About Acumen 2012
Attendees
The conference will be limited to 50 participants and will be invitation only. Attendees will include senior engineering and regulatory managers who have responsibilities for smart grid design, development and operation of encompassing engineering and business perspectives in distribution and transmission network companies.
The Merchant Hotel, Belfast
Programme Format
The venue for this event is the exclusive Merchant Hotel, in the historic Cathedral Quarter of Belfast City. The conference will begin on Tuesday 28 February with an informal dinner in Bert's Jazz Bar from 7.30 pm.
Conference registration will begin at 8am on Wednesday morning followed by the first plenary session. The conference programme will run throughout the day with mid morning, lunch and afternoon breaks, finishing at 4.30pm to allow delegates the opportunity to catch up on emails, phone calls, networking or getting ready for the conference dinner.
The Conference dinner will be hosted in Hillsborough Castle the official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Hillsborough Castle, Hillsborough
The Conference will continue on Thursday 1st March with plenary sessions throughout the morning and finishes with lunch at 12.30pm