Meet the Candidates
Beginning in August, elections will be held for the position of IEEE Division VII delegate-elect/director-elect 2019 and IEEE Division VII delegate/director 2020–2021 (the elected individual will serve both as both delegate and director). Division VII consists of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) only. There are two candidates.
PES REGION 4 UPDATES
Today and Tomorrow
The IEEE PES Region 4 is comprised of the midwestern US. Here are some of the highlights from the region’s chapters from the first half of 2018.
IEEE MILESTONE
Electric Lighting of the Kingdom of Hawaii 1886-1888
IEEE PES Hawaii Chapter Members formed a Milestone Award Team for the Electrification of Hawaii. The IEEE PES Hawaii Chapter worked with the friends of Iolani Palace to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the electric lighting of Honolulu on 23rd March 2018.
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE UPDATE
Power System Operation, Planning and Economics Committee Report
Report for the Power System Operation, Planning and Economics Committee.
WiP Corner
WiP R8-Africa Representative Chelangat K. Mercy Shares Her Journey to IEEE PES
PES Women in Power (WiP) always inspires the career advancement, networking and education of women in the energy industry. IEEE PES WiP is impacting the lives of young engineers throughout the world. Chelangat K. Mercy from Kenya, WiP R8-Africa representative, shares her motivation behind “lifetime association” with IEEE, PES and WiP:
CONFERENCE UPDATES
2018 IEEE PES ISGT Asia 2018
The IEEE PES International Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT Asia 2018) was held from 22-25 May, 2018 in Singapore, the world’s gateway to Southeast Asia. The theme of this year’s conference was “Smart Grid Technologies for Smart Nations.”
ENERGY OPEN DAY
Let’s Green it Up
On April 29th, the National Engineering School of Sfax hosted a very successful event called Energy Open Day. It was organized by IEEE PES ENIS SBC, ENIS Electric Club and OVET. EOD presented an opportunity for professionals, graduates and undergraduate students from different engineering fields to pitch their ideas, discuss their interests and highlight the importance of renewable energy.
PES DAY CELEBRATION REPORTS
WIE AG of Bangladesh Section at University of Asia Pacific
With the aim for ‘More Power to the Future’, IEEE Bangladesh Section Women in Engineering (WIIE) affinity group (AG) in association with IEEE University of Asia Pacific (UAP) SB WIE AG celebrated IEEE PES Day 2018 at University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh on the 28th April 2018 with the support of IEEE UAP SB.
PES DAY CELEBRATION REPORTS
India-GCET
IEEE G H Patel College of Engineering and Technology (GCET) IAS-PES Joint Chapter, SB celebrated Global PES Day on April 17th. The event commenced at a very early in the morning at 7:45 AM.
India-IIT Mandi
For IEEE PES Day, IEEE Student Branch Chapter of IIT Mandi in collaboration with IEEE PES-IAS Joint Chapter of Delhi Section, held several activities starting April 20th. One such activity was “IEEE Awareness Talk” which was delivered by Adil Usman, IEEE PES YP Representative, India supported by Dr. Bharat Singh Rajpurohit, IEEE PES-IAS Chapter Chair, Delhi Section.
PES DAY CELEBRATION REPORTS
India-Kongu Engineering College
Global PES Day was celebrated on 23rd April 2018 at Kumaran Conference Hall, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department of Kongu Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr. T. Guna Sekar, Faculty Co-ordinator, PES welcomed the members for the PES day celebration and gave an insight to PES day celebration.
PES DAY CELEBRATION REPORTS
University of Balamand (UOB), Lebanon
For IEEE PES Day, an event was hosted at the University of Balamand (UOB) in Lebanon where students from two universities attended: BAU and City University of Tripoli.
PES DAY CELEBRATION REPORTS
Pakistan-Bhawalpur
IEEE PES UCET IUB Chapter in collaboration with IEEE Student Branch UCET IUB, IEEE Student Branch BZU and Student Branch KFUEIT celebrated PES Global day. The event was organized under the motto of “Working beyond the boundaries."
PES DAY CELEBRATION REPORTS
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)
“Imperium 1.0” was the inaugural event organized by the SB chapter of PES in Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) in celebration of Global PES day and it was lead by PES ambassador Pasindu Rathnayake. The event was held at the Faculty of Engineering, SLIIT on 28th April 2018.
PES DAY CELEBRATION REPORTS
Open University of Sri Lanka
IEEE Student Branch of the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) organized an “Awareness Program and PES DAY Celebration” on 27th April for the undergraduates to promote IEEE PES, IEEE student branch and to give knowledge about the PES and PES DAY. The event was lead by PES ambassadors Dilan Munasinghe and Iroshan Rathnayake.
PES DAY CELEBRATION REPORTS
ENIM SB Chapter-Tunisia Section
With a view to inspire the next generation of engineers, IEEE PES ENIM SB Chapter, Tunisia Section had decided to celebrate the global PES Day 2018 with future engineers. It gave the students an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the renewable energy and its huge effects on the future of the humanity.
PES DAY CELEBRATION REPORTS
University of Massachusetts Lowell
IEEE PES SB Chapter University of Massachusetts Lowell celebrated PES day on April 27, 2018, with guidance and support from ECE department and under the supervision of Dr. Mufeed Mah’D in UMass Lowell. The event aimed at providing undergraduate and graduate students a platform to meet professional engineers in Power and Energy firms and to make them aware about the opportunities and scope in these fields.
