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**PAPERSFROMRUS 2000 ELECTRIC ENGINEERING SEMINAR

March 14-15, 2000 - Kissimmee, Florida**
Tuesday, March 14, 2000
**TOPIC              **SPEAKER              
Proposed Changes in the NESC
George Bagnall, Director, Electric Staff Division, RUS          
Overhead Distribution Line Specifications (1728F-803 and 804)
James Bohlk, Electrical Engineer, Distribution Branch, RUS          
Alternatives to Wood Poles and Crossarms � Beyond        "Equivalency"
H. Robert Lash, Chief, Transmission Branch, and Norris Nicholson,        Electrical Engineer, Transmission Branch, RUS          
Revised Environmental Regulations
Larry Wolfe, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, Engineering        and Environmental Staff, RUS          
Avoiding Raptor Electrocutions
Dennis Rankin, Environmental Protection Specialist, Engineering and        Environmental Staff, RUS          
Load Forecasting in a Competitive Environment
Georg Shultz, Chief, Energy Forecasting Branch, RUS          
Wednesday, March 15, 2000
**TOPIC              **SPEAKER              
RUS Accepted Materials

Harvey Bowles, Senior Electrical Engineer, Electric Staff Division,        RUS                  The RUS Website              Harvey Bowles, Senior Electrical Engineer, Electric Staff Division, RUS          
Review of AMR Systems
Charles Philpott, Chief, Northern Engineering Branch, RUS          
Recent RUS Publications
Fred Gatchell, Deputy Director, Electric Staff Division, RUS          
Electricity and Water CAN Mix � The RUS Water and Waste Program
Laurence Bowman, Chief, Policy & Initiatives Branch, Engineering and Environmental Staff, RUS          
RUS Distance Learning & Telemedicine Program
Roberta Purcell, Assistant Administrator � Telecommunications        Programs, RUS                  Restructuring and Reliability       Sharon Ashurst, Public Utility Specialist, Energy Forecasting Branch, RUS          
Electric Industry Restructuring � RUS�        Role

Karen Larsen, Management Analyst, Office of the AAE, RUS           
*Revised 04/24/00*

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