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Conference Information

Our friends at Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) are proud to host the Spring 2016 Western Load Research Association (WLRA) meeting and conference at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, April 26-27, 2016.

Location

The Spring 2016 WLRA meeting and conference will be at Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, Anaheim:

Disney  Paradise Pier Hotel
1717 Disneyland Dr
Anaheim, CA   92802

Conference Registration

Please register by Friday, April 1, 2016. Conference registration is $500.  You can register and pay online.  Alternately, you can register online and email a copy of your registration confirmation along with your payment (payable to SCPPA) to:

Southern California Public Power Authority
Attn: Salpi Ortiz
(626) 793-9364
[email protected]

Hotel Reservations

The original Conference hotel is full, but Disney has graciously offered a 20% discount at their other Disneyland hotels. Call (714) 520-5003 to request the WLRA Conference rate.

You must make your hotel reservations As Soon As Possible to be able to take advantage of this deal.

Reservations must be made by telephone:

Transportation

The drive time from John Wayne Orange County Airport is about 30 minutes. The drive time from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is about 1:15 hours. For a map, see: https://goo.gl/maps/dSuDdxvemvm.

Special Evening Event

Ralph Brannon’s Jazz Kitchen
1590 South Disneyland Dr.
Downtown Disney
http://www.rbjazzkitchen.com/

Date of the Vendor Reception is Tuesday, April 26^th, 2016
Event Time: 5:00pm to 8:00 pm

Awards Dinner

Event Time: 5:30pm to 8:30 pm

Special Bonus: Discounted Park Tickets

Disney provided the following link to pre-purchase discounted park tickets for the dates of April 21 – May 2, 2016. Click here to purchase specially-priced Disneyland® Resort Theme Park tickets. http://disneytickets.disney.go.com/store/GPSD16A

These special ticket prices are not available once you arrive at the Resort. Our ticket store closes at 9:00 PM PST on Sunday, April 24, 2016.

Don’t delay!  Prices are subject to change without notice.

These specially priced tickets are intended only for guests that are participating in this Event. Only the registered attendee is allowed to purchase tickets from this discounted ticket store link and they can purchase up to 6 tickets maximum. Disney reserves the right to contact the ticket purchaser to request event registration confirmation. If it is discovered that the purchaser of the ticket is not participating or attending this event it will be considered a misuse of this offer and ticket, and the ticket(s) will be blocked and will not be eligible for a refund. In addition these tickets cannot be purchased for the purpose of being resold.

Call for Papers

Presentations at the conference will continue to demonstrate that load research and load forecasting are great tools for dealing with the newer challenges of the modern electric utility industry.  This includes smart grid implementations, demand response, renewable energy, dynamic pricing programs, time-of-use rates as well as traditional regulatory needs.   Papers and discussions can focus on innovative new technologies and methodologies or the traditional principles of statistical analysis.

WLRA will accept papers on any subject related to load research or load forecasting, including but not limited to, least-cost sampling, end-use research, integrated resource planning, program evaluation, load profiling, innovative rate design, energy efficiency measures and peak-demand forecasts.

WLRA is continuing to expand utility involvement, and special priority consideration will be given to utilities wishing to make presentations. The continued success of the WLRA conferences depends on participation from utility members.  It is for this reason that utility presentations are particularly encouraged, but utility-vendor partnership presentations are also welcomed and vendor presentations will be considered.

Presentations don’t need to be extravagant and can be as short as fifteen minutes in duration.

If you would like to make a presentation, please e-mail your idea to the WLRA Co-chair, Philip McAvoy ([email protected]).  Please submit your idea by April 1, 2016.

Roundtable Discussions

The Spring Conference will continue to feature roundtable discussions. If there are topics you would like to discuss during the roundtables, please make sure to note them on your Conference Registration Form.

Vendor Reception

WLRA is pleased to announce that DNV GL, Applied Energy Group, Comverge, and Nexant will host will be organizing this year’s vendor reception. The reception will be held in the evening on April 26.  As always, this is a great opportunity for attendees to catch up with colleagues from across the west, network with new providers and experts and enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

Contact Information

Conference Host:

SCPPA
Salpi Ortiz
(626) 793-9364
[email protected]

WLRA Co-chair:

Philip McAvoy
(916) 774-5689
[email protected]

WLRA Co-chair:

Joel Clark
(208) 388-5431
[email protected]

Notes

1. The Western Load Research Association does not maintain a bank account.  All funds are handled by the host company.
2. Credit Card payments are collected by Load Research Online’s parent company NicNat Networks. Your credit card statement will show that your payment was to NICNAT NET or NICNAT NETWORKS LLC.  In order to avoid delays with the payment processing, please make sure to authorize your payment to NicNat Networks.
3. Credit Card payment processing is handled through PayPal.  You do not need a PayPal account to pay using this option.
4. A nominal surcharge is added on to the conference registration fee to cover the cost of credit card transactions.