Below are the 2 most recent journal entries recorded in Utility Management Association's InsaneJournal:

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
1:33 pm	Environmental and Energy Management in a Transforming DoD to be Key Focus at JSEM Conference Arlington, VA (PRWEB) March 13, 2008 -- The National Defense Industrial Association, in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD), will hold the 2008 Joint Services Environmental Management (JSEM) Conference and Exhibition www.jsemconference.com on May 5 - 8, 2008 in Denver, CO at the Colorado Convention Center. DoD will report on research, planning and new guidelines driving their stewardship of energy and the environment at this four-day event. Training sessions will cover topics including Installation/Base Sustainable Design and Development, low-impact development (LID), and Green Procurement. JSEM attendees and speakers will raise the level of dialogue on the most pressing environmental challenges and solutions occurring globally today, including Green Building initiatives and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Keynote speaker Mr. Alex Beehler, the Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Infrastructure and the Environment, will kick off the conference agenda http://www.jsemconference.com/2008/documents/JSEM08Brochure_001.pdf. "JSEM 2008 will highlight the many new and innovative ways the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, states, the defense industry, and our partners are transforming to meet today's environmental and energy challenges to continually re-shape and re-size our installations framework to align with operational requirements," said Ms. Maureen Sullivan, Conference Liaison, ODUSD (I&E)/ESOH. "We intend for JSEM 2008 to address a wide range of perspectives, including policy, implementation, best management practices, data management, and technology. This conference continues to be the most significant event for environmental policy makers, practitioners and professionals," continued Sullivan. "As the NDIA Environment & Energy Division enters a new era of environmental and energy advocacy to meet the rapidly changing United States global military posture, JSEM 2008 promises to reach new heights in featuring distinguished government and industry speakers and panelists addressing the critical and close relationship between environmental protection and enhancement and the search for new and renewable energy resources," said Dr. Vincent J. Ciccone, P.E., BCEE, NDIA Environment and Energy Division Chairman; President and CEO, RASco, Inc. "Both of these sensitive arenas contain major issues impacting national security and readiness." "This year's NDIA event will again serve as the Industry's voice to promote dialogue and cooperation with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and various other Departments and Agencies within DoD and other Government Agencies. As in the past, the objectives of JSEM 2008 are to present a platform for Government and Industry to discuss the increasingly important issue of sustaining defense readiness while preserving our cherished environment," continued Ciccone. General sessions, training and concurrent sessions are spread over the event on topics such as sustainability, energy and climate change, and compliance management. In addition to the JSEM Conference's training and sessions is an extensive exhibit hall that will focus on industrial environmental and energy solutions. This event is presented through the Environmental and Energy Division of the National Defense Industrial Association (www.ndia.org) in conjunction with the Department of Defense. To find out more information about the JSEM Conference or to register for this event go to www.jsemconference.com/2008. About NDIA: The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) (www.ndia.org) is America's leading defense industry association promoting national security. NDIA's Environmental and Energy Division advocates the development and application of cutting-edge technology, enlightened stewardship, superior programs and best-in-class systems and support toward the achievement of environmental excellence and the long term security of our nation's energy supplies. ### (Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
1:52 pm	Utility Management Association, Utilities Provider for City of Muscatine Iowa Utilizes Host Analytic Utility Management Association, Utilities Provider for City of Muscatine Iowa Utilizes Host Analytic St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) February 11, 2008 -- Host Analytics, the leader in on-demand Corporate Performance Management software solutions, today announced that Muscatine Power, and Water, a municipal utility, provider of water, electricity, and communications utilities to the city of Muscatine and surrounding area, is using Host Budget to eliminate time-consuming and inefficient Excel spreadsheets from their budgeting and planning process. As a local utility company, Muscatine Power and Water provides electricity to approximately 11,156 customers and water to approximately 9,412 customers pumping an average of 26.0 million gallons of water each day. The company also supplies cable and high-speed Internet services to thousands of local residents. With over 50 people involved in the budgeting process, Muscatine Power and Water's Accounting and Finance Department recognized the need to replace Excel spreadsheets with a single, Web-based budgeting solution. "Consolidating several dozen spreadsheets without a common format was not only error-prone, it was time consuming and inefficient," said Cassie Mathias, Accounting Supervisor for Muscatine Power and Water. "We evaluated several other software providers and found Host Analytics to be the most fitting with our architecture and the most cost-effective solution. Although the budgeting process for any department outside of finance is not considered fun, the Web-based interface and easy menus have reduced the displeasure of budgeting for our users. The ability for users to make changes to their budget "on the fly" has been another added benefit for our users." The Software In Action Muscatine Power and Water is using a general ledger system provided by Mitchell Humphrey which is integrated with Host Budget. The existing level of integration between the two systems will enable Muscatine to pull information from the GL into Host Budget and view budget versus actuals in real-time, thus creating a new level of transparency and accountability across the entire organization. Budgeting of Direct Costs Muscatine Power and Water currently budgets all of the general line items including marketing, workforce costs, travel and capital. In addition, they also budget for electric and water consumption and communications subscriber levels. This data feeds into their rate and cost structures to calculate revenues, production costs and programming expenses. In the future, Muscatine expects to leverage Host Budget to plan and complete their 10-year financial projections. In the meantime, the entity will create an annual operational budget and track this against actuals to re-forecast to gain a clear picture of what the year will look like. About Host Analytics Host Analytics is the On-Demand leader for Corporate Performance Management software that helps companies improve their Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Consolidations, Dashboarding, Scorecarding, and Reporting and Analysis. Founded in 2000, Host Analytics delivers a complete suite of Corporate Performance Management software offered as a software-as-a-service solution. Host Analytics serves medium to large size companies including JP Morgan Chase, Proctor and Gamble, Otis Spunkmeyer, Pitney Bowes and Nortel Networks. 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