Pursuant to Section 1298 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has initiated a Federal-State Joint board for the West "to study the issue of security constrained economic dispatch." This is the first meeting of the West Joint Board.A free webcast (audio only) of this event will be available for anyone with Internet access. This event will webcast at http://www.ferc.gov/capitol-connection.htm. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the webcast. It also offers access to this event via phone bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danielle Perkowski or David Reininger at 703-993-3100.