IEEE Kansas City Section April Dinner Meeting

Thursday, April 08, 2010
Held by the Power Engineering Society / Industrial Applications Society, Kansas City Chapters

Menu: Lasagna

Served with Italian vegetables and garlic toast.

Vegetarian option: No pasta – vegetarian lasagna.
Gluten free: Same as vegetarian option.
Includes salad, dinner rolls, chefs choice of dessert, iced tea, and water.
Gluten-free dessert option: Strawberry sorbet.

Program: Smart Grid! What is it really?

Smart Grid is the term generally used to describe the integration of the elements connected to the electrical grid with an information infrastructure to offer numerous benefits for both the providers and consumers of electricity. It is an intelligent future electricity system that connects all supply, grid, and demand elements through an intelligent communication system. This presentation will examine the structure and elements of the current grid, the drivers for moving to a smarter grid, and a proposed information and control architecture for the realization of an end-to-end Smart Grid.

Speaker Bio:

William Parkhurst, Ph.D., is a distinguished engineer with the Customer Advanced Engineering group at Cisco. Bill is currently a member of the core teams developing end-to-end architectures for Cisco's Smart Grid and Smart+Connected Communities initiatives. Prior to these projects he was involved with the Connected Stadium project and was the lead network architect for the NY Yankees new stadium. Bill is also a member of the team that developed the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) and Cisco Certified Architect (CCA) programs. Before joining Cisco Bill was an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Wichita State University and an officer in the United States Army Field Artillery.

Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 5800 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS 66211.
Ph: 913-345-2661.
Dir: 5800 College Blvd south of I-435. Exit Nall Ave (77B), right on Nall Ave (south) to College Blvd; right on College Blvd. Hotel is on right, one half block. Plenty of free parking.

Times: No-Host Social Hour: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Dinner Hour: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Program: 7:30 - 8:30PM

Charge: Dinner $25/20* for members & guests, students $10. No charge for presentation.
*The second price reflects your registration discount, if you register by the deadline.
Dinner reservation deadline is noon on April 02.

The cash bar at mealtime now offers added variety to your beverage options:

House Wine $4.00
Domestic Beer $3.50
Imported Beer $4.00
Bottled Water $2.50
Soft Drinks $2.00

Register: april @ ieee-kc.org.
Note your name, daytime phone #, meal selection, and the names of those in your party.

Each meeting provides one hour of professional development.

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