will conclude with a panel discussion among the four presenters within that module. Following are modules and sessions:

Energy EvolutionA Look Into Applications, Software, Modeling and Smart Grid

Energy Management Applications Frank Sandoval, Platform Architect, Comcast Cable Communications

Software Controls Alan Young, Telecom and Media Consultant, Wipro Technologies

Modeling and Simulation Tim McElgunn, Chief Analyst, Broadband Advisory Service, Bloomberg BNA; and Mark Zangari, Chief Executive Officer, Quantellia

Smart Grid Sankert Amberkar, Director, Energy and Transportation Systems Marketing, Cisco Systems

Outside Plant and FleetEnergy Savings from Workforce Management Approaches

Outside Plant Study Jim Heidenreich, Vice President, Strategic Platforms & Customer Fulfillment, Alpha Technologies

Balance of Power Robert Howald, Fellow of the Technical Staff, Motorola Mobility

Alternate Fuel Approach Bill Raynor, Managing Partner-Fleet Director, Midwest Green FuelGary Crossley Ford

Time Warner Cable Case Study Andrea Thomas, Senior Sustainability Strategist, Coppervale Enterprises; and Jack Sheehan, Senior Manager, Technical Operations, Time Warner Cable

C-FacilitiesModular Approaches to Facility Energy Management

Datacenter Cooling Study Mark Hendrix, P.E., Senior Engineering Manager, New Product Development, CommScope

Modular Approach to Critical Facility Design and Implementation Mark Welsko, P.E., Director, Mission Critical Design, WES

Density Hub and Headend Pod Approach Terence J. White, Executive Vice President, Critical Systems & IT Strategy, INERTECH

Disaster Recovery for Hubsites and Headends Using a Facility in a Box Approach Dan Cooper, Vice President, Critical Infrastructure, Time Warner Cable.

"A successful energy management program encompasses every aspect of cable operations," said Derek DiGiacomo, senior director, information systems and energy management for SCTE. "The agenda reflects the SEMI Forum program committee's desire to provide the industry with insights into how both here-and-now and long-term energy solutions can improve bottom lines and the environment."

The cable telecommunications industry's leading energy management event, SCTE SEMI Forum 2013 will bring together operators, vendors and other experts for discussion of power, density, performance, sustainability and disaster recovery issues. Preliminary events, including working group meetings of the Sustainability Management Subcommittee (SMS) within the ANSI-accredited SCTE Standards Program, are scheduled for Tuesday, April 9. Additional SEMI details, as well as registration, are at http://www.scte.org/semiforum/.

SEMI Forum 2013 is open to attendance by operators, programmers, vendors and other interested parties. For more information on the SEMI initiative, please visit www.scte.org/semi or contact DiGiacomo at ddigiacomo@scte.org.

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The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is a non-profit professional association that provides technical leadership for the telecommunications industry and serves its members through professional development, standards, certification and information. SCTE currently has nearly 14,000 members from the U.S. and 70 countries worldwide and offers a variety of programs and services for the industry's educational benefit. A prime example is SCTE's Smart Energy Management Initiative (SEMI), an unprecedented effort to help cable operators leverage financial and environmental advantages of implementing Green strategies. SCTE has 68 chapters and meeting groups and more than 3,000 employees of the cable telecommunications industry hold SCTE technical certifications. SCTE is an ANSI-accredited standards development organization. Visit SCTE online at www.scte.org. Connect with SCTE at www.scte.org/socialmedia.

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