Dear Colleagues, Registration is now open for the AIChE Workshop on Smart Grid for the Chemical Process Industry<http://www.aiche.org/conferences/workshop-on-smart-grid-chemical-process-industry/2013>, *September 25-26, 2013*, Chicago, IL. Deadline for Early-bird Registration has been *extended to September 10th** *(*Registration page<http://www.aiche.org/conferences/workshop-on-smart-grid-chemical-process-industry/2013/registration-info> *) Organized by the CAST Division of AIChE, this workshop will introduce new and existing methods for the CPI to reduce operating costs through demand response. Speaker highlights include: - *Keynote*: *Joseph Paladino*, *Senior Advisor, DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.* - *Reception Address*: *Maria Burka*, *Program Director, National Science Foundation. * - *Plenary I*: *Mary Ann Piette*, *Director, Demand Response Research Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.* - *Plenary II*: *Ernst Scholtz*, *Global Manager for Grid Automation, ABB Corporate Research. * - *Plenary III*: *R. DeWayne Todd*, *Energy Service Manager, Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.* Full program<http://www.aiche.org/sites/default/files/docs/conferences/Smart%20Grid%20Workshop%20Program_1.pdf>details can be found at the workshop website: http://www.aiche.org/conferences/workshop-on-smart-grid-chemical-process-industry/2013 *Collocated Preworkshop Activity*: Great Lakes Symposium on Smart Grid and the New Energy Economy <http://www.greatlakessymposium.net/>, September 23-25, 2013, sponsored by the IEEE Power and Energy Society. Discounted joint-registration option available, see the Workshop Registration<http://www.aiche.org/conferences/workshop-on-smart-grid-chemical-process-industry/2013/registration-info>site for details. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. See our Sponsorship Page<http://www.aiche.org/conferences/workshop-on-smart-grid-chemical-process-industry/2013/become-sponsor>for details. Workshop related questions and comments - please contact the workshop chair at [log in to unmask] We look forward to seeing you at this one-of-a-kind event. ____________________________ Donald J. Chmielewski Associate Professor Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering<http://www.iit.edu/engineering/chbe> Illinois Institute of Technology <http://www.iit.edu> 10 West 33rd Street, suite 127, Chicago, IL 60616-3793 Phone: (312)567-3537 Web: Department Page<http://www.iit.edu/engineering/chbe/faculty/chmielewski_donald.shtml> Research Page <http://mypages.iit.edu/%7Echmielewski/>