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DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nBill Isenhower\, PhD Civil Engr.\, will give a talk
  about the Panama Canal. When the Panama Canal was handed over to Panama o
 n December 31\, 1999\, the Panama Canal Company became the Auturidad del C
 anal de Panamá (ACP). The ACP has worked to increase the canal’s shippi
 ng capacity and to improve its operation. Since its opening in 1912\, the 
 canal‘s shipping channel has been widened and deepened. Since 2017\, the
  canal has operated a third set of larger\, water-preserving locks in addi
 tion to the original Panamax locks. The new Neopanamax locks and other imp
 rovements have increased the total amount of shipping across the isthmus a
 nd has allowed both more ships to pass through the Canal with shorter tran
 sit times\, while maintaining the sources of drinking water for the cities
  of central Panama.\n\nSpeaker(s): Bill Isenhower\n\nAgenda: \n7:10 to 715
  PM - Open for participants to enter and network.\n7:15 to 7:20 PM - IEEE 
 LM and CTCN Business meeting and to introduce speaker.\n7:20 to 8:25 PM - 
 Formal Program and Q&A.\n\nRoom: Harris Bell Hall (HBH)\, Bldg: Windsor \,
  4200 Jackson Ave. 2/F\, Austin\, Texas\, United States\, 78731\, Virtual:
  https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/502322
LOCATION:Room: Harris Bell Hall (HBH)\, Bldg: Windsor \, 4200 Jackson Ave. 
 2/F\, Austin\, Texas\, United States\, 78731\, Virtual: https://events.vto
 ols.ieee.org/m/502322
ORGANIZER:bill.martino@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:29
SUMMARY:IEEE CTS Oct 9\,2025 Hybrid Meeting - The Panama Canal – Insights
  of a Retired Consulting Engineer 
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/502322
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="color: #000000\; font-family:
  Calibri\;"><strong>Abstract</strong></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Bil
 l Isenhower\, PhD Civil Engr.\, will give a talk about the <strong>Panama 
 Canal</strong>. When the Panama Canal was handed over to Panama on Decembe
 r 31\, 1999\, the Panama Canal Company became the Auturidad del Canal de P
 anam<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\;">&aacute\;</spa
 n> (ACP). The ACP<strong> </strong>has worked to increase the canal&rsquo\
 ;s shipping capacity and to improve its operation. Since its opening in 19
 12\, the canal&lsquo\;s shipping channel has been widened and deepened. Si
 nce 2017\, the canal has operated a third set of larger\, water-preserving
  locks in addition to the original Panamax locks. The new Neopanamax locks
  and other improvements have increased the total amount of shipping across
  the isthmus and has allowed both more ships to pass through the Canal wit
 h shorter transit times\, while maintaining the sources of drinking water 
 for the cities of central Panama.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Ag
 enda: <br /><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">7:10 to 715 PM - Open for p
 articipants to enter and network.&nbsp\;</div>\n<div dir="ltr" data-setdir
 ="false">7:15 to 7:20 PM - IEEE LM and CTCN Business meeting and to introd
 uce speaker.</div>\n<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">7:20 to 8:25 PM - F
 ormal Program and Q&amp\;A.&nbsp\;</div>
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