Monday, June 05, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Board Meeting
Room: Hilton - Grand Ballroom BC

Monday, June 05, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

UTC Committee Meetings
Room: Hilton 2nd Floor

Monday, June 05, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open (Badge Pick-Up Only)
Room: Hilton - Grand Ballroom Foyer

Monday, June 05, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Fiber Restoration Workshop
Room: Atlantic Ballroom 1-3
RF Engineering Workshop
Room: Atlantic Ballroom 4

Monday, June 05, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Chair's Reception and Gallery Walk
Room: Hilton - Intracoastal Ballroom

Tuesday, June 06, 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM

UTC Foundation Charity Golf Tournament
Room: Emerald Hills Golf Course

Tuesday, June 06, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open
Room: Convention Center Lobby - outside Exhibit Hall A

Tuesday, June 06, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

RF Licensing Workshop
Room: 209AB
Training: Utility Telecommunications 101
Room: 208AB

Tuesday, June 06, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Mitigating GPS Vulnerabilities and Making Substation Clocks/Private LTE/5G Robust Against GPS/GNSS Cyber Attacks
Room: 302AB
Moving to IPv6 and Deployment of Software Defined Networks (SDN)
Room: 301AB
Radio Frequency Exposure and Worker Safety
Room: 202/203
Regulatory Issues When Providing Broadband Services
Room: 303A

Tuesday, June 06, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Fiber Summit
Room: 208AB

Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) Grounding
  • Room: 208AB
  • Tuesday, June 06, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Fiber Optic Sensing for Power Utilities
  • Room: 208AB
  • Tuesday, June 06, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fiber Storm Response Resources
  • Room: 208AB
  • Tuesday, June 06, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wireless/Spectrum Summit
Room: 209AB

New Licensed Spectrum Options for 4G and 5G Utility Private Networks
  • Room: 209AB
  • Tuesday, June 06, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Regulatory Update on FCC Wireless Siting Policy
  • Room: 209AB
  • Tuesday, June 06, 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
A Better Approach to 6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E Interference Risk Assessment
  • Room: 209AB
  • Tuesday, June 06, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday, June 06, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Private LTE Solution Design Workshop
Room: 204/205

Tuesday, June 06, 3:10 PM - 4:10 PM

An End-To-End Security Model and Considerations for Utility Applications over LTE Networks and Secure Management of Cellular Routers on CI
Room: 302AB

End-to-End Security Models for LTE
  • Room: 302AB
  • Tuesday, June 06, 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
MLGW Case Study – Radio Replacement Project
Room: 202/203
Optimizing Edge Networks: Solutions for Intelligent Operations
Room: 301AB
Roadmap for Rural Broadband Stimulus Funded Network Transformation
Room: 303A

Tuesday, June 06, 4:20 PM - 5:20 PM

A Technical Troubleshooting Guide for Utility Engineers and Technicians Created by the Technical Division
Room: 202/203
HydroNet – The Joint Project for Creating a Hydrogen Region in North-Rhine-Westphalia with Global Network Connection
Room: 301AB
Specialization is for Insects - Security Management Requires Broad Skills
Room: 302AB
Utility Role in Public Private Broadband Partnerships: Developing Network Operating Agreements and Other Key Partnership Considerations
Room: 303A

Tuesday, June 06, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Florida Power & Light Display Reception
Room: Convention Center Garage Level 1

Wednesday, June 07, 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Florida Power & Light Restoration Equipment Display with Breakfast
Room: Convention Center Garage Level 1

Wednesday, June 07, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration Open
Room: Convention Center Lobby - outside Exhibit Hall A

Wednesday, June 07, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

ADSS in High Electric Fields -- Theory and Practice
Room: 208AB
Best Effort vs. Best Practices and Does Regulatory Compliance Actually Weaken Security
Room: 302AB

Best Effort vs. Best Practices
  • Room: 302AB
  • Wednesday, June 07, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Does Regulatory Compliance Actually Weaken Security
  • Room: 302AB
  • Wednesday, June 07, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
BONUS SESSION: Leveraging Innovation to Enhance Safety Across the Critical Infrastructure Value Chain
Room: 204/205
Building the Utility Fleet of the Future - Intersection of Data Communication & Information Analytics
Room: 202/203
LESSONS LEARNED: PG&E’s Path to a Private Satellite Network
Room: 301AB
Middle Mile Networks: Lessons Learned
Room: 303A
Public and Private LTE End Point Choices
Room: 209AB
Wi-Fi 6E Additive Interference to 6 GHz Microwave System - Comparison of Summer and Winter Impacts
Room: 303B

Wednesday, June 07, 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM

BONUS SESSION: Drone Application at FPL and Review Efforts to Secure Spectrum for Utilities
Room: 204/205
Cyber Security Defense Systems Used For Cyber Threats
Room: 302AB
Fiber Emergency Preparedness Readiness Requirements to Deal with Fiber Outage Events
Room: 208AB
Idaho Power Integrations: Satellite, Cellular and DMR Radio Using MPLS and Native IP
Room: 301AB
IOUs and ISPs - Partnerships for Bridging the Digital Divide
Room: 303A
Mission Critical Licensed Microwave Links are Under Threat from All Sides
Room: 303B
Utility PLTE Device Deployment Strategy and Planning
Room: 209AB
What Utility Pole Owners Need to Know About Pole Attachments
Room: 202/203

