Events for April 2, 2026

[] The theme of the NWESS 2026 conference is Powering Progress “Navigating a Transforming Utility Landscape”. NWESS 2026 is a 2 day symposium that focuses on a wide range of topics and provides information on how to best address some of the most pressing energy issues facing our region. The symposium is an industry driven conference; the topics are suggested and voted on by the Industry. The symposium is a combination of presentations and discussions. Key Note Speakers to open the conference - Michel Vargo, Puget Sound Energy Topics to be presented at NWESS 2026 include: - Risk Based Management (wildfire mitigation) - Seismic Transformer Study - Transformer Loading - AI for Power Utilities by NVIDIA & NEETRAC - Preparing for Middle Housing and EPRI Tool for Secondary Design - Load Seer - Top Down and Bottom Up and how you plan for electrification and climate change - Data Center Load Growth -The Opportunity, The Risk and the Reality - Integrated Load Planning Study - EPRI E-Roadmap Tool / NEVI - The Grid Center for Reliable Electricity Delivery (GridCRED) NWESS is sponsored by the electric energy industry in the Pacific Northwest, the IEEE and the Electrical Energy program at the University of Washington. University of Washington, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Bonneville Power Administration Electric Power Systems Inc Snohomish County PUD Puget Sound Energy Seattle City Light Peninsula Light Tacoma Power Agenda: The NWESS 2026 full program and agenda with speaker biographies and abstacts are available at www.nwess.org Parking: The closest option is the (https://www.washington.edu/maps/#!/central-plaza-garage-c01-c02-c03-c04-c05-c06), entrance on 15th Ave NE and NE 41st. Public transportation: Consider using the link light rail to the (https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/stops-stations/u-district-station). 1315 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105

Synopsis: Please feel free to check out the work and thoughts of Prof. Ethem Alpaydın, Ph.D., https://mitpress.mit.edu/author/ethem-alpaydn-10375/ on Google Scholar at https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lXYKgiYAAAAJ&hl=tr and generally on the Internet. Then, please feel free to submit your questions to Prof. Ethem Alpaydın - via Twitter by using the hashtag #ProfAlpaydinAMA and tagging @vishnupendyala - emailing vspendyala(at)hotmail(dot)com with #ProfAlpaydinAMA in the subject Selected questions will be answered by Prof. Alpaydin during the session. The audience may be able to ask follow-up questions during the session, using the Chat feature. --------------------------------------------------------------- By registering for this event, you agree that IEEE and the organizers are not liable to you for any loss, damage, injury, or any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or economic loss or damage (including loss of opportunity, exemplary or punitive damages). The event will be recorded and will be made available for public viewing. Co-sponsored by: Vishnu S. Pendyala, SJSU Speaker(s): Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala, Prof. Alpaydın Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537179