Make plans to join us this coming spring in Tucson!
The 2024 Spring Technical Workshop will be held at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona. The workshop will include a focus on a number of key areas, including Resource Adequacy, GFM, IBR, Flexibility, Transmission, Resilience, Virtual Power Plants, EVs, among others.
Event Schedule
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Monday, March 25
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Tutorial: Electromagnetic Transient Analysis Simulation Tools
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 5:00 p.m. Introduction, Keynote Comments & Opening Plenary
- Keynote: A New Paradigm for System Control
- Opening Plenary: Grid Forming Technology Applications
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Board Meeting/Dinner (only open to members of the ESIG Board of Directors)
Tuesday, March 26
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Technical Workshop
- Session 2: Markets for Transmission
- Session 3a: Transmission Expansion Studies
- Session 3b: Grid Forming Technology Developments
12:00 – 12:20 p.m. Annual Membership Meeting
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 5:30 p.m. Technical Workshop
- Session 4a: Resilience
- Session 4b: Virtual Power Plants
- Session 5a: Transmission Interconnection Process
- Session 5b: Resource Adequacy
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Awards/Networking Reception
Wednesday, March 27
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Technical Workshop
- Session 6: Price-based Demand Flexibility
- Session 7a: System Planning
- Session 7b: DER
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 5:45 p.m. Technical Workshop
- Session 8a: System Oscillations
- Session 8b: EV Impacts on Electrification
- Closing Plenary: Plant Retirement Planning – A Panel Discussion
5:45 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. Closing Comments
Thursday, March 28
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. DER Working Group
9:00 - 11:30 a.m. System Operation & Market Design Working Group
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Research & Education Working Group
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. System Planning Working Group
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Event Registration Rates
Below you will find a breakdown of registration costs for the Tucson meeting.
Please Note: the Tutorial and Working Group Sessions are NOT included in the Technical Workshop registration rate. They both require separate registrations.
Early-bird Rates are available to members of ESIG until February 21, 2024.
Student Attendance/Registration
Students are invited to attend the Spring Technical Workshop at no cost. We have a limited number of complimentary registrations available for current students. If interested please email Ryan Willis at ryan@esig.energy to inquire about this opportunity.
Accommodations
Currently, our room block at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort is full.
However, we have secured an overflow room block at the nearby Sheraton Tucson Hotel & Suites (7 miles from the Loews Ventana) for the week of our event. To make your reservation use the link below or call 1-800-325-3535 and reference the ESIG Overflow Room Block.
Reservations Link: Book your group rate for ESIG Overflow Block
Instructions: Please enter reservation dates prior to hitting the “Check Availability” button as rooms/rates are available a few days before and following the event.
If you have any questions, please contact ESIG Director of Marketing/Operations, Ryan Willis - ryan@esig.energy.
2024 Spring Technical Workshop Sponsors
If your business is interested in sponsoring a portion of the Tucson event and being highlighted in front of a number of the industry’s top companies and leaders, click here to learn how you can become a sponsor.
