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and apprised of the latest Society news.

Latest PES News
General Meeting Videos are Posted
  The 2010 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting was held 25 - 29 July in Minneapolis, MN USA. Over 2300 people from around the world gathered to take part in tutorials, paper presentations and a lot of networking. Videos of both the Plenary Session and the Super Sessions are now available online at the IEEE PES web site (under Announcements) at http://www.ieee-pes.org/2010-general-meeting-super-session-videos . These videos combine a video of the presenter and a clear view of their PowerPoint slides.

IEEE Medal in Power Engineering Awarded
  At its annual Honors Ceremony on 26 June in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the first IEEE Medal in Power Engineering was presented to Prabha S. Kundur. A long-time distinguished PES member and IEEE life Fellow, Prabha presently serves as PES Vice President for Education.

(l-r) Moshe Kam (IEEE President-elect), Prabha Kundur, Al Rotz (PES President), Pedro Ray (IEEE President)

2011 IEEE Fellows Process
   Instructions for the nomination process of new IEEE Fellows are available.

PES Conferences & Meetings
Featured Conferences & Meetings
-Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference-Europe 11-13 October, Gothenburg, Sweden

Calls for Papers
-All current calls for papers for upcoming PES meetings and conferences

Annual Calendar
-Visit the PES Annual calendars to see the list and links for PES sponsored, co-sponsored, and technically co-sponsored conferences.
- 2010 Annual Calendar
- 2011 Annual Calendar

Worth Another Look
Election of 2011 IEEE Division VII Director-elect
   Later this year the voting membership of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) will have the opportunity to elect our future leadership. The office of IEEE Division VII Director-elect for 2011 will be contested. Two candidates, Saifur Rahman and Cheryl Warren, nominated by the PES Nominations and Appointments Committee and approved by the Governing Board, and potential petition candidate Mohamed El-Hawary are candidates for this office. Their photos, bios, and candidate statements are available. The successful candidates will serve as Division VII Director-elect in 2011 and as Division VII Director for the period 2012–2013.

T&D Opening Session/Plenary Videos
   The 2010 T&D Opening Session/Plenary videos are now available on the PES site. The videos are split up into six parts due to file size and length.

T&D 2010
  T&D 2010, in New Orleans on 19-22 April was an unqualified, success. Statistics related to the show and a photo collage of activities is available.

PES Prepared Career Video
   A video related to power engineering careers, The Power Industry Needs You, prepared by PES is now available for viewing on the PES web site. Details are available.

Uruguay Chapter Technical and Social Visit
   A 15 May 2010 PES Uruguay Chapter trip to Pan de Azucar, Uruguay, featuring technical and social activities with accompanying photos has been posted.

IEEE News
McDonald Offers Testimony at Hearing
  John McDonald, past PES President, addressed the subject of Smart Grid Architecture and Standards: Assessing Coordination and Progress at a hearing conducted by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation on 1 July. A press release is available.

IEEE Change the World Contest
  The winners of the second IEEE Presidents' Change the World Competition were announced at the IEEE Honors Ceremony on 26 June. The competition recognizes students from around the globe who have solved real-world problems using engineering, science, leadership, and computing skills. Details are available.

IEEE Smart Grid Imitative Continues to Build Momentum
  An update on the progress of the IEEE Smart Grid Initiative is available.

From the PES Governing Board
Monthly Activities Report
    VP Publications, Prabha Kundur, is this month's Governing Board reporter. In his contribution, Prabha offers an in-depth look at the on-going myriad activities that PES is engaged in the area of power education.

P&E Magazine - July/August 2010
"In My View" Column 
  The July/August P&E Magazine In My View column Working Together by SS (Mani) Venkata and Krishna Vedula describes an initiative to build a collaboration between the US and India to direct engineering education relevant to global needs by relating US practices into the Indian educational system. Comments on the column should be directed 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 June meeting in Montreal, QC, Canada, the IEEE Admissions and Advancement Committee recommended the elevation of a number of PES members to the grade of Senior Member. Their names are posted.

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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