ICC Spring 1998 Meeting - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, April 5-8, 1998 at the Royal
York Hotel
- An Invitation from the Chairman - Chairman Rick Hartlein
would like to invite you to join him in Toronto for the 103rd ICC meeting.
- Meeting Agenda - Check out the daily schedules (Sunday/Monday
or Tuesday/Wednesday) to plan your activities. The Keynote
Speaker for the Monday morning Plenary Session will be John N.
Brooks, President and CEO of the Toronto Hydro-Electric Commission. Be sure to
attend this session to get an overview of the week's activities and an update on any last
minute changes. We'll be adding more info regarding the agenda as the meeting
approaches, so keep checking back.
- Registration - Preregistering saves you money if you meet the deadline! It also
helps us better plan the meeting. As a courtesy to international members and guests,
you can pay the registration fee on site at preregistration rates if you fax or mail
your registration forms by the deadline. Please bring a check for US funds or cash,
we do not accept credit card payments. You can use the form in the packet you receive
in the mail or complete, print and mail the the on-line form.
- Hotel Information - The
meeting will be held at the Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto. Their
phone number is (416) 368-2511. Please make your hotel reservation as soon
as possible. You may call 1-800-441-1414. The cutoff date for room reservations is March
5, 1998. The ICC is committed to a minimum occupancy in order to receive the privilege
of free meeting rooms so please use the official hotel for your accommodations to help us
meet this requirement. Be sure to see the Chairman's invitation letter for further information regarding parking and airport transportation.
- Didactic - The Wednesday afternoon Educational Program
will consist of two sessions. The first is entitled, Polymer Science for Cable
Engineers and will be taught by Haridoss Sarma of AT Plastics. The program
will be geared toward new cable engineers who need to learn the meaning of terms like low
density, high molecular weight and cross-linked polyethylene. The second session is
entitled, Distribution Network Operations. This session will be
coordinated by Shayne Wright of Houston Lighting & Power and will cover Manhole Fires,
Fault Locating on Network Circuits, Maintenance and Problem Mitigation Techniques.
- New Member Orientation Session - A New Member Orientation Session is conducted at
each ICC Meeting. We'll post the schedule later, but for now you can view Lauri Hiivala's on-line orientation
presentation.
- New Product Exhibits - Provided there is sufficient interest, we will
be featuring New Product Exhibits from the ICC vendor community. If you are interested,
read the guidelines
and complete the form.
Don't delay. Get the form to Vice-Chairman Mike Walker by March 27th.
- Spouse Activities - Marjorie Hartlein has a number of interesting activities for the spouses: a city tour,
Niagara Falls and museums. She says its even better than talking about underground cable
or trying to define TRXLPE. No way!
- Discount Travel
- Delta Airlines is offering special discount air
fares for the Toronto meeting.
- Special rental car rates are available to Spring '98 attendees from Avis. To obtain
these rates: Call: 1-800-331-1600 Give the agent the special Avis Worldwide
Discount (AWD) Number for the ICC Meeting in Toronto: A606096.
- Tourist Information - There are several good sites to visit on the WWW as you
prepare for your visit to Toronto. Check out the following for restaurants, hotels and
places to visit:
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