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:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250417T203744Z UID:7C3CEADA-83A7-4DA6-AFD8-EEC589BDEB0E DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250417T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250417T140000 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\, April 17\, 2025. The meeting will open at 12:30 pm MDT (2:30pm E astern)\, with the presentation starting at 12:45 (2:45 pm EDT). The meeti ng will be held via the Zoom platform with the actual invitations sent the afternoon of Wednesday\, April 16. If you plan to attend and be included on the Zoom invite for this meeting please respond to Tom Madsen\, tcmadse n@telus.net\, before noon on Wednesday\, April 16.\n\nPlease note the meet ing originates in Alberta which is in the Mountain Time Zone\, so if you a re in another province you must account any necessary time shift.\n\nTitle : Nuclear Power in Canada. Is it a Blessing or a Curse in Facilitating an Energy Transition?\n\nPresenter: Bob Emmott\, President and CEO Maxim Powe r Corporation\n\nSummary: Nuclear power is the second-largest source of lo w carbon energy used today to produce electricity\, following hydropower. Progress on nuclear power technologies continues. It has led to innovative \, advanced and next generation reactor designs that are likely helping to make nuclear power a more efficient\, affordable and attractive option fo r decarbonization. In setting the table let’s think about what’s next for nuclear in Canada and Alberta.\n\nBio: Bob Emmott is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Maxim Power Corporation. He holds a Bachelor o f Science in Mechanical Engineering from the UK a Post Graduate Diploma in Nuclear Engineering from the UK and a Master of Laws from the Osgoode Law School. Mr. Emmott began his operations management and engineering career serving in the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet. This was followed by well over a decade working for Alstom Power in the UK\, designing\, bui lding and commissioning several large coal and gas-fired power plants in t he UK\, Canada\, USA and Asia. Emigrating to Canada in 2000\, Mr. Emmott c ompleted thirteen years with TransAlta Corporation\, leading Technical Ser vices and serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Engineer. As a con sultant\, Mr. Emmott has taken a leading role delivering several strategic electric power industry company initiatives in the USA\, Canada and Austr alia. Mr. Emmott joined MAXIM in November 2018 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and was appointed to President and Chief Exec utive Officer January 1\, 2024.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org /m/480691 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/480691 ORGANIZER:jimellis@ieee.org SEQUENCE:57 SUMMARY:Nuclear Power in Canada is it a Blessing or a Curse in Facilitating an Energy Transition? URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/480691 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetic a\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">This is a join t meeting of Canadian Society of Senior Engineers and IEEE Life Members Af finity Groups.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\ , sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">This series of p resentations has been occurring for more than 20 years and is now being al so advertised to the IEEE Northern Canada Section (NCS) Life Members Affin ity Group (LMAG) through vTools and other IEEE LMAG's and IEEE members dep ending upon the topic.&nbsp\; At the same time the Canadian Society of Sen ior Engineers (CSSE) is using their national organization to provide infor mation\, the subject and speaker to members across Canada.</span></p>\n<p> <span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt \; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">The next meeting will be held on Thursday\, Ap ril 17\, 2025. The meeting will open at 12:30 pm MDT (2:30pm Eastern)\, wi th the presentation starting at 12:45 (2:45 pm EDT). The meeting will be h eld via the Zoom platform with the actual invitations sent the afternoon o f Wednesday\, April 16. If you plan to attend and be included on the Zoom invite for this meeting please respond to Tom Madsen\,&nbsp\;<a style="col or: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;" href="mailto:tcmadsen@telus.net" target="_blank" rel ="noopener">tcmadsen@telus.net</a>\, before noon on Wednesday\, April 16.< /span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-mar gin-bottom-alt: auto\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans -serif\; font-size: 14pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong>Please note th e meeting originates in Alberta which is in the Mountain Time Zone\, so if you are in another province you must account any necessary time shift.&nb sp\; </strong></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font- size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\;">Title: Nuclear Power in Canada. Is it a Blessing or a Curse in Facilitating an Energy Transition?</span></strong ></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\;"><strong>Presenter:</strong> Bob Emmott\, President and CEO Maxim P ower Corporation</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\;"><strong>Summary:</strong> Nuclear power is t he second-largest source of low carbon energy used today to produce electr icity\, following hydropower.&nbsp\; Progress on nuclear power technologie s continues.&nbsp\; It has led to innovative\, advanced and next generatio n reactor designs that are likely helping to make nuclear power a more eff icient\, affordable and attractive option for decarbonization.&nbsp\; In s etting the table let&rsquo\;s think about what&rsquo\;s next for nuclear i n Canada and Alberta.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 1 4.0pt\; line-height: 107%\;"><strong>Bio:</strong> Bob Emmott is the Presi dent and Chief Executive Officer at Maxim Power Corporation. He holds a Ba chelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the UK a Post Graduate Di ploma in Nuclear Engineering from the UK and a Master of Laws from the Osg oode Law School.&nbsp\; </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-heigh t: 107%\;">Mr. Emmott began his operations management and engineering care er serving in the Royal Navy&rsquo\;s nuclear submarine fleet. This was fo llowed by well over a decade working for Alstom Power in the UK\, designin g\, building and commissioning several large coal and gas-fired power plan ts in the UK\, Canada\, USA and Asia. Emigrating to Canada in 2000\, Mr. E mmott completed thirteen years with TransAlta Corporation\, leading Techni cal Services and serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Engineer. A s a consultant\, Mr. Emmott has taken a leading role delivering several st rategic electric power industry company initiatives in the USA\, Canada an d Australia. Mr. Emmott joined MAXIM in November 2018 as Executive Vice Pr esident and Chief Operating Officer and was appointed to President and Chi ef Executive Officer January 1\, 2024.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" st yle="margin-left: 3.0cm\; text-indent: -3.0cm\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="Ms oNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.0pt 3.0cm\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="mar gin: 0cm\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: no rmal\; font-stretch: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\ ; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font- variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-p osition: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: aut o\; font-variation-settings: normal\; min-height: 12px\;">&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR