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7x24 Exchange, Inc.
322 Eighth Avenue, 501
New York, NY 10001-8001
Tel: 646-486-3818
Fax: 212-645-1147
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| Sunday, November 14th |
9:30 A.M. -
9:00 P.M. |
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Registration |
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| 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. |
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MANAGING, MEASURING AND DRIVING DC PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP
David Schirmacher, Chief Strategy Officer, FieldView Solutions and Vice President, 7x24 Exchange International
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| 2:30 - 5:00 P.M. |
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Tutorial A:
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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| 2:30 - 5:00 P.M. |
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Tutorial B: FIRE PROTECTION GAME CHANGERS
Steve Carter, Vice President Engineering, Orr Protection
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6:00 P.M. -
9:00 P.M. |
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Welcome Reception
Sponsored in part by: CATERPILLAR
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.
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| Monday, November 15th [return to top] |
| 7:00 A.M. |
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Registration & 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: GAME PLAN FOR
SUCCESS
Joe Theismann, NFL Legend
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| 9:30 A.M. |
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Refreshment Break
This break is sponsored by: Syska Hennessy Group |
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| 10:00 A.M. |
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UPDATE FROM THE DATA CENTER METRICS
COORDINATION TASK FORCE
Moderator:
David Schirmacher, Chief Strategy Officer, FieldView Solutions, and Vice President, 7x24 Exchange International
Panelists:
Alexandra Sullivan, Technical Development Manager, ENERGY STAR for Commercial Buildings, EPA
Paul A. Matthew, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Lawerence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dan Azevedo, SSG Director - Data Center Architecture Strategy and Innovation, Symantec Corporation
W. Pitt Turner, IV, P.E., Executive Director, Uptime Institute
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| 11:30 A.M. |
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HP - THE ANATOMY OF A SERVER
Ken Baker, Datacenter Infrastructure Technologist, Hewlett Packard Company
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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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THE MODERN ECONOMICS OF DATA CENTERS
WITH DIRECT CURRENT
Chris Sedore, Chief Information Officer, Syracuse University
Dave Sterlace, Critical Power Segment Manager, ABB
Rudy Kraus, Chief Executive Officer, Validus DC
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| 2:45 P.M. |
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Make Your Own Sundae Break
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3:15 P.M. -
4:00 P.M. |
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CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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Breakout A: BUILDING DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS
James K. Staufenberg, Director Facilities and Network Operations, Quest Diagnostics
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Breakout B: LEVERAGING THE CLOUD TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE HIGH-AVAILABILITY
Shawn Mills, President, Green House Data
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Breakout C: IBM - POWER REDUNDANCY IN DATA CENTERS
USING DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
Dr. Roger R. Schmidt, P.E., Chief Engineer on Data Center Energy Efficiency, IBM
David R. Blair, P.E., President, BHP Energy LLC
Sam Brewer, General Manager, BHP Energy LLC
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| 4:10 P.M. |
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VENDOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
Silver partners of the Corporate Leadership Program will
present informational sessions on various products and
services. Presentations will be given by:
ABB, Active Power, Caterpillar, Cummins,
Cyberex, Eaton, PDI, S&C Electric,
Schneider Electric, Siemens,
Skanska Mission Critical, Syska Hennessy
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| Tuesday, November 16th [return to top] |
| 7:00 A.M. |
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Breakfast & Registration |
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| 8:15 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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| 8:45 A.M. |
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KEYNOTE: MTECHNOLOGY - QUANTITATIVE RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF TIER-LIKE DATA CENTER TOPOLOGIES
Stephen A. Fairfax, President, MTechnology
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| 9:45 A.M. |
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Refreshment Break
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| 10:15 A.M. |
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CLOUD COMPUTING: AN INFORMATION
SECURITY PERSPECTIVE
Stephen T. Whitlock, Information Security Chief Strategist, The Boeing Company
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| 11:15 A.M. |
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Containers Panel - DATA CENTER CONTAINERS GIVE END USERS
NEW OPTIONS
**Following this session attendees will be able to enjoy lunch and view authentic containers provided by PDI and Chil-Pak.
