BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Canada/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20190125T002902Z UID:A682446A-AE22-47D2-83B4-3BF6D2C4D4C6 DTSTART;TZID=Canada/Eastern:20180302T183000 DTEND;TZID=Canada/Eastern:20180302T203000 DESCRIPTION:Access to electricity is a critical factor in ensuring high qua lity of life\, economic growth\, educational advancement and social develo pment. However\, often\, access to electricity is taken for granted. We do n't think about the complexity of the electrical grid and the amount of im pressive sophisticated engineering designs that go into it.\n\nIEEE Toront o's Industrial Relations Committee is excited to be hosting a series of ed ucational seminars that aim to give participants an insight into the plann ing\, designing and work that go into operating the grid to make sure we h ave a reliable access to electricity every minute of every day.\n\nThe Top ic of this seminar is Distributed Generation and Introduction to Smart Gri d. The objective of this seminar is to provide an overview of the current practices to connect Embedded Distributed Generators i.e. solar\, wind\, g eothermal\, etc. to the distribution grid. Also\, this seminar will discus s the successes and challenges of new technological advances in the curren t Smart Grid.\n\nThe presentation will provide:\n- An overview of the trad itional and future power grid\n- A review of government initiatives around the world and in Ontario\n- An evaluation of the impact of distributed ge nerators\n- Model distributed generators & predict the increased short cir cuit levels\, voltage profiles change along the network\n- Brief overview of interconnection standards i.e. IEEE 1547\n- Review of connection proces ses for utilities in Ontario and interconnection requirements\n- An introd uction to Smart Grid Technologies\n\nSPEAKER:\nHugo Sanchez-Reategui has b een a consultant of Alectra Utilities (formerly PowerStream Inc.) for the past 8 years confirming capacity for Embedded Distributed Generators deali ng with stakeholders\, developers\, utilities and government agencies.\nHu go is a current member of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)\, past m ember and past Vice President of Public Relations of Toastmasters Internat ional (Public Speaking).\nHe earned a Bachelor of Engineering at National University of Callao\, Peru and IEEQB Program Certificate at Ryerson Unive rsity in 2010.\nHugo is currently the Industry Relations Committee Chair o f IEEE Toronto (largest IEEE section in Canada) managing a selected group of 10 volunteers to work on hot technology topics i.e. Cyber Security\, Sm art Grid and other emerging technologies showing the awareness of these to pics and promoting the IEEE brand as a technology leader in Canada and Nor th America.\nAs part of this important role\, he also works on establishin g partnerships with other organizations in events to add more value to IEE E membership and better opportunities to members and public.\nIn addition\ , Hugo mentors undergrad students and some international engineers.\nHis t echnical interests include Smart Grid Technologies\, Distribution Operatio ns\, Substation Communications and Protection of Distribution Systems.\n\n DATE AND TIME:\nFriday\, March 2nd\, 6:30pm – 8:30pm\n\nLOCATION:\nGalbr aith Building\, Room 220\, University of Toronto\, 35 St George St\, Toron to\, ON M5S 1A4\n\nLight refreshments will be provided.\n\nThis seminar is organized by IEEE Toronto's Industry Relations Committee in collaboration with the Power & Energy Chapter.\n\nRoom: Room 220\, Bldg: Galbraith Buil ding\, University of Toronto\, 35 St George St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Cana da\, M5S 1A4 LOCATION:Room: Room 220\, Bldg: Galbraith Building\, University of Toronto\ , 35 St George St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada\, M5S 1A4 ORGANIZER:maryam.alsomahi@yahoo.com SEQUENCE:3 SUMMARY:Electrical Grid Educational Seminar: Distributed Generation and Int roduction to Smart Grid URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/160826 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Access to electricity is a critical factor in ensuring high quality of life\, economic growth\, educational advancem ent and social development. However\, often\, access to electricity is tak en for granted. We don't think about the complexity of the electrical grid and the amount of impressive sophisticated engineering designs that go in to it.</p>\n<p>IEEE Toronto's Industrial Relations Committee is excited to be hosting a series of educational seminars that aim to give participants an insight into the planning\, designing and work that go into operating the grid to make sure we have a reliable access to electricity every minut e of every day.<br /> <br /><strong>The Topic of this seminar is Distribut ed Generation and Introduction to Smart Grid. The objective of this semina r is to provide an overview of the current practices to connect Embedded D istributed Generators i.e. solar\, wind\, geothermal\, etc. to the distrib ution grid. Also\, this seminar will discuss the successes and challenges of new technological advances in the current Smart Grid.</strong></p>\n<p> The presentation will provide:<br />- An overview of the traditional and f uture power grid<br />- A review of government initiatives around the worl d and in Ontario<br />- An evaluation of the impact of distributed generat ors<br />- Model distributed generators &amp\; predict the increased short circuit levels\, voltage profiles change along the network<br />- Brief o verview of interconnection standards i.e. IEEE 1547<br />- Review of conne ction processes for utilities in Ontario and interconnection requirements< br />- An introduction to Smart Grid Technologies<br /> <br /><strong>SPEA KER:</strong><br /><strong>Hugo Sanchez-Reategui</strong> has been a consu ltant of Alectra Utilities (formerly PowerStream Inc.) for the past 8 year s confirming capacity for Embedded Distributed Generators dealing with sta keholders\, developers\, utilities and government agencies.<br />Hugo is a current member of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)\, past member a nd past Vice President of Public Relations of Toastmasters International ( Public Speaking).<br />He earned a Bachelor of Engineering at National Uni versity of Callao\, Peru and IEEQB Program Certificate at Ryerson Universi ty in 2010.<br />Hugo is currently the Industry Relations Committee Chair of IEEE Toronto (largest IEEE section in Canada) managing a selected group of 10 volunteers to work on hot technology topics i.e. Cyber Security\, S mart Grid and other emerging technologies showing the awareness of these t opics and promoting the IEEE brand as a technology leader in Canada and No rth America.<br />As part of this important role\, he also works on establ ishing partnerships with other organizations in events to add more value t o IEEE membership and better opportunities to members and public.<br />In addition\, Hugo mentors undergrad students and some international engineer s.<br />His technical interests include Smart Grid Technologies\, Distribu tion Operations\, Substation Communications and Protection of Distribution Systems.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>DATE AND TIME:</strong><br />Fri day\, March 2nd\, 6:30pm &ndash\; 8:30pm<br /><br /><strong>LOCATION:</str ong><br />Galbraith Building\, Room 220\, University of Toronto\, 35 St Ge orge St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 1A4</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Light refreshments will be provided.</p>\n<p>This seminar is organized by IEEE Toronto's Indu stry Relations Committee in collaboration with the Power &amp\; Energy Cha pter.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR