BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20190606T114929Z UID:BFC7DD07-CA8E-42F4-A378-0E86B9F00822 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190614T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190614T163000 DESCRIPTION:[Moura] José M. F. Moura [Blaabjerg] Frede Blaabjerg\n\nMee t the President of the IEEE\n(José M. F. Moura) along with the President of the Power Electronics Society (Frede Blaabjerg)!\n\nThe Rochester Secti on cordially invites you to the dedication ceremony for the\n\nIEEE SCR/Th yristor Historic Milestone\n\nThe IEEE Milestones program honors significa nt technical achievements in all areas associated with IEEE. Milestones re cognize the technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of hum anity found in unique products\, services\, seminal papers and patents. Ea ch milestone recognizes a significant technical achievement that occurred at least twenty-five years ago in an area of technology represented in IEE E and having at least regional impact. This is the first Milestone sponsor ed by the IEEE Power Electronics Society and the second milestone establis hed in the Rochester Section.\n[SCR] Demonstration of prototype SCR in 19 57.\n[From E. L. Owen\, "SCR Is 50 Years Old"](http://ieeemilestones.ethw. org/images/5/52/Milestone_Reference_1-SCR_50_Yrs_Old_Owen_IASMag_2007.pdf) \nGeneral Electric introduced the silicon controlled rectifier (SCR)\, a t hree-terminal p-n-p-n device\, in 1957 in Clyde\, NY (50 miles east of Roc hester). The gas-filled tubes used previously were difficult to operate an d unreliable. The symmetrical alternating current switch (TRIAC)\, the gat e turn-off thyristor (GTO)\, and the large integrated gate-commutated thyr istor (IGCT) evolved from the SCR.\n\nThe invention of the SCR/Thyristor r evolutionized the control of electric power conversion by replacing the ga s-filled controlled rectifier tube (the thyratron) with a three-terminal s olid-state device consistiing of an anode\, a cathode and a gate.\n\nThe S CR had a dramatic impact on manufacturing. The steel\, electrochemical\, a utomotive and welding industries\, among many others\, benefited greaatly by the improved efficiency\, more precise control\, and reduced cost made possible by the application of SCR based equipment to their processes.\n\n Co-sponsored by: Rochester Section\n\nAgenda: \n[Kassakian] José JG Kass akian\n- 1.30 pm - Registration and Refreshments\n- 2.00 pm - Opening Rema rks by Jay Reidy\, General Manager\, Advanced Atomization Technologies\n- Welcome by Ahmed Elasser\, Principal Engineer-Power Electronics GE\n- Welc ome by Frede Blaabjerg\, President\, IEEE Power Electronics Society\n\n- 2 .30 pm - Keynote Address by JG Kassakian\, Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology\n- 3.00 pm - Milestone Award Presentation by J.M.F. Moura\, Preside nt\, IEEE\n- 3.15 pm - Closing Remarks\n- 3.30 pm - Reception\n\nAdvanced Atomization Technologies\, 124 Columbia Street\, Clyde\, New York\, United States\, 14433 LOCATION:Advanced Atomization Technologies\, 124 Columbia Street\, Clyde\, New York\, United States\, 14433 ORGANIZER:b.boresen@ieee.org SEQUENCE:45 SUMMARY:IEEE SCR/Thyristor Milestone: Clyde NY URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/199237 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><figure style="float: left\;"><img src="https ://events.vtools.ieee.org/event_media/download/1024" alt="Moura" height="1 75" />\n<figcaption><span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><strong>&nbsp\;Jos&eac ute\; M. F. Moura</strong></span></figcaption>\n</figure>\n<figure style=" float: right\;"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event_media/downl oad/1023" alt="Blaabjerg" height="175" />\n<figcaption><span style="font-s ize: 10pt\;"><strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Frede Blaabjerg</strong></span></figc aption>\n</figure>\n<div align="center">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div align="center" ><span style="font-size: 14pt\;"><strong>Meet the President of the IEEE </ strong></span><br /><strong style="font-size: 14pt\;">(Jos&eacute\; M. F. Moura)</strong><span style="font-size: large\;">&nbsp\;</span><strong styl e="font-size: 14pt\;">along with</strong>&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 14 pt\;"><strong>the President of the Power Electronics Society</strong>&nbsp \;(<strong>Frede Blaabjerg)!</strong></span></div>\n<div align="center">&n bsp\;</div>\n<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><strong>T he Rochester Section cordially invites you to the dedication ceremony for the</strong></span></div>\n<div align="center">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div align=" center"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><strong>IEEE SCR/Thyristor Histori c Milestone</strong></span><br />&nbsp\;</div>\n<div align="left">\n<p>The IEEE Milestones program honors significant technical achievements in&nbsp \;all areas associated with IEEE.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Milestones recognize the te chnological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity found in unique products\, services\, seminal papers and patents.&nbsp\;Each miles tone recognizes a significant technical&nbsp\;achievement that occurred at least twenty-five years ago in an area of technology represented in IEEE and having at least regional impact. <strong>This is the first Milestone s ponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics Society and the second milestone es tablished in the Rochester Section.</strong></p>\n<figure style="float: ri ght\;"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event_media/download/1022" alt="SCR" height="175" hspace="30" />\n<figcaption><span style="font-size : 10pt\;"><span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"> &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Demonstration of prototype SCR in 1957.</span><stro ng><br /></strong></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><strong><a href="http://ieeemilestones.ethw.org/images/5/52/Milestone_Reference_1-SC R_50_Yrs_Old_Owen_IASMag_2007.pdf">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; From E. L. Owen \, "SCR Is 50 Years Old"</a></strong></span></figcaption>\n</figure>\n<p>G eneral Electric introduced the silicon controlled rectifier (SCR)\, a thre e-terminal p-n-p-n device\, in 1957 in <strong>Clyde\, NY</strong> (<span style="text-decoration: underline\;">50 miles east of Rochester</span>). T he gas-filled tubes used previously were difficult to operate and unreliab le. The symmetrical alternating current switch (TRIAC)\, the gate turn-off thyristor (GTO)\, and the large integrated gate-commutated thyristor (IGC T) evolved from the SCR.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The invention of the SCR/Thyristor revolutionized the control of electric power conversion by replacing the gas-filled controlled rectifier tube (the thyratron) with a three-terminal solid-state device consistiing of an anode\, a cathode and a gate.</p>\n< p>The SCR had a dramatic impact on manufacturing. The steel\, electrochemi cal\, automotive and welding industries\, among many others\, benefited gr eaatly by the improved efficiency\, more precise control\, and reduced cos t made possible by the application of SCR based equipment to their process es.</p>\n</div><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><figure style="float: right\;"><i mg src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event_media/download/1025" alt="Kas sakian" height="175" hspace="60" />\n<figcaption><span style="font-size: 1 0pt\;"><strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nb sp\; &nbsp\; Jos&eacute\; JG Kassakian </strong></span></figcaption>\n</fi gure>\n<ol>\n<li>1.30 pm - Registration and Refreshments</li>\n<li>2.00 pm - Opening Remarks by Jay Reidy\, General Manager\, Advanced Atomization T echnologies\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome by Ahmed Elasser\, Principal Engineer-Power Electronics GE</li>\n<li>Welcome by Frede Blaabjerg\, President\, IEEE Po wer Electronics Society</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2.30 pm - Keynote Address by JG Kassakian\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology</li>\n<li>3.00 pm - Milestone Award Presentation by J.M.F. Moura\, President\, IEEE</li>\n<l i>3.15 pm - Closing Remarks</li>\n<li>3.30 pm - Reception</li>\n</ol> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR