ISS Newsletter January/February 2006: A year of promise!
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NERC Clarifies Schedule for Implementing Cyber Security Standards – First Ballot for CIP-002-1 through CIP-009-1 Draft 4 will open on 2/17/2006. The presentation from 2/2/2006 and other important information is available at:
www.nerc.com/~filez/standards/Cyber-Security-Permanent.html

ESISAC Risk Assessment: www.esisac.com/library-assessments.htm

Broadband over Power Lines – Get the latest on this emerging technology and sign-up for their free trial eNewsletter at: www.bpltoday.com.  And from Red Herring there are a few articles of interest on BPL initiatives in Texas and Manassas, VA:
www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=14927&hed=BPL+Lights+Texas
www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=13886&hed=U.S.+City+Lights+up+BPL

Upcoming Events – Hope to see you at:

• Southeastern Meter School & Conference, March 6-9, Auburn, AL
  
• Alabama Rural Electric Association (AREA), April 4-5, Birmingham, AL
  
• ACS Annual User Conference, May 1-5, Atlanta, GA
  
• GA Electric Cities Annual Meeting, May 3-5, Savannah, GA
  
• GA EMC Spring Meeting, May 12-13, St. Simons Island, GA
  
• NC Association for Municipal Electric Systems (NCAMES), May 15-18, Hickory, NC
  
• SC Association of Municipal Power Systems (SCAMPS), Jun 25-28, Myrtle Beach, SC
  

Are you a Singularitarian? – The belief that smarter-than-human intelligence is possible with technology offers two interesting options.  Either it could enhance the intelligence of human-beings or make us obsolete.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularitarianism
http://www.accelerating.org/articles.html

On the lighter side –
The economy looks good: www.claymore.com/Research/MMO.aspx?PubID=241
Get your free astrological reading at: http://astrocenter.astrology.msn.com

Happy New Year!
Mary
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Mary S. Hester
Intelligent System Solutions
770 855-3175