May 2014

Annual Calendar

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

Meet the Candidates

Beginning in August, the election for the position of IEEE Division VII director-elect for 2015 will be held. Division VII consists of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) only…

New Fellow On-line System

The task of nominating a Senior Member for Fellow grade got easier with the new Fellow On-line System. Multiple upgrades were incorporated, but three main enhancements will please nominators.

2014 IEEE PES T&D Conference

The T&D Conference is not only known for the largest gathering of exhibitors, the most informative technical program but a world-class party every two years! The Opening Reception at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry set the tone for the next four days.

Mariesa Crow, VP Publications

Mariesa CrowMy term as VP Publications started in January 2014 and I have already learned quite a lot about many of the strategic directions IEEE and PES are taking with respect to keeping pace with rapidly changing publications environment.

Region 3

The Coastal South Carolina Section and Joint CS/COMSOC/PES Chapter organized a tour of the Santee Cooper Jefferies Hydro Generating Plant in Moncks Corner, SC on March 7, 2014. The event consisted of…

2014 IEEE Medal of Honor

B. Jayant Baliga, power semiconductor expert, will receive the 2014 IEEE Medal of Honor on 23 August in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The IEEE Honors Ceremony will be broadcast live on IEEE.tv.

Utilities in the Eye

Deregulation, reregulation, distributed generation, renewable energy, solar cells, wind generation, geothermal generation, microgrids, off the grid, battery storage, electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, fracking for natural gas…