BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231107T175917Z UID:B14420A1-502B-4CC8-8160-0FF13F20ED09 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20231103T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20231103T113000 DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder what is inside an electrical substation? The IEEE F lorida West Coast Section Women in Engineering (WIE) affinity group and Po wer & Energy Society (PES)\, in collaboration with Lakeland Electric (LE)\ , are excited to offer this tour of a distribution substation. This tour e vent will include a 1-hour in-classroom presentation to go over the basic functions of the different types of equipment in a distribution substation \, as well as their role in protecting the system during faults or failure s. After the presentation\, and a discussion of safety precautions\, the e vent will proceed with an outdoor walk-through of one of Lakeland Electric ’s 230/69/12kV substation facilities where attendees can learn to identi fy the different types of equipment\, view inside the control house\, and ask any questions they may have. This event will be perfect for those with little to no knowledge of substations or students interested in the power industry.\n\nRegistration fee: $10 students\, $20 IEEE members\, and $30 non-members\n\nPLEASE NOTE:\n\nPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE): To att end and enter the substation\, you must have the required personal protect ive equipment (PPE). The PPE requirements are a hard hat\, safety glasses\ , and EH rated shoes (or dielectric overshoes). Attendees are asked to bri ng their own PPE if they have. Lakeland Electric can provide a hard hat\, safety glasses\, and dielectric overshoes\, however they have a limited su pply and will need to be notified beforehand if you need to be provided wi th any PPE. Please email Ariana McGuirk at amcguirk@ieee.org if you will n eed a hard hat\, safety glasses\, or dielectric overshoes (please state sh oe size in email request).\n\nTRANSPORTATION: The in-class prestation port ion of this event will be held at Lakeland Electric administration buildin g in downtown Lakeland\, FL. The outdoor substation facility is a 10-15min drive from the administration building. Attendees must have their own tra nsportation between the in-class portion to the outdoor substation. Parkin g is available at or near both locations. A map and directions to these lo cations will be provided to those that register. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Ariana McGuirk at amcguirk@ieee.org\n\nFACILI TIES/REFRESHMENTS: Please check in with the front desk security guard when entering the administration building. Light snacks\, bottled water\, and restrooms will be available during the in-class portion. No bathroom facil ities at substation location.\n\nSpeaker(s): Ariana\, \n\nBldg: Lakeland E lectric administration building\, 501 E Lemon St \, Lakeland\, Florida\, U nited States\, 33801 LOCATION:Bldg: Lakeland Electric administration building\, 501 E Lemon St \ , Lakeland\, Florida\, United States\, 33801 ORGANIZER:dianaaristizabal@ieee.org SEQUENCE:53 SUMMARY:Substation Tour at Lakeland Electric URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/371585 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">Ever wond er what is inside an electrical substation? The IEEE Florida West Coast Se ction Women in Engineering (WIE) affinity group and Power &amp\; Energy So ciety (PES)\, in collaboration with Lakeland Electric (LE)\, are excited t o offer this tour of a distribution substation. This tour event will inclu de a 1-hour in-classroom presentation to go over the basic functions of th e different types of equipment in a distribution substation\, as well as t heir role in protecting the system during faults or failures. After the pr esentation\, and a discussion of safety precautions\, the event will proce ed with an outdoor walk-through of one of Lakeland Electric&rsquo\;s 230/6 9/12kV substation facilities where attendees can learn to identify the dif ferent types of equipment\, view inside the control house\, and ask any qu estions they may have. This event will be perfect for those with little to no knowledge of substations or students interested in the power industry. </span></p>\n<p><span style="background-color: #f1c40f\;"><strong>Registr ation fee:</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400\;">&nbsp\;</span>< span style="font-weight: 400\;">$10 students\, $20 IEEE members\, and $30 non-members</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>PLEASE NOTE:</strong></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;"><span styl e="background-color: #2dc26b\;"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)</span></strong></em></spa n>:</span><span style="font-weight: 400\;">&nbsp\;To attend and enter the substation\, you must have the required personal protective equipment (PPE ). The PPE requirements are a&nbsp\;hard hat\, safety glasses\, and EH rat ed shoes (or dielectric overshoes). Attendees are asked to bring their own PPE if they have. Lakeland Electric can provide a hard hat\, safety glass es\, and dielectric overshoes\, however they have a limited supply and wil l need to be notified beforehand if you need to be provided with any PPE. </span><strong>Please email Ariana McGuirk at </strong><a href="mailto:amc guirk@ieee.org"><strong>amcguirk@ieee.org</strong></a><strong> if you will need a hard hat\, safety glasses\, or dielectric overshoes (please state shoe size in email request). &nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><span style="font-we ight: 400\;"><span style="text-decoration: underline\; background-color: # 3598db\;"><em><strong>TRANSPORTATION</strong></em></span>:</span><span sty le="font-weight: 400\;"> The in-class prestation portion of this event wil l be held at Lakeland Electric administration building in downtown Lakelan d\, FL. The outdoor substation facility is a 10-15min drive from the admin istration building. Attendees must have their own transportation between t he in-class portion to the outdoor substation. Parking is available at or near both locations. A map and directions to these locations will be provi ded to those that register. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Ariana McGuirk at </span><a href="mailto:amcguirk@ieee.org"><span style="font-weight: 400\;">amcguirk@ieee.org</span></a><span style="font-w eight: 400\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;"><spa n style="text-decoration: underline\;"><em><strong><span style="background -color: #b96ad9\;">FACILITIES/REFRESHMENTS</span></strong></em></span>: Pl ease check in with the front desk security guard when entering the adminis tration building.&nbsp\;Light snacks\, bottled water\, and restrooms will be available during the in-class portion. No bathroom facilities at substa tion location.</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR