May 7, 2009, Washington, DC - The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) announces the release of more than 200 protection engineering seminars.  Intended to provide protection engineers with some of the industry experts’ best thinking, this compilation brings ten years of Protection Engineers Group (PEG) work to a wider audience and in a convenient and searchable format.  Previously only available to PEG conference attendees, this compilation’s release marks the first time these presentations have been publicly available. 

Created with ease-of-use in mind by Michael J. Maytum, an internationally-noted protection engineer, the presentations are searchable by year, by presenter, and by topical area.  Each presentation is also searchable by one or more of following areas: Broadband; Damage, Fiber, Grounding & bonding, Interference, Lightning, Powering, Protection, Standards, Substations, Transmitters, and Miscellaneous.

The “Annual Conference Presentations 1999-2008” is available for purchase in the ATIS Document Center at www.atis.org/docstore/default.aspx. A 15% discount is available to all ATIS members.

Special recognition is given to Bournes, Inc. a 2009 Platinum PEG Conference Sponsor for its production of the compilation.   

About PEG
ATIS Protection Engineers Group (PEG) is comprised of specialists who meet annually to share common interests and experiences in the electrical protection of communications facilities.  ATIS PEG’s primary goals are to encourage the free-flow of ideas among electrical protection specialists and to be a resource in providing state of the art knowledge on electrical protection. 

About ATIS
ATIS is the leading technical planning and standards development organization committed to the rapid development of global, market-driven standards for the information, entertainment and communications industry. More than 250 companies actively formulate standards in ATIS’ 20 Committees, covering issues including: IPTV, Service Oriented Networks, Home Networking, Energy Efficiency, IP-Based and Wireless Technologies, Quality of Service, Billing and Operational Support. In addition, numerous Incubators, Focus and Exploratory Groups address emerging industry priorities including “Green”, IP Downloadable Security, Next Generation Carrier Interconnect, IPv6 and Convergence.
ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a member and major U.S. contributor to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio and Telecommunications’ Sectors, and a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, please visit www.atis.org.