15 Jul 2022

NERC staff will participate in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Power & Energy Society (PES) General Meeting that will take place from July 17–21, 2022, in Denver, Colorado, USA.

The meeting, ‘Powering a Sustainable Future in a Changing World,’ brings together electric power and energy experts and stakeholders from across the globe to share the latest advancements in technology and ideas that will propel their future.

Peer-Reviewed technical papers

Several members of NERC’s staff will be presenting a number of peer-reviewed technical papers, as well as participating in the conference as panelists:

  • Svetlana Ekisheva, Principal Data Science Advisor, Advanced System Analytics and Modeling
  • Howard Gugel, Vice President, Engineering and Standards
  • William Lamanna, Senior Engineer
  • Mark Lauby, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer
  • Mark Olson, Manager, Reliability Assessments
  • Mohammed Osman, Lead Engineer
  • Donna Pratt, Performance Analysis Manager
  • Wei Qiu, Lead Engineer, Event Analysis
  • Ryan Quint, Director, Engineering and Security Integration
  • JP Skeath, Engineer II
  • Lee Thaubald, Senior Application Specialist, Performance Analysis

Addressing emergent risks

NERC’s staff provides leadership on issues of reliability, security, and resilience,” said Mark Lauby, NERC’s Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer, adding “Sharing state-of-the-art findings and approaches to address emergent and projected risks to the reliable operation of the bulk power system in a venue like the IEEE PES General Meeting is a crucial part of NERC’s mission as the Electric Reliability Organization. Not only does it provide another venue for collaboration and validation, but the ability to learn from and leverage another important part of the reliability ecosystem.”​

NERC is honored to take part as a Silver sponsor of this event, furthering the PES mission to be the provider of scientific and engineering information on electric power and energy for the betterment of society.