BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261111T234142Z UID:09F46176-ACF5-4F8E-AE71-5F378B6179B0 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T155000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T173000 DESCRIPTION:Powerex was established in 1988 as the wholly-owned electricity marketing subsidiary of BC Hydro\, responsible for marketing BC Hydro’s surplus electricity in the west. Today\, Powerex is a key participant in energy markets across North America\, buying and supplying physical wholes ale power\, natural gas\, ancillary services\, and environmental products with an ever-expanding list of trade partners. This Trade Floor tour will provide participants a chance to learn about Powerex\, its history and var ious trade activities\, as well as how Powerex works with BC Hydro PSOSE s taff (Generation Resource Management’s Planning\, Scheduling & Operation s Shift Engineers) to optimize the operation of the BC system.\n\nRegistra tion is required for this event as seats are limited. Registration closes on November 11th\, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST.\n\nPlease provide your Name\, com pany name\, and Position/Role in the "Special Request Field" when filling out the registration form. This is a requirement to confirm your registrat ion.\n\nRegistrants will be notified by email to confirm their spot for th e tour. As seats are limited\, we may not be able to accommodate all regis trants. If some registrants are unable to participate because of the limit ed number of seats\, they will be placed on a waiting list\, and another t our may be scheduled for these registrants at a later date. Thank you for your understanding.\n\nAgenda: \n3:50 - 3:55 Arrival: take the elevator up to Powerex's 13th-floor reception before the elevators lock at 4 pm.\n\n4 :00 - 4:30 Introduction to Powerex\n\n4:30 - 4:45 Introduction to BC Hydro 's PSOSE group\n\n4:45 - 5:05 Half-group tour of Powerex Trade Floor & 2nd Group tours PSOSE Office\n\n5:05 - 5:25 Switch tour groups\n\n5:30 Offici al end of tour\n\n1300 - 666 Burrard Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia \, Canada\, V6C 2X8 LOCATION:1300 - 666 Burrard Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada\ , V6C 2X8 ORGANIZER:simonechiang@ieee.org SEQUENCE:25 SUMMARY:IEEE PES Tour of Powerex Trading Floor - 2026 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/589877 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Powerex was established in 1988 as the who lly-owned electricity marketing subsidiary of BC Hydro\, responsible for m arketing BC Hydro&rsquo\;s surplus electricity in the west. &nbsp\;Today\, Powerex is a key participant in energy markets across North America\, buy ing and supplying physical wholesale power\, natural gas\, ancillary servi ces\, and environmental products with an ever-expanding list of trade part ners. This Trade Floor tour will provide participants a chance to learn ab out Powerex\, its history and various trade activities\, as well as how Po werex works with BC Hydro PSOSE staff (Generation Resource Management&rsqu o\;s Planning\, Scheduling &amp\; Operations Shift Engineers) to optimize the operation of the BC system.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Registration is req uired for this event as seats are limited. Registration closes on November 11th\, 2026 <em>&nbsp\;at 5:00 PM PST</em>.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><stro ng>Please provide your Name\, company name\, and Position/Role in the "Spe cial Request Field" when filling out the registration form. This is a requ irement to confirm your registration.</strong></p>\n<p>Registrants will be notified by email to confirm their spot for the tour. As seats are limite d\, we may not be able to accommodate all registrants. If some registrants are unable to participate because of the limited number of seats\, they w ill be placed on a waiting list\, and another tour may be scheduled for th ese registrants at a later date. Thank you for your understanding.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>3:50 - 3:55 Arrival: take the elevator up to Powe rex's 13th-floor reception before the elevators lock at 4 pm.</p>\n<p>4:00 - 4:30 Introduction to Powerex</p>\n<p>4:30 - 4:45 Introduction to BC Hyd ro's PSOSE group&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>4:45 - 5:05 Half-group tour of Powerex Tra de Floor &amp\; 2nd Group tours PSOSE Office&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>5:05 - 5:25 Sw itch tour groups&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>5:30 Official end of tour</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR