BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260215T204558Z UID:A2622CFD-06F2-4D12-954E-90F25AF762B5 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251208T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251208T153000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE Power and Energy Society UK and Ireland Chapter | Annual G eneral Meeting 2025 - 08 Dec 2025\n\nAll PES members based in the UK and I reland are and all those interested in the power and energy sector are wel come to the IEEE PES UK and Ireland Chapter Annual General Meeting (AGM)! The meeting will be held in Birmingham at the Energy Systems Catapult in a hybrid format\, so it may be attended in-person or online FREE of charge. The event will be hosted by Energy Systems Catapult with DACI Utilities E ngineering Consultancy as GOLD sponsor and IPSA – powered by TNEI as SIL VER sponsor.\n\nThis year’s AGM is packed with high-quality presentation s from our partners and PhD thesis competition awardees! You cannot miss i t!\n\nFind out more about our partners:\n\n- Host: Energy Systems Catapult - es.catapult.org.uk\n- Gold Sponsor: DACI Utilities Engineering Consulta ncy - daci.co.uk\n- Silver Sponsor: IPSA – powered by TNEI - www.ipsa-po wer.com\n\nNOTE: Venue information and online joining instructions will be sent to registrants before the event.\n\nAgenda (draft):\n09:30 – 10:00 Arrival and Networking with Coffee & Tea\n10:00 – 10:15 Welcome and int roductions\n10:15 – 10:30 Presentation by Chapter Chair: 2025 Report and Summary\n10:30 – 11:15 Keynote by Energy Systems Catapult - Alex Buckma n\n11:30 – 12:15 Presentations by awardees of the PhD Thesis Competition and Results announcement!\n12:15 – 12:45 Awards Ceremony and Group Phot o\n12:45 – 13:30 Lunch break! (provided)\n13:30 – 14:15 Panel moderate d by Energy Systems Catapult: Stability and Resilience in a Low-Inertia\, Digitalised Grid\n14:15 – 14:45 Presentations by Student Chairs: 2025 Re port and Summary\n14:45 – 15:00 Presentation by Women in Power (WiP): 20 25 Summary\n15:00 – 15:15 Presentation: Update from Region 8 (EMEA)\n15: 15 – 15:30 Open floor for discussion\, questions and suggestions!\n\nCo- sponsored by: Energy Systems Catapult\n\nEnergy Systems Catapult\, 18 The Priory Queensway\, Birmingham\, England\, United Kingdom\, B4 6BS\, Virtua l: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/502438 LOCATION:Energy Systems Catapult\, 18 The Priory Queensway\, Birmingham\, E ngland\, United Kingdom\, B4 6BS\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org /m/502438 ORGANIZER:d.l.donaldson@bham.ac.uk SEQUENCE:22 SUMMARY:IEEE Power and Energy Society UK and Ireland Chapter | Annual Gener al Meeting 2025 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/502438 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>IEEE Power and E nergy Society UK and Ireland Chapter | Annual General Meeting 2025 - 08 De c 2025</strong></p>\n<p dir="ltr">All PES members based in the UK and Irel and are and all those interested in the power and energy sector are welcom e to the IEEE PES UK and Ireland Chapter Annual General Meeting (AGM)! The meeting will be held in Birmingham at the Energy Systems Catapult in a hy brid format\, so it may be attended in-person or online FREE of charge. Th e event will be hosted by <strong>Energy Systems Catapult</strong> with <s trong>DACI Utilities Engineering Consultancy</strong> as GOLD sponsor and <strong>IPSA &ndash\; powered by TNEI</strong> as SILVER sponsor.&nbsp\;</ p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">This year&rsquo\;s AGM is packed with <strong id= "docs-internal-guid-dfb9e87d-7fff-f9c8-a262-8eafeeaded35">high-quality pre sentations </strong>from our partners and PhD thesis competition awardees! You cannot miss it!</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://events.vt ools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/65f94914-f05f-4c30-bd75-f844f510ee99 "></p>\n<p dir="ltr">Find out more about our partners:</p>\n<ul>\n<li dir= "ltr">Host: Energy Systems Catapult - <a href="http://es.catapult.org.uk"> es.catapult.org.uk</a></li>\n<li dir="ltr">Gold Sponsor: DACI Utilities En gineering Consultancy - <a href="http://daci.co.uk">daci.co.uk</a></li>\n< li dir="ltr">Silver Sponsor: IPSA &ndash\; powered by TNEI - <a href="http ://www.ipsa-power.com">www.ipsa-power.com</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong id=" docs-internal-guid-d2a67003-7fff-f049-7e91-012afdf0325b">NOTE: Venue infor mation and online joining instructions will be sent to registrants before the event.</strong></p>\n<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-df3f56a2-7fff-1 d02-b58e-971ba49a594f">Agenda (draft):<br>09:30 &ndash\; 10:00&nbsp\;</str ong>Arrival and Networking with Coffee &amp\; Tea<strong id="docs-internal -guid-df3f56a2-7fff-1d02-b58e-971ba49a594f"><br>10:00 &ndash\; 10:15&nbsp\ ;</strong>Welcome and introductions<strong id="docs-internal-guid-df3f56a2 -7fff-1d02-b58e-971ba49a594f"><br>10:15 &ndash\; 10:30&nbsp\;</strong>Pres entation by Chapter Chair: 2025 Report and Summary<strong id="docs-interna l-guid-df3f56a2-7fff-1d02-b58e-971ba49a594f"><br>10:30 &ndash\; 11:15&nbsp \;</strong>Keynote by <strong>Energy Systems Catapult</strong> - Alex Buck man<strong id="docs-internal-guid-df3f56a2-7fff-1d02-b58e-971ba49a594f"><b r>11:30 &ndash\; 12:15&nbsp\;</strong>Presentations by awardees of the <st rong id="docs-internal-guid-df3f56a2-7fff-1d02-b58e-971ba49a594f">PhD Thes is Competition </strong>and Results announcement!<strong id="docs-internal -guid-df3f56a2-7fff-1d02-b58e-971ba49a594f"><br>12:15 &ndash\; 12:45&nbsp\ ;Awards Ceremony</strong> and Group Photo<strong id="docs-internal-guid-df 3f56a2-7fff-1d02-b58e-971ba49a594f"><br>12:45 &ndash\; 13:30&nbsp\;</stron g>Lunch break! (provided)<strong id="docs-internal-guid-df3f56a2-7fff-1d02 -b58e-971ba49a594f"><br>13:30 &ndash\; 14:15 </strong>Panel moderated by < strong id="docs-internal-guid-df3f56a2-7fff-1d02-b58e-971ba49a594f">Energy Systems Catapult: </strong>Stability and Resilience in a Low-Inertia\, Di gitalised Grid<strong id="docs-internal-guid-df3f56a2-7fff-1d02-b58e-971ba 49a594f"><br>14:15 &ndash\; 14:45&nbsp\;</strong>Presentations by Student Chairs: 2025 Report and Summary<strong id="docs-internal-guid-df3f56a2-7ff f-1d02-b58e-971ba49a594f"><br>14:45 &ndash\; 15:00&nbsp\;</strong>Presenta tion by Women in Power (WiP): 2025 Summary<strong id="docs-internal-guid-d f3f56a2-7fff-1d02-b58e-971ba49a594f"><br>15:00 &ndash\; 15:15&nbsp\;</stro ng>Presentation: Update from Region 8 (EMEA)<strong id="docs-internal-guid -df3f56a2-7fff-1d02-b58e-971ba49a594f"><br>15:15 &ndash\; 15:30</strong>&n bsp\;<strong>Open floor</strong> for discussion\, questions and suggestion s!</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR