The ICC Website is changing. As this transition is made, our new format can be found at www.pesicc.org/ICCWP. Please send any comments or questions to mvh@voncorp.com.
Two important documents have been updated on the website,
of particular interest to all Working group chairs and vice chairs.
Standards Chair John Merando has updated the
standards status spreadsheet
to reflect some recent PAR extensions. WG Chairs/Vice Chairs should check
this to make sure their understanding of their PAR status matches the IEEE SA's
status.
Also updated are the
Policies and Procedures for Working Groups which were recently modified by
the IEEE-SA Audit Committee. Any questions about these changes should be
directed to Lauri Hiivala.
ICC's own Gabe Taylor was recently recognized as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Engineer of the Year. Gabe has been active in ICC for several years and now serves as Chair of WG D19 IEEE P 1844, Standard For Testing Fire Resistive Cables For Use In Nuclear Facilities and Vice Chair of WG D15 IEEE P1202 Vertical Tray Flame Test Protocol. Gabe is an Engineer in the NRC's Fire Research Branch in Rockville, MD. Each year the NRC selects its top Engineer from among its 3,800 employees. That Engineer then is automatically in competition for the Federal Engineer of the Year Award with candidates from 24 other Federal Agencies. Gabe will join these other winners for the announcement of the overall winner at a ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on February 26, 2015. Congratulations and good luck Gabe!!
We honored a number of our members at the Fall 2014 Meeting, including presenting the ICC Distinguished Service Award to Joe Zimnoch, and the 2014 PES Technical Council Young Professionals Award to Michael Mueller. Check out all the awards here.
Two presentations were given at the fall meeting, which are important for anyone wanting to be active with standards development. A presentation on our ICC Policies and Procedures for Working Groups was given, outlining the rules we are required to follow in working groups. Also given was a presentation on Robert's Rules of Order, and their application to the standards process. These presentations contain infomration important not just for WG Chairs and Vice Chairs, but anyone involved in the standards process. Thanks to Lauri Hiivala for these presentations.
The Fall 2014 ICC agenda is available on your mobile device using the Guidebook app. Instructions on use and installation are available on the Fall 2014 meeting page.
The Fall 2014 ICC newsletter is now available at the following link. Find out the latest happenings within the ICC and what will be taking place in Colorado Springs. As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome.
What is intended to be the final update to the agenda for the Fall 2014 meeting is posted here. Check back here and at registration for any last minute changes.
Fun things are planned for the Spouses Activities in Colorado Springs. Monday will be a trip to Cripple Creek, an old mining town on the west side of Pikes Peak. The historic streets are lined with distinctive shops, restaurants, and museums. Other activities available include a historic mine tour, a Heritage Center, and gambling. On Tuesday, the group will explore the shops in Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs, both on the east side of Pikes Peak. The shopping tour includes over 100 fine galleries, specialty shops, boutiques, restaurants, and even a mineral spring. On Wednesday, fun activities are planned at the hotel, including games and bingo, with prizes offered for the winners. A brochure has been posted here.
A number of updates to the technical program have been posted here. These include updates to Subcommittee A, B, Educational Session and both the Networking and Transnational Luncheons.
An update to the preliminary agenda for the Fall 2014 meeting is posted here. Remember to keep checking back for updates.
The deadline for booking a hotel room in the ICC block is tomorrow, Friday September 12th. However, there are some dates that the hotel has already sold out of rooms in the block. If you find you cannot get a room at teh Cheyenne Mountain Resort, some suggested alternatives are listed on the Fall 2014 meeting page.
An update to the preliminary agenda for the Fall 2014 meeting is posted here. Remember to keep checking back for updates.
The topic and presenters for the Fall 2014 Education Program has been announced - Innovation and its Impact on Utilities. The presentation topics can be found at this link. Remeber to register for this activity, especially if you would like to receive CEU credits.
An update to the preliminary agenda for the Fall 2014 meeting is posted here. Remember to keep checking back for updates. Also posted are the beginnings of the Subcommittee A technical presentation list, here.
It is now approximately 1 month (4 weeks) until the Fall 2014 ICC Meeting convenes at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, CO! The meeting will be held October 5-8, 2014. Registration opened on Tuesday, September 2, and will remain open until 5:00 PM EDT Friday, September 26, 2014. Please complete your Pre-Registration activity by the indicated deadline for the advanced registration rates to apply. Pre-registration is available at: http://www.pesicc.org. Even if you do not plan to use a credit card, please use the On-line Advance Registration process! This greatly helps with our meeting planning, and will minimize the time you spend standing in line during on-site Registration.
Technical Presentations are being solicited for the Fall 2014 Meeting! If you would like to give a presentation, please contact the Chair and/or Vice Chair of the Subcommittee that your presentation would correspond to. (See Subcommittees links to the left.) In order to get the schedule finalized in time for printing and hotel arrangements, Subcommittee Chairs will have to have their program finalized by September 5, so contact them with your presentation proposals now!
The preliminary agenda for the Fall 2014 meeting is posted here. Remember that this is the first preliminary agenda, and will change several times before the meeting. Please keep checking back for updates.
