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March 6, 2000
Howdy, ya’ll ready for the Spring 2000 Meeting , May 14 – 17?
Dear ICC Members and Guests:
With this letter I cordially invite you to the 107th meeting of the Insulated Conductors Committee and I would like to apologize for any confusion about the date of this meeting. It was incorrectly listed in the Spring "99" minutes as starting on May 20. I look forward to working with all of you in Albuquerque, NM. Our local host, Sal Rodriguez of Public Service Company of NM, will be providing special entertainment at Sunday’s reception and he has secured a member of his company’s board of directors to be a guest speaker at Monday’s opening session.
The preliminary meeting schedule has been posted. The agenda for Saturday/Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are in Adobe Acrobat. You'll need reader to view the file. Its free from the Adobe website.
When making your hotel reservations be sure to identify yourself with the IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee to receive the discounted room rate. The Albuquerque Hilton is our host hotel with the Fairfield Inn designated for any overflow, should our attendance exceed the Hilton’s capacity. Both hotels share the same property and the Hilton will help you make reservations at the Fairfield Inn should our room allotment be full when you call. Therefore, do not delay in making your room commitment.
HOTEL: Albuquerque Hilton Reservations: (505) 884-2500 or (800) 274-6835 Cutoff Date: April 28, 2000 Room Rate: $96.00 – single or double occupancy
AIRLINE: DELTA is the official Airline. To take advantage of their special rates, call 1(800) 241-6760 or your travel agent. Refer to file No. 161959A
CAR RENTAL: Avis is the official car rental company. To take advantage of their discount rates, call 1 (800) 331-1600 and refer to Discount No. A606098
PRESENTATIONS: We'll update the presentation list here on the website frequently.
AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION: We recommend Checker Airport Express for transportation to and from the Albuquerque Airport. Their current rates are approximately $10.00 per person one way and $20.00 per person round trip. Checker Airport Express can be reached at (505) 765-1234.
REGISTRATION: We've posted the registration form here on the web in the Adobe Acrocrat format. You can print it out, complete it and mail it in.
****PRE-REGISTER **** IT SAVES YOU MONEY AND HELPS US PLAN A BETTER MEETING
Please pay with check for US funds or cash. Sorry we do not accept credit card payments.
DRESS CODE: The dress code is business casual.
SPOUSE ACTIVITIES: Please see the letter here on the web for details about the planned tours for Monday and Tuesday.
ORIENTATION: If this is your first meeting, the officers invite you to attend our Orientation session on Sunday afternoon. There are many different sessions at the ICC meeting. They cover a multitude of subjects related to Insulated Conductors. Information presented at the Orientation will enable you to more efficiently budget your time to gain the most from what the ICC has to offer.
CHAIRMAN (SUBCOMMITTEE, WORKING GROUP & DISSCUSSION GROUP): If you are a working group, discussion group or subcommittee chair or vice chair, you must attend the All Chairs meeting on Monday morning at 7:00 am.
OPENING SESSION: We will have the former Secretary of Interior under the Bush Administration, Mr. Manuel Lujan Jr. as our guest speaker during the opening session.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: Steve Szaniszlo, our Educational Program Chairman has prepared another great session that will focus on basic power cable design, electrical characteristics of power cable and basic insulation properties. See the abstracts at the bottom of the Presentation Page for complete details.
PRESENTATIONS: If you plan to make a presentation, please remember the following:
*****PRELOAD PowerPoint PRESENTATIONS*****
Please load your presentation on the computers supplied by the ICC, connecting your computer causes delays. You will be able to load your presentation into the computer on Sunday afternoon and each morning in the assigned room for the presentation.
See ya’ll soon !!
Sincerely,
Mike Walker, Chairman ICC
