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Committee	Day/Time	Session Name
PEEC	Wed AM	Modernizing the First Course in Power Systems
PEEC	Wed PM	Power Industry Workforce of the Future
PSACE	Wed AM	Capacity Markets and Resource Adequacy
SUB	Thur AM	GIS/GIL/SF₆
TD	Mon AM	IEEE 1453 Flicker Applications
WIE	Sun PM	Mentoring and Its Impacts on Recruiting and Retention
WP	Tues AM	Future Intelligent Distribution Networks with High Penetration of Renewable Generation

Modernizing the First Course in Power Systems

Sponsored by: Power Engineering Education Committee

Chair: J. Selman, Tri-State Generation and Transmission

This panel session presented different perspectives on the content of the first course in an electrical engineering power systems engineering curriculum. The panel consisted of well-known educators from around the world who presented best practices for an introductory course.

PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:

• 07GM0691, First Energy Course: Beyond Electric Machinery

M. EL-SHARKAWI, University of Washington

• 07GM0594, Designing the First Entry-Level Course in Power Systems Engineering: To Best Meet the Industry Needs

P. SEN, Colorado School of Mines

• 07GM0417, Rationale for Recently Writing a Textbook "First Course on Power Systems" with a Tightly-Integrated Software Laboratory

N. MOHAN, University of Minnesota

• 07GM0745, Introduction of Wind Power Generation into the First Course in Power Systems

I. ERLICH, University of Duisburg-Essen

F. SHEWAREGA, University of Duisburg-Essen

• 07GM1281, A First Course in Power: Can a Single Course Serve All Students?

M. CROW, University of Missouri at Rolla

B. CHOWDHURY, University of Missouri at Rolla

K. CORZINE, University of Missouri at Rolla

M. FERDOWSI, University of Missouri at Rolla

• 07GM1280, Modernising and Rationalising the First Course in Power Systems on the Island of Ireland

J. O'DWYER, University College Dublin

D. FLYNN, Queen's University Belfast

A. KEANE, University College Dublin

M. O'MALLEY, University College Dublin

• 07GM1001, Attracting Students to Power Areas Under the Competitive Environment of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience

S. IWAMOTO, Waseda University

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Power Industry Workforce of the Future

Sponsored by: Power Engineering Education Committee

Chair: A. Flueck, Illinois Institute of Technology

It is expected that there will be a significant shortage of the workforce for the power industry in the U.S. over the next 5–10 years. The importance of the workforce issue has been recognized by the U.S. Government. As required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a report titled, "Workforce Trends in the Electric Utility Industry." This panel presented several approaches focused on increasing the number of power engineering graduates.

PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:

• 07GM1165, Workforce Issues in the Electricity Industry

C. GELLINGS, Electric Power Research Institute

• 07GM1171, The Technical Talent Challenge

W. REDER, S&C Electric Co.

• 07GM1173, Strengthening Our Capacity to Educate Power Engineers

C. LIU, Iowa State University

• 07GM1505, Meeting the Technical Staffing Needs of American Electric Power

L. DICKERMAN, American Electric Power

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Capacity Markets and Resource Adequacy

Sponsored by: Power System Analysis, Computing, and Economics Committee

Chair: S. Siddiqi, Crescent Power, Inc.

The panel explored mechanisms being used in various markets to ensure resource adequacy. These mechanisms range from various forms of Installed Capacity (ICAP) markets including the Reliability Pricing Model (RPM), auctions of contracts and energy call options, and contracting obligations. Another alternative is to rely on market forces responding to energy prices in the market instead of a regulatory capacity market—these types of markets are usually referred to as "Energy-Only" markets. Panelists discussed the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative, some of the challenges in implementing each mechanism, and whether the methods have been successful in achieving their objectives.

PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:

• 07GM1368, Ensuring Resource Adequacy with Auctions of Options and Forward Contracts

L. BARROSO, PSR

H. RUDNICK, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

R. MORENO, Systep Ingenieria y Disenos

B. BEZERRA, PSR

• 07GM0649, PJM Reliability Pricing Model – A Summary and Dynamic Analysis

B. HOBBS, The Johns Hopkins University

M. BHAVARAJU, PJM Interconnection, LLC

M. HU, The Johns Hopkins University

• 07GM1226, Comments on Resource Adequacy in the Australian Competitive Electricity Industry

H. OUTHRED, University of New South Wales

• 07GM1454, The California Resource Adequacy Program: Achieving Reliability and Economic Efficiency Through Virtual Re-Bundling of Generation and Distribution

B. CHATTERJEE, California Public Utility Commission - Energy Division

S. OREN, UC Berkeley

• 07GM1511, Capacity Markets in NYISO & ISO-NE

H. CHAO, ABB Inc.

• 07GM0610, Resource Adequacy in the "Energy-Only" ERCOT Market

S. SIDDIQI, Crescent Power, Inc.

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GIS/GIL/SF₆

Sponsored by: Substations Committee

Chair: H. Koch, Siemens

PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:

• 07GM0685, Basic Information on the GIS/GIL/SF₆-Tutorial

H. KOCH, Siemens

• 07GM0683, Gas-Insulated Switchgear GIS - State of the Art

H. KOCH, Siemens

P. BOLIN, Mitsubishi

• 07GM0682, Specification of GIS Substations and Equipment

H. KOCH, Siemens

G. BECKER, The United Illuminating Company

• 07GM0674, Monitoring of GIS

H. KOCH, Siemens

L. BOETTGER, Phoenix Electric Company

• 07GM0678, Applications of GIS

H. KOCH, Siemens

A. ARORA, Consultant

• 07GM0681, Gas-Insulated Transmission Lines - GIL

H. KOCH, Siemens

• 07GM0680, Sulfur Hexafluoride SF₆

H. KOCH, Siemens

D. LAUZON, Solvay

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IEEE 1453 Flicker Applications

Sponsored by: Transmission and Distribution Committee

Chair: R. Burch, Alabama Power Company

PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:

• 07GM0797, PacifiCorp's Application of IEEE 1453

D. HANSEN, PacifiCorp

• 07GM1074, Using IEEE 1453 Limits to Determine Flicker Compliance – How Does It Compare to Using the GE Curve

R. BURCH, Alabama Power Company

• 07GM1447, Flicker Emission Coordination

M. HALPIN, Auburn University

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Mentoring and Its Impacts on Recruiting and Retention

Sponsored by: IEEE Women in Engineering Committee

Chair: K. Miu, Drexel University

The panel session took a candid look at mentoring and its impacts on recruiting and retaining engineering talent. The panel focused on the efforts occurring within electric power and energy engineering with a special emphasis on under-represented groups. The panelists, listed below, brought their perspectives from industry, university, government and IEEE PES. Karen Miu from Drexel University and the PES liaison for Women in Engineering organized the event.

PANELISTS:

Industry:

EDINA BAJREKTAREVIC, Operations Engineer, American Transmission Company

University:

KAREN BUTLER-PURRY, Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University

US NSF/Govt:

DAGMAR NIEBUR, Program Director, Power and Energy, Division of Electrical and Communications Systems (ECS), Power, Controls and Adaptive Networks (PCAN) Program

IEEE/Industry:

WANDA REDER, President-Elect, IEEE Power Engineering Society and VP S&C Electric Company - Power Systems Services

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Future Intelligent Distribution Networks with High Penetration of Renewable Generation

Sponsored by: Wind Power Coordinating Committee

Chair: T. Ackermann, Energynautics

PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:

• 07GM1092, Islanding Detection and Connection Requirements

O. SAMUELSSON, Lund University

N. STRÅTH, Carl Bro AB

• 07GM1367, Advanced Feeder Design for Distributed Generation

T. SMITH, EnerNex Corporation