November 19, 2012 | Vol. 22
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Stimulating and Enabling: NEMA's 2012 Illuminations Weekend a Success
by Chrissy Skudera of NEMA
 NEMA's Annual Illuminations Weekend is
rightly referred to as a place where leaders
and ideas meet. This year's event was the epitome of this claim, connecting industry executives with each other and with insights from thought leaders across business and government.
—Evan R. Gaddis
NEMA’s 86th annual meeting, Illuminations Weekend, was held November 9–10 at Turnberry Isle Miami in Aventura, Florida, and according to attendees was one of the best yet.
During Saturday morning’s business meeting,
the 2012 Kite & Key Award winners were recognized.
This year NEMA awarded three influential members of the electroindustry:
- Daniel J. Kissane, Director, Codes and Standards, Legrand Electrical Wiring Systems
- Brian H. Monks, Vice President, Anti-counterfeiting Operations, UL
- David M. Tallman, Vice President—Americas Marketing, Eaton Electrical Sector
The winners were identified as individuals who advanced the interest of the electroindustry through active and sustained involvement in
NEMA activities.
Following the Kite & Key Award ceremony was a panel discussion featuring three top distributors:
- John Engel, Chairman, President and CEO, WESCO International, Inc.
- Robert Reynolds, Executive Chairman, Graybar Electric Co., Inc.
- Robert Smith, President and CEO, Imark Group, Inc.
The panel discussed the electroindustry from the perspective of distributors, reviewed where they see the industry heading in the years to come, and described how the relationship between manufacturers and distributors can continue to flourish. Members of the audience asked questions about overcoming technological and logistical obstacles, eliciting thoughtful and enlightening answers from the panelists.
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Grid-Interop to Drive Strategic Plan for SG Interoperability
Join NEMA at the sixth annual Grid-Interop conference will gather the industry's top utility, government, technology and standards leaders to help define the future
strategy for Smart Grid technology implementation and interoperability.
NEMA Publishes Flashing Yellow Arrow Amendment to NEMA TS 2-2003 (R2008)
Amendment 4 standardizes the control and monitoring features for FYA, a traffic
signal head indication, adding these features to the widely-used NEMA TS 2. In government-sponsored field trials, FYA improved driver performance when yielding
to oncoming traffic and pedestrians before making a turn.
Acuity Brands Introduces Outdoor LED General Purpose Lighting
The OLLW Series LED wall light, OLVT Series LED vapor tight LED luminaire and OLS Series LED step light bring energy efficiency options to both commercial and residential lighting applications. All three LED luminaires feature long-life LEDs
(L70, 50,000 hours).
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Market Comments by Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson, Ph.D., President Oppenheimer Asset Management, shares his take on the economy in a weekly column Market Comments, which is republished here each Monday. His column provides a quick summary of key economic data releases from the previous week as well as insight about likely developments in financial markets. read more... |
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Green Building Accelerates Globally through Economic Downturn, According to New McGraw-Hill Construction Study
Green building has become a long-term business opportunity with 51% percent of study firms planning more than 60% of their work to be green by 2015, up from 28 percent of firms in 2012.
McGraw-Hill Construction
New Project Launched to Identify Key Interfaces of the Connected Vehicle Environment and Develop a Plan for Connected Vehicle Standards
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office is pleased to announce a new effort, the "Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture (CVRIA)," a research effort whose key outcome is a Connected Vehicle Standards Development Plan.
RITA/US DOT
Michigan launches Cyber Range—a cutting-edge cybersecurity training program
Michigan has launched the Michigan Cyber Range, a state-of-the-art facility that prepares cybersecurity professionals in the detection and prevention of cyber attacks.
Homeland Security News Wire
Hill Leaders Head to White House for Fiscal Cliff Talks
The meeting at the White House between Obama and the top four congressional leaders will be the opening gambit in a six-week push to beat the Jan. 1 deadline, when more than $500 billion in tax increases and spending cuts start taking effect.
POLITICO
OSHA to Host Informal Public Meeting on Proposals for UN Subcommittee Session on Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
OSHA invites interested parties to participate in an open, informal public meeting to discuss proposals in preparation for the 24th session of the United Nations Sub-committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS). The UNSCEGHS meeting will be held December 12-14, 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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