Distribution Systems Symposium and Exposition (DSS) 2012

Date:  September 9, 2012 - September 12, 2012

Location:  St. Louis, MO

Program Topics

  • Asset Management
  • Automation & Computer Control
  • Capital Projects - Planning & Delivery
  • Corrosion Control
  • Construction
  • Cross Connection & Backflow Prevention
  • Distribution System O & M
  • Distribution System Water Quality
  • System Modeling and Simulation Applications
  • Energy Management
  • Infrastructure Renewal
  • Instrumentation and Control (SCADA)
  • Metering
  • Pipeline and Pump Station Design
  • Regulatory Trends
  • Safety
  • Security
  • Storage Tank Design, Operation, and Maintenance
  • Water Loss Control
  • Water Main Rehabilitation

Who Attends DSS

  • Distribution Specialists
  • Managers
  • Designers & Engineers
  • Project/Program Managers
  • Operators
  • Executive Management


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The Challenge

The task of assuring the security of our homeland involves protecting the citizens of the United States, the nation's critical infrastructure and key assets. This is necessary to sustain the nation's vitality against terrorism and other threats. This protection must originate at the community level. It requires discovering, developing and deploying new technology that will support first responders and key decision makers in local communities.

The Mission

NIHS' mission is to discover, develop and deploy solutions that protect and preserve the critical infrastructure of the nation's communities.

The Institute

NIHS aligns projects and research objectives with the needs and requirements of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The strategy is to manage a distributed research enterprise that effectively transitions research and development into solutions. NIHS works with DHS to determine technology needs at the community level. Then, teams are quickly assembled from multiple universities to develop solutions to the needs.

The Strategy

Through management of the Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protections Program (KCI), the National Institute for Hometown Security (NIHS) provides an ongoing, integrated program dedicated to developing new technologies and devices. NIHS works through qualified academic institutions to accomplish the technological objectives.