3/19-23/2008 - Metering, Billing/CIS America 2008

There’s no better way for electricity, water and gas utilities to piece it all together – learn, connect, explore and gain the edge in the metering and customer-end technology sector. Think smarter – bring your smart metering and customer management experience full circle.

The event will attract approximately 700 industry participants; 100 high-level speakers and 50 exhibitors. The audience includes a cross-section of North American and international electricity, water and gas utilities, who will give strategic and technological insight for advanced/smart metering, AMI, demand response management and customer management for North American utilities.

The multi-track program enables attendees to match their information and learning needs with sessions dedicated to:

• Regulatory issues(WHY?)
• Transitory issues (HOW?)
• Dedicated water track 
• Smart sessions: Themed daybreak meetings, facilitating debate 
• Home Area Networks (HAN) pre-conference seminar
• AMI Star Wars: Featuring isses around cyber-security and data privacy

The forum will capture the stories behind the increasing complexities involved in the customer-end technology sector. It is designed specifically for utility professionals to learn from their peers how to approach process improvements, solution integration and vendor partnerships as a means to improve the metering, billing and customer management function overall, while providing direction for the future. The event also allows for ample opportunities to network and for informal discussion.