egistration is now open on our website for INTELEC 2012, which will be held between September 30 and October 4, 2012 at the Talking Stick Resort and Conference Center in Sunny Scottsdale, Arizona. The conference theme is “Star gazing in the desert: What keeps power people up at night?”  Please go to www.intelec.org/intelec2012/register.aspx to register for the conference.

INTELEC©, the International Telecommunications Energy Conference, is the annual world-class technical forum which presents the latest developments in communications energy systems and related power-processing devices and circuits.  This Conference, which serves the broad community of researchers, suppliers and operators, explores new technologies of power conversion, energy storage and systems for telecom applications and environment. For more information on INTELEC please see www.intelec.org

General Russel Honoré, leader of Task Force Katrina

The INTELEC 2012 conference program will feature a key note speech by General Russel Honoré, leader of Task Force Katrina, about his experiences and the importance of communications infrastructure in a disaster recovery situation. The technical program will also include workshops and poster sessions. Manuscripts of presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings.

The technical exhibition will consist of displays of products and services in the areas of advanced energy storage systems, DC systems for central office and outside plant, green power solutions, energy efficiency, powering through disasters and many others that are critical to operational success.

The tutorial program will include sessions on zone de-powering, distributed generation, batteries, failure analysis, renewable energy and communications power systems.

An extensive social program will include two exhibit receptions, afternoon tour, banquet, post conference tours to the Grand Canyon and a comprehensive partner program.

The Grand Canyon

Provided by Donovan Davidson,
INTELEC 2012 Publicity Chair

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