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Industry Technical Support Leadership Committee (ITSLC)

Industry Technical Support Leadership Committee (ITSLC)

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The IEEE PES Industry Technical Support Leadership Committee (ITSLC) provides support to and cooperate with governments, regulators, and other industry organizations globally on technical issues related to power, energy, and policy topics. The committee shall work closely with IEEE Standards Association (SA), IEEE-USA, and other IEEE Societies on an as needed basis. The objective is to tap on IEEE membership, stakeholders and various organizations (e.g. Technical Committees, Smart Grid, Smart Cities, Chapters, etc.) to provide support.

Structure and Plans

The Committee is working very closely with Technical Council and Technical Committees, as the PES Technical Committees provide technical expertise and resources, and IEEE PES Governing Board leadership, addressing topics related to conferences and meetings, education, publications, regional activities, etc. It coordinates activities with IEEE SA and other IEEE organizations (e.g. other IEEE societies), as well as with industry organizations on a needed basis.

Officers and Points of Contact

IEEE PES Governing Board President: Jessica Bian

Chair: Aleksi Paaso

Vice Chair: Nirmal Nair

Secretary: Enrique Tejera

Marketing Lead: Jay Liu and David Elizondo

IEEE PES Project Manager: Abira Altvater

IEEE PES ITS LC, including CEP, Administrative Support: Martina Soliman

IEEE PES Marketing Staff: Jenny Brown

IEEE-USA: Chris Root

IEEE Standards Association Staff: Erin (Spiewak) Morales/Ravi Subramanian

IEEE PES Technical Council: Hong Chen, VP Technical Activities

IEEE European Policy Committee: Jef Beerten

IEEE PES VPs and MALs are engaged in selected activities as identified below

IEEE PES Industry Technical Support Leadership Committee

Functional Team 1: Standards and Interoperability

Improve the electrical power grid performance and interoperability for systems and equipment through timely development of standards. 

Leads: Zhenyu Huang and Sherif Abdelrazek

IEEE Standards Association: Erin (Spiewak) Morales and Ravi Subramaniam

Coordinated with PES Member-At-Large for Standards

Functional Team 2: Technology

Support technology advancement through collaboration with existing IEEE working groups or development of new working groups. 

Leads: Bojana Mihic and Mehrdad Majidi

Coordinated with PES VP Technical Activities, Vijay Vittal

Functional Team 3: Conferences and Meetings

Facilitate participation at IEEE conferences, including organizing workshops, panel sessions, and project reviews.

Leads: Veronika Rabl and Lina Bertling

Coordinated with PES VP of Conferences and Meetings, Wayne Bishop

Functional Team 4: Training and Education

Leads: Kyle Hannah and Vijay Vital

Coordinated with PES VP of Education Babak Enayati 

Region 8 leads: Bojana Mihic, Lina Bertling, and Jovica Milanovic
Region 9 leads: Enrique Tejera, Jaime Cepeda, and Juan Celis
Region 10 leads: Lalit Goel and Nilesh Modi

ITS Regulatory/Government and Other Industry Organizations Team

Joint IEEE efforts have resulted in cooperative relationships with various organizations with each signing of an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IEEE, including specific implementation plans for each initiative. IEEE volunteer leaders have been assigned as interfaces to each initiative to facilitate the process.

  • US Department of Energy (DOE)
    PES: Chan Wong, Bill Hederman, and Zhenyu Huang 
    SA: Ravi Subramaniam
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
    PES: Bill Chiu and Haibin Sun (PES)
    SA: Erin Spiewak
  • North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
    PES: Murty Yalla and Juan Castandea
    SA: Erin Spiewak and Ravi Subramaniam
  • The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy Ecuador (MEER)
    PES: Jaime Cepeda
  • North American Transmission Forum (NATF)
    PES: Marianna Vaiman and Chris Root
  • Panama National Secretariat of Energy (NSE)
    PES: Enrique Tejera

ITS Corporate Engagement Program (CEP)

Joint IEEE efforts have resulted in cooperative relationships with various corporations with each signing of an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IEEE, including specific implementation plans for each initiative. IEEE volunteer leaders have been assigned as interfaces to each initiative to facilitate the process.

  • Chair: Farnoosh Rahmatian
  • Vice Chair: Maryclaire Peterson
  • Secretary: David Elizondo
  • Past Chairs: Sharma Kolluri and Marianna Vaiman
  • Region 1-7: Maryclaire Peterson (lead) and Shikhar Pandey (ComEd)
  • Region 8: Jovica Milanovic (lead), Lina Bertling, and Bojana Mihic
  • Region 9: Enrique Tejera (lead), Jaime Cepeda and Juan Celis
  • Region 10: Lalit Goel (lead) and Nilesh Modi
  • Learn more about the IEEE PES Corporate Engagement Program here.

Publicity and Image Leads: Kaveh Aflaki and Fabian Spescha

MOUs signed as of November 2021 are:

  • ComEd: Cristina Botero and Marianna Vaiman (IEEE liaison)
  • VELCO: Dan Poulin and Veronika Rabl (IEEE liaison)
  • Quanta Technology: David Elizondo and Sharma Kolluri (IEEE liaison)
  • ISO NE: Xiaochuan Luo and Edvina Uzunovic (IEEE liaison)
  • National Grid: TBD and Farnoosh Rahmatian (IEEE liaison)
  • Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO): Nilesh Modi and Lalit Goel (IEEE liaison)
  • Panama Canal Authority: Juan Celis (IEEE liaison)
  • Burns & McDonnell: Amanda Olson and Babu Chalamala (IEEE liaison)
  • Smart Wires: TBD and Edvina Uzunovic (IEEE liaison)

Resources

Content Provided by the ITSLC via the PES Resource Center

Technical Reports

Presentations and Webinars

White Papers

PES Staff

Our PES staff are here to help and provide assistance.

MEET THE TEAM 

Calendar

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PES Member Benefits

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