The Fastest Growing Power Industry Event, ELECTRIC POWER 2002, Experiences Continued Record Growth and Announces Future Venue Rotation.Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2001 The TradeFair Group Inc. is pleased to announce a fourth year of continuous growth for their ELECTRIC POWER 2002 Exhibition and Conference in St. Louis, March 19-21, 2002. A new rotation has also been established for future ELECTRIC POWER events to provide the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. power generation industry with increased comprehensive coverage. ELECTRIC POWER, now in its fourth year, is projected to register a 40% growth in both exhibition size and attendance. Focusing on the needs, changes, challenges and future of both the regulated and non-regulated power generation industry, ELECTRIC POWER is now the world's fastest growing power Growing Power is an urban agriculture organization headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It runs the last functional farm within the Milwaukee city limits and also organizes activities in Chicago. industry event. This growth is rooted in the ever-increasing participation and attendance from generating companies and project developers. More than 270 operating companies operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. from throughout the world were represented in the 5000+ visitors at the last ELECTRIC POWER, providing the highest operator-to-exhibitor ratio of any major power industry exhibition in the Americas. In response to input and advice from the power industry, ELECTRIC POWER has announced that the 2003 event will be presented in Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the , March 4-6, 2003, at the George R. Brown Convention Center The George R. Brown Convention Center was opened on September 26, 1987 on the east side of downtown Houston. The center was named for the prominent Houstonian George R. Brown, an entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist. . Locating the event in Houston, has drawn enthusiastic comments from throughout the power industry. "We look forward to having the ELECTRIC POWER 2003 Conference and Exhibition in Houston. This will be the best venue in the country to reach power industry companies and we look forward to participating," comments Mike Reed Professor G. Mike Reed is an American computer scientist and Director of UNU/IIST, Macau, part of the United Nations University since 2005. Previously he was at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory where he was also a Fellow in Computation of St Edmund Hall, Oxford , Vice President of Plant Operations for Reliant Energy Reliant Energy, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is a non-utility, retail and wholesale electricity provider. In Texas, it provides service to nearly 1.9 million retail electricity customers, including residential and small business customers and commercial, industrial, . Other companies with Houston connections have offered similar opinions. Dynegy Operating Company's Senior Vice President, Mark Voss Mark Vos, also known as 'pokerbok', is a young professional poker player from Australia. Vos was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and attended Waldorf High School in Constantia. adds, "Houston is the Energy Capital of the World, and having ELECTRIC POWER 2003 here, will provide our company with a substantial learning and networking opportunity. This will be a very good venue for this type of event." Additionally Kellie Byerly, Vice President Operations for Calpine Central L.P., one of the country's largest merchant generators, with significant operations in Houston offers, "...since most of the major players have a significant presence in Houston, it makes good sense to include Houston in the mix of event locations...." In Texas alone, Industrialinfo.com, an energy information research firm, is tracking 49 private energy producer projects. These projects are in various phases of development from planned, engineered and under construction. In all, these projects represent some 33,447MW of electric generation capacity and have an estimated construction value of over $19.6 billion. Industrialinfo.com speculates all 49 new power plants to be on-line by 2006. "We are proud to host the 5th Annual Conference and Exhibition -- ELECTRIC POWER 2003. Houston has always been known as a leader in the power industry, so it is a natural fit for us to host this premier conference. And we appreciate The TradeFair Group Inc. for bringing the show to Houston. The Greater Houston Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas. Convention and Visitors Bureau has an excellent team of convention professionals and business partners that will make the ELECTRIC POWER Conference a great success," states Gerard J. "Jordy" Tollett, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau. With Houston as the newest host city, ELECTRIC POWER will now establish a 3-year rotation between the Midwest and the South Central and the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast regions of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . This rotation will include St. Louis for 2002, Houston for 2003 and Baltimore, Md., for 2004, locating the event in some of the most active regions for power generation in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "We are committed to continue providing a valuable forum and information source for the world's gencos and project developers. This new rotation gives ELECTRIC POWER the opportunity of reaching a fresh new regional audience every three years in different parts of the country," states David I David I, king of Scotland David I, 1084–1153, king of Scotland (1124–53), youngest son of Malcolm III and St. Margaret of Scotland. During the reign of his brother Alexander I, whom he succeeded, David was earl of Cumbria, ruling S of the Clyde . Johnson, executive director of the ELECTRIC POWER Conference. The ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition is organized and managed by The TradeFair Group and sponsored by Platts' POWER magazine. The TradeFair Group Inc. is an independent trade show and conference organizer based in Houston, Texas, with over 50 years combined management experience in the power and energy industries. The company currently produces and manages more than a dozen conferences and exhibitions throughout the United States. The TradeFair Group was recently recognized at the HOUSTON 100 Awards ceremony, as one of the city's 100 fastest growing private companies. For more information about ELECTRIC POWER or The TradeFair Group, Inc., please contact Craig W. Moritz at 713/463-9595 ext. 302, or craigm@tradefairgroup.com. |
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