NE Utility Pole Conference
October 22-23, 2008

Location:
Regency Hotel
One Sarbro Square
Binghamton, New York 13901
(800) 723-7676

The program is geared toward electric utility engineers, operations and purchasing personnel who want to learn more about utility pole materials. All sessions will be held at the Regency Hotel in Binghamton, New York. Maps will be emailed to all registered participants.

Tentative Program:
October 22, 2008 - Wednesday
8:45am	Welcome
9:00am	State of the Utility Industry: Andrew Stewart, EDM International
9:45am	An Engineer's Reality of wood in a utility: Allen Kenderes
10:30am	Coffee
10:45am	Pole hardening to resist extreme events: Martin Rollins
11:30am	Long term performance of laminated wood poles: Mike Freeman, Memphis, TN
Noon	Lunch
1:00pm	Update on fiberglass poles: Jim Bob Wiles
1:30pm	Update on steel/concrete poles: Lewis Grant
2:00pm	Avian issues in the utility industry: Rick Harness, EDM International
2:45pm	Field Demo
4:30pm	Suppliers Expo Opens

October 23, 2008 - Thursday
8:30am	Pole foundations: a primer: Robert Reisdorff
9:15am	Specifying wood to optimize performance: Jeff Morrell, Oregon State University
10:00am	Pole reinforcements: TBA
10:30am	Coffee
10:45am	New remedials/managing inspection data: Andy Kuddick
11:15am	Update on CCA and CCA-ET
12:15pm	Lunch (in Expo area)
1:30pm	Steel corrosion and repair: N. Bingel
2:15pm	Fire retardant treatment for poles: TBA
3:00pm	Coffee
3:20pm	Utility users roundtable
3:15pm	Utility Roundtable

Registration:
Registration for the NE Utility POle Conference is $240 and includes breaks
each morning, lunch on October 22 & 23, Click Here to RegisterOpening Reception on Wednesday,
October 22 as well as a CD of all papers. If you have any questions about registration please contact Donna Williams at OSU Conference Services.

Toll Free (800) 678-6311 or email donna.williams@oregonstate.edu

Conference Fees & Cancellation Policy
Those who cancel their reservations at least five business days prior to the start of the conference will be entitled to a full refund (minus a $25 administrative fee). Thereafter, cancellation requests will not be accepted. Substitutions are acceptable.

The College of Forestry at OSU reserves the right to cancel conferences due to low enrollment.

Lodging:
Attendees are responsible for all hotel reservations.

There are a select number of rooms available at the Regency Hotel at a special group rate of $86/night + tax, please mention that you are with the NE Utility Pole Conference upon booking.

Reservations may be made online or by contacting the Regency Hotel directly at
(607) 722-7575 or (800) 723-7676.

Many other area accommodations can be found on the Binghamton Convention & Visitors Bureau website.

Contact Information:
To obtain further information, please contact the Oregon State University Conference Services office at (800) 678-6311 or by email at conferences@oregonstate.edu. For specific questions pertaining to the content of the conference, please contact Jeff Morrell at (541) 737-4222 or by email at jeff.morrell@oregonstate.edu.