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Latest PES News

Election of PES Officers
   Later this year the voting membership of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) will have the opportunity to elect our future leadership. The offices of president-elect, secretary, and treasurer for the period 2010–2011 will be decided. Two candidates, nominated by the PES Nominations and Appointments Committee, chaired by past President John McDonald, and approved by the Governing Board, are contesting each office. Their photos, bios, and candidate statements are available.

   Voting members of the Power & Energy Society may, by petition, propose names to be added to the ballot for these offices. Details for this procedure and qualifications for proposed candidates may be found in the PES Bylaws. To be eligible for nomination to the office of president-elect, the nominee shall have served as a member of the PES Governing Board in some capacity for at least two years. More information is available.

   Further details will follow in ensuing e-Newsletters and in IEEE Power & Energy Magazine.

Worth Another Look

PES Website
  An ambitious project, spearheaded by Edina Bajrektarevic and Henry Louie, is underway to update the PES Website to meet the challenges faced by our industry and by PES. The newly designed website is scheduled to be introduced in the second quarter of this year. Details about the project are posted.

Joint Technical Committee Meeting
  The 2009 Joint Technical Committee Meeting was held in Atlanta, GA, USA from 11-15 January. A report of that meeting, accompanied by a photo collage, prepare by Meetings VP John Paserba is available.

125th Anniversary
   Celebration events commemorating the joint 125th anniversaries of IEEE and PES will take place throughout this year. Further news will be posted as received. President Wanda Reder provided an overview of the year’s activities in the Leader’s Corner column in the January 2009 issue of Power & Energy Magazine. For reference, that column is posted. In addition updates and further information may be found at http://www.ieee125.org/

2010 Boy Scout Jamboree
  PES is a financial sponsor of the Electricity Merit Booth at the 2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree. Volunteers for this event are needed and detailed information is available.

PES Sponsored Meetings

2009 MEETINGS

Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS)
20 - 22 Apr. Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD, USA, contact Dr. Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University, MS, USA, Tel: +1 662 325 2020, fax: +1 662 325 2298, e-mail schulz@ece.msstate.edu, Web: http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/ests09/

International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC)
03 - 06 May Miami, Florida, contact Prof. Osama Mohammed, College of Engineering, Florida International University, 10555 W. Flagler Street, Room EC 3960, Miami, Florida 33174, USA, Tel: +1 305 348-6194/3040/3701, fax: +1 305 348-3707, e-mail chair@iemdc2009.org, Web: http://www.iemdc2009.org/

Powertech
28 June - 02 July. University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania, contact Professor Mircea Eremia, Department of Power Systems, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Spl. Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania +40 21 4029344, fax: +40 21 4029446, email powertech2009@system.power.pub.ro or eremia@ieee.org, web: http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/powertech/2009

PES General Meeting (GM)
26 - 30 July. Calgary, Alberta, Canada contact General Chair W. O (Bill) Kennedy, b7kennedy@shaw.ca or Technical Program Chair Om Malik, maliko@ieee.org

IEEE-PES/IAS Conference on Sustainable Alternative Energy
28 - 30 Sep. Valencia, Spain, contact Carlos Alvarez, Instituto de Ingeniieria Energetica, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, CPI, Edificio 8E, Cubo F. 5g, 46022, Valancia, Spain, e-mail clavares@iie.upv.es, Web: http://www.cfp.upv.es/SAE/

2010 Meetings

IEEE News
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Meet the PES Governing Board
Juan Carlos Miguez

Meet the Region 9 (Latin America) Representative on the PES Board. Juan Carlos introduces himself to our members in this posting.

TC 'Doings'
Climate Change Technology
  The PES Technical Council has elevated the Climate Change Technology Group of the Energy Development and Power Generation Committee to subcommittee status. Details are available.

Chapter 'Doings'
Pittsburgh Chapter Revitalization
  Kalyan Sen offers a valuable narrative, documenting the revitalization of a moribund chapter. A must reading for all chapters

P&E Magazine - March/April 2009
"In My View" Column 
  The March/April P&E Magazine In My View column, Behind the Buzz, by Humayun Tai and Eoin O hOgain concludes our Smart Grid issue by reviewing eight trends that are shaping the industry. This is surely provocative in light of contrasting developments opportunities and challenges. Further discussion is encouraged and should be sent to molken@ieee.org.

   We also welcome In My View column contributions from our readers and anyone interested in accepting this offer may contact me for details molken@ieee.org.

Accomplished PES Members Recognized
New Senior Members 
  At its March meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada, the IEEE Admissions and Advancement Committee recommended the elevation of a number of PES members to the grade of Senior Member. Their names and sections are posted.

PES Technical Co-sponsored Meetings

2009 Meetings 

European Electricity Market (EEM)
27 - 29 May Leuven, Belgium, contact Dirk Van Hertem, e-mail dirk.vanhertem@ieee.org Web:www.eem09.com

Power Electronics and Machines in Wind Applications (PEMWA)
24 - 26 June University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, contact Jerry Hudgins, e-mail j.hudgins@ieee.org or Dean Patterson, e-mail patterson@ieee.org, both at the University of Nebraska, Web: TBD.

North American Power Symposium (NAPS)
04 - 06 Oct. Starkville, Mississippi, USA, contact Prof. Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University, USA, +1 662-325-2020, e-mail schulz@ece.msstate.edu, Web: http://www.naps09.org/

T&D Asia
27 - 30 Oct. COEX Exhibition Center, Seoul, Korea, contact Young-Hyun Moon, Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Yonsei University, 131 Shinchon-Dong, Seodaemun-Ku, Seoul 120-749, +82-2-2123-2771, fax +82-2-2123-7722, e-mail moon@yonsei.ac.kr

IEEE-USA Employment Services
Worldwide Services Offered
    IEEE-USA’s award-winning employment services, previously only offered to US based members, are now available to IEEE members outside of the United States. Non-U.S. jobseekers, employers and IEEE Regions and Sections are invited to take full advantage of this expanding outreach worldwide.

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