Dr. George W. Arnold: Re-powering the Nation: Setting Standards for the Smart Grid
Washington DC Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery Spring Lecture Series
- In-Person
- New America
740 15th St NW #900
Washington, D.C. 20005 - 7:30PM – 9PM EDT
The New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative is hosting The Washington DC Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (DC ACM) Spring Lecture series.
Join Open Technology Initiative and DC ACM for Dr. George W. Arnold’s speech discussing how development of standards for the U.S. Smart Grid is being done. Dr. Arnold will also explore the conceptual reference model of the Smart Grid and related standards that are emerging, and explain some the challenges that need to be addressed.
George Arnold was appointed National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in April 2009. He is responsible for leading the development of standards underpinning the nation’s Smart Grid. Dr. Arnold joined NIST in September 2006 as Deputy Director, Technology Services, after a 33-year career in the telecommunications and information technology industry.
Light refreshments will be served.
Participants
featured speaker
George Arnold
National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability
National Institute of Standards and Technology