Kat Shoa moderating panel at UCLA WINMEC 2010 Forum: mobile media and wireless innovations

This was originally posted on October 27, 2010 on The Directive. 

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WINMEC (Wireless Internet for Mobile Enterprise Consortium) is a UCLA-based university, industry, and government collaboration with the objective to advance technological and business research and to educate its members on the state-of-the art in wireless and mobile industries.

The program, headed by Dr. Rajid Gadh, has actively worked with various Smart Grid initiatives in order to implement mobile and wireless technologies within the electric utility infrastructure.

On Tuesday, November 2^nd, UCLA WINMEC will hold a forum on mobile media and wireless innovations discussing the convergence of mobile media, its application to various industries, and applying these technologies to the Smart Grid.

I’ll be moderating the afternoon panel: Applying advanced technology and standardization in the creation of grid of the future.

Come say hello if you happen to be there.

Kat Shoa moderating multiple industry panels at Smart Grid Summit, ITExpo, and UCLA thought leadership forum on electric vehicle integration into the smart grid

This was originally posted on September 26, 2010 on The Directive.

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I’ve been a little quiet lately not because I have nothing to say, but because I’ve been extremely busy with client work and getting involved in various industry forums. I’ve been asked to moderate a few panels in industry forums, and not surprisingly, they all happen to fall in the busy fall season for trade shows and industry conferences.

The panels I’ll be moderating over the next few weeks wills pan a wide range of topics in two market segments with significant projected growth: smart grids and unified communications. These are two exciting markets in the utilities and telecommunications fields with some overlap due to technologies used in both markets, and as I’ve hinted in the past, you’ll be hearing more and more about these markets in the future.

I thought I’d put all this information in one place in case you are interested and would like to attend any of these events.

Chronologically:

Event:                     UCLA Thought Leadership Forum: Electric Vehicle Integration into the Smart Grid of the Future – G2V & V2G

When:                  Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Where:                 UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, CA

Panel:                  EV Technologies and Smart Grid - two moving targets and how they will influence each other

Event:                  ITExpo West 2010

When:                  Monday, October 4, 2010

Where:                 Los Angeles Convention Center

Panel:                  Conferencing and Collaboration Track - Virtual Meetings: Increasing Collaboration While Reducing Costs and Ensuring Business Continuity

Event:                  Smart Grid Summit (co-located with the ITExpo event above)

When:                  Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Where:                 Los Angeles Convention Center

Panel:                  Smart Grid Infrastructure and Networks: Wireless/WiMAX Opportunities for Utilities

Event:                  Smart Grid Summit (co-located with the ITExpo event above)

When:                  Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Where:                 Los Angeles Convention Center

Panel:                  Smart Grid Infrastructure and Networks: The Green Grid/Clean Grid/Renewable Energy

If you happen to attend any of these events, please come say hello.

Smart Grid Dynamic Pricing: Behavior Change Easier Said than Done

This article was originally posted on June 9, 2010 on The Directive.The topic was discussed on LinkedIn forms for months.

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You might be wondering why you’re hearing so much about smart grids and smart metering lately, and what the big deal is. The big deal is that the ramifications of “smarting” US’ electric grid systems will touch upon multiple aspects of business and policy from consumer protection, to federal budget allocations, and most relevant to the readers of this blog, the opportunities it will provide for high tech companies providing services and technologies. And the show has just begun.

I was asked again by TMCnet.com to write another article about Smart Grids. It’s sure to ruffle some feathers, particularly for the players in the smart grid markets, but that should be expected about opinions about any new market with new technologies.

I’d be interested to see what everyone thinks. Here’s the link to the article.