Last Week to Receive Early Bird Discount for the Transmission Expansion Conference Transmission Expansion and Systems in Transition Conference Feb. 5-8, 2002, Miami, Florida   OVERVIEW   This conference will examine the business and regulatory challenges to U.S. electric systems in transition in effectively expanding transmission capacity to meet new demands in the larger and more competitive regional markets emerging under FERC's RTO initiatives.  The conference will review the parameters of these challenges and possible solutions to them.  It will examine technology options and new business models for transmission expansion.  It will analyze emerging proposals for effective transmission planning and pricing, including market-based pricing alternatives to FERC's traditional pricing methods. The conference will also discuss what it will take in legislative action and regulatory initiative to achieve an efficient regime for ensuring that the nation has a reliable grid and regional trading system.   The brochure for the Conference and associated Workshops can be obtained by clicking on the link below:   Electricity Market Design Conference   March 25-26, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia   OVERVIEW   This Conference will focus on how to design competitive electricity markets that maximize the benefits to consumers while at the same time maintaining the financial viability of companies participating in these markets.   The brochure for the Electricity Market Design Conference, March 25-26, 2002, Wyndham Hotel Downtown, Atlanta, GA can be obtained by clicking on the link below:   Power Generation Asset and Portfolio Management Conference   March 26-28 2002, Atlanta, Georgia   OVERVIEW   This conference will highlight the commonalties and common applications between the asset management processes used throughout the enterprise.  The conference will emphasize the need to link the physical power generation asset management processes to the activities and processes of the trading and marketing process.  The processes of Asset management will be addressed from three distinct perspectives, first, the long-term perspective of portfolio developers, second the more medium term perspective of maintenance/system planners and third the conference will link short term issues of the trading & marketing departments. The purpose is to show how these processes can be integrated to the individual assets (plants) in order to provide consistent and profitable strategies for the generation asset owner.   The brochure for the Power Generation Asset and Portfolio Management Conference, March 26-28, 2002, Wyndham Hotel Downtown, Atlanta, GA can be obtained by clicking on the link below:       Ancillary Services Conference   April 10-12, 2002, Denver, Colorado   OVERVIEW   As more and more regions in North America open wholesale markets to competition, the importance of ancillary services is increasingly recognized. These services, generally provided by the same generators that produce the competitive energy product, are vital for both commerce and reliability.    This conference will cover the key engineering, economic, market, and policy issues associated with these functions. The conference will also present updates on the status of the various markets (including market design and operation problems and their solutions, successes, prices and costs) in North America. These markets include New England, New York, PJM, ERCOT, and Alberta. Developing markets, such as Ontario, will also be covered. The market designs encompass issues such as day-ahead scheduling, real-time operation, integration with the markets for energy and congestion, measuring the real-time delivery of these services, the operating costs to produce these services, and the potential for customer loads to supply these services.   The brochure for the Ancillary Services Conference, April 10-12, 2002, Wyndham Hotel - Tech Center, Denver, CO can be obtained by clicking on the link below:   Please print the brochure and fax the registration form back to us at 303-741-0849 if you would like to attend any of these events. You can also register by calling us at 303-770-8800 or online.    We have updated our website to include new conference proceedings on recently-held "Electric Power Market Performance", "Performance-Based Ratemaking", "Ancillary Services", "Performance Management for Electric Distribution Companies", "Power Generation Asset Management", and "Power T&D Asset Management" conferences. Please visit www.euci.com  and review the conference proceedings section for these and other proceedings. Kindly forward this announcement to your colleagues who might benefit from attending these events.   Best Regards, L. Mrig Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI) 5555 Preserve Drive Greenwood Village CO 80121 Tel: 303-770-8800 Fax: 303-741-0849 lmrig@euci.com