Quick Notes:

Meetings start at 9am EDT each day.

Dial-in info: (712) 432-1620

Participant Access Code: 1056660#

Directions

The August 20-22 UtilityAMI meetings will be held at Consumers Energy’s Jackson Service Center facility in Jackson, MI. The street address is: 1955 West Parnall Road, although you will likely need a little clarification in finding the building even with a dashboard navigation nanny.

From DTW:

1.      Take I-94 West toward Chicago.

a.       Travel 59.3 miles to Exit 138.

2.      Take Exit 138 and BEAR RIGHT onto M-50 W/US-127 N toward Lansing.

a.       Travel 1.4 miles to the Parnall Road Exit. (Note: There is a lot of construction on US-127 N.)

3.      Take the Parnall Road Exit and TURN RIGHT on Parnall Road.

a.       Travel 0.5 miles to the Consumers Energy facilities on the right.

b.      Go past the first parking lot entrance and building on the right to the main road into the facilities. You will be turning before you get to the tall building.

4.      TURN RIGHT into the Consumers Energy facilities and head to the back of the complex.

a.       The Jackson Service Center is a two-story brick building at the back of the complex. It has a sign on it labeled “Jackson Service Center.” There is a large parking lot in front of the building.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=DTW&daddr=1955+West+Parnall+Road,+Jackson,+MI&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&sll=42.289493,-84.420791&sspn=0.005627,0.009656&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17

Note that Google Maps shows the destination as being just beyond where you need to turn into the complex.

Logistics

The building where we are meeting has locked doors that require a badge for access. Angela Ropp of Consumers Energy has kindly volunteered to hand out security badges and record names on Wednesday morning from 8:30-9:00am EDT. After 9:00am Wednesday, you will need to contact Debbie Fairbanks at (517) 788-1068 for a badge and sign-in, including those arriving on Thursday or Friday for the first time. There will be a sign on the door of the building with this information as well.

Call-in Number: (712) 432-1620

Participant Access Code: 1056660#

Food has been ordered for the meetings with a continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack.

Schedule

Per Erich Gunther’s request, we have a slight modification to the overall schedule.

Wednesday – AMI-Enterprise (all day)

Thursday  – UtilityAMI Working Group (morning), OpenHAN (remainder)

Friday    – AMI-SEC