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Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Concentrates on the various aspects of metering and the
collection of metering data for various purposes
including AMI/AMR: Communications Architecture; Meter
Inventory; Prepay Meters; Meter Read Routing; and GIS. |
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Meter Data Management
Deals with issues surrounding Meter Data Management (MDM)
including: Data Warehousing; Load Management; Load
Profiling; and Revenue Assurance. |
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Covers the various issues of energy efficiency and
conservation including: Water, Gas and Electric
Conservation, Intelligent Grid; Home Automation; Smart
Appliances; Home Area Networks; Zigbee; Demand Response
and Dynamic (Real-Time) Pricing; Distributed Generation;
Consumer Displays and Controls; Direct Load Control and
Gas & Electric Curtailment. |
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Billing
Focuses on all aspects of residential, commercial and
industrial billing including: e-Billing; Wholesale
Billing; Billing for Other Services; Bill Print
Services; Consolidated Bills; Revenue Assurance; Complex
Billing; and Dynamic (Real-Time) Pricing. |
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Customer Contact Center
Explores current, emerging and enabling processes and
technology in the areas of: Customer Acquisition;
Customer Segmentation and Marketing; Channel Management;
Telephony; DSM/Conservation; CRM; Web Self Services;
Call Center Software; Outage Management; Work
Management; GIS; Kiosks; and Document Management. |
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Payments
Examines various payment issues related to: Credit
Cards; Debit Cards; e-Checks; Lockbox Operations;
Treasury Functions; EBPP; Cashier Workstations; and
Kiosks. |
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Credit and Collections
Considers new issues and best practices in the areas of:
Credit & Collection Processes and Software; 3rd Party
Collections; Mobile Workforce Management; Modeling and
Scoring; Data Analytics; e-Checks; and Remote Disconnect
through AMI. |
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Field Customer Service
Concentrates on various aspects of Field Operations
including: Outage Management; Materials Management;
Mobile Workforce Management; GIS; Communications
Architecture; GPS; Broadband; Dispatch; Routing; and
Scheduling. |
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Strategies and Management
Focuses on trends from a people, process and technology
perspective by sharing information related to plans,
strategies, trends and management of the Customer
Service Lifecycle. |
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Exhibitor Showcase
Exhibitor forum for informing utility personnel about
their products and services. |
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