BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250116T213008Z UID:2FAF6457-4C37-4394-889E-8F2F65B3E5C4 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250116T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250116T141500 DESCRIPTION:This is a joint meeting of Canadian Society of Senior Engineers and IEEE Life Members Affinity Groups.\n\nThis series of presentations ha s been occurring for more than 20 years and is now being also advertised t o the IEEE Northern Canada Section (NCS) Life Members Affinity Group (LMAG ) through vTools and other IEEE LMAG's and IEEE members depending upon the topic. At the same time the Canadian Society of Senior Engineers (CSSE) i s using their national organization to provide information\, the subject a nd speaker to members across Canada.\n\nThe next meeting will be held on T hursday January 16\, 2025. The meeting will open at 12:30 pm MST (2:30pm E astern)\, with the presentation starting at 12:45 (2:45 pm EST). The meeti ng will be held via the Zoom platform\, with the actual invitations sent t he afternoon of Wednesday January 15. If you plan to attend and be include d on the Zoom invite for this meeting please respond to Tom Madsen\, tcmad sen@telus.net\, before noon on Wednesday\, January 15.\n\nPlease note the meeting originates in Alberta which is in the Mountain Time Zone\, so if y ou are in another province you must account any necessary time shift.\n\nT itle: Harnessing hydrogen for Alberta's gas grid.\n\nPresenter: Greg Caldw ell\n\nSummary: ATCO is working in alignment with Alberta's Hydrogen Road map and the province's Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan to integrate hydrogen into the heating network. ATCO is poised to build the i nitial infrastructure necessary to enable the creation of a clean hydrogen economy in the province\, unlocking new opportunities for growth while ad dressing the pressing issue of emissions reduction. This presentation will explore the status of the hydrogen initiative\, its impact on heating cus tomers across Alberta\, and the transformative economic opportunities for the region.\n\nBio: Greg Caldwell serves as Director of Policy & Advocacy at ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd.\, where he utilizes his expertise in energy systems and finance to drive sustainable\, secure\, and cost-effective en ergy solutions that are vital to both Canada’s economic stability and na tional security.\n\nHe supports strategic initiatives in low-emission tech nologies\, such as hydrogen and renewable gas\, while acknowledging the cr itical role of conventional energy infrastructure in sustaining the unprec edented standard of living enabled by abundant\, reliable\, and affordable energy. His approach emphasizes balancing forward-thinking innovation wit h the practical reality that robust energy systems are foundational to nat ional security\, healthcare\, education\, manufacturing\, and agriculture. \n\nAs Chair of the Canadian Gas Association’s Innovation & New Markets Committee\, Caldwell further extends his leadership through advisory board roles at the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce\, NAIT\, and the University of Alberta. A graduate in petroleum engineering from the University of Albert a and a Certified Professional Accountant\, he is committed to advancing e nergy solutions that support both Canada’s economic resilience and its e nergy independence.\n\n*************************************************** **********\n\nFYI - Tentative Talks for 2025 H1:\n\nThursday\, February 20 : Speaker - Dr Vivian K Mushahwar\, Professor\, Department of Medicine and Neuroscience & Mental Health Institute\, University of Alberta\, Canada R esearch Chair in Functional Restoration\, “ Update on Spinal Cord Injury Research”\n\nThursday\, March 20: Speaker - Kelly Babichuk\, Vice Presi dent and General Manager\, Ashcor\, “From Ashes to Opportunities: Ashcor and the Power of Reclaimed Resources”\n\nThursday\, April 17: Speaker - Bob Emmott\, PEng\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, Maxim Power C orporation\, “ Is Nuclear Still an Option for Electrical Generation in A lberta?\n\nThursday\, May 15: Speaker - Leon Sutherland\, PEng\, Director of Engineering - Capture\, Deep Sky Climate\, “ The Size of the CO2 Dire ct Air Capture Market and Deep Sky’s Role “\n\nThursday\, June 19: TBD \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/460182 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/460182 ORGANIZER:jimellis@ieee.org SEQUENCE:32 SUMMARY:ATCO's Hydrogen Program - Harnessing Hydrogen for Alberta's Gas Gri d. URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/460182 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetic a\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;">This is a joint meeting of Canadian So ciety of Senior Engineers and IEEE Life Members Affinity Groups.</span></p >\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size : 14pt\;">This series of presentations has been occurring for more than 20 years and is now being also advertised to the IEEE Northern Canada Sectio n (NCS) Life Members Affinity Group (LMAG) through vTools and other IEEE L MAG's and IEEE members depending upon the topic.&nbsp\; At the same time t he Canadian Society of Senior Engineers (CSSE) is using their national org anization to provide information\, the subject and speaker to members acro ss Canada.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sa ns-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;">The next meeting will be held on Thursday Ja nuary 16\, 2025. The meeting will open at 12:30 pm MST (2:30pm Eastern)\, with the presentation starting at 12:45 (2:45 pm EST). The meeting will be held via the Zoom platform\, with the actual invitations sent the afterno on of Wednesday January 15. If you plan to attend and be included on the Z oom invite for this meeting please respond to Tom Madsen\, <a href="mailto :tcmadsen@telus.