
Meeting Overview
The 2011 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting will be held 24 – 28 July 2011 at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
This premier power engineering conference will bring together practicing power engineers, executives, policy makers and academics from all over the world.
The aim of the conference is to provide an international forum for experts to promote, share, and discuss various issues and developments in the field of electrical power engineering.
The theme of the meeting is: The Electrification of Transportation & the Grid of the Future
Five super sessions, listed below, are open to all attendees, as are myriad technical sessions, committee meetings and a variety of networking events. Tutorials and other special classes and courses may be attended for an additional fee.
Reserve your room now to be guaranteed space.
Join us for what promises to be a valuable, exciting event.
See the broad-view schedule and descriptions of many of the events to be held during the conference. This document will be updated as new information becomes available, be sure to check back often.
Announcements

The 2012 IEEE PES General Meeting Website is now online.
2011 IEEE PES Members Meeting and Plenary Video is now posted.
2011 IEEE PES General Meeting Program is now posted in Adobe PDF format.
Advance Program is now posted.
Notable Plenary Speakers: Bios and Abstracts posted.
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PlainTalk about the Electric Power System: Education for Power Industry Professionals
Co-located with the 2011 PES General Meeting. 26-28 July, 2011.
Designed for non-engineers in the power industry, new power engineers and others.
Featured Sessions
Super Sessions
View Super Session Descriptions & Information
- Reincarnation and Evolution of the Electric Vehicle
- Smart Grid
- Wind Power & Photovoltaic
- Energy Storage
- Energy and the Environment
Special Technical Sessions
View Special Technical Sessions Descriptions & Information
- Eliminating Global Energy Poverty- The IEEE PES Community Solutions Initiative (CSI)
- Fundamentals of Corrosion and Best Practices for Inspection and Assessment
Session sizes are limited; be sure to sign up for the sessions of your choice. Session prices are posted on the description page.
Tutorials
View the complete list of tutorial course titles and descriptions.
Tutorials on a broad range of cutting edge topics are being offered at the PES 2011 General Meeting. The selection of 14 full-day and half-day outstanding classes includes multiple aspects of the following subjects:
-Smart Grid
-EHV Transmission Line Grounding
-Gas Insulated Substations and Lines
-Power Quality
-Electricity Markets
-IEC 61850 for End Users
-Power System Stabilization via Excitation Control
-Smart Distribution
-Control/Protection Architecture for High Power Electronics for T&D
Class sizes are limited; be sure to sign up for the courses of your choice when registration opens in late March. Course prices are posted on the description page.
The tutorials are sponsored by the Power Engineering Education Committee's Life Long Learning subcommittee, and Plain Talk.
Advance Program
Complete listing of the IEEE PES 2011 General Meeting Technical Sessions and Committee Meetings.
Other Program Elements Technical Tours - Companion Program - CEU and PDH Information - Committee Meetings
Supporters
Manufacturers and service provider to the electric energy industry may be interested in special opportunities that allow you and your company to support the industry, while at the same time raising the profile of your own company with the people who really matter-electric energy professionals at all levels who are your current and potential future customers. See the full description of the offers available to you. Support Opportunities








