August Conference Brings Together Experts to Discuss Predictive Maintenance for Overhead Distribution and the Latest Strategies for Reducing Outage Frequency and Duration

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(Business Wire)--
The third Certification in Field Reliability Operations Conference will take
place August 25-27 in Columbus, Ohio. The conference brings together leading
industry experts and thought leaders to discuss Predictive Maintenance
Strategies, Best Overhead-Distribution Field-Reliability Practices, and the
latest Approaches for Reducing Outage Frequency and Duration.

"This is the utility industry`s most insightful conference on the topic of
improving distribution reliability," stated conference speaker John Lauletta of
Exacter, Inc. "It`s truly an interactive event where attendees will learn about
some of the most innovative strategies and approaches being applied around the
country. And this year`s speakers will have a lot of great information to
share."

The keynote speaker will be Paul Feldman, Board Chairman of Midwest ISO, who
will share high-level strategic insights on reliability planning and preparation
for Smart Grid and the role of field-level reliability approaches.

Electrical Engineering professors from The Ohio State University, Dr. Stephen
Sebo and Dr. Don Kasten, will share highlights from their research on the field
forensics of why and how electrical line components fail. They will include
demonstrations at The Ohio State University High-Voltage Laboratory to highlight
examples of failing equipment.

Standards Engineer Jim Johnston from Portland General Electric will provide an
IOU perspective on approaches, strategies, and technologies being applied in the
field to impact reliability indices.

Nelson Bingel, Vice President of Engineering at Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.,
will share the national view on total line-to-ground maintenance planning.

Finally, Exacter President John Lauletta will lead a discussion on The Viability
of Predictive Maintenance Strategies vs. Run-to-Failure Strategies.

Conference organizers stress there will be plenty of interactive discussions as
well as panel discussions on practical implementation and expected results of
the latest approaches and technologies being presented.

The conference is accredited by IEEE, (IEEE CEUs: 1.2 - 12 PDH). Cost for the
two-day conference is $895. Meals are included. More information can be found at
this weblink http://www.exacterinc.com/conference.html, or by contacting
conference sponsor Exacter, Inc. at 614-880-9320.

Exacter, Inc.
Colleen Groezinger, 614-880-9320
cgroezinger@exacterinc.com

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