INTELEC

The conference was named The International Telephone Energy Conference from which the term INTELEC was derived. In 1979 the name was changed to The International Telecommunications Energy Conference, and the term INTELEC was retained... During 1977 and 1978, plans were also being developed to form a governing body for the conference. This was accomplished in 1978 with the formation of an INTELEC Advisory Committee, representing the world community and presided over by N. Osifchin. The first Advisory Committee meeting was held in October 1978, during the first INTELEC conference, and an immediate debate arose as to how often INTELEC should be held. The second INTELEC was planned for November 1979, chaired by W. M. Miller of Lorain Products, and a Planning Committee (later becoming the Conference Executive Committee (CEC)) was mandated to prepare recommendations on the frequency and planning for future meetings. Dr. J.J. Suozzi was appointed to write the Constitution and Bylaws for the..