AMERICAN POWER DISPATCHERS ASSOCIATION

Welcome to the home of the American Power Dispatchers Association. Founded in 1946 for the purpose of encouraging and promoting the formulation and attainment of higher professional standards among System Operators (Load Dispatchers and Power Dispatchers), and for the purpose of facilitating the interchange of ideas and information, as well as for the development of a spirit of fellowship, the APDA continues to promote excellence in individual education and professional operation of the North American Bulk Electric System.

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From The National President...

It is my pleasure to report that the National office of the APDA is doing well.  At the moment, our most pressing tasks are how to deal with our success.

Our scholarship fund has exceeded growth expectations.  We now have the ability to increase the number and/or size of our scholarship awards.  This blessing has come by way of good management, good fortune, or both.  Our organization can continue to enrich our members with our training activities and support our members’ students that strive to attain higher education.

On another front, our New Zealand contingent, primarily Henry Strong and John Bartley have in the works their first local APDA meeting for their part of the Southern Hemisphere.  Many of us have met Henry and John when they have come to attend our meetings.  With those experiences as a template, they now have a meeting planned for fall (our spring) of 2012.  They plan to have renowned trainers from the US to help to put on their presentations.  They are warmly welcoming and strongly requesting North American APDA members make the commitment to attend.

In step with this new vigor, the National office will pursue improving our industry exposure.  An effort has begun to update the website.  A good example of some desired changes are on the new Southeast Area site.  We plan to have more useful content for the visitor to the site and show more of what we are about.  The placement of advertisements in trade publications is also being pursued.

The APDA is a group of dedicated people working and moving forward despite challenging times of economic uncertainty.

Danny Bucklen
National President

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