BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Pacific BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20171011T213147Z UID:2B9D89D3-928E-11E7-8752-0050568D2FB3 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20171003T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20171003T200000 DESCRIPTION:Come and enjoy free dinner on IEEE Day at the Young Professiona ls Affinity Group Kick Off event! Featured speaker is Larry La Bolle\, who will give a presentation on the Electric Age of the Inland Empire. One of our best attended and highly reviewed events all year! Come enjoy a delic ious Italian dinner while listening to the fascinating history of the Inla nd Empire. Students welcome and encouraged to attend. Registration spots a re limited\, register and reserve your spot now!!\n\n~Agenda~\n\n5:30pm: D oors Open\n\n6:00pm: Dinner is Served *no-host bar available for those ove r 21\n\n6:30pm: Speaker Starts\n\n~More Information~\n\nThe meeting will f eature a slide presentation by Avista’s Larry La Bolle on the history of The Washington Water Power Company / Avista Corporation. More than just a discussion of the story of one utility company\, the presentation mirrors the history of the development of the electric utility industry\, and mor e specifically here in the Pacific Northwest. You will be surprised by the rapid development of new technologies early in the industry\, such as ele ctric vehicles\, storage batteries and microgrids\, and how the industry h as turned once again to newer versions of these old approaches to electric service. The presentation also tells the story of the development of Publ ic Power here in Washington and how the days of active competition between consumer and private utilities has given way to partnership and collabora tion in modern times. Finally\, the story touches on the major consolidati on going on in the industry today\, including the recently-announced plann ed sale of Avista to a major Canadian electric utility\, Hydro One.\n\nSpe aker(s): \, \, \, \n\nNectar Catering and Events\, 120 N Stevens St\, Spok ane\, Washington\, United States\, 99201 LOCATION:Nectar Catering and Events\, 120 N Stevens St\, Spokane\, Washingt on\, United States\, 99201 ORGANIZER:caitlincroskrey@gmail.com SEQUENCE:12 SUMMARY:A History of the Inland Empire Electric Age: an IEEE Day Celebratio n and Young Professionals (YP) Affinity Group Kick Off Event URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/46894 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Come and enjoy <strong>free dinner</strong > on IEEE Day at the Young Professionals Affinity Group Kick Off event! Fe atured speaker is Larry La Bolle\, who will give a presentation on the Ele ctric Age of the Inland Empire. One of our <strong>best attended</strong> and highly reviewed events all year! Come enjoy a <strong>delicious Italia n dinner</strong> while listening to the fascinating history of the Inland Empire. Students welcome and encouraged to attend. Registration <strong>s pots are limited\,</strong>&nbsp\;register and reserve your spot now!!&nbs p\;</p>\n<p>~Agenda~</p>\n<p>5:30pm: Doors Open</p>\n<p>6:00pm: Dinner is Served *no-host bar available for those over 21</p>\n<p>6:30pm: Speaker St arts</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>~More Information~</p>\n<p>The meeting will f eature a slide presentation by Avista&rsquo\;s Larry La Bolle on the histo ry of The Washington Water Power Company / Avista Corporation. More than j ust a discussion of the story of one utility company\, the presentation mi rrors the history of the development of the electric utility industry\, an d more specifically here in the Pacific Northwest. You will be surprised b y the rapid development of new technologies early in the industry\, such a s electric vehicles\, storage batteries and microgrids\, and how the indus try has turned once again to newer versions of these old approaches to ele ctric service. The presentation also tells the story of the development of Public Power here in Washington and how the days of active competition be tween consumer and private utilities has given way to partnership and coll aboration in modern times. Finally\, the story touches on the major consol idation going on in the industry today\, including the recently-announced planned sale of Avista to a major Canadian electric utility\, Hydro One.</ p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR