BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230916T214646Z UID:961D4317-D1F1-4560-9A0B-39059722D7A7 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230915T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230915T163000 DESCRIPTION:Summary: Built by the Army Corps of Engineers between 1933 and 1942\, Grand Coulee Dam was the largest concrete structure in the world fo r decades. With the expansion of the third power station in 1974 made it t he largest power plant in the world at the time. It still remains the larg est power plant in the USA with a capacity of over 6 GW in three power sta tions. It also has a large pumped storage facility of several hundred MW t hat links to the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project. As the center-piece of the Columbia Basin Project\, the dam's reservoir supplies water for the i rrigation of 671\,000 acres.\n\nTour Summary:\n\nThe tour will starts at 1 2:00 noon at the Visitor Center where we will receive a safety briefing. W e will then get into USBR vans and head to the Banks Lake Headworks. From there kind of a driveby view of the BPA 230kV&500KV substations. We can't get out for security reasons. From there\, travel to Crown Point for a gre at view of the dam and get out for pictures. We will travel to the 3rd pow er house which has recently completed generator and turbine refurbishments . We will go up to the top of the dam overlooking the spillway for picture s and then back to the vans and visitor center by 4:30.\n\nVisit Requireme nts:\n\n- This is a hard hat\, VIP tour of an operating power plant so clo sed toe shoes and sensible clothing is required. Shorts\, dresses\, sleeve less shirts\, tank tops\, high heels are not permitted.\n- Photo ID is req uired for this tour. Unfortunately\, US Citizens only due to time it takes to perform background checks. US citizens will be asked to provide a copy of their ID to the USBR at least one week in advance of the tour and will be required to present their driver’s licenses or valid ID the day of t he tour.\n- No backpacks\, fanny pack\, bags\, purses\, etc.\, are allowed . Wallets fitting in a pocket are OK. Water will be provided along the way .\n- This is a technical tour for IEEE members and their quests. There is a shorter tour available for the public that may be more appropriate for o thers such as younger children. More info on the public tour can be found at http://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/visit/tour.html\n- There is a signif icant amount of standing\, walking and climbing stairs on this tour.\n- Ph otos are allowed in most areas of the tour. Restricted areas will be point ed out during the tour briefing.\n\nAgenda: \nAgenda\n\n12:00 pm – Welco me and Introductions\n\n12:30 pm – 4:30 Tour of the switchyard\, Banks L ake Headwork\, Coulee Dam and Powerhouses\n\nHighway 155\, Grand Coulee\, Washington\, United States\, 99116 LOCATION:Highway 155\, Grand Coulee\, Washington\, United States\, 99116 ORGANIZER:memrick@ieee.org SEQUENCE:98 SUMMARY:Grand Coulee Dam Tour URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/367877 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Summary:</strong> Built by the Arm y Corps of Engineers between 1933 and 1942\, Grand Coulee Dam was the larg est concrete structure in the world for decades. With the expansion of the third power station in 1974 made it the largest power plant in the world at the time. It still remains the largest power plant in the USA with a ca pacity of over 6 GW in three power stations. It also has a large pumped st orage facility of several hundred MW that links to the Columbia Basin Irri gation Project. As the center-piece of the Columbia Basin Project\, the da m's reservoir supplies water for the irrigation of 671\,000 acres.</p>\n<p ><strong>Tour Summary:</strong></p>\n<p>The tour will starts at 12:00 noon at the Visitor Center where we will receive a safety briefing.&nbsp\; We will then get into USBR vans and head to the Banks Lake Headworks.&nbsp\; From there kind of a driveby view of the BPA 230kV&amp\;500KV substations. &nbsp\; We can't get out for security reasons.&nbsp\; From there\, travel to Crown Point for a great view of the dam and get out for pictures.&nbsp\ ; We will travel to the 3rd power house which has recently completed gener ator and turbine refurbishments.&nbsp\; We will go up to the top of the da m overlooking the spillway for pictures and then back to the vans and visi tor center by 4:30.</p>\n<p><strong>Visit Requirements:</strong></p>\n<ul> \n<li>This is a hard hat\, VIP tour of an operating power plant so closed toe shoes and sensible clothing is required. <strong>Shorts\, dresses\, sl eeveless shirts\, tank tops\, high heels are not permitted.</strong></li>\ n<li>Photo ID is required for this tour. Unfortunately\, US Citizens only due to time it takes to perform background checks. US citizens will be ask ed to provide a copy of their ID to the USBR at least one week in advance of the tour and will be required to present their driver&rsquo\;s licenses or valid ID the day of the tour.</li>\n<li>No backpacks\, fanny pack\, ba gs\, purses\, etc.\, are allowed. Wallets fitting in a pocket are OK.&nbsp \; Water will be provided along the way.</li>\n<li>This is a technical tou r for IEEE members and their quests. There is a shorter tour available for the public that may be more appropriate for others such as younger childr en. More info on the public tour can be found at <a href="http://www.usbr. gov/pn/grandcoulee/visit/tour.html">http://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/vis it/tour.html</a></li>\n<li>There is a significant amount of standing\, wal king and climbing stairs on this tour.</li>\n<li>Photos are allowed in mos t areas of the tour. Restricted areas will be pointed out during the tour briefing.</li>\n</ul><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Agenda&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>12:00 pm &nda sh\; Welcome and Introductions</p>\n<p>12:30 pm &ndash\; 4:30 Tour of the switchyard\, Banks Lake Headwork\, Coulee Dam and Powerhouses</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR