BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Guatemala BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20060930T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260423T165437Z UID:F83B5A8F-84A9-413A-BF6C-E5F28CF98CA4 DTSTART;TZID=America/Guatemala:20260422T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Guatemala:20260422T133000 DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer Program (DLP) session featuring Dr. Julio Romero Agüero\, a recognized industry leader in power system operations and grid modernization.\n\n[]\n\nIn this lecture\, Dr. Agüero will present on: “Distribution Reliability and Re siliency Assessment and Improvement”\n\nAs electric power systems face i ncreasing stress from extreme weather events\, growing loads\, and evolvin g grid complexity\, ensuring reliability and resilience has become a criti cal priority. This session will provide practical insights into how utilit ies assess system performance\, identify vulnerabilities\, and implement s trategies to enhance grid resilience.\n\n🔹 What you’ll gain:\n\n- Und erstanding of modern reliability and resiliency metrics\n- Real-world appr oaches used by utilities\n- Strategies for improving distribution system p erformance\n- Industry perspective on grid modernization challenges\n\n 📌 This event is also part of our IEEE PES Day (April 20–26\, 2026) ce lebration\, and will be followed by a networking session—an opportunity to connect with fellow students\, researchers\, and industry professionals .\n\nSpeaker(s): \, Julio\n\nAgenda: \nIEEE PES Dallas Chapter — DLP Tal k & Professional Networking Reception Distribution Reliability and Resilie ncy Assessment and Improvement 📅 April 22\, 2026 | 📍 Venue: TI Audit orium\, UTDallas\n-------------------------------------------------------- -------\n\nTime Item Details\n11:00 AM Welcome & Introductions Opening rem arks: brief overview of IEEE PES Dallas Chapter\n11:10 AM Speaker Introduc tion Introduction of Julio Romero Aguero\, IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer \n11:15 AM DLP Talk (Hybrid — In-Person & Live-Streamed) Distribution Re liability and Resiliency Assessment and Improvement — Julio Romero Aguer o\n12:45 PM Q&A Session Open questions from in-person and online attendees \n1:00 PM Closing Remarks & Transition Wrap-up of technical session\; onli ne attendees sign off\n1:05 PM Networking Reception (In-Person Only) Food & beverages\; open networking with speaker\, industry professionals\, and peers\n1:15 PM Chapter Introductions & Career Conversations Chapter overvi ew\, career pathways\, student engagement\, future event plans\n1:30 PM Op en Networking Continues Students connect with industry professionals and s peaker Julio Romero Aguero\n1:50 PM Closing Thank you remarks & event wrap -up\n---------------------------------------------------------------\n\nEv ent ends at approximately 2:00 PM\n\nRoom: ECSS 2.102 (TI Auditorium)\, Bl dg: ECSS\, UTD Campus\, 800 W.Campbell Rd.\, Richardson\, Texas\, United S tates\, 75080\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/550731 LOCATION:Room: ECSS 2.102 (TI Auditorium)\, Bldg: ECSS\, UTD Campus\, 800 W .Campbell Rd.\, Richardson\, Texas\, United States\, 75080\, Virtual: http s://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/550731 ORGANIZER:divya.khanure@ieee.org SEQUENCE:78 SUMMARY:A Distinguished Lecture Program for the IEEE PES Day 2026 Celebrati on URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/550731 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Join us for an engaging IEEE PES Distingui shed Lecturer Program (DLP) session featuring&nbsp\;<strong data-start="48 8" data-end="515">Dr. Julio Romero Ag&uuml\;ero</strong>\, a recognized in dustry leader in power system operations and grid modernization.</p>\n<p>< img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src= "https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/31c36732-bad5-4843 -823f-6145989a10e1" alt="" width="860" height="938"></p>\n<p data-start="5 98" data-end="714">In this lecture\, Dr. Ag&uuml\;ero will present on:&nbs p\;<strong data-start="642" data-end="714">&ldquo\;Distribution Reliabilit y and Resiliency Assessment and Improvement&rdquo\;</strong></p>\n<p data- start="716" data-end="1080">As electric power systems face increasing stre ss from extreme weather events\, growing loads\, and evolving grid complex ity\, ensuring <strong data-start="848" data-end="878">reliability and res ilience</strong> has become a critical priority. This session will provide practical insights into how utilities assess system performance\, identif y vulnerabilities\, and implement strategies to enhance grid resilience.</ p>\n<p data-start="1082" data-end="1106">🔹 <strong data-start="1085" da ta-end="1106">What you&rsquo\;ll gain:</strong></p>\n<ul data-start="1107" data-end="1332">\n<li data-section-id="n9m7kf" data-start="1107" data-end ="1169">Understanding of modern reliability and resiliency metrics</li>\n< li data-section-id="1uczbtz" data-start="1170" data-end="1213">Real-world approaches used by utilities</li>\n<li data-section-id="j7n5fa" data-start ="1214" data-end="1274">Strategies for improving distribution system perfo rmance</li>\n<li data-section-id="tkmd52" data-start="1275" data-end="1332 ">Industry perspective on grid modernization challenges</li>\n</ul>\n<p da ta-start="1334" data-end="1555">📌 This event is also part of our <stron g data-start="1368" data-end="1416">IEEE PES Day (April 20&ndash\;26\, 202 6) celebration</strong>\, and will be followed by a <strong data-start="14 44" data-end="1466">networking session</strong>&mdash\;an opportunity to c onnect with fellow students\, researchers\, and industry professionals.</p ><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>IEEE PES Dallas Chapter &mdash\; DLP Talk &amp\; Professional Networking Reception</strong> <strong>Distri bution Reliability and Resiliency Assessment and Improvement</strong> 📅 April 22\, 2026 | 📍 Venue: TI Auditorium\, UTDallas</p>\n<hr class="bo rder-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5">\n<div class="overflow-x-auto w- full px-2 mb-6">\n<table class="min-w-full border-collapse text-sm leading -[1.7] whitespace-normal" style="width: 100%\;">\n<thead class="text-left" >\n<tr>\n<th class="text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300/60 py-2 p r-4 align-top font-bold" style="width: 8.5708%\;" scope="col">Time</th>\n< th class="text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300/60 py-2 pr-4 align- top font-bold" style="width: 30.6824%\;" scope="col">Item</th>\n<th class= "text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300/60 py-2 pr-4 align-top font- bold" style="width: 60.6818%\;" scope="col">Details</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\ n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 ali gn-top" style="width: 8.5708%\;">11:00 AM</td>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 bo rder-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 30.6824%\;">Welcome &amp\; Introductions</td>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py -2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 60.6818%\;">Opening remarks: brief overvi ew of IEEE PES Dallas Chapter</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 b order-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 8.5708%\;">11:10 AM </td>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" s tyle="width: 30.6824%\;">Speaker Introduction</td>\n<td class="border-b-0. 5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 60.6818%\;">Intr oduction of Julio Romero Aguero\, IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer</td>\n</ tr>\n<tr>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-to p" style="width: 8.5708%\;">11:15 AM</td>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border- border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 30.6824%\;">DLP Talk <em> (Hybrid &mdash\; In-Person &amp\; Live-Streamed)</em></td>\n<td class="bor der-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 60.6818% \;"><em>Distribution Reliability and Resiliency Assessment and Improvement </em> &mdash\; Julio Romero Aguero</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td class="border-b- 0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 8.5708%\;">12: 45 PM</td>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-t op" style="width: 30.6824%\;">Q&amp\;A Session</td>\n<td class="border-b-0 .5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 60.6818%\;">Ope n questions from in-person and online attendees</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td cla ss="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 8 .5708%\;">1:00 PM</td>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 30.6824%\;">Closing Remarks &amp\; Transitio n</td>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 60.6818%\;">Wrap-up of technical session\; online attendees sign off</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 p y-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 8.5708%\;">1:05 PM</td>\n<td class="bord er-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 30.6824%\ ;">Networking Reception <em>(In-Person Only)</em></td>\n<td class="border- b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 60.6818%\;"> Food &amp\; beverages\; open networking with speaker\, industry profession als\, and peers</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border-3 00/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 8.5708%\;">1:15 PM</td>\n<td clas s="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 30 .6824%\;">Chapter Introductions &amp\; Career Conversations</td>\n<td clas s="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 60 .6818%\;">Chapter overview\, career pathways\, student engagement\, future event plans</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/ 30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 8.5708%\;">1:30 PM</td>\n<td class=" border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 30.68 24%\;">Open Networking Continues</td>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-bord er-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 60.6818%\;">Students connect with industry professionals and speaker Julio Romero Aguero</td>\n</tr>\n< tr>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" sty le="width: 8.5708%\;">1:50 PM</td>\n<td class="border-b-0.5 border-border- 300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 30.6824%\;">Closing</td>\n<td cl ass="border-b-0.5 border-border-300/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top" style="width: 60.6818%\;">Thank you remarks &amp\; event wrap-up</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n </table>\n</div>\n<hr class="border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5">\ n<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading -[1.7]"><strong>Event ends at approximately 2:00 PM</strong></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR