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Sales presentations continue to take a back seat to customer requirements at the annual Aclara Client Conference to be held April 27-30 at the Renaissance Hotel and Suites in St. Louis, where an estimated 500 Aclara utility customers will join together to drive the future of advanced metering infrastructure. They will network with their peers and industry colleagues, learn about Aclara products and solutions, and guide and educate Aclara on their wants and needs in this ever-advancing industry.

"As the name states, this is the clients' conference – this is not a sales conference," states Steve Carrico, retired executive of Wisconsin Public Service and current Aclara Client Conference planning team chairman. "Aclara uses this venue to listen to their customers talk about the products, how they use them, what fixes need to be made, and how Aclara can better design products in the future. With this information, Aclara is better equipped to provide a better operating system."

The client conference brings Aclara customers together to train and enhance their skills at numerous technical sessions. Customers attending the conference are briefed on new developments with Aclara Software™ products, STAR® Network system, and TWACS® technology and are encouraged to provide feedback on these products and services. What's more, customers can take advantage of being in the same place with the best and brightest in the industry by sharing best practices, exchanging solutions to challenges, or validating their strategic directions.

Networking is the most valuable and useful benefit of the Aclara Client Conference says Mike Godorov, Manager of AMR Operations at PPL Electric Utilities. "The conference provides a unique opportunity to listen to others who are using the same equipment and systems. Working with other utilities, talking with other utilities, and gathering better ideas, is a primary benefit and value of the Aclara conference," says Godorov.

The Aclara Client Conference continues to grow each year as its customers realize the value in being a part of the process. In these tough economic times, the conference is a cost-effective investment of time, offering attendees the platform to speak their minds on Aclara product performance and future needs as well as gather tips and tricks to make their own systems more efficient.

About Aclara
The Aclara brand represents the industry's leading fixed-network Advanced Metering Infrastructure technologies and Meter Data Management software serving water, gas, and electric utilities globally. Three technologies provide Aclara customers premier solutions including TWACS® Technology (power line communications), STAR® Network (licensed radio frequency), and Aclara Software™ (meter data and asset management). More than 475 utilities in nine countries rely on proven Aclara solutions to connect with their customers. Aclara is part of the Utilities Solutions Group of ESCO Technologies Inc., St. Louis. Capturing data. Liberating knowledge.™ For more information visit www.Aclara.com.

SOURCE: Aclara