Workshops
- E-Gov/Civic Engagement (8/6/09)
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- Wired - General (8/12/09)
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- Opportunities for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses (8/18/09)
- Adoption/Utilization
- Broadband Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities (8/20/09)
- Education (8/20/09)
- Public Safety and Homeland Security (8/25/09)
- Smart Grid, Broadband and Climate Change (8/25/09)
- Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Private Investment (8/26/09)
- Job Training (8/26/09)
- Technology/Applications and Devices (8/27/09)
- State and Local Governments: Toolkits and Best Practices (9/1/09)
- Benchmarks (9/2/09)
- Big Ideas with Potential to Substantially Change the Internet (9/3/09)
- Broadband Consumer Context (9/9/09)
- Health Care (9/15/09)
- The Role of Content in the Broadband Ecosystem (9/17/09)
- Spectrum (9/17/09)
- Cyber Security (9/30/09)
- Diversity and Civil Rights Issues in Broadband Policy (10/2/09)
- Economic Issues in Broadband Competition (10/9/09)
- Broadband Accessibility for People with Disabilities II: Barriers, Opportunities and Policy Recommendations (10/20/09)
- Capitalization Strategies for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses (11/12/09)
- Future Fiber Architectures and Local Deployment Choices (11/19/09)
- Research Recommendations for the Broadband Task Force (11/23/09)
- Lessons for the National Broadband Plan from Local Officials Representing Under-served Communities (12/9/09)
- Global Broadband Connects America and the World: Infrastructure, Services and Applications (12/10/09)
- Review and Discussion of Broadband Deployment Research (12/10/09)
- Broadband and New Media Strategies for Minority Radio (1/26/10)
- The Broadband Availability Gap (5/6/10)
Workshop: Smart Grid, Broadband and Climate Change
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Share Your Ideas on Developing the National Broadband Plan.
Location & Coordinators
Date: 8/25/09
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: Room TW-C305 (Commission Meeting Room)
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20554
Directions
Coordinator: Nick Sinai
Phone: (202) 418-0534
Agenda and Participant Bios
Frequently Asked Questions
The goal of this workshop is to identify potential impacts of a National Broadband Plan on energy, the environment, and transportation. The workshop panelists will explore how the broadband and communications infrastructure can play a transformative role in meeting our national energy, environmental, and transportation goals, including energy independence, greenhouse gas emissions reductions and clean energy generation.
Topics
The following are some of the preliminary topics that will be covered at this workshop. If you would like to discuss any other topics, please send us your suggestions.
- What types of communications networks can and should be used for various Smart Grid applications?
- What are the pros and cons of the various types of networks?
- How much bandwidth is needed to support Smart Grid communications? Do current networks meet these needs?
- What are the biggest obstacles to deploying Smart Grid equipment and to generating benefits from these deployments?
- What are the panelists’ recommendations for achieving maximum adoption and utilization of Smart Grid equipment throughout the energy ecosystem, from generation to consumption?
- What are the specific communications and information technologies that can be leveraged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
- How can these technologies be implemented across America?
- What are the challenges in the adoption of these technologies and how can these obstacles be overcome?
- What are the panelists’ recommendations for achieving maximum adoption and utilization of these communications and information technologies?
Agenda
1:30 pm | Introductory Remarks from Commissioner Mignon Clyburn |
1:35 pm | Smart Grid Panel Opening Remarks Moderator, Nick Sinai, Energy and Environment Director, National Broadband Taskforce |
1:40 pm |
Smart Grid Panelist Presentations
Eric Lightner, Director, Federal Smart Grid Task Force, U.S. Department of Energy |
2:10 pm | Panel Discussion and Q&A Period FCC Participants: Colin Crowell, Senior Counselor to the Chairman; Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering; John Leibovitz, Deputy Chief, Wireless Bureau; Dr. Jon Peha, Chief Technologist |
3:00 pm | Panel Conclusion |
3:05 pm | (5 minute break before Panel 2) |
3:05 pm | Panel 2: Broadband and Climate Change Opening Remarks Moderator, Nick Sinai, Energy and Environment Director, National Broadband Taskforce |
3:10 pm |
Broadband and Climate Change Panelist Presentations
Chris Walker, former Director for North America, The Climate Group |
3:40 pm | Panel Discussion and Q&A Period FCC Participant Panel: Colin Crowell, Senior Counselor to the Chairman; Kristen Kane, National Purposes Director |
4:20 pm | Adjournment |
Related Documents
August 25, 2009
Smart Grid Activities at the Department of Energy
Eric Lightner, Director, Smart Grid Task Force
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Re-energizing America: Establishing Standards for a Nationwide Smart Grid
Dean Prochaska, National Coordinator for Smart Grid Conformance, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Smart Grid
Mark Dudzinski, CMO, GE Energy
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Trilliant, Smart Grid
Eric Miller, SVP of Solutions, Trilliant
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Public Wireless for the Smart Grid: Secure, Scalable, Reliable
Henry L. Jones II, Ph.D., Chief Scientist
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Intelligently Connecting: Plug-In Vehicles & the Grid
Joby Lafky, Program Manager, Electric Vehicle Management Platform, Gridpoint
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AEP’s gridSMARTsm Initiative
Jason D Griffith, Director, IT Telecom Engineering
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Broadband and Climate Change: The need for speed…
Chris Walker, former Director for North America, The Climate Group
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FCC Broadband Workshop: Energy, Environment, and Transportation
Sheryl J. Wilkerson, President, WILLOW, LLC
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Driving the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
Matt Bauer, President, BetterWorld Telecom
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Green IT: Video Communications
Colin Buechler, Sr VP Marketing, LifeSize Communications, Inc.
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How Big Energy Efficiency? If Catalyzed by Broadband and Information Technologies
John A. “Skip” Laitner, Director, Economic and Social Analysis, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
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