Session 1:  Practical Bonding Practices

Presentation Materials

• Bonding on Telecommunication Towers
  Rohit Narayan, Director Global Telecom, nVent ERICO
• Bonding Technologies-Resilience to Mechanical, Electrical and Environmental Stress
  Sam Carbonneau, Product Engineer, Burndy, LLC
• Preview of 2023 NESC and Related IEEE Joint-Use Activities
  Trevor Bowmer, Ph.D., Principal, Bunya Telecom Consulting
• Sponsor Presentation: Exothermic Welding Training
  Andrew McElroy, Senior Business Development Manager, Harger Lightning & Grounding

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Presentation Materials

• The Effects of GPR in a Suburban Environment
  Mick Maytum, ICT Surge Protection Expert
• Software Designs for Grounding Remediation of Lightning Transient Problems for Solar Fields
  Mark Hendricks,  Technical Director, DEHN, Inc.
• National Electric Code (NEC) Update
  Ernie Gallo, Director-Network Infrastructure Solutions, Ericsson
• Case Study: Use of Nomogram Method to Design Low Resistance Ground for a Central Office
  Rohit Narayan, Director Global Telecom, nVent ERICO
• Sponsor Presentation: Simulating the Installation of a Telecom Grounding System Using Exothermic Welding Training
  Rohit Narayan, Director Global Telecom, nVent ERICO
  Melvin Silvey, Industry Sales Manager, nVent ERICO
  Oscar Martinez, Regional Sales Manager, nVent ERICO

Session 3:  Electrical Protection / Surge Protection

Presentation Materials

• Surge Protection Modules: The Complete Solution
  Jim Pelegris, Director of Technology and Business Development, SETfuse
• A New Universal AC Power Protection Approach
  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
  Mitchell Guthrie, Former Chair, NFPA Committee on Lightning Protection & IEC Technical Committee on Lightning Protection​
• Sponsor Presentation: The Critical Installation Choices for Exothermic, Compression and Mechanical Connection Training
  Lee Herron, Director Specification Engineering, Burndy, LLC
  Kerron Williams, Business Development Manager, Telecommunication & Datacenter, Burndy, LLC

Session 4:  New Powering Solutions

Presentation Materials

• Missing Link and Pulsed Power Values
  Mick Maytum, ICT Surge Protection Expert
• How Li-ion Battery Fires Caused Changes to the Fire Codes That Could Affect You
  ​Curtis Ashton, Director of Training, American Power Systems
• Fault Managed Power Systems (FMPS)
  Ernie Gallo, Director-Network Infrastructure Solutions, Ericsson
• Distinguished Lecturer: The Future of PoE and Smart Energy Transfer Technologies
  Ken McKinney, Principal Engineer for Transformers, Class 2 Power Supplies and Valves​, UL