Moderator:
Kevin Heslin, Editor, Mission Critical Magazine
Panelists:
Ken Baker, Datacenter Infrastructure Technologist, Hewlett Packard Company
Steve Wetter, Global Solutions Manager Electric Power Division, CAT
Sam Macrane, M.E., Chief Product Manager, Chil-Pak
Kevin Timmons, GM, Data Center Services, Microsoft Data Centers
Tim Cortes, Chief Technology Officer, PDI
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| 12:30 P.M. |
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Lunch & Networking
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1:45 P.M. -
2:45 P.M. |
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CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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Breakout A: ENHANCING DATA CENTER EFFICIENCY WITH MODULAR CONTAINMENT
Jack Underwood, IT Manager Healthcare, University of Michigan Medical Center Data Center Operations
Mike Mallia, Chief Executive Officer, AFCO
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Breakout B: HPC SUPERCOMPUTING - IS IT IN YOUR
FUTURE?
Dr. Phil Bording, Associate Professor & Chairperson, Dept. of Computer Science, Alabama A&M University
Kevin McCarthy, Vice President, EDG2
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Breakout C: CISCO - USING THE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE TO MONITOR AND MANAGE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Luis Suau , Cisco
Jon Inaba, Director Power Management Solutions, Raritan
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| 2:45 P.M. |
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Refreshment Break
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| 3:15 P.M. |
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UPTIME INSTITUTE - TIER STANDARD: OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY
David Humphrey, Senior Consultant, Uptime Institute
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6:30 -
9:30 P.M. |
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Vendor Sponsored Event:
"FAT Tuesday" in the Desert!
Who says you need to go to New Orleans to experience the famous Mardi Gras festivities?
7x24 Exchange and our sponsors will take you and your guest on a short trip to the Venue of Scottsdale where we have planned a Mardi Gras experience like no other. Located in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale the venues' 19th century-style facades, cypress trees and wrought iron balconies, uniquely capture the classic style of the vintage French Quarter and the atmosphere of Bourbon Street. We invite you to join us for another one of a kind experience that will include food and beverage, casino games, comedy, live musical entertainment and much more…after all it is Tuesday.
This event has been made possible thanks to the following partners:
Balfour Beatty, Data Aire, DPR Construction, FieldView, GE, Id Group, IntelliBatt, Kling Stubbins, Kohler, Mitsubishi, MTU, PDI, Russelectric, S&C Electric, Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Siemens, Stulz ATS, Synapsense, Syska Hennessy, Virginia EDC, Walker Engineering, Whiting Turner, Wright Line
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| Wednesday, November 17th [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 highlights from day two and address housekeeping items of interest.
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| 8:45 A.M. |
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KEYNOTE: Innovate or Die! A Thought Provoking Look At Innovation In General
Kevin B. Kealy, Security Architect, AT&T
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| 9:45 A.M. |
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Refreshment Break
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| 10:15 A.M. |
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ADOBE/BLOOME - ADOBE BEYOND LEED: FROM COMPACT
FLUORESCENTS TO FUEL CELLS!
Randy H. Knox, III, Senior Director, Global Workplace Solutions, Adobe Systems
George Denise, Sr., CFM, CPM, FMA, RPA, LEED AP, Client Solutions, Cushman+Wakefield on behalf of Adobe Systems
John Reuter, Enterprise Account Executive, Bloom Energy
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| 11:15 A.M. |
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Using 277V Power Supplies in Servers in the Data Center
Jerry Sumrell, Senior Associate, Syska Hennessy Group
Paul Marcoux, SVP, Facilities Group Manager, Branch Banking & Trust Co.
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| 12:15 P.M. |
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Conference Adjourns
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