Colorado State University's Dr. Ronald Sega Delivers Keynote Address at Smart Grid Summit Conference in Miami

NORWALK, Conn. --(Business Wire)-- Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC (News - Alert)) and Intelligent Communications Partners (ICP) today announced that Dr. Ronald Sega, the Vice President for Energy, Environment, and Applied Research for Colorado State University, will share his thoughts on energy and the environment, in a keynote address to the audiences of their Smart Grid Summit in Miami, Florida.


Dr. Sega's address, which is open to all Smart Grid Summit attendees, will take place Wednesday, January 20 at 9:00am. Smart Grid Summit is collocated with TMC's ITEXPO (News - Alert), the leading conference and trade show for the communications technology industry.

Sega, who flew aboard two space shuttle missions, is now the Woodward Professor of Systems Engineering at Colorado State University and is the Vice President for Energy, Environment and Applied Research with Colorado State University's Research Foundation. He serves as special advisor to the Colorado State University president for energy and the environment.

He has previously served as Under Secretary of the Air Force, from 2005-2007, where he led the Air Force team that won the overall Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management for 2006. From 2001-2005, Ronald served as Director of Defense Research and Engineering, and he was also Chief Technology Officer for the Department of Defense. After serving in the Air Force Space Command and as a pilot for 31 years, Ronald retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2005 as a Major General, in the position of reserve assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

A former astronaut, Sega flew aboard Space Shuttles Discovery (1994) and Atlantis (1996). Since 1982, he has also been a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at Colorado University at Colorado Springs, serving as dean from 1996-2001. Dr. Sega holds a B.S. in math and physics from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, an M.S. in physics from the Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado.

"We've made sure to present a variety of viewpoints at the Smart Grid Summit: from equipment manufacturers; to utilities; to service providers; and now Ron adds an academic and government perspective to the mix," said Rich Tehrani (News - Alert), CEO and group editor-in-chief of TMC. "Ron's extensive experience in the military and government sectors gives him a unique perspective on energy management and the environment - and we're thrilled to feature him as a keynote presenter." "With a lengthy record of championing clean and renewable energy, Dr. Sega has now decided to tackle the challenges of changing the nation's energy consumption habits and modernizing the nation's electricity grid", added summit co-chair Shidan Gouran. "We are honored to have Dr. Sega share his work in this area with us at the Smart Grid Summit." Registration for the Smart Grid Summit is open now, as well as Registration for ITEXPO.

Additional details on the Smart Grid Conference sessions are now live on the Smart Grid Conference Web site.

Members of the media can reserve media credentials by contacting Todd Keefe (News - Alert) at [email protected]. Vendors interested in exhibit and sponsorship opportunities at ITEXPO should contact Joe Fabiano.

About TMC: Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN magazines. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by as many as two million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

About ICP: Intelligent Communications Partners (ICP) is a strategic advisory consultancy focused on the emerging Smart Grid opportunity. The consultancy was co-founded by veteran communications entrepreneurs, Shidan Gouran and Jon Arnold (News - Alert). Shidan is a serial entrepreneur whose current venture, Home Jinni Inc., is developing a solution for home media management and media content distribution. Jon is the Principal of J Arnold & Associates, an industry analyst consultancy focused on disruptive communications technologies. Working together as ICP, they bring a vital perspective to the Smart Grid Summit's vision of integrating the worlds of telecom, IT and energy into the Smart Grid/Smart Home opportunity. For more information about ICP, visit http://www.icpstrategies.com/.

(source: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/12/17/4539466.htm)

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