2013 Annual Conference and Training Summary

September 15-September 20, 2013
Grand America & Little America Hotels
Salt Lake City, UT 

The 2013 Annual Conference and Training took place in Salt Lake City, UT from
September 15 to 20, 2013.

The Annual Conference program, which was coordinated by the Program Committee, chaired by Aaron Smith, began with a reception Sunday evening and continued through Tuesday morning.

Monday's outstanding lineup of presenters and breakout session leaders included:

• Andrew Murphree, AEP

• Jason Yoder, AEP

• David Githae, Constellation Energy Group

• Harold Kingston, Bell Aliant

• Brandon Kirschner, Xcel Energy

• Larry Kennedy, Gannett Flemming

• Richard Clarke, Gannett Flemming

Tuesday we benefited from the excellent presentations of:

• Bill Huneke, Surface Transportation Board

• Robert Poulsen, Century Link

• Dr. John Lacey, California State University

Topics covered over the two days included:

• Accounting for the AEP Texas Automatic Meter Initiative
• Property Investment Recovery Mechanisms
• Accounting Impacts & Experience with IFRS
• Lessons Learned from Transitioning to IFRS
• Nuclear Decommissioning
• Depreciation Topics Update
• STB Regulation: Railroad Rates, Mergers, and Abandonments
• Disclosure: Communicating Group Asset Depreciation Rate Changes
• 2013 Accounting Update

With over 70 attendees at the annual meeting, 60 trainees attending extended training, 25 attending Sunday Training, and 6 members taking the CDP test, we are pleased to report a very busy and successful week.

We thank our committee organizers, presenters, and expert instructors for their valuable contributions toward making our 2013 Annual Conference and Training a great success.