elcome to INTELEC 2010, the conference for energy solutions.

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to Orlando and the 2010 INTELEC conference. We will be holding our conference in the brand new Hilton Bonnet Creek Resort and Conference Center surrounded by Disney World. It promises to be a great venue for both the conference and for our non-conference attendees.

Our industry faces many challenges this year and I hope that we, as industry leaders and trend setters, can chart the course for energy consumption for all methods of communications on the right path.

Over the past years there has been a significant increase in the number of companies providing communications equipment and services. There have been great strides made in reserve power and reducing consumption of energy used for communications equipment. This year we are expanding our reach to all methods of communications and energy usage. With the necessity for thinking of newer ways to produce and use the energy we consume in a more efficient manner, we can better prepare our industry to reduce the cost of communications, while also positioning ourselves to be more environmentally aware of our responsibilities.

We have changed our conference date to early June, to accommodate those with business requirements and families taking children out of school. Also, many of our previous conference attendees have requested that we minimize the conflicts between concurrent technical presentations. To help ensure that the participants are able to attend the technical session of their interest, we will be reducing the number of concurrent sessions. The number of technical presentations will be reduced, but the quality of these papers will be more in tune with the needs of the industry.

While making these changes is a bit painful, it is just a precursor of the recognized needs to maintain the high standards that we as industry professionals must deliver to be more responsive, and to make further improvements to the INTELEC concept.

I hope to see you in Orlando!

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