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| Sunday, October 28th |
| 10:30 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
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Registration |
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| 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. |
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Pre-Conference Workshop - Real Availability
Steve A. Fairfax, President, MTechnology, Inc.; Michael Golay, Ph.D., Professor, MIT Nuclear Engineering Department
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| 12:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. |
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Tutorial Session A:
Commissioning - The Owner's Investment in Reliability
Daniel Parker, P.E., President, Hood-Patterson & Dewar, Inc.; Ken Meline, Principal, Command Commissioning
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| 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. |
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CONCURRENT TUTORIAL SESSIONS
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Tutorial Session B:
Fluid Mechanics 101: Fundamentals of Cooling Airflow in a Data Center
Suhas V. Patankar, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, and President, Innovative Research, Inc.
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Tutorial Session C:
A Comprehensive Look at Fire Protection Technologies and Codes
Brian K. Fabel, P.E., Director, National Accounts, Orr Protection Systems, Inc.
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| 6:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
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Welcome Reception at the Glass Cactus
Join us for a buffet reception with open bar. 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. Glass Cactus is a night club. Hotel policy states that access be granted only to those guests 21 years and older.
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| Monday, October 29th [return to top] |
| 7:00 A.M. |
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Registration and Breakfast
Check in, pick up your name badge, conference materials and enjoy a hot buffet breakfast.
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| 8:00 A.M. |
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
Bob Cassiliano, 7x24 Exchange chairman will open the conference, provide an overview, review meeting logistics and address general housekeeping items.
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| 8:30 A.M. |
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Conference Keynote: Failure is Not an Option
Gene Kranz, Former NASA Director of Mission Operations
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| 9:30 A.M. |
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Refreshment Break |
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| 10:00 A.M. |
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Active Power - Peeling the (Green) Onion: What Does Green Really Mean for Data Center Power?
David Perkins, Chief Technical Officer, Active Power
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| 11:00 A.M. |
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Innovation: A Case Study in Facility Risk Assessment
Fred Dickerman, Principal, DataSpace Advisors, Inc.
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| 12:00 P.M. |
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Lunch and Networking
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| 1:15 P.M. |
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Cisco - Data Center Transformation
Doug Gourlay, Senior Director, Data Center Solutions Group, Cisco
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| 2:15 P.M. |
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Make Your Own Sundae Break
Talk about cooling down your system...
Don’t miss this 7x24 Exchange conference tradition complete with all the trimmings.
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| 2:45 P.M. |
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The Critical Role of ITIL Methodology in the 7x24 Environment
Donna Manley, IT Senior Director, University of Pennsylvania
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| 3:45 P.M. |
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Virtual Tour - 365 Main Data Center - Chandler, AZ
Jean Paul Balajadia, Senior Vice President & Founding Partner, 365 Main
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| 6:30 P.M. - 10:30 P.M. |
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Hospitality Suites
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.
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| Tuesday, October 30th [return to top] |
| 7:00 A.M. |
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Breakfast |
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| 8:30 A.M. |
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Opening Remarks
Bob Cassiliano will review day one highlights, recognize the conference Corporate Leadership Program sponsors and give a 7x24 Exchange update.
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| 9:00 A.M. |
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Keynote: HP - Increased Efficiency Through Improved Datacenter Automation
Ken Baker, Datacenter Infrastructure Technologist, HP Dynamic Smart Cooling
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| 10:00 A.M. |
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Refreshment Break
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| 10:30 A.M. |
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Building the Absolutely, Positively Fault Defiant Data Center
Moderator: Mark A. Ascolese, Co-Founders, Critical Power Coalition
Panelists: Dave McMullen, Director - Information Technology Operations, Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Florida; Peter Gross, CEO-CTO, EYP Mission Critical Facilities; Adib Nasle, President, EDSA Micro Corporation
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| 11:30 A.M. |
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Pass the Mic Session
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| 12:30 P.M. |
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Lunch and Networking
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| 1:45 P.M. |
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Emerson/Liebert's Tale of Two Data Centers: Creating High Density Computing Environments in Two Space-Limited High Availability New York City Organizations
Lennart Stahl, Senior Product Manager, Liebert Solutions, Emerson Network Power; Stuart Cohnen, Data Center Manager, Rockefeller University; Mark Gerard, President, DP Facilities
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| 2:45 P.M. |
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Current Trends in Data Center Design and Construction...
Rick Morgan, Senior Vice President, Holder Construction; Tony TeVault, Vice President, MEP Services, Holder Construction; BJ Butler, VP, Senior Asset Manager, Citigroup
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| 3:45 P.M. |
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Refreshment Break
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| 4:15 P.M. |
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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Breakout A: Continuous Cooling - The Realities Behind the Concept
Paul Leonard, Engineering Design Principal, KlingStubbins; Gerard Murray, Engineering Design Principal, KlingStubbins
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Breakout B: Practical Methods of Managing Data Center Cooling
Dennis Kniery, Vice President, Corporate Facility Operations - HVAC, Countrywide
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Breakout C: Integrating Clinical Systems Informatics to Improve Patient Care
Melanie Townshend, LEED, Project Executive, Gilbane Building Company; Linda Minghella, Director of Information Technology, Civista Medical Center; Dennis Cronin, Principal, Mission, Critical, Center of Excellence, Gilbane Building Company
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| 6:30 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
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Vendor Sponsored Event
"Roadhouse Ranch Rodeo & Biker Barbeque"
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