ABB’s Distribution Automation Supplier Day 2017 in Vaasa, Finland on September 13-14

Join us for the Distribution Automation Supplier Day 2017 to hear the latest about ABB’s DA business and further strengthen our business relationship.

Improving our common value chain – together

DA Supplier Day offers a unique forum for sharing knowledge, information and experiences, with the aim of further improving our common value chain and ensuring increased added value for our common end customers. This year, the focus will be on quality. You will also have the opportunity to network
face-to-face with other suppliers as well as our management and experts within operations and R&D.

Practical information

In order to help you plan your trip to Vaasa, we have gathered some practical information below.

Accomodation

Agenda and schedule

Costs

Registration

Transportation

Venue

Please note that you will need to make your own hotel reservation.

We recommend Cumulus Resort Tropiclandia, where the venue is located. Cumulus Resort Tropiclandia is beautifully located by the sea on the island of Vaskiluoto, approximately 2 km from downtown Vaasa. Mentioning the code “ABB DA Supplier days” will get you a special rate*.

Please make your booking by August 18, 2017.

Address:
Lemmenpolku 3, 65170 Vaasa
Tel. +358 (0)020 055 055
E-Mail: my.reservation@restel.fi

* Single standard room: 84 €/night
Double standard room: 94 €/night

The price includes accommodation, breakfast buffet and sauna.

We have also pre-booked rooms at Original Sokos Hotel Royal Vaasa, where mentioning the code “ABB DA SUPPLIER DAYS” (“BSUPPLIER17” if you book via the Internet) will get you a special rate*. Original Sokos Hotel Royal Vaasa is situated in downtown Vaasa, about 100 meters from the market square.

Please make your booking by August 18, 2017.

Address:
Hovioikeudenpuistikko 18
65100 Vaasa, Finland
Tel. +358 (0)6 212 7267
E-Mail: sales.royalvaasa@sokoshotels.fi
Internet: www.sokoshotels.fi

*Single standard room: 104 €/night
Double standard room: 129 €/night

The price includes accommodation, breakfast buffet and access to the sauna and pool.

If you prefer another hotel, you are free to make your accommodation arrangements and arrive at the event and social engagements on your own.

Agenda

13 September

08.30	Registration and coffee
09.00	Welcome
09.15	Design and quality of medium-voltage protection relays
10.00	Lean product development
10.30	Operational excellence in the value chain
11.00	Coffee break
11.30	Improving quality – you are the key
12.00	Life cycle services – keeping quality alive
12.30	Lunch break
13.30	ABB’s supply chain management processes
14.00	Sales – connecting suppliers and end users
14.30	Customer view on quality
15.15	Coffee break
15.45	Digitalizing the power distribution grid
16.15	Supplier awards
16:45	Day ends
18:15	Bus transportation from Cumulus Resort Tropiclandia via Original Sokos Hotel Royal Vaasa to Villa Sandviken for dinner, with return planned at 22:00

14 September

08.30	Day starts with bus transportation from Cumulus Resort Tropiclandia via Original Sokos Hotel Royal Vaasa to Svedjehamn in Björköby in the Kvarken Archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
11.15	Lunch at Berny’s café & restaurant by Finland’s longest bridge, the Replot bridge
13.00	Visit to Technobothnia Education and Research Centre
14.00	Visit to ABB’s Medium Voltage Products as well as Protection and Connection factories
16.00	Day ends

The event, including lunches, dinner, beverages, as well as transportation to Villa Sandviken, the Kvarken Archipelago,Technobothnia and ABB’s factories, is offered free of charge. You are, however, requested to pay for your travel, transfer and hotel accommodation.

Please register by filling in the enrollment form. Registrations will close on August 18, 2017.

13 September

17.00	Bus leaves from Cumulus Resort Tropiclandia to the hotels in downtown Vaasa
18:15	Bus leaves from Cumulus Resort Tropiclandia via Original Sokos Hotel Royal Vaasa to Villa Sandviken with return planned at 22:00

14 September

08:30

Bus leaves from Cumulus Resort Tropiclandia via Original Sokos Hotel Royal Vaasa to Svedjehamn, Berny’s café & restaurant, Technobothnia, as well ABB’s Medium Voltage Products and Protection and Connection factories

Please note that you will need to make your own transportation arrangements from the factory.

The event will take place at Cumulus Resort Tropiclandia in Vaasa, Finland. The venue is beautifully located by the sea on the island of Vaskiluoto, approximately 2 km from downtown Vaasa. The street address is Lemmenpolku 3 and the phone number to the hotel reception +358 (0)20 048143.

Visa application

Weather and clothing

Downloads

If you require support with your visa application (Schengen permits, invitation letters, etc.), please send an e-mail to our admin support.

Please note that the trip to Svedjehamn in the Kvarken archipelago on Thursday, 14 September will include a short walk outdoors. Therefore, please ensure you are wearing comfortable shoes and warm clothes.

You can follow the local weather forecast online.

Presentations of the Supplier Day 2017 are available here for download.

Stay tuned for the following presentations coming to you live from the DA Partner Conference 2017 in Vaasa, Finland:

Thursday 1.6.2017 @ 11:15 (CET)
Presentation 1: Next-generation earth-fault protection
Presentation 2: Take full advantage of IEC 61850 and enable digital switchgear
Presentation 3: Advanced fault management - making distribution grids smarter, safer and more reliable

Registration link for live stream on Thursday, June 1, 2017 @ 11:15 (CET)

Friday 2.6.2017 @ 9:15 (CET)
Presentation 1: Implementation of ATS schemes using the Relion family
Presentation 2: Interconnection protection of renewable and distributed generation
Presentation 3: Life cycle management - Extending your protection beyond the now

Registration link for live stream on Friday, June 2, 2017 @ 9:15 (CET)

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