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The latest
information
available about PES events,
publications and Society activities.
The PES e-Newsletter is sent to keep
our membership up-to-date about PES meetings and events, provide the
abstracts
of the most recent accepted Transactions papers and the full text of
accepted
Letters,
and
apprised of the latest Society
news.
Latest PES News
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.
Student Job Fair at GM 2010
An international job fair for students
will be held on July 28
at the General Meeting in Minneapolis. The details are available.
PES Conferences
& Meetings
Featured Conferences & Meetings
-2010
General
Meeting - 25-29 July, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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.
PES General Meeting 2010: The Advance
Program is Posted
25-29 July 2010, Minneapolis, MN USA. Advance program, registration, and other
meeting
information including hotel rooms, etc.
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.
Substations Committee-Guide for Bus
Design in Air Insulated
Substations
Hanna Abdallah, chair of Working group
D3 of the Substation
Committee is pleased to announce the completion of the “Guide for Bus
Design in Air Insulated Substations”, IEEE605-2010. Details are available.
PES Education Services Updates
Sue Koval, PES Sr. Admin for Educations
Services, offers current news and updates.
IEEE
News
McGill University Mentor Program and IEEE
An interesting story about the
on-going McGill Mentor Program
and an electrical engineering undergraduate. I must add that the source
was my
daughter, a McGill alum and mentor.
Carbon Management Initiative
IEEE, as a member of
the Founder Societies, is participating
in the carbon management initiative, and PES is providing liaison to
the group
including volunteer support. A summary of a report is available
to our members to
understand the PES role in the effort.
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 - May/June
2010
"In My View" Column
The May/June P&E Magazine In My View column is Demand
Resources-a roadmap for choices
and decisions by Terry Boston, the PJM CEO, offers an in-depth look at
how a
major supplier is approaching new realities. He describes high level
meetings
with industry stakeholders to share visions, understand the challenges,
and
explore the benefits and potentials of demand response.
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 April meeting in Washington, DC, USA, 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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