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DESCRIPTION:IEEE Canadian Atlantic Section (CAS) is pleased to bring an uni
 que opportunity to learn more about IEEE standards. For the first time in 
 Halifax\, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) officials will make a s
 top in our city and meet the local professionals. If you are interested in
  getting involved (individual/corporate) with the stadard communities and 
 want to contribute/network\, this is your chance! The session will provide
  an overview on IEEE Standards Association\, industry practices\, ways to 
 get involved in the standard development and working groups\, and many mor
 e.\n\nWe will hold an exclusive session on few industry leading standards.
  Our guest speakers are:\n\n1. Mary Lynne Nielsen\, Global Operations and 
 Outreach Program Director\, IEEE Standards Association\n\n2. Mark Siira\, 
 Chair\, IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee\n\n3. Jin Frazer\, Chair\, I
 EEE Smart City Planning and Technology Guide\n\nStandards and topics to be
  covered:\n\n1. IEEE Standards Association and Standards Development Proce
 ss.\n\n2. IEEE 1547: Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resources wi
 th Electric Power Systems\n\n3. IEEE 2030: Guide for Smart Grid Interopera
 bility of Energy Technology and Information Technology Operation with the 
 Electric Power System (EPS)\, and End-Use Applications and Loads\n\n4. IEE
 E P2784: Guide for the Technology and Process Framework for Planning a Sma
 rt City.\n\n5. The Future of IoT and Smart Grid\n\nBOOK YOUR CALENDAR!\n\n
 Date: November 6\, 2018\n\nTime: 12:00pm - 5:30pm\n\nLocation: Room # SB41
 5\, Sobey Building\, Saint Mary&#39;s University\, 923 Robie Street\, Halifax\
 n\nSeating Capacity: Maximum 30\n\nWho Should Attend:\n\n- Regulators\n- C
 ommission Staff\n- Utilities\n- DER Asset Owners\n- Equipment Vendors\n- T
 est Engineers\n\nCo-sponsored by: Industry Relations Committe\, PES-IAS an
 d CAS-SSC Jt. Chapter at the IEEE Canadian Atlantic Section\n\nSpeaker(s):
  Mary Lynne Nielsen\, Mark Siira\n\nRoom: SB 415\, Bldg: Sobey Building\, 
 Saint Mary&#39;s University\, 923 Robie Street\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canad
 a\, B3H 3C3
LOCATION:Room: SB 415\, Bldg: Sobey Building\, Saint Mary&#39;s University\, 92
 3 Robie Street\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada\, B3H 3C3
ORGANIZER:vinod.bachhao@smu.ca
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:IEEE Standards: Industry Forum and Workshop
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/184727
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;IEEE Canadian Atlantic Section (CAS) is pl
 eased to bring an&amp;nbsp\;unique opportunity to learn more about IEEE standa
 rds. For the first time in Halifax\, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE 
 SA)&amp;nbsp\;officials will make a stop in our city and meet the local profes
 sionals. If you are interested&amp;nbsp\;in getting involved (individual/corpo
 rate) with the stadard communities and want to&amp;nbsp\;contribute/network\, 
 this is your chance!&amp;nbsp\;The&amp;nbsp\;session will provide&amp;nbsp\;an overvie
 w on IEEE Standards Association\,&amp;nbsp\;industry practices\, ways to get i
 nvolved in the standard development and&amp;nbsp\;working groups\, and many mo
 re.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;We will hold an exclusive session on few industry leading stan
 dards. Our guest speakers are:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Mary Lynne Nielsen&lt;/stro
 ng&gt;\, Global Operations and Outreach Program Director\, IEEE Standards Ass
 ociation&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Mark Siira&lt;/strong&gt;\, Chair\,
  IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Jin Frazer&lt;/stro
 ng&gt;\, Chair\, IEEE Smart City Planning and Technology Guide&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Standa
 rds and topics to be covered:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. &lt;/strong&gt;IEEE Standards A
 ssociation and &lt;strong&gt;Standards Development Process&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;st
 rong&gt;2. IEEE 1547&lt;/strong&gt;: Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resou
 rces with Electric Power Systems&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. IEEE 2030:&lt;/strong&gt; Gu
 ide for Smart Grid Interoperability of Energy Technology&amp;nbsp\;and Informa
 tion Technology Operation with the Electric Power System (EPS)\, and End-U
 se Applications and Loads&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: 
 #000000\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IEEE P2784:&lt;/strong&gt; Guide for the Technology and Proce
 ss Framework for Planning a Smart City. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color
 : #000000\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5.&lt;/strong&gt; The Future of &lt;strong&gt;IoT and Smart Grid&lt;
 /strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\; font
 -size: 14pt\; background-color: #ffff00\;&quot;&gt;BOOK YOUR CALENDAR! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date: November 6\, 2018&lt;/stron
 g&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time: 12:00pm - 5
 :30pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Locat
 ion: Room # SB415\, Sobey Building\, Saint Mary&#39;s University\, 923 Robie S
 treet\, Halifax&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;&lt;st
 rong&gt;Seating Capacity: &lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000\;&quot;&gt;Maximum 30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/s
 trong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who Should Attend:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;
 nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Regulators&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Commission Staff&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Util
 ities&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;DER Asset Owners&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Equipment Vendors&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Tes
 t Engineers&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;
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