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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Schenectady Section and the IEEE Power &amp; Energy Societ
 y (PES) Chapter are pleased to invite you to the 2026 Mini-Symposium on Em
 erging Technologies and Trends in Power Systems (Hybrid).\n\nThis full-day
  technical symposium will bring together experts from industry\, academia\
 , and national laboratories to explore some of the most important developm
 ents shaping today’s electric power systems\, including data center load
  growth\, grid modernization\, artificial intelligence applications in pow
 er systems\, trends\, challenges\, and plausible futures for planning New 
 York’s evolving grid\, nuclear-powered microgrids\, and the future of Ne
 w York’s electric grid.\n\nAttendees may earn up to six (6) Professional
  Development Hours (PDHs) by attending the technical sessions and meeting 
 the PDH requirements.\n\nTechnical Program Agenda:\n\n- 9:00–9:30 AM: Re
 gistration &amp; Check-in\n- 9:30–10:30 AM (Virtual): Data Center Load Growt
 h and Impact on the Grid — Gregory Dreifus (GE Vernova)\n- 10:45–11:45
  AM (In Person): Modernizing the Grid – The Missing Link — Kalyan K. S
 en\, Ph.D. (Sen Engineering Solutions\, Inc.)\n- 12:00–1:00 PM (Virtual)
 : Graph-Based Learning for Fault Diagnosis in Power Distribution Systems 
 — Dr. Nasim Yahya Soltani (Marquette University)\n- 1:00–1:30 PM: Lunc
 h Break\n- 1:30–2:30 PM (In Person): Planning New York’s Evolving Grid
 : Navigating Emerging Trends\, Challenges\, and Plausible Futures — Ross
  Altman (NYISO)\n- 2:45–3:45 PM (Virtual): Nuclear-Powered Microgrids: R
 esearch and Testing Capabilities at Idaho National Laboratory — Dr. Bika
 sh Poudel (Idaho National Laboratory)\n- 4:00–5:00 PM (In Person): The N
 ew York Electric Grid: From Its Origins to the Future — James Besha Sr. 
 (Albany Engineering Corporation)\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to th
 is exciting technical symposium and hope you will join us for a full day o
 f engaging presentations\, professional networking\, and continuing educat
 ion.\n\nSpeaker(s): \, \, \, \, \, \n\nRoom: 187\, Bldg: Integrated Scienc
 e and Engineering Complex (ISEC)\, 807 Union Street\, Union College\, Sche
 nectady\, New York\, United States\, 12308\, Virtual: https://events.vtool
 s.ieee.org/m/571376
LOCATION:Room: 187\, Bldg: Integrated Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC
 )\, 807 Union Street\, Union College\, Schenectady\, New York\, United Sta
 tes\, 12308\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/571376
ORGANIZER:xian.guo@gevernova.com
SEQUENCE:312
SUMMARY:IEEE Schenectady PES Chapter 2026 Mini-Symposium on Emerging Techno
 logies and Trends in Power Systems (Hybrid) on August 31\, 2026
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/571376
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 look forward to welcoming you to this exciting technical symposium and hop
 e you will join us for a full day of engaging presentations\, professional
  networking\, and continuing education.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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