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SUMMARY:Pioneering Electrotechnology in Western Switzerland - the DC/AC co
 ntroversy
DTSTART:20130909T140000
DTEND:20130909T180000
DTSTAMP:20261005T111035Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Jean-François Loude\, Jean Lebel\, Paolo Brenni\, Bén
 édict Frommel\, Hugo Wyss.\nThis workshop is commemorating the 50-th Anni
 versary of IEEE Region 8 foundation in January 2013 in Geneva\, which was
  formally preceded by the foudation of Geneva's IRE Section in 1960 (later
  to become Switzerland's IEEE Section) at ITU - International Telecommuni
 cations Union.\nJean Lebel\, Founder of IEEE France's Section\, held the p
 osition of second IEEE Region 8 Director 1965-1966.\n		14:00   Welcome b
 y Prof. Jean-François Loude\n	\n		14:05   The activity of Dr.Adrien PAL
 AZ (1863-1930) in Switzerland (by Dominique Dirlewanger) and in France\, 
 by Jean Lebel\n	\n		15:20   The International Electricians Convention of
  Chicago (1893) and the instruments for measuring the newly defined electr
 ical units (by Paolo Brenni)\n	\n		15:50   Coffe break and visit of Muse
 é de Physique\, by Jean-François Loude\n	\n		16:30   René THURY (1860-
 1938) and the electrotechnology hub of Geneva\, by Bénedict Frommel\n	\n	
 	17:00   Historical and international perspective of the DC/AC quarrel - 
 Today's outlook for comeback of DC power trasmission and grids\, by Hugo W
 yss\n	\n		17:30   General discussion\, moderation by Hugo Wyss\n	\n		18:0
 0   Closing and apéritif\n\nThe participation is free but the registrati
 on mandatory\, open until September 2\, 2013 (in the limit of the availabl
 e places). See contact information below.
LOCATION:CUBOTRON\, Auditoire BSP1 http://plan.epfl.ch/?zoom=19&recenter_y
 =5864246.88687&recenter_x=731476.55589&layerNodes=fonds\,batiments\,labels
 \,information\,parkings_publics\,arrets_metro&floor=2&q=BSP_231
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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