SAIC/R. W. Beck to Share Insight at EUEC Energy & Environment Conference
(PHOENIX, Ariz.) January 12, 2010 – Experts from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE:SAI] and its wholly-owned subsidiary R.W. Beck will share their insight during presentations at EUEC 2010, the 13th Annual Energy and Environment Conference held Feb. 1 – 3 at the Phoenix Convention Center.
The conference is one of the country’s largest energy and environment events, bringing together more than 2,000 environmental business leaders, energy executives, and government policymakers. At this year’s event, experts from SAIC and R.W. Beck will speak on the following influential energy industry topics:
- "NEPA Process, Public Involvement, and Minimizing the Pain." William Mundt will discuss lessons learned from the completion of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed coal-fired power plant and provide an introduction to the EIS process.
- "Issues with Equator Principle Categorization and Compliance." William Stark will highlight problems that may arise during project categorization and share suggestions for minimizing inconsistencies between Equator Principles Financial Institutions categorization criteria.
- "Evolution and Optimization of Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid Measures." Tony Georgis will prioritize and estimate the general system and energy efficiency potential of smart grid and energy efficiency program measures.
- "Climate Change Adaptation Planning." Sandra Miranda will detail how climate change adaptation planning is progressing in California, including discussion of a regional study in San Diego and planning efforts being considered in the Bay Area.
- "SF6 Emission Reduction Partnership – Implementation Status." Jette Findsen will describe EPA’s Emission Reduction Partnership and provide information on what participating utilities are doing to track their SF6 emissions.
- "Managing Cyber Risk in a Smart Grid Inter-Connected World." Michael Echols will define the high level elements of smart grid as identified in the U.S. Department of Energy’s "Modern Grid Strategy," breakdown one of the program elements, and discuss how the technology is being implemented.
"We are proud to have an active role in this important event for the energy industry, and we look forward to sharing our in-depth knowledge and expertise, ranging from energy efficiency and management to climate policy," said J. T. Grumski, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.
For more information on these presentations and the entire EUEC 2010 program, visit www.euec.com.
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