388 CONFERENCE ON NATURAL BEAUTY 



Underground Residential Distribution was held in St. Louis, Mo., 

 April 21-23, 1964, at which a total of 35 technical papers were pre- 

 sented by utility engineers and manufacturers' representatives from 

 all areas of the country describing their practices and equipment. 



These papers had previously been bound in one volume as IEEE 

 Publication No. T-160 entitled "Special Technical Conference on 

 Underground Residential Distribution" which were available to all 

 registrants prior to the technical sessions. This gave everyone a 

 chance to read the papers prior to their presentation and to discuss 

 them with complete understanding. Adequate time was provided 

 for the discussions which were very informative and brought out 

 many new ideas. These discussions were subsequently bound in 

 one volume as IEEE Publication No. T-160-S and sent to all reg- 

 istrants as a supplement to the original volume. 



In conjunction with the Special Technical Conference, there was 

 also an exposition consisting of exhibits by 53 manufacturers of equip- 

 ment used for underground distribution such as pad-mounted trans- 

 formers, primary and secondary cable both for direct burial and con- 

 duit installation, and other accessories and equipment. 



The conference was attended by over 1,100 registrants from every 

 State in the Union and several foreign countries, and an additional 

 400 persons attended the exposition but did not register for the con- 

 ference. 



A second Special Technical Conference on Underground Residen- 

 tial Distribution will be held in Chicago, 111., in September 1966. 

 This conference will be similar to the one held in St. Louis, but its 

 purpose will be to bring everyone up-to-date on new developments 

 and new equipment designed for increased economies in installing 

 underground distribution. It is anticipated that we will have at least 

 50 percent more registrants and probably double the number of ex- 

 hibitors at the Chicago Conference. 



At the 1965 summer Power Meeting in Detroit, Mich., a sympo- 

 sium will be held on Underground Distribution in Medium Load 

 Density Areas which will consist of some 18 papers on current types 

 of underground service to commercial areas, shopping centers, and 

 large housing developments including "high-rise" apartment build- 

 ings. These papers along with the discussions will be bound in a 

 single volume and be available to all registrants. In connection with 

 this symposium, there will be an inspection trip for all interested per- 

 sons to see some of these installations on the Detroit Edison system. 



