Clasma Events Announces GridWeek 2010 Conference Agenda and Sponsors for International Smart Grid Conference

WASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The GridWeek 2010 Conference Agenda announced by Clasma Events, Inc. today forms the foundation for what is recognized by the Smart Grid industry to be the largest and most comprehensive international Smart Grid conference this year. Taking place October 18-21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C., the annual GridWeek event provides the opportunity for utilities, policymakers, regulators, technology companies, and non-profit organizations to hold meetings, participate in collaborative sessions, and learn from industry-leading experts and world-renowned speakers.

With an average annual growth in event attendance exceeding 60%, GridWeek will have more than 40 sessions, workshops, panels and keynotes over the four day program. Clustered around four major Smart Grid themes of Collaboration, Consumers, Deployment and Acceleration, the rich conference program will address the following topics:

• The international Smart Grid landscape
• Successfully engaging energy consumers
• Collaborating beyond interoperability
• The changing Smart Grid workforce
• Communicating Smart Grid benefits
• Connecting renewable energy to the grid
• Accelerating broad and rapid deployment
• Cyber security, information privacy and reliability

"Interest from association partners and sponsors is very strong and we expect to exceed both attendance and sponsorship figures over our program last year," said conference organizer and President of Clasma Events Inc., Anto Budiardjo. "We are very excited about our move to the Washington Convention Center, which provides enough space to support our growth projections."

Several key Smart Grid companies are sponsoring GridWeek this year including: Cisco, Elster, Itron, NEDO, Siemens, Silver Spring Networks, Control4, Honeywell, Landis + Gyr, OSIsoft, Tendril, Trilliant, Aclara, Bridge Energy Group, The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Southern California Edison.

GridWeek 2010 is organized by Clasma Events in association with the U.S. Department of Energy, National Institute of Science and Technology, the Edison Electric Institute, American Public Power Association, the International Trade Institute, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Electric Power Research Institute, the Utilities Telecom Council, and the Galvin Electricity Initiative.

About Clasma Events, Inc.

Clasma Events, Inc. is a global event company specializing in strategic conferences at the center of the worldwide energy discussion. With a finger on the pulse of leading industry technologies and trends, Clasma provides a stage for collaboration and cooperation among industry thought leaders at the forefront of the smart energy movement.  Focusing on smart grid, connectivity, and the new energy economy, Clasma's major events include ConnectivityWeek, GridWeek, and Grid-Interop. More information on Clasma is available at www.clasma.com.

SOURCE Clasma Events, Inc.