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tcmadsen@telus.net</a> \, before noon on Wednesday\, January 15.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto\;"><span st yle="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;"><str ong><span style="color: black\;">Please note the meeting originates in Alb erta which is in the Mountain Time Zone\, so if you are in another provinc e you must account any necessary time shift.&nbsp\; </span></strong></span ></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-b ottom-alt: auto\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-seri f\; font-size: 14pt\;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black\;">T itle: <span lang="EN-US">H</span><span style="color: black\;">arnessing hy drogen for Alberta's gas grid.&nbsp\;</span></span></strong></span></p>\n< p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt\; font-family: arial\, he lvetica\, sans-serif\;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black\;"> Presenter: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US">Greg Caldwell</span></span>< /p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt\; font-family: aria l\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: bla ck\;">Summary: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US">&nbsp\;</span><span styl e="color: black\;">ATCO is working in alignment with Alberta's Hydrogen Ro admap and the province's Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan t o integrate hydrogen into the heating network. &nbsp\;ATCO is poised to bu ild the initial infrastructure necessary to enable the creation of a clean hydrogen economy in the province\, unlocking new opportunities for growth while addressing the pressing issue of emissions reduction. This&nbsp\;pr esentation&nbsp\;will explore the status of the hydrogen initiative\, its impact on heating customers across Alberta\, and the transformative econom ic opportunities for the region.</span></span></p>\n<p style="margin: 0cm\ ;"><span style="font-size: 14pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-se rif\;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black\;">Bio:</span></stro ng><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black\;"> </span>Greg Caldwell serves as Director of Policy &amp\; Advocacy at ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd.\, whe re he utilizes his expertise in energy systems and finance to drive sustai nable\, secure\, and cost-effective energy solutions that are vital to bot h Canada&rsquo\;s economic stability and national security.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none\;"><span style="font-size: 14pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;He supports s trategic initiatives in low-emission technologies\, such as hydrogen and r enewable gas\, while acknowledging the critical role of conventional energ y infrastructure in sustaining the unprecedented standard of living enable d by abundant\, reliable\, and affordable energy. His approach emphasizes balancing forward-thinking innovation with the practical reality that robu st energy systems are foundational to national security\, healthcare\, edu cation\, manufacturing\, and agriculture.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none\;"><span style="font-size: 14pt\; font-family : arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">As Chair of the Canadian Gas Associati on&rsquo\;s Innovation &amp\; New Markets Committee\, Caldwell further ext ends his leadership through advisory board roles at the Edmonton Chamber o f Commerce\, NAIT\, and the University of Alberta. A graduate in petroleum engineering from the University of Alberta and a Certified Professional A ccountant\, he is committed to advancing energy solutions that support bot h Canada&rsquo\;s economic resilience and its energy independence.</span>< /p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alter nates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: nor mal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; fo nt-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-variation-s ettings: normal\; min-height: 12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, he lvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black\;">*************************************************************</s pan></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal\; f ont-stretch: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-v ariant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant- numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font -variation-settings: normal\; min-height: 12px\;"><span style="font-family : arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;"><span lang="EN-US" s tyle="color: black\;">FYI - Tentative Talks for 2025 H1:<br><br>Thursday\, February 20: Speaker - Dr Vivian K Mushahwar\, Professor\, Department of Medicine and Neuroscience &amp\; Mental Health Institute\, University of A lberta\, Canada Research Chair in Functional Restoration\, &ldquo\; Update on Spinal Cord Injury Research&rdquo\;<br><br>Thursday\, March 20: Speake r - Kelly Babichuk\, Vice President and General Manager\, Ashcor\, &ldquo\ ;From Ashes to Opportunities: Ashcor and the Power of Reclaimed Resources& rdquo\;<br><br>Thursday\, April 17: Speaker - Bob Emmott\, PEng\, &nbsp\;P resident and Chief Executive Officer\, Maxim Power Corporation\, &ldquo\; Is Nuclear Still an Option for Electrical Generation in Alberta?<br><br>Th ursday\, May 15: Speaker - Leon Sutherland\, PEng\, Director of Engineerin g - Capture\, Deep Sky Climate\, &ldquo\; The Size of the CO2 Direct Air C apture Market and Deep Sky&rsquo\;s Role &ldquo\;<br><br>Thursday\, June 1 9: TBD</span></span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR