Events:

We are pleased to announce that The Green Grid will be holding a second End User Birds-of-a-Feather Workshop on September 16, 2009 at the APC by Schneider Electric office in St. Louis, MO! This workshop aims to help you better measure your data center’s efficiency and power usage and discuss obstacles with your peers. It will be held in conjunction with the Technical Committee Summit on September 16-17, 2009 so workshop attendees are invited to attend this meeting as well.

Who’s invited to attend? IT professionals who are involved in, or beginning, a data center measurement initiative or are responsible for data center efficiency monitoring / management are invited to participate. Workshop participation is open to all member companies but will be limited to one participant per company with a cap of 30 attendees total so register early! Please note that the one participant per company attendance cap does not apply to the Technical Committee Summit.

Key Topics of Discussion:

State of Efficiency Initiatives in Data Centers
Measurement, Metrics and Tools
Efficiency/Measurement Program User Case Studies
The Green Grid Initiatives and Alignment With User Needs

Attendee Takeaways:

Engage in discussions with your peers regarding how they measure efficiency and challenges they have faced
Learn how several of your peers have challenged measuring efficiency
Identify key tools and requirements
Ensure The Green Grid’s technical direction is aligned with user organization needs
Open session during lunch (provided) to discuss any other topics of interest to you

Registration: To register for the event, complete the registration form and submit it to TGG Administration by Thursday, September 3rd. As mentioned above, attendance is capped at 30 participants so qualified registrants will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please note in your response if you will participate in the Technical Committee Summit as well.

If you have any questions, please feel free to TGG Administration.