2004 ems users conference st. louis, missouri ems users conference history our mission philosophy...
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2004 EMS Users Conference
St. Louis, Missouri
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EMS Users Conference
History Our Mission Philosophy Structure Introduce the people who worked on this
year’s conference
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History
11th Annual Users Conference Leeds & Northrup Users Group Dave McGinnis, Hani Alarian, George
Yakopcic, Richard Hird EMS Orphans
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Mission
The mission of the EMS Users Group is to promote the use of non-proprietary, multi-vendor technology solutions.
The EMS Users Group is utility driven in order to maintain a non-commercial, educational focus.
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Philosophy
All activities other than vendor demonstrations are intended to be educational, not commercial, in nature. While participation in these activities is open to qualified presenters regardless of their affiliation (whether with a utility, vendor or consultant), all information shared during these sessions is strictly non-commercial.
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Structure
The structure of the organization has moved from the informal group that started it to the incorporated, non-profit organization that we are today.
We now have a 5 member Board of Directors, our own Bylaws and Charter, active working committees, and a Web site.
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Conference focus
sharing information related to the use of open systems and standards-based technology
discussing technology developments in related fields
staying current with the activities and developments of other organizations promoting or implementing standards
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Conference focus (continued)
exploring the changing needs of the general Control Center user community as it is impacted by the changing electric utility business environment
informally exchanging ideas among utilities, vendors and consultants
encouraging solution providers to implement open standards
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This year’s registrations
Highest number of registrations ever Percentage of participants from the utility
community
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This year’s conference organizers