Clasma Events to Organize Home-to-Grid Summit at CES

Dallas, TX - December 15, 2009 - Clasma Events, Inc. is organizing a Home-to-Grid (H2G) Summit at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 9, 2010 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. The executive summit provides an open forum for executives from government, utilities, and the consumer electronics (CE) industry to discuss the impact of smart grid on CE products.

Utilities worldwide are investing heavily in the development and implementation of smart grids - a system of systems providing bi-directional delivery of energy and information from producers to consumers. Successful implementation of smart grids will require a new generation of energy aware consumer products capable of communicating with smart meters and energy gateways.

The National Institute of Standards (NIST) is developing a comprehensive list of standards through the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) to support various facets of the smart grid. It is critical for industry stakeholders to understand the impact that industry standards will have on consumer electronics in the Home2Grid marketplace. The purpose of this executive summit is to establish a dialog between key industry stakeholders to discuss the impact of industry standards, smart grid deployment and the opportunities for the CE industry to provide consumers with smart grid ready products.

"The smart grid presents an exciting opportunity for the consumer electronics industry to provide a new generation of consumer products that can interact with utility smart meters and energy gateways to help consumers better manage their energy consumption," said Anto Budiardjo, President & CEO of Clasma Events, Inc. "Adapting to this emerging market will require industry consensus on standards that can enable the proliferation of smart, communicating products. The Home-to-Grid Summit provides an ideal opportunity for industry stakeholders to learn about industry standards and market development," continued Budiardjo.

Summit speakers include:

• Anto Budiardjo, President & CEO, Clasma Events Inc.

• Brian Markwalter, VP Technology and Standards, Consumer Electronics Association

• Dr. George Arnold, National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, NIST

• Todd Rytting, President & CEO, Panasonic Electric Works Laboratory of America

• Jay McLellan, President and CEO, Home Automation Inc.

• Dr. Kenneth Wacks, President, Home & Utility Systems, Chair, Technical Advisory Board, GRIDPLEX Inc.

• Richard Schomberg, IEC Smart Grid Chair, EDF Group eu VP Innovation

Event details are available at http://www.h2g-summit.com.

About Clasma Events, Inc.
Clasma Events, Inc. organizes events through strategic collaboration of industry stakeholders, thought leaders and government entities involved in the smart grid, energy connectivity and the energy economy. Key Clasma events include ConnectivityWeek, GridWeek, Grid-Interop, and GridEcon. More information on Clasma can be obtained by visiting www.clasma.com.

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