Wednesday, June 07, 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM

Accelerating Industry-Government Information Sharing to Defeat Sophisticated Cyber Attacks: Cutting Edge Tools and Techniques
Room: 302AB
Deploying IEEE 1588 in Electric Utilities Communication Networks: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Room: 301AB
How Much Fiber is Enough? - Building Networks Today that Scale with Tomorrows Needs
Room: 208AB
Key Lessons Learned from Utility Private LTE Deployments
Room: 303B
Rural Broadband/Smart Grid – Following A Proven “Blueprint of Success”
Room: 303A
Spectrum: The Invisible Elephant in the Room
Room: 209AB
Why Does It Take So Long to Make Changes on My Network? - A US Energy Company’s Journey to Implement an Operational Support System (OSS)
Room: 202-203

Wednesday, June 07, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Opening General Session with Lunch
Room: Floridian Ballroom

Wednesday, June 07, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Hours
Room: Exhibit Hall

Wednesday, June 07, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Beachcomber Social
Room: Exhibit Hall

Wednesday, June 07, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

75th Anniversary Gala
Room: Hilton Grand Ballroom/Atlantic Ballroom

Thursday, June 08, 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Florida Power & Light Restoration Equipment Display with Breakfast
Room: Convention Center Garage Level 1

Thursday, June 08, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open
Room: Convention Center Lobby - outside Exhibit Hall A

Thursday, June 08, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

A Guide to Tracking Microwave Performance in a World with Wi-Fi 6E
Room: 303B
BONUS SESSION: Data Center Migration & Modernization
Room: 204/205
Challenges of Fiber Outage Coordination with Regional Transmission Operators, Reliability Coordinators, Internal Utility Transmission Work, and Customer Requirements
Room: 208AB
PLTE & PLTE Spectrum from Utilities Around the World
Room: 209AB
Ready for IEC 61850 Everywhere
Room: 301AB
Utility Cooperation: Examining the Trends of Utilities Working Together to Create State-Wide or Regional Networks
Room: 303A

Thursday, June 08, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Security Summit
Room: 302AB
UtiliSite Summit
Room: 202/203

Leasing Utility Infrastructure: How to Safely Enhance Broadband Deployment
  • Room: 202/203
  • Thursday, June 08, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Reliability and Resiliency Through Design: Reinforcing Utility Infrastructure
  • Room: 202/203
  • Thursday, June 08, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Anyone Got a Map? How to Navigate Utility Master Agreements.
  • Room: 202/203
  • Thursday, June 08, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Thursday, June 08, 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM

BONUS SESSION: Traditional vs Emerging/Progressive Architectures/Components for Fiber to the Home
Room: 204/205
East River Electric: Deploying High Capacity SCADA Communications for Our Twenty-Six Cooperatives
Room: 303B
Fiber Applications in Today’s Marketplace: What is in the Fiber Toolbox
Room: 208AB
Get your GOOSE Cooking with 5G
Room: 301AB
Tower Component Considerations for Private LTE Wireless
Room: 209AB
Why Rural Electric Co-Ops should be Dominating the Rural Broadband Market
Room: 303A

Thursday, June 08, 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

A Case Study on the Journey to Multi-Gig Services
Room: 303A
BONUS SESSION: Securing pLTE Utility Networks as a Device plus Network Ecosystem
Room: 204/205
Bringing Fiber and Electricity Together to Future-Proof Communities
Room: 208AB
Building the Case for Telecommunications Investment to Support Grid Modernization
Room: 303B
Edge Compute for OT/IT Convergence
Room: 301AB
LMR/LTE Hybrid Solutions and Planned Migration to MCPTT
Room: 209AB

Thursday, June 08, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Hours
Room: Exhibit Hall

Thursday, June 08, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

BONUS SESSION: Communications in the Electric Grid: An Evolving Interdependent Ecosystem between the Grid and Communications Utilities
Room: 204/205
Closing the Loop on Automation With Kentik
Room: 301AB
Effective Methods for Constructability Surveys and Performing Make-Ready Assessment
Room: 303A
Navigating Complex Threats, Vendor’s Rapid Adoption of Cloud-Based services, Virtualization, and Tech Evolution in a Regulated Utility Climate
Room: 302AB
Non-Traditional Approach to Utility Fiber Design and Construction
Room: 208AB
Salt River Projects – Lessons Learned from a Six-Year Field Area Network Deployment
Room: 303B
What Drives the Price of Fiber? - Maximizing Your Assets Value
Room: 202/203
Why 3GPP Standards are Important and How They Enable Utilities Use Case and Support their Network Requirements including Push-To-Talk with Private LTE
Room: 209AB

Thursday, June 08, 4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

A Converged Broadband Architecture for Smart Grid and Renewable Energy
Room: 303A
BONUS SESSION: Utility Converged Communications
Room: 204/205
DISH Private Network and Spectrum Offerings for Utilities
Room: 303B
How to Apply Virtualization and Re-Imagine the Substation
Room: 301AB
Peeling Back the Layers of Private LTE Optimization
Room: 209AB
Pole Attachments and Colocation in a 5G and Small Cell World
Room: 202/203
Security Roundup - An Open Conversation
Room: 302AB

Thursday, June 08, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Telecom & Technology Closing Party
Room: Hilton Grand Ballroom, Atlantic Ballroom, Pooldeck

Thursday, June 08, 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Cigars Under the Stars
Room: Hilton - Terrace/Pool