Power and Energy & Industrial Applications Technical Event, Thursday, December 8th
Data, Power, and Control: Some thoughts as the Smart Grid Takes Shape

The Boise IEEE PEIS Chapter is pleased to announce our last technical event of 2011. Please see the
attached announcement and share this event with others who may be interested. We look forward to
seeing you there!

Please note that elections are also coming up soon (all elected positions are available). Please contact
me, if you’re interested in serving as Chair (or other officer position) within the Chapter. I will be
sending out election notices soon, unless there is only one candidate interested in any position.

IEEE Boise Section: Joint Chapter of Power and Energy & Industrial Applications Societies Presents:

Thursday, December 8th, 2011 at 12:00 PM

Location: Idaho Power Company CHQ Auditorium East

Drinks and light snacks provided

Data, Power and Control: Some thoughts as the Smart Grid Takes Shape

Presented by: Dr. John Gardner

It’s been a long time coming, but the form of the Smart Grid is starting to emerge
from behind all the smoke and mirrors. From Idaho Power’s Advanced Metering
Infrastructure project to the sweeping Smart Grid Demonstration project being
managed by the Pacific Northwest National Lab throughout the Northwest, some
interesting trends are visible. In this talk, we examine a few examples of the new
potential of the smart grid as well as some of the research project currently underway
at the CAES Energy Efficiency Research Institute (CEERI).

Dr. Gardner is a professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at Boise State University and
Director of the Energy Efficiency Research Institute, a multi-institutional program that is part of
the Center for Advanced Energy Studies at the Idaho National Laboratory. John chairs the Campus
Sustainability Advisory Board (CSAB), a campus-wide body that coordinates and promotes sustainability
practice, education and research at Boise State. He served as chair of the Boise State Mechanical
& Biomedical Engineering Dept from 2001 through 2007 and has published more than 40 refereed
research papers and 2 textbooks. John is a registered professional engineer in Idaho. Prior to his
appointment at Boise State, Dr. Gardner spent 13 years on the faculty at the Pennsylvania State
University in University Park where his research in dynamic systems and controls led to publications in
diverse fields from railroad freight car dynamics to adaptive control of artificial hearts.

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