The IEEE Power & Energy Society is a worldwide, non-profit association of more than 24,000 individuals engaged in the electric power energy industry. Our mission is to be the leading provider of scientific information on electric power and energy for the betterment of society and the preferred professional development source for our members. PES members are involved in the planning, research, development, construction, installation, and operation of equipment and systems for the safe, reliable, and economic generation, transmission, distribution, measurement, and control of electric energy.

• PES General Meeting 2010
  25-29 July 2010, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
• 2010 Transmission & Distribution Conference & Exposition
  19-22 April, New Orleans, LA, USA
• IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies
  January 19-21, 2010, NIST Conference Center, Washington D.C. (Metro)
  A forum for the participants to discuss the state‐of‐the‐art innovations in smart grid technologies. The Conference will feature special sessions and tutorials by international experts on smart grid applications.
• 2009 PES General Meeting Notable Presentations
  Including selected panel sessions, plenaries, special technical sessions, presentations with audio (new!), focused technical meetings, and other roundtables and forums.
• Complete list of PES-related conferences

• PES 2009 Election Results
  
• Students: First Year Free when you join PES (PDF)
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• PES Launches PES Store Online
  PES publishes a wealth of intellectual material that you will now be able to access in electronic form through a single portal.
• Looking for a job or educational program in the energy field? Check out the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) database.

IEEE Power & Energy Magazine for Electric Power Professionals

January/February 2010
Working Towards Energy Efficiency—The Challenges We Face
Featuring articles on:
The Path of the Smart Grid
Turning Down the Heat
High-Wire Act
The Power Grabbers
A Model for All Seasons

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