In the framework of the World Energy Council, an Interconnectivity Task Force has been created a few years ago “to identify and demonstrate, both in quantitative and qualitative terms, the potential benefits of properly designed, maintained and operated transmission infrastructure using the state-of-the-art technologies and management practices, including "smart grids".

This team groups outstanding personalities from European TSOs and industry world
(http://www.worldenergy.org/work_programme/technical_programme/task_forces/interconnectivity_task_force/1264.asp).
The program of the next meeting, to be held at the London office of WEC  on January 18^th-19^th, features a special presentation of the REALISEGRID Project, that will be carried out by Gianluigi Migliavacca, coordinator of the project.

The presentation can be downloaded here;