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Technology Experts and Policymakers
to Discuss Hydrogen Economy |
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WHAT: |
The
Hydrogen Economy: Its Impact on the Future of Electricity Conference is
designed to bring technology experts and policymakers together to
determine what a hydrogen economy might look like and how it may benefit
society. The program is available at
www.ieee.org/power/hydrogen. |
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WHO: |
Four
IEEE societies are sponsoring the conference: the IEEE Power Engineering
Society, the Industry Applications Society, the Power Electronics
Society and the Society on Social Implications of Technology, and
IEEE-USA. |
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WHEN: |
19-20
April (7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the 19th and 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the
20th) |
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WHERE: |
JW
Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. |
WHY
ATTEND: |
To learn
how hydrogen fuel will affect the future delivery of electric energy.
Speakers and participants will focus on hydrogen production and delivery
infrastructure, power generation technologies, system interface issues
and case studies from North America, Europe and Japan. |
NOTED
SPEAKERS: |
Former
U.S. Representative Robert Walker (R-Pa.)
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Chairman, Wexler and Walker Public Policy Associates
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As a
legislator, made significant contributions to hydrogen economy R&D
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Will
deliver keynote address, "Understanding the Challenge"
"Hydrogen
Economy" Author Jeremy Rifkin
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CONTACT: |
To attend the conference, contact Chris McManes,
senior public relations coordinator, IEEE-USA, at
c.mcmanes@ieee.org or +1 202 785
0017, ext. 8356. |
The IEEE is
the world's largest technical professional society with approximately
360,000 members in 170 countries. Through its members, the IEEE is a leading
authority on areas ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications
to biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. The IEEE produces
30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics
engineering and computer science fields, and has developed more than 900
active industry standards. The organization also sponsors or cosponsors more
than 300 international technical conferences each year. Additional
information is available at www.ieee.org.
IEEE-USA is
an organizational unit of the IEEE. It was created in 1973 to advance the
public good and promote the careers and public-policy interests of the more
than 225,000 technology professionals who are U.S. members of the IEEE. For
more information, go to www.ieeeusa.org.
IEEE-USA
1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 1202
Washington, DC 20036-5104
Phone: 202-785-0017, Fax: 202-785-0835
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