NOTICE DATE:  January 21, 2009

NOTICE TYPE:  General

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Twenty-Fifth Annual ERCOT Operations Training Seminar Registration Now Open

INTENDED AUDIENCE:    The target audience for the seminar is qualified scheduling entity (QSE) and transmission/distribution service provider (TDSP) operators and those who provide management, supervision and support for the operators. The seminar is also open to power marketers, retail electric providers and others associated with the bulk electric system.

 

SEMINAR SCHEDULE:

 

Session                      Seminar Date                         Reservation/Payment Deadline

            Rehearsal*                  February 9 - 12, 2009             February 5, 2009

            Session 1                    March 9 - 12, 2009                 February 19, 2009

            Session 2                    March 16 - 19, 2009               February 26, 2009

            Session 3                    March 23 - 26, 2009               March 5, 2009

            Session 4                    March 30 - April 2, 2009         March 12, 2009

            Session 5                    April 6 - 9, 2009                       March 19, 2009

            Session 6                    April 13 - 16, 2009                   March 26, 2009

 

*Rehearsal session should be attended exclusively by presenters and representatives from the Operations Working Group (OWG). You are required to register in advance for the rehearsal session.

 

LONG DESCRIPTION:  Registration for the Twenty-Fifth Annual ERCOT Operations Training Seminar is now open. For more information and to locate the registration form, please go to Operations Training Seminar page on ERCOT.com. Attendants may receive up to 18 NERC-approved Continuing Education Hours for attending.

The seminar will be held at the Wyndham Garden Hotel – Austin. The Wyndham is located at 3401 South IH-35, Austin, Texas, 78741. Contact the hotel at 512-448-2444. Texas Regional Entity has a limited block of rooms available at the Wyndham for the event rate of $102 per night. Mention Texas Regional Entity or ERCOT to receive this rate when booking.

 

Individuals are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. You are urged to make hotel reservations as soon as possible to ensure that you have accommodations (especially during the week of March 16, when South by Southwest will be going on at the same time as the conference). Each individual is also responsible for contacting the hotel to change or cancel the reservation should the need arise. Texas Regional Entity and ERCOT will not be held responsible for any hotel charges.

 

Cost of Registration before March 1, 2009 – $299.00

Cost of Registration on or after March 1, 2009 – $349.00

The cost of this year’s seminar is greater than in recent years due to the offsite location.

Cancellation of registration may result in a partial refund ($229 of $299, or $279 of $349) only if it occurs prior to the reservation/payment deadline. After the payment deadline, there will be no refund.

Payment of the seminar registration fee is required in advance. Registration will not be complete and honored if payment is not received by the respective payment deadlines above in the Seminar Schedule. Texas Regional Entity does not accept credit cards.

 

Registration will be accepted on a space-available basis. Accepted registrants will receive a confirmation number from Texas Regional Entity.

 

Please follow the following process to register for the Twenty-Fifth Annual ERCOT Operations Training Seminar:

 

1.    Registration Form: Please go to the Operations Training Seminar page on ERCOT.com.  and complete the seminar registration form. Submit to Mishani Kasper at the address below or via email at [log in to unmask].

 

2.    Payment:

a.    If paying by check, the check must accompany the registration form(s).

Please be sure to reference the attendee’s name(s) on the check.

 

Make Check Payable to:

Texas Regional Entity

Mailing Address:

7620 Metro Center Drive

Austin, Texas 78744

Attn: Mishani Kasper

 

b.    If paying by wire transfer, email the completed registration form(s) to Mishani Kasper at [log in to unmask] and complete the wire transfer by the respective session deadline date.

Please be sure to reference the attendee’s name(s) when sending the wire.

 

Bank:

JP Morgan Chase

ABA:

021000021

Account Name:

ERCOT1 NC – Texas RE Operating Account

Account Number:

790316822

 

3.    Registration Confirmation:  A registrant will receive a confirmation notice from Texas Regional Entity that the registration form and payment has been received. Registrations will be accepted on a space-available basis. Accepted registrants will receive a confirmation number from Texas Regional Entity. Because the seminar will be held offsite, your attendance registration number will coincide with a specific badge number.

4.    Attendee Changes: A non-registrant will not be able to attend in the place of a registrant after the registration deadline. Before the deadline, you may change your registration to another name by contacting Mishani Kasper at [log in to unmask]. You must receive a confirmation. Due to the formal badge assignment process, you will not be admitted to the conference without a valid registration number.

 

 

CONTACT:  If you have any questions, please contact Lindley Ellisor at [log in to unmask] or call 512-225-7022.

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