User Conference 2010

The User Group Conference was held June 21-24 at the Sheraton Crowne Plaza in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The conference was attended by personnel from over 100 utility, partner and integrator companies from north and south America and the middle east.  The focus for this year’s conference was “The Control Room of the Future” and all of the conference session focused attendees toward what their systems would require in the future to continue to provide increasing value to their company.  The conference was highlighted this year by group sessions focused on the control room and the user interface to the real-time Survalent control system.  Users were divided into teams to foster discussion, build out the control room requirements and to drive needs from Survalent for their future real-time operations.  Users came up with many detailed features and functions they would like to see and then helped prioritize the list by placing their “Survalent dollars” on their most important items.  This process produced many great items for the Survalent system, making it the most successful sessions the conference has ever had.

The users voted to keep the current User Executive in for another year, and added two new members:  John McClean from PowerStream and Steve Ingram from Bryan Texas Utilities.

Mark your calendar: The conference will be moving back to the United States for 2011 and will be held at the Mid-South Convention Center, Tunica, MS, June 6-10.  Thanks to all who attended this year and we look forward to seeing you next year in Tunica.

June 21-25, 2010

Sheraton Crown Plaza Hotel

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Conference-at-a-Glance
Windows SCADA Training
Seminars
User Conference
Golf Tourney
System Tour 
User Fees 
Transportation (Opens in a new window)
Registration (Opens in new window)
Hotel Reservations (Opens in new window)
Things to do in Niagara Falls

Conference-at-a-Glance

Monday June 21st, 2010
- Windows SCADA Training 7.30 am  - 5.00 pm

Tuesday June 22nd, 2010
- Windows SCADA Training 7.30am  - 5.00 pm
- Seminars:  DNP Communications 1&2, MultiSpeak, SCADA Tips & Tricks, 2 hours each 7.30 am -5.00 pm
- Cocktail Reception 5.30-7.30 pm
- Technology Showcase 5.30 - 7.30 pm.  Featuring Survalent & other technology partners

Wednesday June 23rd, 2010
- User Conference:  Survalent Development, New Products & Applications, Users-Only Session.
- Group Dinner & Games (Optional)  Dave & Busters

Thursday June 24th, 2010
- User Conference:  User Experience.  User System presentations & Applications.

Friday June 25th, 2010 (Optional)
- Golf Tourney:  Legends Golf Course
- System tour.  PowerStream

Windows SCADA Training
Monday & Tuesday

Two day course covering database creation and graphics.  Users will spend a day each on WorldView & SCADA Explorer:

• WorldView:  Files & Library Structure, Maps & Layers, LIbrary, Pmacros, Tagging, Layers & DeCluttering, Alarm Viewer, Operator Summary, Graphs
• SCADA Explorer:  Database point creation, Access control, Communicaiton lines & RTU's, Calculations, reports

Seminars
Tuesday

• DNP Communications 1:  Users will learn about Survalent's implementation of the Distributed Network Protocol (DNP).  Instructor:  Rick Hayden
• DNP Communications 2:  Users will build upon DNP 1 and cover advanced topics on DNP.  Instructor:  Rick Hayden
• MultiSpeak:  Users will learn about Survalent's many MultiSpeak interfaces-Load Management, Outage Analysis, Engineering Analysis, Dynamic GIS Viewer, GIS, AMR/AMI.  Instructor:  Cornel Munteanu
• Windows SCADA Tips & Tricks:  Always one of our top rated sessions now moved to a seminar to allow users more time!  Attendees will learn shortcuts, tips and answers to questions that everyone needs on a daily basis.  Instructor:  Anand Lutchman
• VMS SCADA Tips & Tricks (Same time as Windows Seminar).  Attendees will cover VMS SCADA topics TBD.  Instructor:  Anne (Hrovat) Markovich

User Conference
Wednesday & Thursday

Wednesday - Survalent Technology

• Industry Trends
• New SCADA Development
• New Products & Applications
• Users Only Session
• Group Dinner & Games (Optional) Dave & Busters

Thursday - The Survalent User Experience

• System Presentations
• Application Presentations.

Golf Tourney (Optional)
Friday

• Legends Golf Course.  Don't miss the chance to play  18 holes with Steve Mueller, President & Paul Stirpe, Vice President, Canada Sales. 

PowerStream System Tour (Optional) 
Friday

• Participants will tour the Survalent SCADA system in operation at PowerStream in Markham, Ontario.  Transportation will leave in the morning from the hotel.

User Fees

Early Bird Discount!  Register before June 1st and save $100 off each event! 

Hotel Pricing:  $110, $145 fallsview for Sunday-Thursday.  Reservations outside of the conference will be at best available rate.

Windows SCADA Training:  $795
Individual Seminar:  $195
All seminars:  $300
1 day training, all seminars:  $795
User Conference:  $495 (includes Tuesday cocktail reception)
Group Dinner & gaming @ Dave & Busters:  $35
Golf Tourney:  Green fees $108, Green fees plus club rental $150