The first Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies, sponsored by the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES),  hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), the IEEE Computer Society, the IEEE Power Electronic Society (PELS), the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) and IEEE-USA , will be held January 19‐21, 2010 in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The Conference will be a forum for the participants to discuss the state‐of‐the‐art innovations in smart grid technologies, and will offer practical applications and near-term solutions.   The Conference will feature special sessions and tutorials by international experts on smart grid applications.

The Power Point presentations from the conference will be available on the PES web site https://www.ieee-pes.org/  by accessing the "Meetings and Conferences" tab and then  the "Notable Presentations" link (https://www.ieee-pes.org/meetings-and-conferences/notable-presentations

Registration Requirements:
Due to the NIST's "secured facility" regulations, pre-registration for this meeting is REQUIRED prior to the deadline.  NO on-site registration will be available at the conference. Instructions regarding the required Government-Issued Identification and Meeting Site Check-in Requirements will be issued to registrants in advance of the meeting.
 
Registration Deadline:
January 08, 2010, MIDNIGHT EST

Airport Information:

There are 3 major airports near Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The closest major airport is Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD / KIAD). This airport is in  Washington, DC Metro Area (Arlington,VA)  and is 20 miles from the center of Gaithersburg, MD. Another nearby airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA / KDCA), which is in Chantilly, VA and is 22 miles from Gaithersburg, MD. Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI / KBWI) is in Baltimore, Maryland and is 29 miles from Gaithersburg, MD.
 

The directions to the NIST conference center can be found at https://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/maps/nistmaps.html

Please contact D'Nese Moore, IEEE Power & Energy Society, (d.moore@ieee.org) for any questions concerning the conference registrations.