The hotel information has been updated for the Fall 2014 meeting, including a special link for making reservations online. The deadline for completing reservations is Friday, September 12, 2014 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time, so make your reservations now! Click here for more information.
Michael Mueller, Vice-Chairman of Subcommittee C Cable Systems, has received the 2014 PES Technical Council Young Professionals Award with the following citation: “For contributions to and leadership of the Cable Systems Subcommittee of the Insulated Conductors Committee.” This award recognizes the contributions of young members of PES. PES Young Professionals are PES members who have received their first professional degree within the last ten years. It will be presented at our next meeting in Colorado Springs.
Have you ever wondered why you should bother to come to a conference like an ICC meeting? Has your management ever asked why they should send you? IEEE.tv has recently posted the second in a series of short documentaries about "Why Conferences Matter". Have a look at this video to see how conferences have played a major part in the development of communities for technology professionals. You can find the video here.
The Insulated Conductors Committee Bahder Award was created in recognition of
the contributions made by Dr. George Bahder to the science and technology of
insulated power cables. The award consists of a plaque and a $2,500
stipend/scholarship that is made in the recipient’s name to an electric power
engineering department, or equivalent, at a university or college of the
recipient’s choice.
At the Spring 2012 Insulated Conductors Committee
meeting, Nagu Srinivas, who was awarded a plaque, requested that the $2,500
donation go to the Electrical Power Engineering Department of Arizona State
University. These funds supported Longfei Cui while a graduate student there.
His Master of Science thesis entitled Detection and Analysis of Partial
Discharges in Non-uniform Field is now available on the ICC Downloads section of
our website.
Those who were able to attend the opening session of the Spring meeting got to hear T&D World Editorial Director and former ICC regular Rick Bush give the keynote speech. Rick featured the ICC in his June 2014 "Global Viewpoint" editorial section in the T&D World Magazine. We've received permission ot post Rick's article here.
We had a highly successful Spring 2014 meeting in Kansas City, with an extermely large turnout. Numerous awards and recognitions were given out at the spring meeting, including the previously announced 2014 IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award to Willem Boone, and the presentation of the IEEE Fellow award to Kent Brown. Read more about these and the other awards given this spring by clicking here.
Rarely in ICC history has the Administrative Committee had an Ad Hoc discussion group. However, projections are for major changes in the electric utility industry over the next decade as distributed generation and other emerging technologies significantly alter the classic electric utility model of operation. Current economic trends suggest that business as usual with a conservative approach to decision making will no longer work. Utilities must be willing to take risk while ensuring service reliability and more directly addressing their customer needs and expectations. This meeting will include ICC administrative officers representing the various constituents of our industry discussing the impact of these major changes not only on electric utilities, but on our entire industry and on how the ICC must adapt to operate in this new environment. Panelist will include: Rachel Mosier – Utility Industry Consultant, John T. Smith – Cable Manufacturer, Thomas C. Champion – Academia, Frank Frentzas – Electric Utility, Rick Bush – Journalist. The discussion will be an open forum with participation by the attendees encouraged. The Administration Committee would like your ideas on what is taking place, how it is likely to impact ICC, and what ICC can do to maintain its value to the industry.
The final agenda has been posted today. Any last minute changes will be posted at registration. See you next week in Kansas City!
It is with sadness we announce the passing of long time ICC member Joseph H. (Joe) Snow, on Saturday, April 19, 2014. He was active for many years in the ICC and was a frequent contributor to documents and discussions. Joe was a contributor to some of the lively discussions that took place in the earlier days of the ICC. We all express our sympathy to Joe’s family in this time of loss. A link to his obituary can be found here.
Subcommittee D on Generating Station and Industrial Cables, has posted a list of speakers and topics for their Spring meeting here. This all but completes a very full and interesting slate of subcommittee technical presentations for the Spring meeting. Make your plans now to see us in Kansas City!
The 5th ICC Newsletter is now available here! The ICC sends these Newsletters periodically to communicate current committee events, information about upcoming meetings, how the ICC functions, benefits the ICC brings to the electric utility industry, development and maintenance of wire and cable and accessory standards used in the industry and other topics of interest. We hope you will benefit from the ICC Newsletter. Please feel free to forward it to anyone else who you think may be interested! Many thanks to Harry Orton and the Newsletter Team for organizing these.
Subcommittee G, The Transnational Luncheon, has posted a list of speakers and
topics for their Spring meeting here.
The transnational luncheon is always interesting, and a big draw. Remember
that you must register for the Transnational Luncheon.
Also, Working Group
F05 on Damped AC Voltage Testing has posted an
agenda for their
upcoming meeting here.
The agenda has been updated today. This is nearly a final agenda, with only a few small changes still expected. Please keep checking back for the final changes.
Congratulations to Yingli Wen on being selected as the new Subcommittee A Vice-chair. Yingli will be working with Mark Walton, Chair, to keep Subcommittee A running smoothly and to develop interesting programs within the topic area of Cable Construction and Design.
