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2006 Calendar of Events

To list your event in the calendar, please contact Senior Managing Editor Emily Saarela at esaarela@primediabusiness.com.

JANUARY


Jan. 8-10: Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Centennial Conference, New York City, New York, U.S., (212) 248-5000; www.iesna.org

Jan. 9-14: Power & Communications Contractors Association (PCCA) Annual Convention, Carefree, Arizona, U.S., (703) 212-7734; www.pccaweb.org

FEBRUARY


Feb. 7-9: DistribuTECH 2006 Conference and Exhibition, Tampa, Florida, U.S., (918) 832-9313; dt06.events.pennnet.com

Feb. 14-20: TechAdvantage 2006 Conference and Expo (sponsored by NRECA), Orlando, Florida, U.S., (703) 907-5578; www.techadvantage.org

Feb. 14-22: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) 2006 Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, U.S., (800) 931-9607; www.nreca.org

Feb. 19-22: EEI International Utility Conference, London Hilton on Park Lane, London, United Kingdom, (202) 508-5496; www.eei.org

Feb. 28-March 3: American Public Power Association (APPA) Legislative Rally, Washington, D.C., U.S., (202) 467-2950; www.appanet.org

MARCH


March 1-3: National Utility Contractors Association 2006 Utility Construction EXPO, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., (703) 358-9300; www.nuca.com

March 12-16: National Association of Corrosion Engineers Annual Conference and Exposition, Corrosion 2006, San Diego, California, U.S., (281) 228-6200; www.nace.org

March 15-19: Associated Builders and Contractors National Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., (703) 812-2025; www.abc.org

March 19-23: IEEE/PES Transformers Committee Spring 2006 Meeting, Costa Mesa, California, U.S.; www.transformerscommittee.org

March 28-30: 8th IEE International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission, Savoy Place, London, United Kingdom, +44 (0) 1438 765652 or +44 (0) 1438 765647; conferences.iee.org/acdc

March 28-30: Electric Power 2006, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., (832) 242-1969; www.electricpowerexpo.com

March 29-30: 2006 Globalcon Energy & Facilities Management Conference & Expo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., (770) 447-5083; www.globalconevent.com

APRIL


April 9-11: Rural Electric Power Conference 2006, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., (817) 556-4022 ; www.ieeerepc.org

April 9-12: American Public Power Association (APPA) Engineering & Operations Technical Conference, Sacramento, California, U.S., (202) 467-2942; www.appanet.org

April 9-14: 73rd Annual International Conference of Doble Clients, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., (617) 926-4900; www.doble.com

April 16-19: IEEE/PES Insulated Conductors Committee Meeting, Reno, Nevada, U.S., (512) 984-5019; www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/pes/icc

April 23-26: ASTM International Committee F-18 on Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (610) 832-9738; www.astm.org

April 23-26: GITA’s 29th Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida, U.S., (303) 337-0513; www.gita.org

April 24-28: Hannover Fair, Hannover, Germany, (609) 987-1202; www.hannovermesse.de

April 30-May 3: American Public Works Association (APWA) 2006 North American Snow Conference, Peoria, Illinois, U.S., (800) 848-2792; www.apwa.net

MAY


May 20-24: 2006 Institute of Industrial Engineers Annual Conference and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, U.S., (800) 494-0460; www.iieannual.org

May 21-24: IEEE-PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S., www.ieeet-d.org

May 21-24: Utility Supply Management Alliance 2006 Annual Educational Conference, Houston, Texas, U.S., (913) 768-7005; www.usma.com

May 28-June 1: Lightfair International, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., (404) 220-2822; www.lightfair.com

JUNE


June 7-9: ICOLIM 2006-The 8th International Conference on Live Maintenance, Prague, www.csze-lwa-icolim2006.cz

June 10-14: American Public Power Association National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, U.S., (202) 467-2941; www.appanet.org

June 25-28: Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S., (757) 220-1795; www.eufmc.com

June 18-22: IEEE/PES General Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, www.ieee.org/power

JULY


July 6-8: National Society of Professional Engineers Annual Meeting and Expo, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., (808) 536-6621; www.nspe.org

SEPTEMBER


Sept. 10-12: Rocky Mountain Electrical League Fall Convention, San Antonio, Texas, U.S., (303) 695-0089; www.rmel.org

Sept. 10-13: American Public Works Association (APWA) Congress & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., (816) 595-5241; www.apwa.net

Sept. 24-26: 75th Annual Conference of the Utility Purchasing Management Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., (913) 768-7005; www.upmg.com

Sept. 14-16: 23rd Annual International Lineman’s Rodeo & Expo, Overland Park, Kansas, U.S., (913) 967-1865; www.linemansrodeokc.com

OCTOBER


Oct. 7-10: National Electric Contractors Association (NECA) Convention & Exposition, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., (301) 215-4507; www.necaconvention.org

Oct. 17-19: Instrument Society of America (ISA) Expo 2006, Houston, Texas, U.S., (919) 549-8411; www.isa.org

Oct. 2-6: 13th Annual Circuit Breaker Test & Maintenance Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., (707) 833-6288; www.circuitbreakerconference.com

Oct. 15-17: Association of Edison Illuminating Companies Annual Meeting, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S., 205-257-2530; www.aeic.org

Oct. 22-25: Automatic Meter Reading Association’s (AMRA’s) Autovation 2006 International Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., (847) 480-9628; www.amra-intl.org

Oct. 22-26: IEEE/PES Transformers Committee Fall 2006 Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, www.transformerscommittee.org

NOVEMBER


Nov. 11-13: National Electrical Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., U.S., (703) 841-3279; www.nema.org

Nov. 15-17: NAESCO Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., (202) 822-0950; www.naesco.org

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