TOPIC: "ELECTRICAL POWER DEREGULATION IN CONNECTICUT"

SPEAKER:
Mr. John W. Betkoski III
Commissioner,
Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control

DATE: Thursday, May 24, 2001

TIME: Social: 5:30 PM, Dinner ($25): 6:30 PM; Presentation: 7:30 PM.

PLACE: Rapp's Paradise Inn, Wakelee Avenue (Exit 19 off Route 8)
Ansonia, CT

RESERVATIONS: New Haven, CT: (203) 495-8550, Ext. 5520
Members and Guests who are unable to join us for dinner are more than
welcome to attend the technical presentation.

The Southern Connecticut Chapter of ASM International has scheduled its May monthly technical dinner meeting on May 24, 2001. At this meeting the Chapter is pleased to present Mr. John W. Betkoski III, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC). After receiving his BA from Sacred Heart University and MS from Southern Connecticut State University, Mr. Betkoski has devoted his life to several civil service positions in Connecticut, including State Representative, 105th District (1987-97). He assumed Commissionship of the DPUC in July 1997 and has been reconfirmed for another term, expiring June 2005. Commissioner Betkoski was a key DPUC liaison to the CT General Assembly on electric utility restructuring issues. His broad experience in government service, including Chairman of the House Commerce Committee while a legislator, gives him a unique perspective on the needs of all segments of Connecticut's population. Mr. Betkoski's past and present experiences make him uniquely qualified to speak on the anxiously anticipated deregulation of electrical power in Connecticut. Commissioner Betkoski's presentation will provide the Chapter's members and guests with the opportunity to hear first hand the reasons why the Connecticut Legislature passed the legislation to open the electric industry to competition, where deregulation is today, what's in store for the future, and why the California electricity problems may, or may not occur in Connecticut. Commissioner Betkoski's presentation on electric deregulation should clarify a controversial subject that is critical to the personal and professional life of everyone in Connecticut and throughout the country.