PES GOLD Webinars
Upcoming PES GOLD Webinar: So you want to be a power engineer?
Three experienced power engineers provide insight on their careers from their unique perspectives. One speaker is a power engineering faculty member, another from a power engineer from a utility, and a third from a power equipment manufacturer.
IEEE GOLD Webinars:
(from http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/gold/events/index.html):
How to Write a Technical Paper
by Jun Fan
Missouri S&T EMC Laboratory
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO, USA
Jun Fan discusses the various aspects on how to write a technical paper. Jun breaks down the paper beginning with developing a topic, to introduction, abstract, and conclusion. The author covers issues such as readability, providing references, and developing a consistent format with figures, tables, and language.
Webinar: https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=75003912&rKey=46193f90fd9a3b68
Slides: http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/gold/how_to_write_a_technical_paper.pdf
Case Interview Success
by Tom Rochtus
This on-demand webinar, Case Interview Success, focuses on job interviews, with a dedication to performing well on case interviews, common in (business/technical) consulting jobs.
Tom Rochtus is a well-known expert on the topic of case interviews. He passed all his case interviews and received offers from six of the most important management consulting companies, including Bain and McKinsey. He eventually signed with Bain & Company, one of the world’s most prestigious management consulting companies, as a consultant. He is the author of Case Interview Success.
Webinar: https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=70873592&rKey=6d8b9364bc92925d
Geek in the Lead: Growing from Engineer to Manager
By Dr. B. Michael Aucoin, PE, PMP
Increasingly, organizations rely on individuals who can successfully lead and manage technical teams for success. Most engineers spend the majority of their careers in management but lack the necessary education or training. Many find the transition from engineer to manager difficult and frustrating, but it need not be. The solution is a program to quickly gain the necessary attitudes and skills.
“Geek in the Lead: Growing from Engineer to Manager” is an entertaining and informative webinar on the most important development in the career of an engineer. Learn tips that you can apply immediately to be effective in management, and build a solid foundation for a successful and rewarding career as a leader.
PostScripts: http://www.ieee.org/documents/PostScripts_from_Geek_in_the_Lead.pdf
PSERC Webinars and Reports:
The Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) is a National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center. PSERC draws on university capabilities to creatively address the challenges facing the electric power industry. The core purpose is to empower minds to engineer the future electric energy system. In addition to research, PSERC provides high quality education resources online through webcasts, webinars, and published reports. In particular, PES GOLD members may find the future grid initiative to be of interest:
http://pserc.wisc.edu/research/FutureGrid.aspx
Archived PSERC webinars and reports can be found here:
Webinars: http://www.pserc.wisc.edu/education/archived_tele_seminars.aspx
Reports: http://www.pserc.wisc.edu/recent_publications.aspx