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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE Kansas City Section April Meeting

Section Meeting

Next Section Meeting:

Thursday, April 19, 2001

Sponsored by the Kansas City Chapter of the
IEEE Power Engineering Society

Please note: When you register by the deadline, you get a discount. If you register and don't cancel by the deadline, you are basically ordering a meal the Section must pay for. Thus, if we can't sell your spot to someone who did not register, we will bill you for that meal. The odds of reselling are poor, as nearly everyone registers by the deadline these days.

Register at dinner @ ieee-kc.orgby noon, Monday the 16th.

Topic: Deregulation of the US Electric Industry, and BV's outlook on the US market
Location: Wyndham Garden Hotel, I-435 & Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS.
Ph: (913) 383-2550.

Dir: Exit I-435 Metcalf Ave N. Go 1/4 km to 107th St. Turn right. Take immed. right @ BP. Go 100 meters; hotel is on your left.

Speaker: Pat Davidson, President of Black & Veatch Power Business
Times: No-Host Social Hour: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Dinner Hour:  6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Presentation:  7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Menu: Cod

Charge: Dinner $20/18 for members & guests, students $12/10. The second price reflects your registration discount. Cancel by Monday noon to avoid charge for meal. Presentation is free.

Pat Davidson is President of Black & Veatch Power Business and has been head of Power Business activities since January 1993, responsible for its management and administration. The Power Business provides engineering, procurement, and construction services for owners of electrical generating plants in the United States and worldwide. Davidson also serves as a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.

Prior to serving as the President of Black & Veatch Power Business, he served as Director of Combustion Turbine Projects, Head of Systems Engineering Department, and Head of the Steam Generator Section. He has served as Project Manager for over 5,000 MW of combustion turbine generating capacity.
Davidson joined Black & Veatch in 1974. While at Black & Veatch, Davidson served as an adjunct professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kansas responsible for teaching power plant courses.
Education:
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1970
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1974
  • Professional Degree, Engineering Mechanics, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1991

Professional Registration: Florida, Kansas, Missouri

Professional Associations: ASME, KES, MSPE, NSPE, USEA

Languages: English, French, German

Officerships
  • Public Resource Ambassador, University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Chairman, Energy Task Force Committee, ACEC
  • Vice-Chairman, Performance Test Code 4 for Fossil-Fired Steam Generators, ASME
  • MSM-UMR Alumni Association Section Officer

Memberships:

  • UMR MAEEM Industrial Advisory Committee
  • Industry Advisory Board, ASME
  • Academy of Mechanical Engineers, University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Dean’s Advisory Council, School of Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla

Various awards and honors not listed here.

 

Dinner reservation deadline is noon on Monday, April 16. Register at dinner @ ieee-kc.org

 

 

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