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Attend the Pittsburgh Power Line Systems Users Group Meeting in
April
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Register TODAY!
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Learn the latest tips and tricks in PLS-CADD
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Power Line Systems announces PLS-CADD Users Group Meeting Details -- Register Today!
Power Line Systems is facilitating another User Group Meeting (UGM) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 20th
and 21st. The UGM will be hosted by GAI at the Engineers' Club in downtown Pittsburgh. We only have room for 80 participants, so please register
quickly to guaranty your spot.
There is no charge for attending the UGM and it is open to all currently licensed users of our software as well as potential users evaluating our software. Lunch will be provided each day. You are responsible for all of your other expenses.
The schedule of the UGM will be from 8:30 to 4:30 each day, and the forum will be casual. Listed on the right of this page are some major topics that will be covered by various users, with time allotted after each topic for a question/answer session as well as open discussion of how we are all using these applications. Eric Peyrot and Otto Lynch from Power Line Systems will be there to answer any questions that you may have, as well as spend some time covering upcoming improvements. If you have a topic you would like to see covered or want to make a presentation on, please e-mail Otto Lynch with your requests. Bookmark this page and keep checking it, as any additions or changes will be maintained here.
We hope to see you in April.
Register
Today!
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So Where Is The Engineers' Club in Pittsburgh?
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The Engineers Club of Pittsburgh is located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is about 18.8 miles from Greater Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT).
Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania
337 Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15222 USA
Tel: +1 412 261 0710
Directions to the Engineers' Club from the airport are as follows:
Depart Greater Pittsburgh International Airport on Local road(s) 1.7 mi
Look for PA-60 / I-79 / Pittsburgh / Pennsylvania Turnpike East
Merge onto SR-60 (South-East) 6.4 mi
Continue (South) on US-22 [US-30] 3.9 mi
Continue (East) on I-279 [US-22] 6.1 mi
Turn off onto Ramp 0.2 mi
Continue (East) on Boulevard of the Allies 0.1 mi
Turn LEFT (North) onto Stanwix St 131 yds
Turn RIGHT (East) onto 4th Ave 0.2 mi
Arrive Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania [337 4th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222]
SUMMARY
Driving distance: 18.8 miles
Estimated Driving time: 24 minutes
Click On Map to Get Enlarged Version of Route
Hotel Information:
Below are some hotels for your
consideration. We have not made any agreements nor do we endorse any of them; the information is just provided for your information. Other hotels are located around downtown as well as in the suburbs. There is a Pirates baseball game in town on the evening of the 20th, so we would recommend you make your reservations well in advance.
Click On Map to Get Enlarged Version of Downtown Hotels
Marriott-Pittsburgh
112 Washington Pl
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 471-4000
Wyndham Garden Hotel-Pittsburgh
3454 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 683-2040
Best Western Parkway Center
875 Greentree Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
412-922-7070
Country Inn & Suites
5311 Campbells Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
412-788-8400
(800) 456-4000
Holiday Inn Pittsburgh – Greentree
401 Holiday Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
412-922-8100
Omni William Penn Hotel
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-281-7100
Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh – Greentree
101 Radisson Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
412-922-8400
Ramada Plaza Suites & Conference Center
One Bigelow Square
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-281-5800
Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel
107 Sixth Street
(Across Roberto Clemente Bridge from PNC Park)
107 Sixth Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-562-1200
Residence Inn by Marriott – Pittsburgh/Oakland
3896 Bigelow Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-621-2200
Sheraton Hotel Station Square
7 Station Square Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-261-2000
Westin Convention Center – Pittsburgh
1000 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-281-3700
Hampton Inn-University Center
3315 Hamlet St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 681-1000
Hilton-Pittsburgh
600 Commonwealth Pl
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 391-4600
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What's New in Version 7 of PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, and TOWER
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Be the first to know the latest developments!
Power Line Systems staff will discuss the latest improvements in PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE and TOWER, and how these features can assist you in your day-to-day engineering activities.
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Using Projections and Coordinate Systems with PLS-CADD
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See how to import all sorts of data from their native format and reproject them into your desired coordinate system.
See how to manage data from multiple sources, convert them for easy reading by PLS-CADD, and communicate easily with others who use data from a GIS.
Find out more today!
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Rerating, Reconductoring, and Composite Conductors
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Composite Conductors is a hot topic. See how you can determine for yourself in PLS-CADD if this is a solution for your upgrading requirements.
A consultant will review the latest in composite conductors and how they can be used in various projects for uprating and upgrading your transmission line projects
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Designing Grillages in TOWER
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Got grillages?
A consultant will demonstrate how they are modeling the full grillage foundations for their lattice towers in TOWER. If you know what a grillage is, this is a must see.
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Using LiDAR for Danger Tree Detections
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Another hot topic!
See how the LiDAR data that we are all now so familiar with can be used to locate not only encroaching violations, but also determine whether should one of those encroachments fall if it will come into contact with your transmission lines. This is one to see if you know the definition of “root ball”
Find out more today!
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Using PLS-CADD on a 765kV Project
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Talk about BIG!
A utility will make a presentation on using PLS-CADD on what is potentially the largest transmission line being built in the U.S. today. They will discuss the advantages of linking TOWER models directly into PLS-CADD versus using the archaic wind and weight span methods. This is a must see for those of you that know what leg and guy extensions mean and what can happen when you put a guyed structure too close to a ridge.
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Path 15
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Another large project!
A consultant will discuss how TOWER and PLS-CADD are being used on the Path 15 project.
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