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 Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD10-12-000]
 This notice establishes the agenda and procedures for the staff technical conference to be held on June 2, 2010 and June 3, 2010, to discuss issues related to unit commitment software. The technical conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (EDT) on June 2, 2010, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT) on June 3, 2010 at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in the Commission Meeting Room. All interested persons are invited to attend, and registration is not required. The agenda for this conference is attached. The presentations will be technical in nature, and approximately 20 minutes in length with 5 to 10 minutes for questions. Equipment will 
                    ( print page 30011)
                    be available for computer presentations. Presenters who wish to include comments, presentations, or handouts in the record for this proceeding should file their comments with the Commission. Comments may either be filed on paper or electronically via the eFiling link on the Commission's Web site at 
                    *http://www.ferc.gov.* A free webcast of this event is available through 
                    *http://www.ferc.gov.*
                     Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this event can do so by navigating to 
                    *http://www.ferc.gov'*
                    s Calendar of Events and locating this event in the calendar. The event will contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the free webcasts. It also offers access to this event via television in the DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit 
                    *http://www.CapitolConnection.org*
                     or call (703) 993-3100. FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to 
                    *accessibility@ferc.gov*
                     or call toll free 1-866-208-3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with the required accommodations. For further information about this conference, please contact: Eric Krall (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, (202) 502-6214, 
                    *Eric.Krall@ferc.gov;* Tom Dautel (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, (202) 502-6196, 
                    *Thomas.Dautel@ferc.gov.* Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary.
 Agenda for AD10-12 Staff Technical Conference on Unit Commitment Software Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
**June 2, 2010**8 a.m.
Richard O'Neill, FERC—Welcome and Introduction8:20 a.m.
Session A—Unit Commitment Models in ISO MarketsAndy Ott, PJMMark Rothleder, California ISORana Mukerji, NYISO9:25 a.m.
Session B—Experience, Challenges, and Future Directions in Unit Commitment ModelsArt Cohen and Chien-Ning Yu, ABBWilliam Hogan, Harvard11:40 a.m.
Lunch12:40 p.m.
Boris Gisin, PowerGEM1:50 p.m.
Session C—Advances in Hardware and SoftwareJeremy Bloom and John Gregory, IBMAlkis Vazacopoulos, FICO3 p.m.
Session D—New Designs and Advanced Unit Commitment ModelsKory Hedman, Arizona State UniversityJianhui Wang, Argonne National LaboratoryEugene Litvinov, J. Zhao, and T. Zheng ISO-NE4:55 p.m.
Session E—Test Model Data SetsAvnaesh Jayantilal, Areva and Jim Waight, SiemensRichard O'Neill and Eric Krall, FERC5:30 p.m.
Richard O'Neill, FERC—Day 1 Conclusion**June 3, 2010**8 a.m.
Richard O'Neill, FERC—Day 2 Welcome8:05 a.m.
Session F—Special TopicsPaul Gribik and Li Zhang, Midwest ISOGary Stern, Southern California Edison9:25 a.m.
Session G—Variable Energy Resources and Demand Resources in Unit Commitment ModelsErik Ela, National Renewable Energy LaboratoryJayant Kalagnanam, IBMMarija Ilic, Carnegie MellonDhiman Chatterjee, Midwest ISO11:55 a.m.
Session H—Modeling Uncertainty and Flexibility in Unit Commitment ModelsDavid Sun, Alstom12:30 p.m.
Lunch1:20 p.m.
Jianhui Wang and Audun Botterud, Argonne National LaboratoryMohammad Shahidehpour, Illinois Institute of TechnologyPablo Ruiz, CRAAvnaesh Jayantilal, Areva T&D3:50 p.m.
Session I—Forecasting for Market OperationsAudun Botterud, Argonne National LaboratoryVictor M. Zavala, Emil Constantinescu, and Mihai Anitescu, Argonne National Laboratory5 p.m.
Richard O'Neill, FERC—Conclusion and Next Steps


[FR Doc. 2010-12851 Filed 5-27-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P