Subcommittee B, Accessories, has posted their schedule of presentations for the spring meeting technical presentation list for their upcomming session.
Subcommittee C, Cable Systems, has posted a list of presentations to the spring meeting technical presentation list for their upcomming session. Check out their very full and exciting program!
The preliminary agenda has been updated today. Remember to keep checking back for changes.
Many thanks and much appreciation is due to Mark Fenger for his eight years serving as Recording Secretary. While we all realize the challenge of balancing our participation in volunteer activities like the ICC with our work responsibilities, most of us don't realize the vast amount of work that goes into generating the minutes of each meeting. Mark has decided it is time to relinquish that position to someone else, and as a result, please welcome our new Recording Secretary, Carl Wentzel, who was elected by Adcom this past week. Carl has big shoes to fill! Please give him your support.
The preliminary agenda has been updated today. Remember to keep checking back for changes.
Discussion Group C11 on Submarine Cables has posted an abstract for the first presentation that will be given at their Spring meeting here.
The preliminary agenda has also been updated. Remember to keep checking back for changes. Also, initial presentations have been posted for Subcommittee A's session here.
The Educational Session for the Spring 2014 meeting will be on "Sheath Bonding for Transmission and Distribution Cable Systems". A list of presentations has been posted on the spring meeting technical presentation list. Make sure you plan to stay through Wednesday afternoon, and remember to register for this session to get your CEU's!
It is now approximately 2 months (8 weeks) until the
Spring 2014 ICC Meeting
convenes at the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center Hotel, in Kansas City, MO!
The hotel room block is now open. Details are available on the
meeting page, including a
link to an online portal for making reservations.
A
preliminary agenda has
also been posted. This is the first version of the meeting schedule. As
such, it is very likely to change as conflicts and other issues are identified.
Typically, revisions are made at least once a month up until approximately two
weeks before the meeting. Please check the web site often to access the current
version of the agenda and identify any new conflicts that may arise as the
agenda changes.
This is a reminder and Second Call for Subcommittee
Technical Presentations
at the Spring 2014 ICC meeting. The contract with the meeting hotel
requires that our meeting’s final agenda and technical program be submitted to
the hotel Events Manager by no later than April 4, 2014.
This submittal date
for the agenda is necessary in order to determine required number of meeting
rooms, finalize meeting times and WG/DG Breakout meetings room assignments,
allowing potential ICC meeting attendees enough time to decide to attend ICC,
based on planned standards work and interesting presentations, and then make
timely hotel arrangements and travel decisions. The hotel room block
reservation cut-of date is also April 4, 2014 at 5:00PM EST.
Our ICC
drop-dead date for finalization of the Subcommittee Technical Programs and WG/DG
Breakout meetings agenda is April 11, 2013, in order to minimize the cost of
printing and shipping of the Technical Programs, and any last-minute changes to
the agenda.
If you would like to give a presentation at any of the following
subcommittee meetings and the scope of their topics, please contact the Chair
and Vice Chair of the corresponding
subcommittee.
The
presentations and contributions each of you provide help make and maintain the
ICC as the strong and productive technical committee it is today. Thank you!
It is now approximately 3 months (12 weeks) until the
Spring 2014 ICC Meeting
convenes at the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center Hotel, in Kansas City, MO!
The meeting will be held
May 4-7, 2014.
This is a reminder and First Call for Subcommittee
Technical
Presentations at the Spring 2014 ICC meeting. The contract with the
meeting hotel requires that our meeting’s final agenda and technical program be
submitted to the hotel Events Manager by no later than April 4, 2014.
This
submittal date for the agenda is necessary in order to determine required number
of meeting rooms, finalize meeting times and WG/DG Breakout meetings room
assignments, allowing potential ICC meeting attendees enough time to decide to
attend ICC, based on planned standards work and interesting presentations, and
then make timely hotel arrangements and travel decisions. The hotel room block
reservation cut-of date is also April 4, 2014 at 5:00PM EST.
Our ICC
drop-dead date for finalization of the Subcommittee Technical Programs and WG/DG
Breakout meetings agenda is April 11, 2013, in order to minimize the cost of
printing and shipping of the Technical Programs, and any last-minute changes to
the agenda.
If you would like to give a presentation at any of the following
subcommittee meetings and the scope of their topics, please contact the Chair
and Vice Chair of the corresponding
subcommittee.
The
presentations and contributions each of you provide help make and maintain the
ICC as the strong and productive technical committee it is today. Thank you!
A new year brings new Officers to the ICC! This year we have a large number of new officers. Congratulations to new ICC Chair and Thomas Champion, and Vice Chair Frank Frentzas, who have moved up, as John Smith has now moved to be our new Immediate Past Chair. We have a new Chair and Vice chairs for Subcommittee D, Art Maldonado and Doug DePriest respectively, for Subcommittee G, Frank Petzold and Ed Gulski, as well as for the Advisory Committee, Mike Smalley and Jeff Madden and Educational Session, Peter Tirinzoni and Rachel Mosier. Subcommittee A has a new Chair, Mark Walton, and Subcommittee C has a new Vice Chair, Michael Mueller.
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