IEEE Power and Energy Conference. Welcoming Remarks. The Conference Chair Ebrahim Vaahedi. Ph.D., IEEE Fellow, P. Eng.

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1 IEEE Power and Energy Conference Welcoming Remarks By The Conference Chair Ebrahim Vaahedi Ph.D., IEEE Fellow, P. Eng.

2 Organizing Committee Mr. Moe Kia, BCTC Mr. Brian Lee, BCTC Dr. Jose Marti, UBC Dr. Juri Jatskevitch, UBC Dr. Wenyuan Li, BCTC Mr. Derek Collins, BCTC Mr. Michael Manarovici, BCTC Mr. Nathan Ozog, BCTC Dr. Constantin Pitis, BC Hydro Ms. Marry Builder, BC Hydro Dr. Hassan Farhangi, BCIT Mr. Glen Tang, Powerex Mr. Eugene Trandafir, Tekion Mr. Paul Bowler, Systems Analytic Mr Jonathan Martin, NRC Mr. Haijiang Wang, NRC Mr. Kip Morison, BCTC Dr. Peng Zhang, BCTC Mr. Rama Vinnakota, BCTC Dr. Michael Yao, BCTC Mr. Greg Dwernychuk, BCTC Dr. Djordje Atanackovic, BCTC Dr. Rajab Asgharian, BCTC Mr. Ryan Harrison, BCTC

3 Advisory Committee Dr. R. Hanna, Past President, IEEE Canada Dr. W. Almuhtadi, IEEE Ottawa Section Chair Ms. T. Hudyma, Director, BCTC Dr. H. Dommel, Professor Emeritus, UBC Dr. W. Xu, Professor, University of Alberta Mr. J. Gurney, Strategic R&D, BCTC Dr. D. Shirmohammadi, Chief Consultant, Shir Consultants Ms. D. Leclair, Cheif Technology Officer, BC Hydro Dr. A. Vojdani, CEO, UISOL Dr. M. Dr Shahidehpour, Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology Dr. M. Seif, Dean, Simon Fraser University Ms. M. Chicilo, Director, BCTC Dr. R. Iravani, Proffesor, University of Toronto

4 Honourable Mr. Gary Lunn, P.C., M.P., Minister of Natural Resource

5 Honorable Mr. Richard Neufeld Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, BC

6 Office of the President Dr. Ferial El Hawary; P. Eng. FIEE; FEIC; FMTS The 2008 Electrical Power & Energy Conference (EPEC 2008,) is being held in Vancouver, British Columbia during the period October 6 7, 2008 at the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside. It is the major electric power and energy event of the year for IEEE Canada, and as President of IEEE Canada I am extremely impressed with the dedication and enthusiasm of the Conference Organizing Committee under the leadership of Dr. Ebrahim Vaahedi, Chief Technology Officer, BCTC. The Conference is sponsored by BC Hydro Power Smart, and BC Transmission Corporation. The Power and Energy Society of IEEE is a technical Sponsor. The Conference theme is Energy Innovation and the program committee lead by Dr. Jose marti of the University of British Columbia, includes some of the top names in the power engineering field in Canada. I am confident that they will bring us a top notch technical program. I look forward to an excellent conference and to major technical achievements. I look forward to meeting and greeting you in Vancouver. Ferial El Hawary, Ph. D., P. Eng.

7 Question 2: What is the most important technology for the coming decade? World-wide Technology Study Question 1: What was the most important technology in the past 40 years?

8 What was the most important technology in the past 40 years? Computer Internet Communication network Mobile technology DNA and Gene sequencing Automatic Transactions IT and Biology Photo Information

9 What was the most important technology in the past 40 years? Computer Internet Communication network Mobile technology DNA and Gene sequencing Automatic Transactions IT and Biology Photo Information

10 New Computer Technology

11 BCTC BCTC is BC s independent electric transmission company, responsible for planning, building, operating and maintaining the Province s grid in a safe, reliable and cost effective manner

12 System Control Modernization Project Project objectives: replace obsolete technology resolve seismic and other facility issues provide a geographically separated backup streamline the control and operating infrastructure Project total cost: $134 M In-service Date: Fall 2008

13 Internal and External Drivers for innovation and technology solutions Reliability Cost Effectiveness Distributed generation, new supply profiles Energy efficiency and conservation Regulations (reliability, environmental, financial) Energy security and self-sufficiency Significant system growth & replacement of aging infrastructure

14 BCTC System Operations Technology Focus in the next 10 decade Distribution Management Systems Optimization tools for reducing losses Real time Dynamic Security computation tools Knowledge Management tools Situational Awareness tools Leveraging BC Hydro s Smart Metering Solutions Broad Application of phasor measurement tools Application of Wireless Technologies

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18 Failed Ideas and Projects

19 Wireless Applications Gartner s Hype Curve Unified communication Leading Edge Bleeding Edge

20 Concluding Remarks Phenomenal technology development in the next decade Internal and external drivers make adoption of technology and innovation solutions imperative Creation of an innovation culture, attraction and nurturing of innovative minds critical Adoption of innovative solutions should match the company s risk profile Setting the success expectation and execution discipline essential No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye. Winston Churchill