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Doble Client Committees

About the Doble Client Committee Meetings

For many years, Doble has functioned as the epicenter of knowledge for the electric power industry, in part by providing the forum for industry representatives to share information and ideas. Doble's technical conferences are highly regarded, in part because they are designed "by and for" our utility and testing company clients.

The Doble Client Committees each focus on a specific area of interest and related knowledge and maintenance practices. Over the years, these Committees have developed reference guides and other projects , which now serve as excellent reference tools.

The meetings of the Doble Client Committees serve as a valuable forum for the direct exchange of information and experience. The nine "apparatus" technical committees, which comprise the Doble Client Committees, meet in North America each Fall. The location for these Fall Meetings is different each year, in order to circulate the event around the North American client community. The time allotted for the each Doble Client Committee meeting ranges from four hours to nearly eight hours depending upon the level of activity scheduled. All Doble Client Committees also meet for one or two hours during the Doble Client Conference in Boston , MA USA in the Spring.

Each Committee has a Chair and Vice-Chair - both elected from Doble's utility client company delegates. Each Committee also has a Secretary, which is a position held by a representative of Doble Engineering. In some cases, there is also an Assistant Secretary. Committee officers are elected by the client committee members, and typically serve a two year term.

Following are the current Doble Client Committees:

The focus for all Committee meetings is the lifetime care of power equipment used in transmission, distribution, power and industrial plant. In order to structure our discussion, the elements of this activity are broken into separate committees. For equipment issues:

• Arresters, Capacitors, Cables and Accessories (ACCA)
• Bushings, Insulators and Instrument transformers (BIIT)
• Circuit Breakers (CB)
• Insulating Materials (IM)
• Transformers (T)
• Protection Apparatus Test (PAT)
• Rotating Machinery (RM)

For system performance and management of maintenance:

Asset and Maintenance Management (AMM)

In addition:

There is also an Oil Committee, which undertakes oil research and a review of the oil quality of the internationally available supply. The Oil Committee is open to companies who pay an additional charge.

Who can join the Doble Client Committees?

Any Doble client from a utility, power producer or testing company can declare their interest and join as many Client Committees as they wish. In addition, any Doble utility, power producer and testing company clients are invited to attend any of the eight main Committee meetings without officially "joining" that committee.

Joining a committee does not obligate you to a significant contribution of time and effort - unless you choose to do so! Being a committee member simply implies that you plan to actively participate in the meeting discussions. Committee members are encouraged to come to meetings prepared and dedicated to making that meeting a more useful one for all.

During the Fall Meetings, a U-shaped table is located at the front of the room for committee members to have easy access to microphones. Additional seating is provided for those attendees who prefer to just "listen in". But all attendees should be aware - the more everyone can contribute, sharing their own experiences and viewpoints, the more successful the meetings are for all!

If you are interested in joining a Doble Client Committee, please send an email to events@doble.com and it will be forwarded to the appropriate Committee secretary. For more details on Committee Membership Eligibility, click here.

Who cannot join the Doble Client Committees?

To promote the free exchange of information during these meetings, apparatus manufacturers, apparatus manufacturers' service divisions, apparatus suppliers, apparatus re-sellers, refiners and insurers and underwriters are excluded from Doble Client Committee membership as well as from attendance at the Doble Client Committee meetings both during the Fall Meetings and during the Doble Client Conference.

Who can attend the Doble Client Committee Meetings?

Any Doble client from a utility, power producer or testing company* is invited to attend the Fall Client Committee Meetings. Clients who meet this criteria do not have to have "officially" joined a Committee or Committees in order to come to Hilton Head this September and be part of the experience.

If you are interested in joining a Doble Client Committee, please send an email to events@doble.com and it will be forwarded to the appropriate Committee secretary.