HxGN LIVE Smart Infrastructure Sessions

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1 HxGN LIVE Smart Infrastructure Sessions The HxGN Live Smart Infrastructure sub-track will open your eyes to new possibilities for planning, designing, improving, and repairing your critical infrastructure assets across the utilities and communications industries. You will also discover how to take full advantage of smart meters in your management of outages and solve issues before customers even realize there is a problem. Our sessions offer opportunities to learn what tools are available, share ideas, and discover the next generation of technologies on the horizon. Join us as we discuss the issues of today and help you plan for tomorrow. Check back with us regularly as we refine our sessions! The Smart Infrastructure track will include discussions from industry experts, technical training on new releases, and details on future plans. User Group Meetings InService Customer Organization (I2CO) User Group Meeting Monday, June 2, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Join us for a full day of our Intergraph InService Customer Organization (I2CO) meeting where we will provide a review of past I2CO activities, as well as plans for upcoming Intergraph solutions. The mission of I2CO is to offer Intergraph and its InService customers an open communications environment to help improve the InService product line. At the I2CO meeting, we encourage you to make recommendations for product improvements related to the utility business, network with your peers, and share your own experiences with InService. I2CO membership is free and open to any Intergraph utility customer who has implemented InService or placed an order. G/Technology Special Interest Group (GSIG) Meeting Monday, June 2, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. The G/Technology Special Interest Group (GSIG) exists to provide communication and collaboration with G/Technology users and Intergraph. This meeting is the annual face-to-face, user-driven session that connects Intergraph G/Technology customers with similar business objectives; facilitates the sharing of current practices and future ideas for the use of G/Technology to accomplish common business goals; provides access to a qualified peer network to collaboratively solve common business problems; and gives direction to the Intergraph Product Development Team on GSIG's highest priority hardware, software, and technical concerns with and suggestions for G/Technology.

2 Smart Infrastructure Sessions Overview The Future of Utilities & Communications Explore the global trends shaping the utilities and communications industry, and discover how Intergraph is responding to these demands with its smart solutions. Learn about Intergraph's vision for Advanced DMS and how G/Technology and InService can solve your smart grid challenges. We ll discuss how the G/Technology improvements and new web user interface will improve your experience. This session will also provide an overview of our Smart Infrastructure program, and touch on key sessions available in this year s Intergraph SG&I track. InService Product Update Want to know how our new InService enhancements can help you power smarter decisions? In this session, we ll discuss how we re making InService even better. You will learn about InService's new functionalities and updates, including enhancing the advanced metering infrastructure for a better user experience, incremental GIS updates, complex workflow management, enhanced integration with G/Technology, and more. G/Technology Product Update See what new enhancements are available in G/Technology to help you work smarter. You ll learn about G/Technology's new functionality and updates designed to make you even more productive. Get inspired with the new capabilities of a powerful product suite that provides utilities and communications with infrastructure network design and data management capabilities. Visualize analysis results with richer displays, administer and deploy systems more easily, and automate more of your common workflows. Get ready to upgrade and take advantage of all that G/Technology has to offer. Hot Topics Web Portals for Utilities & Communications Gain visibility into all aspects of your utility operations by using Intergraph s web portal solutions! In today s utility environment, companies are expected to spend less money on maintenance and network upgrades, while maintaining customer satisfaction and timely notifications during an outage.

3 During this session, we ll demonstrate our web portal solutions that promote better decision-making, planning, and responsiveness in your critical business areas. Industry Buzz On the Go with Mobile Technology for Utilities & Communications Your field crews are always on the move. Shouldn t your data move with them? The use of mobile technology makes the data you rely on every day to keep the lights on and water running more reliable. Attend this session to examine new technologies that will improve operations for utility workers on the go. Let's put those mobile devices to work so the important assets you need are available anytime, anywhere. Tips & Tricks Upgrading to InService 9.2 Let us help you plan for your InService upgrade and prepare you to take full advantage of all the features of InService 9.2. We ll discuss the architecture changes of the platform and detail how to upgrade to the current version. Hear first-hand experience from other organizations who ve already taken advantage of this upgrade, and find out how you can benefit from this latest InService version. Switch Plan Management With the recent release of InService 9.2, we ve made significant investments in switch plan configurability and usability, including several new features to streamline managing the switch planning process. This new InService version includes a macro to record new plans in simulation, real-time monitors to manage the switch plan requests, switch plan approval process, currently executed plans, and much more. In this technical session, you ll hear an overview of these enhancements and receive an in-depth look at CADDBM configuration and how you can tailor switch plans to meet your specific needs. Learn firsthand how to set up a customized switch plan workflow, and how the switch plan functionalities operate within the workflow. Deeper Dive Exploring Mobile MapWorks for Utilities Need instant access to asset data in the field? Intergraph's Mobile MapWorks application allows utility and communications companies to see, edit, and update spatial data in the field in real time. Explore the possibilities for data access remotely with no need to import or export your data. In this session,

4 learn how to configure Mobile MapWorks for multiple purposes and how to use the intuitive user interface to increase productivity in the field. The Magic of Schematics Geographic data is the heart and soul of our network management solution. But not all data is easily understood in this format. Alternative visualization techniques extend the power of your GIS and DMS. This session will highlight different forms of data and show how it can be added to your system to help you power smarter decisions. Configuring Fiber Optic Works Roll up your sleeves and take a deep dive into configuring fiber features in the latest version of Fiber Optic Works. This session will guide you step-by-step into what's required for building new fiber models like cables, splices, and devices. Learn what you ll need for configuration and testing so you can get your fiber system production ready. Interact with moderators in a live database and learn detailed information about how to get the most from Fiber Optic Works. Test Driving the New G/Technology Legend Builder G/Technology administrators tune in! This session will provide detailed information on the new Legend Builder application and how it simplifies managing legend metadata by sensibly grouping disparate metadata into a single, intuitive workspace. Observe key workflows on duplicating legends, modifying display control metadata, creating new legends and legend entries, and of course, filtering and modifying existing legend metadata. See changes as they happen with legend symbology, filters, and rules, and review the changes in real time with a scalable map preview. Learn how to replicate changes between environments, significantly reducing administrative overhead. Making WPF Monitors Work for You The ability to modify the InService user interface is an integral part of the InService upgrade process. In this session, we ll use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 to modify the new InService WPF Monitors, including the Job and Crew Monitors. This is a deep-dive session for new or experienced system administrators who are interested in learning how to make the most of the capabilities of WPF monitors.

5 Ask the Experts Quiz the InService Wizards As a partner in your success, Intergraph understands the value of helping you get the most from Intergraph's solutions. This session highlights our InService wizards who are ready to share their tips and tricks on smart solutions that will help you be even more productive. Quiz the G/Technology and Fiber Optic Works Wizards If you have questions regarding our G/Technology solutions, including Fiber Optic Works, this session is for you! Our G/Technology wizards will share their insight into how you can make the most of your smart utility solutions. Benefit from their advice as they share information about data modeling, system administration, customization, and tuning your configuration.