13th Annual
Electrical Safety and Reliability
Conference & Exhibition
Sponsored by PEARL

April 24-26, 2010
Westin Tabor Center
Denver, Colorado
 

Agenda (Subject to change. Please check back for updates)

Saturday, April 17 - Friday, April 23

Spring Fling in the Rockies - skiing in Summit County, lodging at Keystone - spend the entire week or join for a day or two - lift ticket, lodging and dinner provided (pricing varies depending on length of stay and accommodations selected)

Saturday, April 24

12:00-3:00pm

Mile High ActionKarting (bus departs Westin at 12:00pm and returns to Westin by around 3:00pm)

2:00-6:00pm

Conference Registration

4:00-5:30pm

Site Tour - Denver Breaker and Supply (bus departs Westin at 4:00pm and returns to Westin by around 5:30pm)

8:00-9:00pm

Meet & Greet at V's Lounge in Westin - Sponsored by ROMAC

 

Sunday, April 25

8:00-9:00am

Breakfast

8:00am-6:00pm

Conference Registration and Exhbition

9:00-9:15am

Welcoming Remarks, Brian Corekin, Monster Fuses - PEARL President 2009-2011

 9:15am-12:15pm - General Session

Care and Maintenance of Bolted Pressure Contact Switches

Jim Erickson and Eric Maier, Boltswitch

Plating

Bob Byerley, Byerley Metals, Inc. 

Digital RMS Solid State Programmers and Arc Flash Mitigation

Al Ulinskas, Satin America Corporation

Remote Racking and Switching for Arc Flash Danger Mitigation in Distribution Class Switchgear

Scott Peterson, CBS Nuclear Services, Inc. 

9:00am-12:15pm - PEARL Training , AVO Taining Institute and Sunbelt - Sponsored by Coastal Switchgear and Controls, Inc.

PEARL will be hosting a two-day training class covering Oil and Dry Type Transformers. This class is designed to train PEARL technicians in the testing, inspecting and using the PEARL standards. Leaders in the transformer industry will instruct this two-day custom PEARL training course. One day of classroom training and one day hands on training. Each attendee will attend one day of classroom training covering testing techniques, transformer construction, transformer theory, and calculations. On day two, hands on training, each person will be using the industries latest test equipment and performing test on actual transformers. Power factor test, turn ratio and winding resistance will be a few test that technician will be performing. Technicians will increase their technical knowledge in the components used on transformers, testing, and transformer winding configurations, sizes, calculations, and theory to list a few things. Each attendee will receive a certificate "Oil and Dry Type Transformer Training" and transformer technical manual. This manual will be a great addition to your company library, covering testing, testing specifications, theory, transformer construction and more. All technicians, maintenance and electrical personnel looking to develop their skills in Transformers should attend. This will be one of the year's best two-day training programs you will attend.

 

 

10:15-10:45am
 
Break - Sponsored by P&F Supply Co.

12:30-1:30pm

Lunch

1:30-3:30pm - General Session (continued)

PEARL Reconditioning Standard - Transformers

David B. Rosenfield, ROMAC

Forensic Aspects of Bus Duct Failures and Issues

Helmut G. Brosz, Brosz & Associates 

1:30-4:00pm - PEARL Training (continued) 

 

 

 

 4:00-6:00pm
 
Exhibitorama - Visit all exhibitors and be eligible for $500 cash prize
  
7:00-9:00pm
 
Reception - Sponsored by Circuit Breaker Sales, Inc. and Monster Fuses

 

Monday, April 26

8:00-9:00am

Breakfast - Sponsored by Astro Controls

8:00am-4:00pm

Conference Registration

9:00-10:00am
 
PEARL Business Meeting
 
10:00-11:00am
 
Keynote Address - Chosen to Live
 
Jerry Schemmel, Author and Radio Voice of the Colorado Rockies baseball team
 

11:00am-12:00pm - General Session

Subcontractor Liability Issues

Alan M. Mirman, Mirman & bubman, LLP

10:00am-12:00pm - PEARL Training (continued) 

 12:00-1:00pm
 
Lunch 
 

1:00-4:00pm - General Session (continued)

Sustainability Studies

Nabil Nasr, Rochester Institute of Technology

Industry Update - Strategic Alliance

Tom Grace, Eaton Corporation

Panel - Code of Business Practices

David B. Rosenfield, ROMAC (moderator)

Brian Corekin, Monster Fuses

Mike Pennell, P&F Supply Co.

Bill Schofield, Circuit Breaker Sales, Inc.

Panel - Site Inspection and Technician Certification by Product Line

Malcom Frederick, Coastal Switchgear and Controls, Inc. (moderator)

Stuart Jackson, Instel Power Products

Stephen Reames, Oregon Breakers, Inc.

David B. Rosenfield, ROMAC

1:00pm-4:00pm - PEARL Training (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2:00-2:30pm
 
Break - Sponsored by The Electrical Advertiser
 
4:00-6:00pm
 
Reception and Awards Presentation
 
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