Connected Plant Conference
Conference
Plan to join us for the 2nd annual Connected Plant Conference on February 27-28, 2018 at the Marriott City Center in Charlotte, NC. The Connected Plant Conference is designed specifically for technology, plant, and service solution providers in the power generation and chemical processing industries (CPI).
Submit your abstract by June 30, 2017.
We are now seeking speakers for the 2018 conference. All topic submissions must be received by June 30, 2017 for consideration. Presentation authors will be contacted in the event that their abstract is accepted.
Examples of appropriate topics include:
Connected Power Plant Overview
Introduction – what is a connected plant – 101, what are the enablers (technologies)
Drivers – business models, competition
Enterprise management
Worker Safety, Training and Efficiency
Training (simulations, modeling, 3-D)
Using technology in the field (mobile applications)
Safety (sensors, wearables, emergencies)
Reliability and Efficiency
Predictive maintenance (examples – case studies)
Simulation and modeling (for process optimization; realtime models such as “digital twins”; examples – case studies)
Increasing performance and efficiency
Data Analytics
Analytics 101
Business justification
The value of data
Cybersecurity Concerns
Cybersecurity basics
IT/OT/ET convergence
Tools for cybersecurity
Technical Session Requirements:
Each proposal should include a presentation summary (500 words or less).
Proposals for 30-minute breakout technical sessions will be considered. Each paper will have approximately 20 minutes for formal remarks within a 90 minutes session. Q&A will be held until after all presentations have been made.
Submit Your Abstract by June 30, 2017
