BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Canada/Mountain BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180130T215207Z UID:0F4D16AA-F2EA-11E6-A7C6-0050568D7F66 DTSTART;TZID=Canada/Mountain:20170309T083000 DTEND;TZID=Canada/Mountain:20170309T123000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Northern Canada Section has organized a technical tour of Powell Canada Inc. in Acheson on March 9. A bus will leave the Univers ity of Alberta Thursday morning (at 8:30 am) taking participants to the fa cility for the tour and return to Edmonton in the afternoon (at 12:30).\n\ nThe bus will depart from the Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering (D ICE) building at University of Alberta. The address is 9211-116 Street NW\ , Edmonton\, T6G1H9. We will meet in front of the DICE building on the 116 street. The bus will leave at 8:30 am sharp.\n\n“Powell was founded in 1947 as a metal-working shop to support the local Houston\, Texas petroche mical facilities. While they began small\, the company has grown over the past six decades to become the strategic supplier of choice for highly com plex and integrated systems for distribution and control of electrical ene rgy and other critical processes.\n\nToday\, the firm is headquartered in Houston\, Texas and has locations in the United States\, Canada\, and the United Kingdom. Their customers include engineering-construction firms and end-users in the oil and gas\, electric utility\, transportation and othe r heavy industries. Their products and services include metal-clad switchg ear\, metal-enclosed switchgear\, motor control\, bus duct\, utility switc hes\, integrated electrical equipment enclosures\, offshore modules\, cont rol and monitoring systems\, energy management systems\, and process contr ol systems-- plus a very large variety of support services including insta llation and commissioning\, spare parts\, switchgear life extension\, repl acement circuit breakers\, project management\, and field support.”\n\nA genda for Shop Tour\n\n9:00AM – 9:30AM Safety orientation\n\n9:30AM – 10:30AM Presentation\n\n10:30AM – 12:00PM Shop tour\n\nFor the shop tour Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required. The PPE requirements are Safety Glasses\, Safety Boots\, and Hard hat. If you have some of these a rticles you can bring them or we can provide safety equipment for the tour . Please specify in the 'Special Request' box if you require PPE when you register for the event. A lunch will be offered.\n\nCost: Students - $10\n \nProfessionals - $20\n\nAttendance is limited to available bus seating.\n \nFor further information or to register\, please contact Sahar Pirooz Aza d spazad@ualberta.ca\n\nBldg: Depart from the Donadeo Innovation Centre fo r Engineering (DICE) building at University of Alberta\, Edmonton\, Albert a\, Canada\, T7X 5A5 LOCATION:Bldg: Depart from the Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering (D ICE) building at University of Alberta\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada\, T7X 5A5 ORGANIZER:spazad@ualberta.ca SEQUENCE:11 SUMMARY:Technical Tour of Powell Canada Inc. URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/43892 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The IEEE Northern Canada Section has organ ized a technical tour of Powell Canada Inc. in Acheson on March 9. A bus w ill leave the University of Alberta Thursday morning (at 8:30 am) taking p articipants to the facility for the tour and return to Edmonton in the aft ernoon (at 12:30).</p>\n<p>The bus will depart from the Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering (DICE) building at University of Alberta. The addr ess is 9211-116 Street NW\, Edmonton\, T6G1H9. We will meet in front of th e DICE building on the 116 street. The bus will leave at 8:30 am sharp.</p >\n<p>&ldquo\;Powell was founded in 1947 as a metal-working shop to suppor t the local Houston\, Texas petrochemical facilities. While they began sma ll\, the company has grown over the past six decades to become the strateg ic supplier of choice for highly complex and integrated systems for distri bution and control of electrical energy and other critical processes.</p>\ n<p>Today\, the firm is headquartered in Houston\, Texas and has locations in the United States\, Canada\, and the United Kingdom. Their customers i nclude engineering-construction firms and end-users in the oil and gas\, e lectric utility\, transportation and other heavy industries. Their product s and services include metal-clad switchgear\, metal-enclosed switchgear\, motor control\, bus duct\, utility switches\, integrated electrical equip ment enclosures\, offshore modules\, control and monitoring systems\, ener gy management systems\, and process control systems-- plus a very large va riety of support services including installation and commissioning\, spare parts\, switchgear life extension\, replacement circuit breakers\, projec t management\, and field support.&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>Agenda for Shop Tour</p> \n<p>9:00AM &ndash\; 9:30AM Safety orientation</p>\n<p>9:30AM &ndash\; 10: 30AM Presentation</p>\n<p>10:30AM &ndash\; 12:00PM Shop tour</p>\n<p>For t he shop tour Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required. The PPE requ irements are Safety Glasses\, Safety Boots\, and Hard hat. If you have som e of these articles you can bring them or we can provide safety equipment for the tour. Please specify in the 'Special Request' box if you require P PE when you register for the event. A lunch will be offered.</p>\n<p>Cost: Students - $10</p>\n<p>Professionals - $20</p>\n<p>Attendance is limited to available bus seating.</p>\n<p>For further information or to register\, please contact Sahar Pirooz Azad spazad@ualberta.ca</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR