***** EXTERNAL email. Please be cautious and evaluate before you click on links, open attachments, or provide credentials. ***** PGDTF: E-mails still not getting to you. Gist below is that deadline has been extended to Feb 27 due to e-mail issues, although we already have about 15 registered. From: Lucas, Mark Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 2:58 PM To: [log in to unmask] Cc: 1 System Protection WG <[log in to unmask]>; Richardson, Ben <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RSVP by Feb 27 - PSS®E GIC Workshop (PSSC 810) on March 5-6 Due to an issue with the mail list - some of you may not have received previous announcements. *** As announced Feb 9, ERCOT is sponsoring a workshop by SEIMENS/PTI's "power academy" on PSS®E with GIC add-in. · A key objective is validation of the ERCOT GIC models, by PTI's SME Krishnat Patil<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__w3.usa.siemens.com_smartgrid_us_en_transmission-2Dgrid_consulting-2Dand-2Ddesign_Documents_NERC-2520TPL-2D007-2520What-2520you-2520need-2520to-2520know-2520Webinar-5F02072017.pdf&d=DwIF-g&c=trp9rTvIdyEWh1VWB5x8_2JiPaB5oGZOtWPDws2_VoY&r=LSCEyADss-GLNJicW8iG5D5hJ2MBK7jaKKau346v3cs&m=eKB1OehpF4EV0JW6ZiDVfWBpn9mhGU8YbfPpnjXdVgM&s=s8GaFbhY_nvZNr2VoUOXm7dQNjdU5TOXWe9U0TMDNhc&e=>, to comply with NERCP TPL-007-1<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nerc.com_-5Flayouts_PrintStandard.aspx-3Fstandardnumber-3DTPL-2D007-2D1-26title-3DTransmission-2520System-2520Planned-2520Performance-2520for-2520Geomagnetic-2520Disturbance-2520Events-26jurisdiction-3DUnited-2520States&d=DwIF-g&c=trp9rTvIdyEWh1VWB5x8_2JiPaB5oGZOtWPDws2_VoY&r=LSCEyADss-GLNJicW8iG5D5hJ2MBK7jaKKau346v3cs&m=eKB1OehpF4EV0JW6ZiDVfWBpn9mhGU8YbfPpnjXdVgM&s=IndHc3acNxcxQGFeeJ10HZFGEqwxAXYPstXc72W2W6g&e=> R2/M2 requirements (eff. 7/1/18) RSVP: only if you Plan to attend, to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> (not Ben as previously communicated) by Monday Feb 27, 4:00pm CST. · Include: Company Name & Address; Job Title; Work Email Address · I will provide your information to Connie Dilallo of PTI so she can register you and arrange for invoicing/payment. Tuition: $1,398.35 ($100 discount) Please Do Not register at the PTI website. LOCATION: Austin TX, Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.texasre.org_Pages_About-2DUs.aspx&d=DwIF-g&c=trp9rTvIdyEWh1VWB5x8_2JiPaB5oGZOtWPDws2_VoY&r=LSCEyADss-GLNJicW8iG5D5hJ2MBK7jaKKau346v3cs&m=eKB1OehpF4EV0JW6ZiDVfWBpn9mhGU8YbfPpnjXdVgM&s=j-wFuYYngUFhhoVpcHB9afyfHtJgbEBjrM7qld4ojLU&e= TRE is 12 miles west (+30 minute commute) of the Austin airport AIBA; see attached for (some) hotels near TRE. TIME: Mon March 5 - Breakfast - 9:00-9:30 - we are allowing for traffic and it being a Monday! Workshop Start: 9:30a Catered Lunch: 12:30p End: 4:30p Tue March 6: Start: 9:00a Lunch: 12:00p End: 2:00p · We realize some of you are attending SPWG March 6 at the MET and we have requested that validation of your models occur either Monday or as early as possible on Tues. · We will solicit your menu choices for lunch and do what we can** to accommodate health (allergies) or dietary restrictions (vegetarian). (**If your dietary requirements are very unique we encourage you bringing your lunch in.) IMPORTANT You need a WinTel Laptop (Windows 7 Enterprise recommended) with admin rights to allow (a) installation of the training licenses and (b) latest GIC ERCOT system model. PTI will be providing a training copy and dongle-free license for PSS-E and GIC. ERCOT will provide the latest GIC system model we have (location and method to be announced). AUDIENCE: Confidentiality concerns have been relaxed slightly and we are allowing contractors - with email approval from a full-time-employee of the TSP - to attend. The employee should RSVP for the contractor and clearly include their title and company name. The contractor' s Company Name & Address; Job Title; Work Email Address are also required. Obviously contractors should be very familiar with your models and using PSS-E. Sorry - visitors from non-ERCOT markets are not allowed (e.g. SPP, MISO, NYISO, NPCC, etc.) PREP: We highly recommend viewing the video “GIC Calculations Using PSSE”. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__w3.usa.siemens.com_smartgrid_us_en_transmission-2Dgrid_products_grid-2Danalysis-2Dtools_Pages_Webinar-2DArchive.aspx&d=DwIF-g&c=trp9rTvIdyEWh1VWB5x8_2JiPaB5oGZOtWPDws2_VoY&r=LSCEyADss-GLNJicW8iG5D5hJ2MBK7jaKKau346v3cs&m=eKB1OehpF4EV0JW6ZiDVfWBpn9mhGU8YbfPpnjXdVgM&s=Myu7WNB1nMw8Bimo7oaR7tdZqirPlf2uOheQ7cPmqxM&e= We do NOT recommend "Calculating Geomagnetic Induced Currents (CICs) for Geomagnetic Disturbances (GMDs)", it is outdated. 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