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REGISTRATION
The
on-line registration system is now disabled. You may
"walk-up" register in person at the hotel on Sunday afternoon
(starting at 1:00 pm), or on Monday (starting at 7:00 am). The fee
for a walk-up registration is US$450 for IEEE members, and US$500 for
non-members. Credit cards, bank checks, or personal/company checks
accepted (no cash please).
NOTE:
It is our policy that everyone within the meeting area, even briefly, must
be properly registered and must wear a name badge. We will strongly
enforce this policy at the meeting.
Summary
of Registration Fees
1Feb2018
MEETING
INFORMATION
Invitation Letter
8Feb2018
Combined Meeting
Package Updated
11Feb2018
SCHEDULES
& AGENDAS
Meeting Schedule
Updated 11Feb2018
NOTE: Check out the new by SC listing
at the end of the schedule!
General Sessions Agenda 8Feb2018
PRESENTATIONS
Newcomers Orientation -
Monday, March 26
Thursday Technical Presentations:
March 29
Presentation #1:
"Statistical Methods for Transformer Condition Assessment"
Presented by:
Luiz Cheim (ABB), Jim Dukarm (Delta-X
Research), and Tom Rhodes (Duke Energy)
Sponsored
by: IEEE/PES Transformers Committee, Insulating Fluids SC
Abstract
& Outline
8Feb2018
PDH
Certificate
Updated 5Feb2018
Presentation
(pdf w/o voiceover, 4 MB)
29Mar2018
Presentation
(wmv file w/voiceover, XX MB)
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Presentation #2:
"Distribution Transformer Quality Assurance"
Presented by: Thomas Champion (NEETRAC), Yamille del Valle (NEETRAC)
and Dean Williams (NEETRAC)
Sponsored
by: IEEE/PES Transformers Committee, Distribution Transformers SC
Abstract
& Outline
8Feb2018
PDH
Certificate
1Feb2018
Presentation
(pdf w/o voiceover, 5.2 MB)
29Mar2018
Presentation
(wmv file w/voiceover, XX MB)
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HOTEL
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Hotel
Omni William Penn Hotel
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412-281-7100
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NOTE: Hotel
room at both the Omni William Penn and the Embassy Suites are now
sold
out. If you would like to be put
on a waiting list, send an email to:
tc-guestrooms@ieee.org.
Overflow Hotel:
Embassy Suites by Hilton
Pittsburgh Downtown (5 minute walk from the Omni)
535 Smithfield St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
+1.412.338.2200
If you are
having any hotel-related issues,
please contact Jennifer at tc-guestrooms@ieee.org.
The hotels do not
provide shuttle service to/from the airport. Taxi fare to/from
airport is approximately US$50 (one way).
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SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES & TOURS
Companion/Group
Tours/Events:
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► Saturday, March 24: Early Bird Event
8Feb2018
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Tequila Cowboy's
Little Red Corvette
Enjoy getting together for an evening of
music and maybe ride the mechanical bull! Food and drink are on your
own. Meet in the lobby at 6:15 PM to take the "T" together (2.5
miles / 10 minutes by car)
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► Sunday, March 25:
100 year Celebration event
8Feb2018
SOLD
OUT!
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The Spring 2018 Meeting will be
a special event where we celebrate 100 years of transformer
standards development, as well as the evolution of the
Transformers Committee and all that it has accomplished.
Join us for a celebration reception and dinner with many
IEEE dignitaries and old friends joining us in our
celebration. The celebration banquet will be an exciting
evening, with special and fun awards, a historic program
booklet, a unique memento for attendees, and more. The
speaker for the evening will be Don McMillan, "Named #1
Corporate Comedian" by the CBS Business Net. Come
enjoy our history, recognize your colleagues, and reconnect
with old friends in the historic city of Pittsburgh.
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT.
CONTACT
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Comedian Don McMillan |
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► Monday,
March 26: Spouse/Companion Tour - Fallingwater
Updated 9Feb2018
Fallingwater, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most widely acclaimed
works, was designed in 1935 for the family of Pittsburgh department
store owner, Edgar J. Kaufmann. Fallingwater is the only major
Wright work to come into the public domain with its setting, original
furnishings and artwork attached. After the one-hour tour, lunch will be
served at The Historic Stone
House Restaurant, located in the scenic Laurel Mountains.
► Tuesday, March 27: Spouse/Companion Tour - Gems of
Pittsburgh
Updated 9Feb2018
Enjoy a visit to the spectacular
Phipps Conservatory. A
green oasis in the middle of Pittsburgh’s vibrant Oakland neighborhood,
Phipps has provided a world-class garden experience to its visitors
since 1893. Discover breathtaking seasonal flower shows, stunning
outdoor botanical gardens, and some of the greenest buildings in the
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Fallingwater |
Phipps Conservatory |
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There will be no Wednesday evening social event
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TECHNICAL TOURS
All tours are by invitation
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Sunday Tour, March 25 -
Pennsylvania Transformer Technology,
Inc.
1Feb2018
See first-hand the latest manufacturing
processes employed and the vast production capabilities of PTTI's
1,000,000 sq. ft. transformer facility in Canonsburg, PA. The tour will
depart the hotel at 8:30am and return by 1:30 pm. Lunch will be
provided. TOUR IS FULL, CONTACT
PTTI TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST.
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Monday Tour, March 26 -
Mitsubishi Electric - High Voltage
Switchgear Division
1Feb2018
Mitsubishi Electric invites you to explore
our state-of-the-art green facilities located only 25 minutes north of
downtown Pittsburgh. Buses will depart the Omni William Penn at
6:15pm traveling to our headquarters for dinner and tours of our High
Voltage Switchgear Division and Electric Distribution Division buildings
where you will get to experience our cutting edge technology.
TOUR IS FULL, CONTACT MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC TO BE
PUT ON A WAITING LIST.
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Wednesday Tour, March 28 -
ABB High Voltage Breakers
and Arresters
1Feb2018
Visitors to the ABB High Voltage North
American headquarters, located in Mt. Pleasant, PA, will be able to tour
the global manufacturing home for Dead Tank Circuit Breakers, as well as
the North American manufacturing and assembly lines for Surge Arresters
and Capacitor Banks! TOUR IS FULL,
CONTACT ABB TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST.
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