Please note that all times listed below are Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).
- March 16
- March 17
- March 23
- March 24
Session 1: Practical Bonding Practices
Exothermic Welding Training
1:00-1:45 PM
- Andrew McElroy - Senior Business Development Manager , Harger Lightning & Grounding
Questions
1:45-2:00 PM
Bonding on Telecommunication Towers
12:05-2:20 pm
- Rohit Narayan - Director Global Telecom, nVent ERICO
Bonding Technologies – Resilience to Mechanical, Electrical and Environmental Stress
12:20-12:35 PM
- Sam Carbonneau - Product Engineer, BURNDY LLC
Preview of 2023 NESC and Related IEEE Joint-Use Activities
12:35-12:50 PM
- Trevor Bowmer, Ph.D. - Principal, Bunya Telecom Consulting
Questions
12:50 PM-1:00 PM
Session 2: Grounding for GPR and Lightning Remediation
Simulating the Installation of a Telecom Grounding System Using Exothermic Welding Training
1:00-1:30 PM
- Rohit Narayan - Director Global Telecom, nVent ERICO
- Melvin Silvey - Industry Sales Manager, nVent ERICO
- Oscar Martinez - Regional Sales Manager, nVent ERICO
Case Study: Use of Nomogram Method to Design Low Resistance Ground for a Central Office
1:30 PM-2:00 PM
- Rohit Narayan - Director Global Telecom, nVent ERICO
The Effects GPR in a Suburban Environment
12:05-12:20 PM
- Mick Maytum - ICT Surge Protection Expert
XGS Software Designs for Grounding Remediation of Lightning Transient Problems for Solar Fields
12:20-12:35 PM
- Mark Hendricks - Vice President Technical Director, DEHN, Inc.
National Electric Code (NEC) Update
12:35-12:50 PM
- Ernie Gallo - Director, Network Infrastructure Solutions, Ericsson
Questions
12:50-1:00 PM
Session 3: Electrical Protection/Surge Protection
The Critical Installation Choices for Exothermic, Compression and Mechanical Connection Training
1:00-1:45 PM
- Lee Herron - Director Specification Engineering, BURNDY LLC
- Kerron Williams - Business Development Manager, Telecommunication & Datacenter, BURNDY LLC
Questions
1:45-2:00 pm
Surge Protection Modules: The Complete Solution
12:05-12:20 PM
- Jim Pelegris - Conference Secretary/Director of Technology and Business Development, SETfuse
A New Universal AC Power Protection Approach
12:20-12:35 PM
- Wayne Dossey - Strategic Marketing Engineer, Circuit Protection Division, Bourns, Inc.
A Discussion on the Application of NFPA 780 and IEC 62305 in the United States
12:35-12:50 PM
- Mitchell Guthrie - Former Chair, NFPA Committee on Lightning Protection & IEC Technical Committee on Lightning Protection
Questions
12:50-1:00 PM
Session 4: New Powering Solutions
Questions
1:05-1:15 PM
Distinguished Lecturer – The Future of PoE and Smart Energy Transfer Technologies
1:15-1:45 PM
- Ken McKinney - Principal Engineer, UL
Questions
1:45-2:00 pm
Missing Link and Pulsed Power Values
12:05-12:20 PM
- Mick Maytum - ICT Surge Protection Expert
How Li-ion Battery Fires Caused Changes to the Fire Codes that Could Affect You
12:20-12:35 PM
- Curtis Ashton - Director of Training, American Power Systems
Fault Managed Power Systems (FMPS)
12:35-1:05 PM
- Ernie Gallo - Director, Network Infrastructure Solutions, Ericsson