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 Sunday, November 12th
8:30 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. Registration Location
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Pre-Conference Workshop – Real Availability
Steve A. Fairfax, President, MTechnology, Inc.; Michael Golay, Ph.D., Professor, MIT Nuclear Engineering Department 		Location
9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Tutorial Session A:
Fundamentals of Data Center Commissioning
Dave DiQuinzio, Principal, Strategic Facilities, Inc. 		Location
12:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. CONCURRENT TUTORIAL SESSIONS
  Tutorial Session B:
Mission Critical Fire Protection Systems, Common Problems and Solutions
Brian K. Fabel, P.E., Director, National Accounts, Orr Protection Systems, Inc. 		Location
  Tutorial Session C:
American Express – Leveraging Dual Power for Availability SLA
John Jackson, Director of Raised Floor Infrastructure Services, American Express 		Location
3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. CONCURRENT TUTORIAL SESSIONS
  Tutorial Session D:
Fundamentals of UPS Batteries in Data Centers
Jim McDowall, Business Development Manager, Saft America, Inc. 		Location
  Tutorial Session E:
Fluid Mechanics 101: Understanding Cooling Airflow via Computational Fluid Dynamics
Suhas V. Patankar, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota and President, Innovative Research, Inc. 		Location
6:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. Welcome Reception
Join us for a buffet reception with open bar accompanied by soft music. This is an excellent opportunity to dialogue with conference presenters, meet new people, network, welcome first time attendees, renew old acquaintances, and meet the board members. 		Location
 Monday, November 13th          [return to top]
7:00 A.M. Registration and Breakfast
Check in, pick up your name badge, conference materials and enjoy a hot buffet breakfast. 		Location
8:00 A.M. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Bob Cassiliano, 7x24 Exchange chairman will open the conference, provide an overview, review meeting logistics and address general housekeeping items. 		Location
8:30 A.M. Keynote Address: American Express – Is there a difference between "7 x 24" and "always on"?
John Ryan, Vice President, American Express Technologies 		Location
9:30 A.M. Refreshment Break Location
10:00 A.M. MIT – Defining and Base Lining Metrics Accurately for IT/Facilities
Michael Golay, Ph.D., Professor, MIT Nuclear Engineering Department 		Location
11:00 A.M. Avaya – Squeezing the Last Nine in Reaching Five Nines Availability
Dr. T.K. Srinivas, Director, Avaya Labs 		Location
12:00 P.M. Lunch and Networking
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1:15 P.M. SUN Microsystems – Analysis of Field Data for Repairable Systems
David C. Trindade, Ph.D., Distinguished Engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. 		Location
2:15 P.M. Make Your Own Sundae Break
Talk about cooling down your system...
Don’t miss this 7x24 Exchange conference tradition complete with all the trimmings. 		Location
2:45 P.M. Eaton Electrical – Harmonic Solutions for Mission Critical Applications
Daniel J. Carnovale, P.E., Power Quality Solution Manager, Eaton; David G. Loucks, P.E., Power Solutions Manager, Eaton 		Location
3:45 P.M. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
  Case Study: The Proof’s in the Power Bill: Verified 10-20% Energy Cost Reduction Using DC @ Data Centers
Mike Bushue, Senior Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems; William Tschudi, Environment Energy Technologies Project Manager, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; Brian Fortenbery, Engineering Manager, EPRI Solutions; Johnny Gonzales, Regional Sales Director, Pentadyne Power Systems 		Location
  Tutorial Session A:
American Express – Leveraging Dual Power for Availability SLA
John Jackson, Director of Raised Floor Infrastructure Services, American Express 		Location
  Tutorial Session B:
Understanding Cooling Airflow via Computational Fluid Dynamics
Suhas V. Patankar, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota and President, Innovative Research, Inc. 		Location
6:30 P.M. Hospitality Events
You and your guest are invited to visit the hosting companies that support 7x24 Exchange. Food, fun and games in a vibrant high-energy environment will be the emphasis. 		Location
 Tuesday, November 14th          [return to top]
7:00 A.M. Breakfast Location
8:30 A.M. Opening Remarks
Bob Cassiliano will review day one highlights, recognize the conference Corporate Leadership Program sponsors and give a 7x24 Exchange update. 		Location
9:00 A.M. Keynote Address: Breaking Cycles
A Rags-to-Riches Story: From Homelessness to Wall Street
Bob Cassiliano will review day one highlights, recognize the conference Corporate Leadership Program sponsors and give a 7x24 Exchange update. 		Location
10:00 A.M. Refreshment Break
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10:30 A.M. Cognio – Why Best Effort is Not Good Enough
Neil Diener, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder, Cognio 		Location
11:30 A.M. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
  Breakout A:
Watt Cost for High Density Cooling? A Cost Study of the Traditional Hot Aisle/Cold Aisle Heat Dissipation Methods Versus Active and Water Cooled Enclosure Solutions
John Consoli, VP Global Sales, AFCO Systems; James Fulton, Ph.D.; Faculty Mathematics; Suffolk County Community College 		Location
  Breakout B:
Fires in the Mission Critical Facility – A Look Back at Causes, Responses and Lessons Learned
Brian K. Fabel, P.E., Director, National Accounts, Orr Protection Systems, Inc. 		Location
12:30 P.M. Lunch and Networking
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1:45 P.M. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
  The Caterpillar 6 Sigma Journey
Curt L. Wegener, 6 Sigma Division Champion, Caterpillar Inc. 		Location
  Tutorial Session: Fundamentals of UPS Batteries in Data Centers
Jim McDowall, Business Development Manager, Saft America, Inc. 		Location
2:45 P.M. Refreshment Break
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3:15 P.M. Virtual Tour – 365 Main Data Center
This video tour takes an extensive look at 365 Main’s modern data center based in downtown San Francisco. The video provides an overview of how the building was constructed, and how the data center operates. 		Location
4:15 P.M. Pass the Mike Session
Dennis Cronin, Center of Excellence – Mission Critical, Gilbane 		Location
6:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. Vendor Sponsored Event
"An Evening with Christopher Cross"
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 Wednesday, November 15th          [return to top]
7:00 A.M. Breakfast Location
8:30 A.M. Opening Remarks
Bob Cassiliano will review highlights from day two and address housekeeping items of interest. 		Location
8:45 A.M. Keynote Address: IBM – A Case Study in High Density Cooling: A Practical Application for Water in the Data Center
Bret W. Lehman, P.E., Senior Engineer, IBM Corporation; Bartosz Ilkowski, Senior Research Technologist, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stephen L. Peet, Manager, Technical Support, Bell South, RDC Atlanta; Steven M. Battenfeld, P.E., Mechanical Department Head, Minick Engineering, Inc. 		Location
9:45 A.M. Refreshment Break
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10:15 A.M. Case Study: USPS Processing and Distribution Center
Frank Nemia, P.E., Engineering Design Principal, Kling; Richard Farley, AIA, P.E., Principal, Project Director, Kling; Ujwala Tamaskar, AIA, Manager, HQ Design & Construction, USPS 		Location
11:15 A.M. Electrical Failures: The Good News
Ashley Harkness, Manager of Laboratory Services, Electrical Reliability Services 		Location
12:15 P.M. Conference Adjourns
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A Special Thank You to our Corporate Leadership Program Partners

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